Consensus board vs. draft day: the full IOL class, charted.
The Steal
Luke Wypler was ranked IOL5 on the consensus board (#83 overall) but lasted until pick 190, where the Cleveland Browns took him in Round 6. A 107-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any IOL in the class. Behind him, Nick Broeker (+76) and Andrew Vorhees (+64) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The Houston Texans took Juice Scruggs at pick 62, 99 spots ahead of his #161 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Atonio Mafi (74 spots) and Jon Gaines II (70 spots).
The Cliff
After Juice Scruggs went at pick 62, the next IOL didn't come off the board for 35 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 22 picks on IOL, 5 of them in the first two rounds. That's above the position's average of 20.9 since 2018.
The Bet
The New England Patriots spent more draft capital on IOL than any other club: picks 107, 117 and 144, 23% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Emil Ekiyor Jr., ranked #133 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 259 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Steve Avila | IOL3 | #42 | −6 | TCU | LA Rams |
| 43 | Joe Tippmann | IOL4 | #53 | −10 | Wisconsin | NY Jets |
| 57 | John Michael Schmitz | IOL2 | #32 | +25 | Minnesota | NY Giants |
| 59 | O'Cyrus Torrence | IOL1 | #29 | +30 | Florida | Buffalo |
| 62 | Juice Scruggs | IOL13 | #161 | −99 | Penn State | Houston |
| 97 | Ricky Stromberg | IOL11 | #138 | −41 | Arkansas | Washington |
| 107 | Jake Andrews | IOL24 | #260 | −153 | Troy | New England |
| 108 | Anthony Bradford | IOL7 | #118 | −10 | LSU | Seattle |
| 114 | Chandler Zavala | IOL6 | #88 | +26 | North Carolina State | Carolina |
| 117 | Sidy Sow | IOL16 | #176 | −59 | Eastern Michigan | New England |
| 118 | Braeden Daniels | IOL8 | #128 | −10 | Utah | Washington |
| 122 | Jon Gaines II | IOL18 | #192 | −70 | UCLA | Arizona |
| 144 | Atonio Mafi | IOL20 | #218 | −74 | UCLA | New England |
| 154 | Olusegun Oluwatimi | IOL9 | #130 | +24 | Michigan | Seattle |
| 156 | Jordan McFadden | IOL15 | #167 | −11 | Clemson | LA Chargers |
| 190 | Luke Wypler | IOL5 | #83 | +107 | Ohio State | Cleveland |
| 201 | Jarrett Patterson | IOL17 | #185 | +16 | Notre Dame | Houston |
| 225 | Jovaughn Gwyn | IOL29 | #323 | −98 | South Carolina | Atlanta |
| 229 | Andrew Vorhees | IOL14 | #165 | +64 | USC | Baltimore |
| 230 | Nick Broeker | IOL12 | #154 | +76 | Mississippi | Buffalo |
| 251 | Spencer Anderson | IOL31 | #377 | −126 | Maryland | Pittsburgh |
| 257 | Alex Forsyth | IOL22 | #249 | +8 | Oregon | Denver |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Emil Ekiyor Jr. | IOL10 | #133 | — | Alabama | — |
| — | Jaxson Kirkland | IOL19 | #206 | — | Washington | — |
| — | McClendon Curtis | IOL21 | #220 | — | Tennessee-Chattanooga | — |
| — | T.J. Bass | IOL23 | #257 | — | Oregon | — |
| — | Chris Murray | IOL25 | #274 | — | — | — |
| — | Brett Neilon | IOL26 | #291 | — | — | — |
| — | Henry Bainivalu | IOL27 | #300 | — | Washington | — |
| — | Mark Evans II | IOL28 | #322 | — | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | — |
| — | Dillan Gibbons | IOL30 | #332 | — | — | — |
| — | Tashawn Manning | IOL32 | #385 | — | Kentucky | — |
| — | Alan Ali | IOL33 | #389 | — | TCU | — |
| — | Brent Laing | IOL34 | #404 | — | Duluth/University of Minnesota | — |
| — | Jerome Carvin | IOL35 | #412 | — | — | — |
| — | Caleb Chandler | IOL36 | #413 | — | — | — |
| — | Warren Ericson | IOL37 | #415 | — | — | — |
| — | Nash Jensen | IOL38 | #424 | — | — | — |
| — | Ilm Manning | IOL39 | #430 | — | — | — |
| — | Brandon Kipper | IOL40 | #433 | — | — | — |
| — | Kendall Randolph | IOL41 | #436 | — | — | — |
| — | Cedrice Paillant | IOL42 | #472 | — | — | — |
| — | Mike Novitsky | IOL43 | #484 | — | — | — |
| — | Michael Jurgens | IOL44 | #489 | — | — | — |