Consensus board vs. draft day: the full CB class, charted.
The Steal
Tariq Castro-Fields was ranked CB18 on the consensus board (#138 overall) but lasted until pick 221, where the San Francisco 49ers took him in Round 6. A 83-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any CB in the class. Behind him, Tariq Woolen (+82) and Kalon Barnes (+74) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The New England Patriots took Jack Jones at pick 121, 135 spots ahead of his #256 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Cobie Durant (80 spots) and Cordale Flott (63 spots).
The Cliff
After Marcus Jones went at pick 85, the next CB didn't come off the board for 24 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 38 picks on CB, 9 of them in the first two rounds. That's above the position's average of 32.8 since 2018.
The Bet
The Kansas City Chiefs spent more draft capital on CB than any other club: picks 21, 135 and 243, 31% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Josh Jobe, ranked #132 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 262 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Derek Stingley Jr. | CB2 | #8 | −5 | LSU | Houston |
| 4 | Ahmad Gardner | CB1 | #6 | −2 | Cincinnati | NY Jets |
| 21 | Trent McDuffie | CB3 | #15 | +6 | Washington | Kansas City |
| 23 | Kaiir Elam | CB5 | #30 | −7 | Florida | Buffalo |
| 35 | Roger McCreary | CB7 | #43 | −8 | Auburn | Tennessee |
| 39 | Kyler Gordon | CB6 | #38 | +1 | Washington | Chicago |
| 42 | Andrew Booth Jr. | CB4 | #25 | +17 | Clemson | Minnesota |
| 49 | Alontae Taylor | CB15 | #107 | −58 | Tennessee | New Orleans |
| 60 | Cam Taylor-Britt | CB9 | #84 | −24 | Nebraska | Cincinnati |
| 68 | Martin Emerson | CB12 | #104 | −36 | Mississippi State | Cleveland |
| 81 | Cordale Flott | CB19 | #144 | −63 | LSU | NY Giants |
| 85 | Marcus Jones | CB10 | #85 | 0 | Houston | New England |
| 109 | Coby Bryant | CB11 | #92 | +17 | Cincinnati | Seattle |
| 115 | Damarri Mathis | CB21 | #157 | −42 | Pittsburgh | Denver |
| 118 | Akayleb Evans | CB20 | #146 | −28 | Missouri | Minnesota |
| 119 | Jalyn Armour-Davis | CB14 | #106 | +13 | Alabama | Baltimore |
| 121 | Jack Jones | CB34 | #256 | −135 | Arizona State | New England |
| 135 | Joshua Williams | CB16 | #128 | +7 | Fayetteville St. University | Kansas City |
| 141 | Damarion Williams | CB45 | #352 | −211 | Houston | Baltimore |
| 142 | Cobie Durant | CB29 | #222 | −80 | South Carolina State | LA Rams |
| 153 | Tariq Woolen | CB8 | #71 | +82 | Texas-San Antonio | Seattle |
| 157 | Zyon McCollum | CB13 | #105 | +52 | Sam Houston St. | Tampa Bay |
| 167 | DaRon Bland | CB51 | #382 | −215 | Fresno State | Dallas |
| 172 | Samuel Womack | CB57 | #464 | −292 | Toledo | San Francisco |
| 185 | Christian Benford | CB39 | #297 | −112 | Villanova | Buffalo |
| 197 | Gregory Junior | CB42 | #334 | −137 | Ouachita Baptist | Jacksonville |
| 204 | Theo Jackson | CB50 | #380 | −176 | Tennessee | Tennessee |
| 212 | Derion Kendrick | CB23 | #169 | +43 | Georgia | LA Rams |
| 214 | Ja'Sir Taylor | CB53 | #420 | −206 | Wake Forest | LA Chargers |
| 221 | Tariq Castro-Fields | CB18 | #138 | +83 | Penn State | San Francisco |
| 222 | Montaric Brown | CB38 | #276 | −54 | Arkansas | Jacksonville |
| 232 | Faion Hicks | CB49 | #380 | −148 | Wisconsin | Denver |
| 236 | Deane Leonard | CB56 | #463 | −227 | Mississippi | LA Chargers |
| 237 | Chase Lucas | CB36 | #262 | −25 | Arizona State | Detroit |
| 240 | Christian Holmes | CB44 | #343 | −103 | Oklahoma State | Washington |
| 242 | Kalon Barnes | CB22 | #168 | +74 | Baylor | Carolina |
| 243 | Jaylen Watson | CB25 | #205 | +38 | Washington State | Kansas City |
| 244 | Christian Matthew | CB48 | #380 | −136 | Valdosta St. | Arizona |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Josh Jobe | CB17 | #132 | — | Alabama | — |
| — | Mario Goodrich | CB24 | #176 | — | Clemson | — |
| — | Jalen Green | CB26 | #213 | — | — | — |
| — | Mykael Wright | CB27 | #219 | — | Oregon | — |
| — | Isaac Taylor-Stuart | CB28 | #221 | — | USC | — |
| — | Tayler Hawkins | CB30 | #229 | — | — | — |
| — | Dishon McNary | CB31 | #251 | — | — | — |
| — | Dallis Flowers | CB32 | #252 | — | — | — |
| — | Vincent Gray | CB33 | #255 | — | Michigan | — |
| — | Jermaine Waller | CB35 | #259 | — | Virginia Tech | — |
| — | Shaun Jolly | CB37 | #265 | — | — | — |
| — | Ja'Quan McMillian | CB40 | #311 | — | — | — |
| — | Josh Thompson | CB41 | #317 | — | Texas | — |
| — | DaMarcus Fields | CB43 | #342 | — | Texas Tech | — |
| — | Chris Steele | CB46 | #354 | — | USC | — |
| — | Devin Taylor | CB47 | #371 | — | — | — |
| — | Sam Webb | CB52 | #400 | — | Missouri Western | — |
| — | Evan Fields | CB54 | #432 | — | — | — |
| — | Josh Blackwell | CB55 | #462 | — | — | — |