Consensus board vs. draft day: the full QB class, charted.
The Steal
Tanner McKee was ranked QB6 on the consensus board (#148 overall) but lasted until pick 188, where the Philadelphia Eagles took him in Round 6. A 40-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any QB in the class.
The Conviction Pick
The Arizona Cardinals took Clayton Tune at pick 139, 51 spots ahead of his #190 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Dorian Thompson-Robinson (48 spots) and Aidan O'Connell (42 spots).
The Cliff
After Hendon Hooker went at pick 68, the next QB didn't come off the board for 59 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 14 picks on QB, 4 of them in the first two rounds. That's above the position's average of 11.9 since 2018.
The Bet
The Carolina Panthers spent more draft capital on QB than any other club: pick 1, 43% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Malik Cunningham, ranked #307 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 259 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryce Young | QB1 | #3 | −2 | Alabama | Carolina |
| 2 | C.J. Stroud | QB2 | #5 | −3 | Ohio State | Houston |
| 4 | Anthony Richardson | QB3 | #10 | −6 | Florida | Indianapolis |
| 33 | Will Levis | QB4 | #25 | +8 | Kentucky | Tennessee |
| 68 | Hendon Hooker | QB5 | #64 | +4 | Tennessee | Detroit |
| 127 | Jake Haener | QB7 | #153 | −26 | Fresno State | New Orleans |
| 128 | Stetson Bennett | QB12 | #268 | −140 | Georgia | LA Rams |
| 135 | Aidan O'Connell | QB8 | #177 | −42 | Purdue | Las Vegas |
| 139 | Clayton Tune | QB11 | #190 | −51 | Houston | Arizona |
| 140 | Dorian Thompson-Robinson | QB10 | #188 | −48 | UCLA | Cleveland |
| 149 | Sean Clifford | QB20 | #460 | −311 | Penn State | Green Bay |
| 164 | Jaren Hall | QB9 | #178 | −14 | BYU | Minnesota |
| 188 | Tanner McKee | QB6 | #148 | +40 | Stanford | Philadelphia |
| 239 | Max Duggan | QB15 | #342 | −103 | TCU | LA Chargers |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Malik Cunningham | QB13 | #307 | — | Louisville | — |
| — | Tommy DeVito | QB14 | #341 | — | — | — |
| — | Tyson Bagent | QB16 | #344 | — | Shepherd | — |
| — | Holton Ahlers | QB17 | #357 | — | — | — |
| — | Kyle Vantrease | QB18 | #375 | — | — | — |
| — | Todd Centeio | QB19 | #445 | — | — | — |
| — | Myles Brennan | QB21 | #474 | — | — | — |
| — | Chase Brice | QB22 | #485 | — | — | — |