Consensus board vs. draft day: the full IOL class, charted.
The Steal
Marquis Hayes was ranked IOL11 on the consensus board (#118 overall) but lasted until pick 257, where the Arizona Cardinals took him in Round 7. A 139-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any IOL in the class. Behind him, Jamaree Salyer (+120) and Thayer Munford (+87) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The New York Giants took Joshua Ezeudu at pick 67, 97 spots ahead of his #164 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Ed Ingram (49 spots) and Chasen Hines (44 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 #123 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 262 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Kenyon Green | IOL3 | #27 | −12 | Texas A&M | Houston |
| 17 | Zion Johnson | IOL2 | #22 | −5 | Boston College | LA Chargers |
| 25 | Tyler Linderbaum | IOL1 | #17 | +8 | Iowa | Baltimore |
| 29 | Cole Strange | IOL5 | #72 | −43 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | New England |
| 51 | Cameron Jurgens | IOL8 | #89 | −38 | Nebraska | Philadelphia |
| 59 | Ed Ingram | IOL10 | #108 | −49 | LSU | Minnesota |
| 65 | Luke Fortner | IOL9 | #98 | −33 | Kentucky | Jacksonville |
| 67 | Joshua Ezeudu | IOL16 | #164 | −97 | North Carolina | NY Giants |
| 90 | Dylan Parham | IOL7 | #77 | +13 | Memphis | Las Vegas |
| 104 | Logan Bruss | IOL12 | #122 | −18 | Wisconsin | LA Rams |
| 145 | Darian Kinnard | IOL4 | #62 | +83 | Kentucky | Kansas City |
| 171 | Luke Wattenberg | IOL26 | #294 | −123 | Washington | Denver |
| 173 | Marcus McKethan | IOL34 | #388 | −215 | North Carolina | NY Giants |
| 190 | Justin Shaffer | IOL17 | #178 | +12 | Georgia | Atlanta |
| 195 | Jamaree Salyer | IOL6 | #75 | +120 | Georgia | LA Chargers |
| 199 | Cade Mays | IOL19 | #196 | +3 | Tennessee | Carolina |
| 207 | Doug Kramer | IOL32 | #358 | −151 | Illinois | Chicago |
| 210 | Chasen Hines | IOL23 | #254 | −44 | LSU | New England |
| 215 | Lecitus Smith | IOL15 | #161 | +54 | Virginia Tech | Arizona |
| 230 | Chris Paul | IOL18 | #187 | +43 | Tulsa | Washington |
| 238 | Thayer Munford | IOL14 | #151 | +87 | Ohio State | Las Vegas |
| 246 | Dawson Deaton | IOL29 | #328 | −82 | Texas Tech | Cleveland |
| 257 | Marquis Hayes | IOL11 | #118 | +139 | Oklahoma | Arizona |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Dohnovan West | IOL13 | #123 | — | Arizona State | — |
| — | Alec Lindstrom | IOL20 | #202 | — | Boston College | — |
| — | Aaron Frost | IOL21 | #234 | — | — | — |
| — | Gerard Wheeler | IOL22 | #242 | — | — | — |
| — | Ben Brown | IOL24 | #273 | — | Mississippi | — |
| — | Marcus Tatum | IOL25 | #285 | — | — | — |
| — | ZeVeyon Furcron | IOL27 | #315 | — | — | — |
| — | William Dunkle | IOL28 | #327 | — | San Diego State | — |
| — | Tyrese Robinson | IOL30 | #346 | — | Oklahoma | — |
| — | James Empey | IOL31 | #357 | — | — | — |
| — | Sam Gerak | IOL33 | #365 | — | — | — |
| — | Dylan Cook | IOL35 | #389 | — | — | — |
| — | Erik Swenson | IOL36 | #393 | — | — | — |
| — | Kody Russey | IOL37 | #395 | — | — | — |
| — | Jason Poe | IOL38 | #397 | — | — | — |
| — | Blaise Andries | IOL39 | #408 | — | Minnesota | — |
| — | Jack Wohlabaugh | IOL40 | #412 | — | — | — |
| — | Josh Sills | IOL41 | #417 | — | — | — |
| — | Josh Rivas | IOL42 | #421 | — | — | — |
| — | Keegan Cryder | IOL43 | #423 | — | — | — |
| — | Nick Ford | IOL44 | #437 | — | — | — |
| — | Wesley French | IOL45 | #442 | — | — | — |
| — | Tyler Orsini | IOL46 | #443 | — | — | — |
| — | Michael Maietti | IOL47 | #446 | — | — | — |
| — | Chris Owens | IOL48 | #457 | — | — | — |
| — | Mark Kallenberger | IOL49 | #472 | — | — | — |
| — | Jaden Salley | IOL50 | #474 | — | — | — |
| — | Cody Ince | IOL51 | #475 | — | — | — |
| — | Colin Newell | IOL52 | #483 | — | — | — |