Consensus board vs. draft day: the full TE class, charted.
The Steal
Brevin Jordan was ranked TE4 on the consensus board (#83 overall) but lasted until pick 147, where the Houston Texans took him in Round 5. A 64-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any TE in the class.
The Conviction Pick
The Washington Commanders took John Bates at pick 124, 124 spots ahead of his #248 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Kylen Granson (114 spots) and Zach Davidson (90 spots).
The Cliff
After Kyle Pitts went at pick 4, the next TE didn't come off the board for 51 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 11 picks on TE, 2 of them in the first two rounds. That's below the position's average of 14.3 since 2018.
The Bet
The Atlanta Falcons spent more draft capital on TE than any other club: pick 4, 32% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Kenny Yeboah, ranked #157 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 259 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Kyle Pitts | TE1 | #2 | +2 | Florida | Atlanta |
| 55 | Pat Freiermuth | TE2 | #47 | +8 | Penn State | Pittsburgh |
| 81 | Hunter Long | TE5 | #86 | −5 | Boston College | Miami |
| 83 | Tommy Tremble | TE3 | #79 | +4 | Notre Dame | Carolina |
| 97 | Tre' McKitty | TE7 | #163 | −66 | Georgia | LA Chargers |
| 124 | John Bates | TE12 | #248 | −124 | Boise State | Washington |
| 127 | Kylen Granson | TE11 | #241 | −114 | SMU | Indianapolis |
| 145 | Luke Farrell | TE16 | #285 | −140 | Ohio State | Jacksonville |
| 147 | Brevin Jordan | TE4 | #83 | +64 | Miami | Houston |
| 162 | Noah Gray | TE8 | #216 | −54 | Duke | Kansas City |
| 168 | Zach Davidson | TE13 | #258 | −90 | Central Missouri St. | Minnesota |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Kenny Yeboah | TE6 | #157 | — | Mississippi | — |
| — | Tony Poljan | TE9 | #219 | — | — | — |
| — | Matt Bushman | TE10 | #232 | — | — | — |
| — | Nick Eubanks | TE14 | #263 | — | — | — |
| — | Quintin Morris | TE15 | #270 | — | Bowling Green | — |
| — | Briley Moore | TE17 | #286 | — | Kansas State | — |
| — | Cary Angeline | TE | — | — | — | — |
| — | Dylan Soehner | TE | — | — | — | — |
| — | Jack Stoll | TE | — | — | Nebraska | — |
| — | Miller Forristall | TE | — | — | Alabama | — |
| — | Pro Wells | TE | — | — | TCU | — |
Pre-draft projections are from the Wide Left Consensus Big Board compiled by Arif Hasan, an aggregation of published analyst boards.