Consensus board vs. draft day: the full TE class, charted.
The Steal
Zack Kuntz was ranked TE9 on the consensus board (#155 overall) but lasted until pick 220, where the New York Jets took him in Round 7. A 65-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any TE in the class. Behind him, Darnell Washington (+62) and Michael Mayer (+21) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The San Francisco 49ers took Cameron Latu at pick 101, 82 spots ahead of his #183 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Brenton Strange (48 spots) and Will Mallory (39 spots).
The Cliff
After Cameron Latu went at pick 101, the next TE didn't come off the board for 46 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 15 picks on TE, 6 of them in the first two rounds. That's above the position's average of 14.3 since 2018.
The Bet
The Green Bay Packers spent more draft capital on TE than any other club: picks 42 and 78, 25% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Julian Hill, ranked #214 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 259 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Dalton Kincaid | TE2 | #21 | +4 | Utah | Buffalo |
| 34 | Sam LaPorta | TE5 | #59 | −25 | Iowa | Detroit |
| 35 | Michael Mayer | TE1 | #14 | +21 | Notre Dame | Las Vegas |
| 42 | Luke Musgrave | TE4 | #44 | −2 | Oregon State | Green Bay |
| 58 | Luke Schoonmaker | TE7 | #94 | −36 | Michigan | Dallas |
| 61 | Brenton Strange | TE8 | #109 | −48 | Penn State | Jacksonville |
| 78 | Tucker Kraft | TE6 | #69 | +9 | South Dakota State | Green Bay |
| 93 | Darnell Washington | TE3 | #31 | +62 | Georgia | Pittsburgh |
| 101 | Cameron Latu | TE12 | #183 | −82 | Alabama | San Francisco |
| 147 | Josh Whyle | TE11 | #172 | −25 | Cincinnati | Tennessee |
| 162 | Will Mallory | TE14 | #201 | −39 | Miami | Indianapolis |
| 171 | Payne Durham | TE13 | #198 | −27 | Purdue | Tampa Bay |
| 175 | Davis Allen | TE10 | #156 | +19 | Clemson | LA Rams |
| 220 | Zack Kuntz | TE9 | #155 | +65 | Old Dominion | NY Jets |
| 247 | Brayden Willis | TE17 | #275 | −28 | Oklahoma | San Francisco |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Julian Hill | TE15 | #214 | — | — | — |
| — | Thomas Greaney | TE16 | #261 | — | — | — |
| — | Blake Whiteheart | TE18 | #279 | — | Wake Forest | — |
| — | Princeton Fant | TE19 | #281 | — | — | — |
| — | Griffin Hebert | TE20 | #287 | — | — | — |
| — | Noah Gindorff | TE21 | #311 | — | North Dakota State | — |
| — | Travis Vokolek | TE22 | #334 | — | Nebraska | — |
| — | Ryan Miller | TE23 | #380 | — | — | — |
| — | Leonard Taylor III | TE24 | #383 | — | Cincinnati | — |
| — | Christian Sims | TE25 | #407 | — | — | — |
| — | Marshon Ford | TE26 | #417 | — | — | — |
| — | Johnny Lumpkin | TE27 | #421 | — | — | — |
| — | Kyle Patterson | TE28 | #446 | — | Air Force | — |
| — | Jahleel Billingsley | TE29 | #452 | — | — | — |