Consensus board vs. draft day: the full LB class, charted.
The Steal
Jesse Luketa was ranked LB15 on the consensus board (#160 overall) but lasted until pick 256, where the Arizona Cardinals took him in Round 7. A 96-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any LB in the class. Behind him, Damone Clark (+73) and Darrian Beavers (+71) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The Buffalo Bills took Terrel Bernard at pick 89, 70 spots ahead of his #159 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Micah McFadden (60 spots) and Quay Walker (29 spots).
The Cliff
After Devin Lloyd went at pick 27, the next LB didn't come off the board for 31 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 27 picks on LB, 3 of them in the first two rounds. That's above the position's average of 24 since 2018.
The Bet
The Jacksonville Jaguars spent more draft capital on LB than any other club: picks 27 and 70, 36% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
JoJo Domann, ranked #127 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 262 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Quay Walker | LB3 | #51 | −29 | Georgia | Green Bay |
| 27 | Devin Lloyd | LB1 | #16 | +11 | Utah | Jacksonville |
| 58 | Troy Andersen | LB7 | #69 | −11 | Montana State | Atlanta |
| 66 | Brian Asamoah | LB9 | #88 | −22 | Oklahoma | Minnesota |
| 70 | Chad Muma | LB4 | #54 | +16 | Wyoming | Jacksonville |
| 75 | Christian Harris | LB5 | #57 | +18 | Alabama | Houston |
| 83 | Nakobe Dean | LB2 | #24 | +59 | Georgia | Philadelphia |
| 89 | Terrel Bernard | LB14 | #159 | −70 | Baylor | Buffalo |
| 102 | Channing Tindall | LB8 | #78 | +24 | Georgia | Miami |
| 103 | Leo Chenal | LB6 | #61 | +42 | Wisconsin | Kansas City |
| 120 | Brandon Smith | LB11 | #109 | +11 | Penn State | Carolina |
| 146 | Micah McFadden | LB21 | #206 | −60 | Indiana | NY Giants |
| 161 | D'Marco Jackson | LB18 | #186 | −25 | Appalachian State | New Orleans |
| 176 | Damone Clark | LB10 | #103 | +73 | LSU | Dallas |
| 181 | Kyron Johnson | LB25 | #266 | −85 | Kansas | Philadelphia |
| 182 | Darrian Beavers | LB12 | #111 | +71 | Cincinnati | NY Giants |
| 188 | Malcolm Rodriguez | LB16 | #170 | +18 | Oklahoma State | Detroit |
| 193 | Devin Harper | LB | — | — | Oklahoma State | Dallas |
| 217 | James Houston IV | LB | — | — | Jackson St. | Detroit |
| 219 | Chance Campbell | LB26 | #272 | −53 | Mississippi | Tennessee |
| 224 | Cameron Goode | LB | — | — | California | Miami |
| 225 | Mark Robinson | LB | — | — | Mississippi | Pittsburgh |
| 228 | Tariq Carpenter | LB | — | — | Georgia Tech | Green Bay |
| 231 | Baylon Spector | LB | — | — | Clemson | Buffalo |
| 235 | Daniel Hardy | LB | — | — | Montana State | LA Rams |
| 239 | Rodney Thomas II | LB | — | — | Yale | Indianapolis |
| 256 | Jesse Luketa | LB15 | #160 | +96 | Penn State | Arizona |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | JoJo Domann | LB13 | #127 | — | Nebraska | — |
| — | Mike Rose | LB17 | #176 | — | Iowa State | — |
| — | Jack Sanborn | LB19 | #191 | — | Wisconsin | — |
| — | Aaron Hansford | LB20 | #195 | — | Texas A&M | — |
| — | Zakoby McClain | LB22 | #212 | — | Auburn | — |
| — | Jeremiah Gemmel | LB23 | #240 | — | North Carolina | — |
| — | Jeremiah Moon | LB24 | #246 | — | Florida | — |
| — | Nephi Sewell | LB27 | #294 | — | Utah | — |
| — | Arron Mosby | LB | — | — | — | — |
| — | Caleb Kelly | LB | — | — | — | — |
| — | Carson Wells | LB | — | — | — | — |
| — | Chandler Wooten | LB | — | — | — | — |
| — | DaMarcus Mitchell | LB | — | — | — | — |
| — | Darien Butler | LB | — | — | Arizona State | — |
| — | Ellis Brooks | LB | — | — | — | — |
| — | Grant Morgan | LB | — | — | — | — |
| — | Isaiah Graham-Mobley | LB | — | — | Boston College | — |
| — | Josh Ross | LB | — | — | Michigan | — |
| — | Khalan Tolson | LB | — | — | — | — |
| — | Merlin Robertson | LB | — | — | — | — |
| — | Nate Landman | LB | — | — | Colorado | — |
| — | Riley Whimpey | LB | — | — | — | — |
| — | T.D. Moultry | LB | — | — | — | — |
Pre-draft projections are from the Wide Left Consensus Big Board compiled by Arif Hasan, an aggregation of published analyst boards.