Consensus board vs. draft day: the full WR class, charted.
The Steal
A.T. Perry was ranked WR14 on the consensus board (#97 overall) but lasted until pick 195, where the New Orleans Saints took him in Round 6. A 98-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any WR in the class. Behind him, Kayshon Boutte (+73) and Xavier Hutchinson (+68) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The Las Vegas Raiders took Tre Tucker at pick 100, 130 spots ahead of his #230 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Jayden Reed (40 spots) and Puka Nacua (40 spots).
The Cliff
After Tre Tucker went at pick 100, the next WR didn't come off the board for 25 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 33 picks on WR, 8 of them in the first two rounds. That's above the position's average of 32.4 since 2018.
The Bet
The Los Angeles Chargers spent more draft capital on WR than any other club: picks 21 and 125, 44% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Zavier Scott, ranked #173 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 259 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | WR1 | #12 | +8 | Ohio State | Seattle |
| 21 | Quentin Johnston | WR2 | #20 | +1 | TCU | LA Chargers |
| 22 | Zay Flowers | WR4 | #28 | −6 | Boston College | Baltimore |
| 23 | Jordan Addison | WR3 | #22 | +1 | USC | Minnesota |
| 39 | Jonathan Mingo | WR10 | #75 | −36 | Mississippi | Carolina |
| 50 | Jayden Reed | WR13 | #90 | −40 | Michigan State | Green Bay |
| 55 | Rashee Rice | WR12 | #80 | −25 | SMU | Kansas City |
| 63 | Marvin Mims | WR9 | #73 | −10 | Oklahoma | Denver |
| 69 | Nathaniel Dell | WR11 | #78 | −9 | Houston | Houston |
| 73 | Jalin Hyatt | WR6 | #48 | +25 | Tennessee | NY Giants |
| 74 | Cedric Tillman | WR7 | #51 | +23 | Tennessee | Cleveland |
| 79 | Josh Downs | WR5 | #45 | +34 | North Carolina | Indianapolis |
| 94 | Michael Wilson | WR15 | #111 | −17 | Stanford | Arizona |
| 100 | Tre Tucker | WR33 | #230 | −130 | Cincinnati | Las Vegas |
| 125 | Derius Davis | WR40 | #297 | −172 | TCU | LA Chargers |
| 131 | Charlie Jones | WR20 | #158 | −27 | Purdue | Cincinnati |
| 133 | Tyler Scott | WR8 | #70 | +63 | Cincinnati | Chicago |
| 150 | Justin Shorter | WR35 | #272 | −122 | Florida | Buffalo |
| 159 | Dontayvion Wicks | WR21 | #171 | −12 | Virginia | Green Bay |
| 177 | Puka Nacua | WR27 | #217 | −40 | BYU | LA Rams |
| 185 | Parker Washington | WR17 | #134 | +51 | Penn State | Jacksonville |
| 187 | Kayshon Boutte | WR16 | #114 | +73 | LSU | New England |
| 191 | Trey Palmer | WR19 | #139 | +52 | Nebraska | Tampa Bay |
| 195 | A.T. Perry | WR14 | #97 | +98 | Wake Forest | New Orleans |
| 197 | Elijah Higgins | WR28 | #222 | −25 | Stanford | Miami |
| 205 | Xavier Hutchinson | WR18 | #137 | +68 | Iowa State | Houston |
| 206 | Andrei Iosivas | WR23 | #184 | +22 | Princeton | Cincinnati |
| 210 | Demario Douglas | WR29 | #223 | −13 | Liberty | New England |
| 219 | Antoine Green | WR36 | #278 | −59 | North Carolina | Detroit |
| 228 | Colton Dowell | WR64 | #468 | −240 | UT Martin | Tennessee |
| 244 | Jalen Brooks | WR56 | #380 | −136 | South Carolina | Dallas |
| 253 | Ronnie Bell | WR25 | #211 | +42 | Michigan | San Francisco |
| 256 | Grant DuBose | WR34 | #256 | 0 | Charlotte | Green Bay |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Zavier Scott | WR22 | #173 | — | — | — |
| — | Dontay Demus Jr. | WR24 | #199 | — | Maryland | — |
| — | Bryce Ford-Wheaton | WR26 | #215 | — | West Virginia | — |
| — | Rakim Jarrett | WR30 | #225 | — | Maryland | — |
| — | Jalen Moreno-Cropper | WR31 | #226 | — | Fresno State | — |
| — | Matt Landers | WR32 | #227 | — | Arkansas | — |
| — | Jason Brownlee | WR37 | #284 | — | Southern Miss | — |
| — | Mitchell Tinsley | WR38 | #294 | — | Penn State | — |
| — | C.J. Johnson | WR39 | #295 | — | East Carolina | — |
| — | T.J. Luther | WR41 | #301 | — | — | — |
| — | Brendan Beaulieu | WR42 | #304 | — | — | — |
| — | Tre'Shaun Harrison | WR43 | #308 | — | — | — |
| — | Jared Wayne | WR44 | #316 | — | — | — |
| — | Jadon Haselwood | WR45 | #317 | — | Arkansas | — |
| — | Tyler Hudson | WR46 | #325 | — | — | — |
| — | Jalen Wayne | WR47 | #326 | — | South Alabama | — |
| — | Jacob Copeland | WR48 | #328 | — | Maryland | — |
| — | Malik Knowles | WR49 | #329 | — | Kansas State | — |
| — | Michael Jefferson | WR50 | #335 | — | Louisiana | — |
| — | David Durden | WR51 | #339 | — | — | — |
| — | Jake Bobo | WR52 | #347 | — | UCLA | — |
| — | Jadakis Bonds | WR53 | #358 | — | — | — |
| — | Josh Vann | WR54 | #365 | — | — | — |
| — | Xavier Gipson | WR55 | #366 | — | — | — |
| — | Dallas Daniels | WR57 | #381 | — | — | — |
| — | Keytaon Thompson | WR58 | #438 | — | — | — |
| — | Xavier Smith | WR59 | #441 | — | — | — |
| — | Joseph Ngata | WR60 | #442 | — | Clemson | — |
| — | Amare Jones | WR61 | #444 | — | — | — |
| — | Nikko Remigio | WR62 | #451 | — | — | — |
| — | Malik Heath | WR63 | #458 | — | Mississippi | — |
| — | Frank Ladson Jr. | WR65 | #481 | — | — | — |