Consensus board vs. draft day: the full LB class, charted.
The Steal
Henry To'o-To'o was ranked LB5 on the consensus board (#91 overall) but lasted until pick 167, where the Houston Texans took him in Round 5. A 76-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any LB in the class. Behind him, Owen Pappoe (+46) and Trenton Simpson (+37) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The Jacksonville Jaguars took Ventrell Miller at pick 121, 107 spots ahead of his #228 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on SirVocea Dennis (83 spots) and Dorian Williams (34 spots).
The Cliff
After Jack Campbell went at pick 18, the next LB didn't come off the board for 49 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 17 picks on LB, 1 of them in the first two rounds. That's below the position's average of 24 since 2018.
The Bet
The Detroit Lions spent more draft capital on LB than any other club: pick 18, 20% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Ivan Pace Jr., ranked #146 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 259 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Jack Campbell | LB2 | #43 | −25 | Iowa | Detroit |
| 67 | Drew Sanders | LB1 | #34 | +33 | Arkansas | Denver |
| 85 | Daiyan Henley | LB4 | #67 | +18 | Washington State | LA Chargers |
| 86 | Trenton Simpson | LB3 | #49 | +37 | Clemson | Baltimore |
| 90 | DeMarvion Overshown | LB6 | #116 | −26 | Texas | Dallas |
| 91 | Dorian Williams | LB9 | #125 | −34 | Tulane | Buffalo |
| 121 | Ventrell Miller | LB11 | #228 | −107 | Florida | Jacksonville |
| 148 | Noah Sewell | LB7 | #121 | +27 | Oregon | Chicago |
| 153 | SirVocea Dennis | LB15 | #236 | −83 | Pittsburgh | Tampa Bay |
| 166 | BJ Thompson | LB25 | #320 | −154 | S.F. Austin | Kansas City |
| 167 | Henry To'o-To'o | LB5 | #91 | +76 | Alabama | Houston |
| 168 | Owen Pappoe | LB8 | #122 | +46 | Auburn | Arizona |
| 184 | Zaire Barnes | LB18 | #276 | −92 | Western Michigan | NY Jets |
| 203 | Amari Burney | LB33 | #395 | −192 | Florida | Las Vegas |
| 211 | Titus Leo | LB40 | #427 | −216 | Wagner | Indianapolis |
| 216 | Dee Winters | LB13 | #233 | −17 | TCU | San Francisco |
| 255 | Jalen Graham | LB22 | #312 | −57 | Purdue | San Francisco |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Ivan Pace Jr. | LB10 | #146 | — | Cincinnati | — |
| — | Cam Jones | LB12 | #232 | — | Indiana | — |
| — | Jeremy Banks | LB14 | #235 | — | Tennessee | — |
| — | Anfernee Orji | LB16 | #255 | — | Vanderbilt | — |
| — | Mohamoud Diabate | LB17 | #271 | — | — | — |
| — | Isaiah Moore | LB19 | #280 | — | North Carolina State | — |
| — | Aubrey Miller Jr. | LB20 | #296 | — | — | — |
| — | Charlie Thomas | LB21 | #299 | — | Georgia Tech | — |
| — | Shaka Heyward | LB23 | #313 | — | Duke | — |
| — | Drake Thomas | LB24 | #315 | — | — | — |
| — | Mike Jones Jr. | LB26 | #327 | — | — | — |
| — | Jimmy Phillips | LB27 | #331 | — | — | — |
| — | Ben VanSumeren | LB28 | #349 | — | — | — |
| — | Zeke Vandenburgh | LB29 | #362 | — | — | — |
| — | Micah Baskerville | LB30 | #364 | — | LSU | — |
| — | Noah Taylor | LB31 | #382 | — | North Carolina | — |
| — | Cam Bright | LB32 | #392 | — | — | — |
| — | Austin Ajiake | LB34 | #398 | — | — | — |
| — | Mikel Jones | LB35 | #399 | — | — | — |
| — | Johnny Buchanan | LB36 | #402 | — | — | — |
| — | Carlton Martial | LB37 | #411 | — | — | — |
| — | DeAndre Square | LB38 | #423 | — | — | — |
| — | O'Rien Vance | LB39 | #425 | — | — | — |
| — | Bumper Pool | LB41 | #429 | — | — | — |
| — | Jordan Lewis | LB42 | #437 | — | — | — |
| — | Ryan Greenhagen | LB43 | #450 | — | — | — |
| — | Kyle Soelle | LB44 | #462 | — | — | — |
| — | Eugene Asante | LB45 | #479 | — | — | — |
| — | Ezekiel Noa | LB46 | #486 | — | — | — |
| — | Ryan Smenda Jr. | LB47 | #487 | — | — | — |
| — | KD Davis | LB48 | #488 | — | — | — |
Pre-draft projections derive from Jack Lichtenstein's Consensus Big Board, an aggregation of published analyst boards.