Consensus board vs. draft day: the full CB class, charted.
The Steal
D.J. James was ranked CB14 on the consensus board (#98 overall) but lasted until pick 192, where the Seattle Seahawks took him in Round 6. A 94-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any CB in the class. Behind him, T.J. Tampa (+80) and Myles Harden (+71) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The Los Angeles Chargers took Tarheeb Still at pick 137, 106 spots ahead of his #243 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Deantre Prince (79 spots) and Ryan Watts (56 spots).
The Cliff
After M.J. Devonshire went at pick 229, the next CB didn't come off the board for 26 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 36 picks on CB, 10 of them in the first two rounds. That's above the position's average of 32.8 since 2018.
The Bet
The Philadelphia Eagles spent more draft capital on CB than any other club: picks 22 and 40, 48% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Dwight McGlothern, ranked #157 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 257 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Quinyon Mitchell | CB1 | #10 | +12 | Toledo | Philadelphia |
| 24 | Terrion Arnold | CB2 | #12 | +12 | Alabama | Detroit |
| 30 | Nate Wiggins | CB4 | #25 | +5 | Clemson | Baltimore |
| 40 | Cooper DeJean | CB3 | #20 | +20 | Iowa | Philadelphia |
| 41 | Kool-Aid McKinstry | CB5 | #27 | +14 | Alabama | New Orleans |
| 42 | Kamari Lassiter | CB8 | #51 | −9 | Georgia | Houston |
| 43 | Max Melton | CB10 | #65 | −22 | Rutgers | Arizona |
| 50 | Mike Sainristil | CB9 | #53 | −3 | Michigan | Washington |
| 61 | Ennis Rakestraw | CB6 | #39 | +22 | Missouri | Detroit |
| 64 | Renardo Green | CB15 | #105 | −41 | Florida State | San Francisco |
| 70 | Andru Phillips | CB12 | #95 | −25 | Kentucky | New York Giants |
| 90 | Elijah Jones | CB20 | #132 | −42 | Boston College | Arizona |
| 96 | Jarrian Jones | CB21 | #140 | −44 | Florida State | Jacksonville |
| 108 | Khyree Jackson | CB13 | #97 | +11 | Oregon | Minnesota |
| 112 | Decamerion Richardson | CB23 | #149 | −37 | Mississippi State | Las Vegas |
| 130 | T.J. Tampa | CB7 | #50 | +80 | Iowa State | Baltimore |
| 136 | Nehemiah Pritchett | CB19 | #131 | +5 | Auburn | Seattle |
| 137 | Tarheeb Still | CB35 | #243 | −106 | Maryland | LA Chargers |
| 140 | Cam Hart | CB16 | #111 | +29 | Notre Dame | LA Chargers |
| 145 | Kris Abrams-Draine | CB11 | #81 | +64 | Missouri | Denver |
| 146 | Jarvis Brownlee | CB17 | #119 | +27 | Louisville | Tennessee |
| 149 | Josh Newton | CB24 | #155 | −6 | TCU | Cincinnati |
| 153 | Deantre Prince | CB34 | #232 | −79 | Mississippi | Jacksonville |
| 157 | Chau Smith-Wade | CB22 | #146 | +11 | Washington State | Carolina |
| 174 | Caelen Carson | CB18 | #123 | +51 | Wake Forest | Dallas |
| 176 | Qwan'tez Stiggers | CB30 | #206 | −30 | — | New York Jets |
| 180 | Marcellas Dial | CB37 | #258 | −78 | South Carolina | New England |
| 192 | D.J. James | CB14 | #98 | +94 | Auburn | Seattle |
| 195 | Ryan Watts | CB36 | #251 | −56 | Texas | Pittsburgh |
| 201 | Micah Abraham | CB | — | — | — | Indianapolis |
| 211 | Kamal Hadden | CB27 | #163 | +48 | Tennessee | Kansas City |
| 219 | Daequan Hardy | CB32 | #230 | −11 | Penn State | Buffalo |
| 226 | Jaden Davis | CB | — | — | — | Arizona |
| 227 | Myles Harden | CB25 | #156 | +71 | South Dakota | Cleveland |
| 229 | M.J. Devonshire | CB29 | #195 | +34 | Pittsburgh | Las Vegas |
| 255 | Kalen King | CB28 | #188 | +67 | Penn State | Green Bay |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Dwight McGlothern | CB26 | #157 | — | Arkansas | — |
| — | Johnny Dixon | CB31 | #216 | — | Penn State | — |
| — | Willie Drew | CB33 | #231 | — | Virginia State | — |
| — | Carlton Johnson | CB38 | #289 | — | Fresno State | — |
| — | Josh Wallace | CB39 | #291 | — | Michigan | — |
| — | Ro Torrence | CB40 | #305 | — | Arizona State | — |
| — | Isaiah Johnson | CB41 | #353 | — | Syracuse | — |
| — | Christian Roland-Wallace | CB42 | #362 | — | USC | — |
| — | Ryan Cooper Jr. | CB43 | #408 | — | Oregon State | — |