Consensus board vs. draft day: the full CB class, charted.
The Steal
Cory Trice was ranked CB15 on the consensus board (#112 overall) but lasted until pick 241, where the Pittsburgh Steelers took him in Round 7. A 129-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any CB in the class. Behind him, Jaylon Jones (+97) and Kelee Ringo (+69) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The Minnesota Vikings took Mekhi Blackmon at pick 102, 92 spots ahead of his #194 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Jakorian Bennett (32 spots) and Darrell Luter Jr. (32 spots).
The Cliff
After Clark Phillips III went at pick 113, the next CB didn't come off the board for 25 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 37 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 New England Patriots spent more draft capital on CB than any other club: picks 17, 214 and 245, 30% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Eli Ricks, ranked #147 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 259 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Devon Witherspoon | CB1 | #6 | −1 | Illinois | Seattle |
| 16 | Emmanuel Forbes | CB6 | #38 | −22 | Mississippi State | Washington |
| 17 | Christian Gonzalez | CB2 | #7 | +10 | Oregon | New England |
| 24 | Deonte Banks | CB4 | #24 | 0 | Maryland | NY Giants |
| 32 | Joey Porter Jr. | CB3 | #13 | +19 | Penn State | Pittsburgh |
| 44 | Julius Brents | CB8 | #54 | −10 | Kansas State | Indianapolis |
| 51 | Cam Smith | CB7 | #40 | +11 | South Carolina | Miami |
| 56 | Tyrique Stevenson | CB11 | #68 | −12 | Miami | Chicago |
| 60 | DJ Turner | CB10 | #62 | −2 | Michigan | Cincinnati |
| 72 | Garrett Williams | CB13 | #96 | −24 | Syracuse | Arizona |
| 83 | Riley Moss | CB14 | #105 | −22 | Iowa | Denver |
| 102 | Mekhi Blackmon | CB27 | #194 | −92 | USC | Minnesota |
| 104 | Jakorian Bennett | CB19 | #136 | −32 | Maryland | Las Vegas |
| 105 | Kelee Ringo | CB5 | #36 | +69 | Georgia | Philadelphia |
| 113 | Clark Phillips III | CB9 | #58 | +55 | Utah | Atlanta |
| 138 | Darius Rush | CB12 | #89 | +49 | South Carolina | Indianapolis |
| 142 | Cameron Mitchell | CB23 | #157 | −15 | Northwestern | Cleveland |
| 155 | Darrell Luter Jr. | CB25 | #187 | −32 | South Alabama | San Francisco |
| 157 | Kyu Blu Kelly | CB20 | #142 | +15 | Stanford | Baltimore |
| 165 | Terell Smith | CB18 | #132 | +33 | Minnesota | Chicago |
| 178 | Eric Scott Jr. | CB57 | #449 | −271 | Southern Miss | Dallas |
| 180 | Kei'Trel Clark | CB21 | #144 | +36 | Louisville | Arizona |
| 181 | Josh Hayes | CB59 | #470 | −289 | Kansas State | Tampa Bay |
| 182 | Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson | CB16 | #120 | +62 | TCU | LA Rams |
| 202 | Christian Braswell | CB35 | #265 | −63 | Rutgers | Jacksonville |
| 204 | Jarrick Bernard-Converse | CB29 | #224 | −20 | LSU | NY Jets |
| 208 | Erick Hallett II | CB42 | #333 | −125 | Pittsburgh | Jacksonville |
| 209 | Tre Hawkins III | CB51 | #401 | −192 | Old Dominion | NY Giants |
| 214 | Ameer Speed | CB43 | #340 | −126 | Michigan State | New England |
| 221 | Jaylon Jones | CB17 | #124 | +97 | Texas A&M | Indianapolis |
| 232 | Carrington Valentine | CB30 | #246 | −14 | Kentucky | Green Bay |
| 241 | Cory Trice | CB15 | #112 | +129 | Purdue | Pittsburgh |
| 242 | Anthony Johnson | CB32 | #252 | −10 | Virginia | Green Bay |
| 245 | Isaiah Bolden | CB50 | #397 | −152 | Jackson St. | New England |
| 246 | DJ Ivey | CB58 | #465 | −219 | Miami | Cincinnati |
| 250 | Nic Jones | CB36 | #267 | −17 | Ball State | Kansas City |
| 252 | Alex Austin | CB31 | #251 | +1 | Oregon State | Buffalo |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Eli Ricks | CB22 | #147 | — | Alabama | — |
| — | Rejzohn Wright | CB24 | #164 | — | Oregon State | — |
| — | Mekhi Garner | CB26 | #193 | — | LSU | — |
| — | Starling Thomas V | CB28 | #210 | — | — | — |
| — | Myles Brooks | CB33 | #254 | — | Louisiana Tech | — |
| — | Sevyn Banks | CB34 | #263 | — | — | — |
| — | Tiawan Mullen | CB37 | #270 | — | — | — |
| — | Cameron Brown | CB38 | #277 | — | Ohio State | — |
| — | Arquon Bush | CB39 | #286 | — | Cincinnati | — |
| — | Lance Boykin | CB40 | #305 | — | Coastal Carolina | — |
| — | Kahlef Hailassie | CB41 | #319 | — | — | — |
| — | Darrious Gaines | CB44 | #359 | — | — | — |
| — | Keidron Smith | CB45 | #369 | — | — | — |
| — | Steven Jones Jr. | CB46 | #370 | — | — | — |
| — | Steven Gilmore | CB47 | #384 | — | — | — |
| — | Nehemiah Shelton | CB48 | #387 | — | — | — |
| — | D'Shawn Jamison | CB49 | #391 | — | — | — |
| — | Ekow Boye-Doe | CB52 | #420 | — | — | — |
| — | Ethan Bonner | CB53 | #432 | — | — | — |
| — | Bentlee Sanders | CB54 | #434 | — | — | — |
| — | Jeremy Lucien | CB55 | #439 | — | — | — |
| — | Noah Daniels | CB56 | #440 | — | — | — |
| — | Cedrick Dort Jr. | CB60 | #475 | — | — | — |
| — | Max Melton | CB61 | #483 | — | — | — |