Consensus board vs. draft day: the full EDGE class, charted.
The Steal
Cedric Johnson was ranked EDGE13 on the consensus board (#148 overall) but lasted until pick 214, where the Cincinnati Bengals took him in Round 6. A 66-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any EDGE in the class. Behind him, Austin Booker (+59) and Jaylen Harrell (+57) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The Pittsburgh Steelers took Logan Lee at pick 178, 59 spots ahead of his #237 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Jalyx Hunt (46 spots) and Xavier Thomas (20 spots).
The Cliff
After Logan Lee went at pick 178, the next EDGE didn't come off the board for 36 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 21 picks on EDGE, 4 of them in the first two rounds. That's below the position's average of 27.4 since 2018.
The Bet
The Los Angeles Rams spent more draft capital on EDGE than any other club: picks 19 and 154, 34% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Nelson Ceaser, ranked #171 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 257 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Laiatu Latu | EDGE1 | #13 | +2 | UCLA | Indianapolis |
| 19 | Jared Verse | EDGE2 | #15 | +4 | Florida State | LA Rams |
| 21 | Chop Robinson | EDGE3 | #25 | −4 | Penn State | Miami |
| 56 | Marshawn Kneeland | EDGE4 | #60 | −4 | Western Michigan | Dallas |
| 74 | Bralen Trice | EDGE5 | #64 | +10 | Washington | Atlanta |
| 76 | Jonah Elliss | EDGE7 | #79 | −3 | Utah | Denver |
| 93 | Adisa Isaac | EDGE6 | #66 | +27 | Penn State | Baltimore |
| 94 | Jalyx Hunt | EDGE11 | #140 | −46 | Houston Christian | Philadelphia |
| 109 | Brandon Dorlus | EDGE8 | #80 | +29 | Oregon | Atlanta |
| 138 | Xavier Thomas | EDGE14 | #158 | −20 | Clemson | Arizona |
| 144 | Austin Booker | EDGE9 | #85 | +59 | Kansas | Chicago |
| 154 | Brennan Jackson | EDGE15 | #167 | −13 | Washington State | LA Rams |
| 158 | Mohamed Kamara | EDGE10 | #103 | +55 | Colorado State | Miami |
| 168 | Javon Solomon | EDGE12 | #147 | +21 | Troy | Buffalo |
| 178 | Logan Lee | EDGE22 | #237 | −59 | Iowa | Pittsburgh |
| 214 | Cedric Johnson | EDGE13 | #148 | +66 | Mississippi | Cincinnati |
| 222 | Javontae Jean-Baptiste | EDGE21 | #228 | −6 | Notre Dame | Washington |
| 236 | Myles Cole | EDGE17 | #190 | +46 | Texas Tech | Jacksonville |
| 238 | Solomon Byrd | EDGE26 | #315 | −77 | USC | Houston |
| 243 | Jowon Briggs | EDGE25 | #313 | −70 | — | Cleveland |
| 252 | Jaylen Harrell | EDGE18 | #195 | +57 | Michigan | Tennessee |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Nelson Ceaser | EDGE16 | #171 | — | Houston | — |
| — | Braiden McGregor | EDGE19 | #205 | — | Michigan | — |
| — | Eric Watts | EDGE20 | #219 | — | Connecticut | — |
| — | Eyabi Okie-Anoma | EDGE23 | #279 | — | Charlotte | — |
| — | Trajan Jeffcoat | EDGE24 | #295 | — | Arkansas | — |
| — | David Ugwoegbu | EDGE | — | — | Houston | — |
Pre-draft projections are from the Wide Left Consensus Big Board compiled by Arif Hasan, an aggregation of published analyst boards.