Consensus board vs. draft day: the full IOL class, charted.
The Steal
Marquis Hayes was ranked IOL11 on the consensus board (#140 overall) but lasted until pick 257, where the Arizona Cardinals took him in Round 7. A 117-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any IOL in the class. Behind him, Jamaree Salyer (+115) and Thayer Munford (+88) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The New York Giants took Joshua Ezeudu at pick 67, 102 spots ahead of his #169 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Logan Bruss (85 spots) and Luke Wattenberg (83 spots).
The Cliff
After Logan Bruss went at pick 104, the next IOL didn't come off the board for 41 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 23 picks on IOL, 6 of them in the first two rounds. That's above the position's average of 20.9 since 2018.
The Bet
The Los Angeles Chargers spent more draft capital on IOL than any other club: picks 17 and 195, 45% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Dohnovan West, ranked #148 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 262 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Kenyon Green | IOL3 | #25 | −10 | Texas A&M | Houston |
| 17 | Zion Johnson | IOL2 | #20 | −3 | Boston College | LA Chargers |
| 25 | Tyler Linderbaum | IOL1 | #14 | +11 | Iowa | Baltimore |
| 29 | Cole Strange | IOL6 | #76 | −47 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | New England |
| 51 | Cameron Jurgens | IOL8 | #95 | −44 | Nebraska | Philadelphia |
| 59 | Ed Ingram | IOL9 | #101 | −42 | LSU | Minnesota |
| 65 | Luke Fortner | IOL10 | #116 | −51 | Kentucky | Jacksonville |
| 67 | Joshua Ezeudu | IOL15 | #169 | −102 | North Carolina | NY Giants |
| 90 | Dylan Parham | IOL5 | #67 | +23 | Memphis | Las Vegas |
| 104 | Logan Bruss | IOL20 | #189 | −85 | Wisconsin | LA Rams |
| 145 | Darian Kinnard | IOL4 | #66 | +79 | Kentucky | Kansas City |
| 171 | Luke Wattenberg | IOL23 | #254 | −83 | Washington | Denver |
| 173 | Marcus McKethan | IOL27 | #300 | −127 | North Carolina | NY Giants |
| 190 | Justin Shaffer | IOL16 | #172 | +18 | Georgia | Atlanta |
| 195 | Jamaree Salyer | IOL7 | #80 | +115 | Georgia | LA Chargers |
| 199 | Cade Mays | IOL19 | #183 | +16 | Tennessee | Carolina |
| 207 | Doug Kramer | IOL | — | — | Illinois | Chicago |
| 210 | Chasen Hines | IOL21 | #233 | −23 | LSU | New England |
| 215 | Lecitus Smith | IOL14 | #156 | +59 | Virginia Tech | Arizona |
| 230 | Chris Paul | IOL17 | #175 | +55 | Tulsa | Washington |
| 238 | Thayer Munford | IOL13 | #150 | +88 | Ohio State | Las Vegas |
| 246 | Dawson Deaton | IOL22 | #243 | +3 | Texas Tech | Cleveland |
| 257 | Marquis Hayes | IOL11 | #140 | +117 | Oklahoma | Arizona |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Dohnovan West | IOL12 | #148 | — | Arizona State | — |
| — | Alec Lindstrom | IOL18 | #182 | — | Boston College | — |
| — | Tyrese Robinson | IOL24 | #264 | — | Oklahoma | — |
| — | Ben Brown | IOL25 | #277 | — | Mississippi | — |
| — | William Dunkle | IOL26 | #284 | — | San Diego State | — |
| — | Aaron Frost | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | Blaise Andries | IOL | — | — | Minnesota | — |
| — | Chris Owens | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | Cody Ince | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | Colin Newell | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | Dylan Cook | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | Erik Swenson | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | Gerard Wheeler | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | Jack Wohlabaugh | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | Jaden Salley | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | James Empey | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | Jason Poe | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | Josh Rivas | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | Josh Sills | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | Keegan Cryder | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | Kody Russey | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | Marcus Tatum | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | Mark Kallenberger | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | Michael Maietti | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | Nick Ford | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | Sam Gerak | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | Tyler Orsini | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | Wesley French | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | ZeVeyon Furcron | IOL | — | — | — | — |
Pre-draft projections are from the Wide Left Consensus Big Board compiled by Arif Hasan, an aggregation of published analyst boards.