Consensus board vs. draft day: the full EDGE class, charted.
The Steal
Adetomiwa Adebawore was ranked EDGE12 on the consensus board (#60 overall) but lasted until pick 110, where the Indianapolis Colts took him in Round 4. A 50-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any EDGE in the class. Behind him, Nick Herbig (+37) and Isaiah McGuire (+27) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The Houston Texans took Dylan Horton at pick 109, 87 spots ahead of his #196 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Robert Beal Jr. (86 spots) and Tavius Robinson (84 spots).
The Cliff
After Jose Ramirez went at pick 196, the next EDGE didn't come off the board for 37 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 32 picks on EDGE, 12 of them in the first two rounds. That's above the position's average of 27.4 since 2018.
The Bet
The Houston Texans spent more draft capital on EDGE than any other club: picks 3 and 109, 34% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Andre Carter II, ranked #117 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 259 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Will Anderson Jr. | EDGE1 | #1 | +2 | Alabama | Houston |
| 7 | Tyree Wilson | EDGE2 | #9 | −2 | Texas Tech | Las Vegas |
| 13 | Lukas Van Ness | EDGE4 | #18 | −5 | Iowa | Green Bay |
| 15 | Will McDonald IV | EDGE6 | #30 | −15 | Iowa State | NY Jets |
| 28 | Myles Murphy | EDGE3 | #17 | +11 | Clemson | Cincinnati |
| 30 | Nolan Smith | EDGE5 | #23 | +7 | Georgia | Philadelphia |
| 31 | Felix Anudike-Uzomah | EDGE9 | #41 | −10 | Kansas State | Kansas City |
| 37 | Derick Hall | EDGE13 | #61 | −24 | Auburn | Seattle |
| 40 | Isaiah Foskey | EDGE11 | #56 | −16 | Notre Dame | New Orleans |
| 41 | BJ Ojulari | EDGE8 | #39 | +2 | LSU | Arizona |
| 46 | Keion White | EDGE7 | #37 | +9 | Georgia Tech | New England |
| 54 | Tuli Tuipulotu | EDGE10 | #55 | −1 | USC | LA Chargers |
| 75 | Zach Harrison | EDGE14 | #85 | −10 | Ohio State | Atlanta |
| 77 | Byron Young | EDGE15 | #93 | −16 | Tennessee | LA Rams |
| 80 | DJ Johnson | EDGE24 | #160 | −80 | Oregon | Carolina |
| 82 | YaYa Diaby | EDGE20 | #126 | −44 | Louisville | Tampa Bay |
| 109 | Dylan Horton | EDGE29 | #196 | −87 | TCU | Houston |
| 110 | Adetomiwa Adebawore | EDGE12 | #60 | +50 | Northwestern | Indianapolis |
| 124 | Tavius Robinson | EDGE30 | #208 | −84 | Mississippi | Baltimore |
| 126 | Isaiah McGuire | EDGE17 | #99 | +27 | Missouri | Cleveland |
| 129 | Viliami Fehoko Jr. | EDGE26 | #180 | −51 | San Jose State | Dallas |
| 130 | Tyler Lacy | EDGE25 | #179 | −49 | Oklahoma State | Jacksonville |
| 132 | Nick Herbig | EDGE16 | #95 | +37 | Wisconsin | Pittsburgh |
| 136 | Yasir Abdullah | EDGE22 | #152 | −16 | Louisville | Jacksonville |
| 137 | K.J. Henry | EDGE19 | #119 | +18 | Clemson | Washington |
| 151 | Mike Morris | EDGE23 | #159 | −8 | Michigan | Seattle |
| 161 | Nick Hampton | EDGE21 | #145 | +16 | Appalachian State | LA Rams |
| 173 | Robert Beal Jr. | EDGE39 | #259 | −86 | Georgia | San Francisco |
| 189 | Ochaun Mathis | EDGE40 | #264 | −75 | Nebraska | LA Rams |
| 196 | Jose Ramirez | EDGE28 | #191 | +5 | Eastern Michigan | Tampa Bay |
| 233 | Andre Jones | EDGE44 | #352 | −119 | Louisiana | Washington |
| 240 | Derek Parish | EDGE42 | #310 | −70 | Houston | Jacksonville |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Andre Carter II | EDGE18 | #117 | — | Army | — |
| — | Lonnie Phelps | EDGE27 | #189 | — | Kansas | — |
| — | Ali Gaye | EDGE31 | #219 | — | LSU | — |
| — | Thomas Incoom | EDGE32 | #229 | — | Central Michigan | — |
| — | Brenton Cox Jr. | EDGE33 | #234 | — | Florida | — |
| — | Levi Bell | EDGE34 | #240 | — | — | — |
| — | Isaiah Land | EDGE35 | #247 | — | Florida A&M | — |
| — | Eku Leota | EDGE36 | #248 | — | Auburn | — |
| — | Habakkuk Baldonado | EDGE37 | #253 | — | Pittsburgh | — |
| — | Tyrus Wheat | EDGE38 | #258 | — | Mississippi State | — |
| — | MJ Anderson | EDGE41 | #273 | — | Iowa State | — |
| — | Caleb Murphy | EDGE43 | #346 | — | Ferris St. | — |
| — | Durell Nchami | EDGE45 | #367 | — | — | — |
| — | Jeremiah Martin | EDGE46 | #374 | — | — | — |
| — | Jamal Hines | EDGE47 | #378 | — | — | — |
| — | Thomas Rush | EDGE48 | #386 | — | — | — |
| — | Ikenna Enechukwu | EDGE49 | #400 | — | Rice | — |
| — | Truman Jones | EDGE50 | #409 | — | — | — |
| — | Antonio Moultrie | EDGE51 | #416 | — | — | — |
| — | Jordan Wright | EDGE52 | #455 | — | — | — |
| — | D'Anthony Jones | EDGE53 | #457 | — | — | — |
| — | Eyabi Okie-Anoma | EDGE54 | #469 | — | — | — |
| — | Jermayne Lole | EDGE55 | #480 | — | — | — |
| — | Caleb Tannor | EDGE56 | #482 | — | — | — |