Consensus board vs. draft day: the full DT class, charted.
The Steal
Mekhi Wingo was ranked DT11 on the consensus board (#109 overall) but lasted until pick 189, where the Detroit Lions took him in Round 6. A 80-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any DT in the class. Behind him, Marcus Harris (+36) and Tyler Davis (+24) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The Jacksonville Jaguars took Jordan Jefferson at pick 116, 88 spots ahead of his #204 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Justin Eboigbe (47 spots) and McKinnley Jackson (39 spots).
The Cliff
After Jordan Jefferson went at pick 116, the next DT didn't come off the board for 73 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 22 picks on DT, 9 of them in the first two rounds. That's below the position's average of 23.3 since 2018.
The Bet
The Cincinnati Bengals spent more draft capital on DT than any other club: picks 49 and 97, 28% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Leonard Taylor III, ranked #117 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 257 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Byron Murphy | DT1 | #16 | 0 | Texas | Seattle |
| 27 | Darius Robinson | DT3 | #32 | −5 | Missouri | Arizona |
| 35 | Ruke Orhorhoro | DT6 | #68 | −33 | Clemson | Atlanta |
| 36 | Jer'Zhan Newton | DT2 | #20 | +16 | Illinois | Washington |
| 38 | T'Vondre Sweat | DT8 | #71 | −33 | Texas | Tennessee |
| 39 | Braden Fiske | DT4 | #47 | −8 | Florida State | LA Rams |
| 48 | Maason Smith | DT9 | #86 | −38 | LSU | Jacksonville |
| 49 | Kris Jenkins | DT5 | #49 | 0 | Michigan | Cincinnati |
| 54 | Michael Hall | DT7 | #70 | −16 | Ohio State | Cleveland |
| 95 | DeWayne Carter | DT10 | #105 | −10 | Duke | Buffalo |
| 97 | McKinnley Jackson | DT13 | #136 | −39 | Texas A&M | Cincinnati |
| 105 | Justin Eboigbe | DT14 | #152 | −47 | Alabama | LA Chargers |
| 116 | Jordan Jefferson | DT18 | #204 | −88 | LSU | Jacksonville |
| 189 | Mekhi Wingo | DT11 | #109 | +80 | LSU | Detroit |
| 196 | Tyler Davis | DT15 | #172 | +24 | Clemson | LA Rams |
| 197 | Zion Logue | DT25 | #339 | −142 | Georgia | Atlanta |
| 199 | Khristian Boyd | DT16 | #177 | +22 | — | New Orleans |
| 200 | Jaden Crumedy | DT22 | #239 | −39 | Mississippi State | Carolina |
| 232 | Levi Drake Rodriguez | DT27 | #449 | −217 | — | Minnesota |
| 234 | Jonah Laulu | DT26 | #440 | −206 | — | Indianapolis |
| 244 | Justin Rogers | DT24 | #276 | −32 | Auburn | Dallas |
| 247 | Marcus Harris | DT21 | #211 | +36 | Auburn | Houston |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Leonard Taylor III | DT12 | #117 | — | Miami | — |
| — | Gabe Hall | DT17 | #180 | — | Baylor | — |
| — | Fabien Lovett | DT19 | #206 | — | Florida State | — |
| — | Keith Randolph | DT20 | #210 | — | Illinois | — |
| — | Myles Murphy | DT23 | #261 | — | North Carolina | — |
Pre-draft projections are from the Wide Left Consensus Big Board compiled by Arif Hasan, an aggregation of published analyst boards.