Consensus board vs. draft day: the full LB class, charted.
The Steal
Jeremiah Trotter was ranked LB6 on the consensus board (#99 overall) but lasted until pick 155, where the Philadelphia Eagles took him in Round 5. A 56-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any LB in the class. Behind him, Payton Wilson (+31) and Junior Colson (+11) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The Green Bay Packers took Ty'Ron Hopper at pick 91, 91 spots ahead of his #182 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on JD Bertrand (91 spots) and Marist Liufau (83 spots).
The Cliff
After Nathaniel Watson went at pick 206, the next LB didn't come off the board for 34 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 21 picks on LB, 3 of them in the first two rounds. That's below the position's average of 24 since 2018.
The Bet
The Green Bay Packers spent more draft capital on LB than any other club: picks 45 and 91, 26% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Gabriel Murphy, ranked #126 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 257 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Dallas Turner | LB1 | #9 | +8 | Alabama | Minnesota |
| 45 | Edgerrin Cooper | LB2 | #43 | +2 | Texas A&M | Green Bay |
| 57 | Chris Braswell | LB3 | #54 | +3 | Alabama | Tampa Bay |
| 69 | Junior Colson | LB4 | #58 | +11 | Michigan | LA Chargers |
| 72 | Trevin Wallace | LB9 | #141 | −69 | Kentucky | Carolina |
| 87 | Marist Liufau | LB12 | #170 | −83 | Notre Dame | Dallas |
| 91 | Ty'Ron Hopper | LB13 | #182 | −91 | Missouri | Green Bay |
| 98 | Payton Wilson | LB5 | #67 | +31 | N.C. State | Pittsburgh |
| 106 | Cedric Gray | LB7 | #108 | −2 | North Carolina | Tennessee |
| 118 | Tyrice Knight | LB17 | #196 | −78 | UTEP | Seattle |
| 139 | Jordan Magee | LB11 | #166 | −27 | Temple | Washington |
| 143 | JD Bertrand | LB19 | #234 | −91 | Notre Dame | Atlanta |
| 148 | Tommy Eichenberg | LB10 | #151 | −3 | Ohio State | Las Vegas |
| 155 | Jeremiah Trotter | LB6 | #99 | +56 | Clemson | Philadelphia |
| 160 | Edefuan Ulofoshio | LB15 | #186 | −26 | Washington | Buffalo |
| 175 | Jaylan Ford | LB16 | #192 | −17 | Texas | New Orleans |
| 183 | Darius Muasau | LB22 | #263 | −80 | UCLA | New York Giants |
| 188 | Jamal Hill | LB30 | #421 | −233 | — | Houston |
| 206 | Nathaniel Watson | LB18 | #228 | −22 | Mississippi State | Cleveland |
| 240 | Michael Barrett | LB23 | #273 | −33 | Michigan | Carolina |
| 251 | Tatum Bethune | LB24 | #280 | −29 | Florida State | San Francisco |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Gabriel Murphy | LB8 | #126 | — | UCLA | — |
| — | Curtis Jacobs | LB14 | #185 | — | Penn State | — |
| — | Zion Tupuola-Fetui | LB20 | #239 | — | Washington | — |
| — | Steele Chambers | LB21 | #244 | — | Ohio State | — |
| — | Jontrey Hunter | LB25 | #317 | — | Georgia State | — |
| — | Aaron Casey | LB26 | #320 | — | Indiana | — |
| — | Kalen DeLoach | LB27 | #331 | — | Florida State | — |
| — | Khalid Duke | LB28 | #337 | — | Kansas State | — |
| — | Easton Gibbs | LB29 | #394 | — | Wyoming | — |
| — | Maema Njongmeta | LB31 | #435 | — | Wisconsin | — |