Consensus board vs. draft day: the full QB class, charted.
The Steal
Michael Pratt was ranked QB8 on the consensus board (#127 overall) but lasted until pick 245, where the Green Bay Packers took him in Round 7. A 118-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any QB in the class. Behind him, Spencer Rattler (+62) also outlasted his ranking.
The Conviction Pick
The Baltimore Ravens took Devin Leary at pick 218, 36 spots ahead of his #254 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Michael Penix Jr. (26 spots) and Bo Nix (26 spots).
The Cliff
After Bo Nix went at pick 12, the next QB didn't come off the board for 138 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 11 picks on QB, 6 of them in the first two rounds. That's below the position's average of 11.9 since 2018.
The Bet
The New England Patriots spent more draft capital on QB than any other club: picks 3 and 193, 38% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Sam Hartman, ranked #233 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 257 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caleb Williams | QB1 | #2 | −1 | USC | Chicago |
| 2 | Jayden Daniels | QB3 | #8 | −6 | LSU | Washington |
| 3 | Drake Maye | QB2 | #4 | −1 | North Carolina | New England |
| 8 | Michael Penix Jr. | QB5 | #34 | −26 | Washington | Atlanta |
| 10 | J.J. McCarthy | QB4 | #23 | −13 | Michigan | Minnesota |
| 12 | Bo Nix | QB6 | #38 | −26 | Oregon | Denver |
| 150 | Spencer Rattler | QB7 | #88 | +62 | South Carolina | New Orleans |
| 171 | Jordan Travis | QB9 | #178 | −7 | Florida State | New York Jets |
| 193 | Joe Milton | QB10 | #185 | +8 | Tennessee | New England |
| 218 | Devin Leary | QB12 | #254 | −36 | Kentucky | Baltimore |
| 245 | Michael Pratt | QB8 | #127 | +118 | Tulane | Green Bay |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Sam Hartman | QB11 | #233 | — | Notre Dame | — |
| — | Austin Reed | QB13 | #286 | — | Western Kentucky | — |
| — | Kedon Slovis | QB | — | — | BYU | — |
Pre-draft projections are from the Wide Left Consensus Big Board compiled by Arif Hasan, an aggregation of published analyst boards.