Consensus board vs. draft day: the full WR class, charted.
The Steal
Bo Melton was ranked WR23 on the consensus board (#164 overall) but lasted until pick 229, where the Seattle Seahawks took him in Round 7. A 65-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any WR in the class. Behind him, Khalil Shakir (+54) and Calvin Austin III (+53) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The New England Patriots took Tyquan Thornton at pick 50, 105 spots ahead of his #155 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Velus Jones Jr. (80 spots) and Wan'Dale Robinson (48 spots).
The Cliff
After Kyle Philips went at pick 163, the next WR didn't come off the board for 28 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 28 picks on WR, 13 of them in the first two rounds. That's below the position's average of 32.4 since 2018.
The Bet
The Green Bay Packers spent more draft capital on WR than any other club: picks 34, 132 and 258, 29% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Justyn Ross, ranked #119 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 262 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Drake London | WR2 | #12 | −4 | USC | Atlanta |
| 10 | Garrett Wilson | WR1 | #10 | 0 | Ohio State | NY Jets |
| 11 | Chris Olave | WR4 | #17 | −6 | Ohio State | New Orleans |
| 12 | Jameson Williams | WR3 | #13 | −1 | Alabama | Detroit |
| 16 | Jahan Dotson | WR6 | #31 | −15 | Penn State | Washington |
| 18 | Treylon Burks | WR5 | #21 | −3 | Arkansas | Tennessee |
| 34 | Christian Watson | WR8 | #49 | −15 | North Dakota State | Green Bay |
| 43 | Wan'Dale Robinson | WR15 | #91 | −48 | Kentucky | NY Giants |
| 44 | John Metchie III | WR10 | #62 | −18 | Alabama | Houston |
| 50 | Tyquan Thornton | WR22 | #155 | −105 | Baylor | New England |
| 52 | George Pickens | WR7 | #46 | +6 | Georgia | Pittsburgh |
| 53 | Alec Pierce | WR12 | #77 | −24 | Cincinnati | Indianapolis |
| 54 | Skyy Moore | WR9 | #50 | +4 | Western Michigan | Kansas City |
| 71 | Velus Jones Jr. | WR21 | #151 | −80 | Tennessee | Chicago |
| 88 | Jalen Tolbert | WR11 | #74 | +14 | South Alabama | Dallas |
| 99 | David Bell | WR13 | #84 | +15 | Purdue | Cleveland |
| 105 | Danny Gray | WR19 | #137 | −32 | SMU | San Francisco |
| 125 | Erik Ezukanma | WR24 | #168 | −43 | Texas Tech | Miami |
| 132 | Romeo Doubs | WR20 | #139 | −7 | Nevada | Green Bay |
| 138 | Calvin Austin III | WR14 | #85 | +53 | Memphis | Pittsburgh |
| 148 | Khalil Shakir | WR16 | #94 | +54 | Boise State | Buffalo |
| 162 | Montrell Washington | WR | — | — | Samford | Denver |
| 163 | Kyle Philips | WR18 | #136 | +27 | UCLA | Tennessee |
| 191 | Jalen Nailor | WR26 | #203 | −12 | Michigan State | Minnesota |
| 202 | Michael Woods II | WR | — | — | Oklahoma | Cleveland |
| 229 | Bo Melton | WR23 | #164 | +65 | Rutgers | Seattle |
| 233 | Dareke Young | WR | — | — | Lenoir-Rhyne | Seattle |
| 258 | Samori Toure | WR37 | #291 | −33 | Nebraska | Green Bay |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Justyn Ross | WR17 | #119 | — | Clemson | — |
| — | Kevin Austin Jr. | WR25 | #184 | — | Notre Dame | — |
| — | Charleston Rambo | WR27 | #205 | — | Miami | — |
| — | Tre Turner | WR28 | #215 | — | Virginia Tech | — |
| — | Makai Polk | WR29 | #217 | — | Mississippi State | — |
| — | Dontario Drummond | WR30 | #234 | — | Mississippi | — |
| — | Isaiah Weston | WR31 | #242 | — | Northern Iowa | — |
| — | Reggie Roberson Jr. | WR32 | #247 | — | SMU | — |
| — | Jaivon Heiligh | WR33 | #250 | — | — | — |
| — | Dai'Jean Dixon | WR34 | #273 | — | Nicholls St. | — |
| — | Josh Johnson | WR35 | #279 | — | Tulsa | — |
| — | Braylon Sanders | WR36 | #280 | — | Mississippi | — |
| — | Jaquarii Roberson | WR38 | #293 | — | — | — |
| — | Jerreth Sterns | WR39 | #296 | — | — | — |
| — | Ty Fryfogle | WR40 | #298 | — | Indiana | — |
| — | Britain Covey | WR | — | — | — | — |
| — | Davontavean Martin | WR | — | — | — | — |
| — | Demetris Robertson | WR | — | — | — | — |
| — | Deven Thompkins | WR | — | — | — | — |
| — | Devon Williams | WR | — | — | Oregon | — |
| — | Emeka Emezie | WR | — | — | — | — |
| — | Kevin Shaa | WR | — | — | — | — |
| — | Mike Harley | WR | — | — | — | — |
| — | Slade Bolden | WR | — | — | Alabama | — |
| — | Stanley Berryhill III | WR | — | — | — | — |
Pre-draft projections are from the Wide Left Consensus Big Board compiled by Arif Hasan, an aggregation of published analyst boards.