Consensus board vs. draft day: the full RB class, charted.
The Steal
Jaylen Wright was ranked RB3 on the consensus board (#73 overall) but lasted until pick 120, where the Miami Dolphins took him in Round 4. A 47-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any RB in the class. Behind him, Dylan Laube (+35) and Audric Estime (+28) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The Houston Texans took Jawhar Jordan at pick 205, 52 spots ahead of his #257 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Jase McClellan (41 spots) and Isaac Guerendo (35 spots).
The Cliff
After MarShawn Lloyd went at pick 88, the next RB didn't come off the board for 32 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 19 picks on RB, 1 of them in the first two rounds. That's below the position's average of 21.1 since 2018.
The Bet
The Carolina Panthers spent more draft capital on RB than any other club: pick 46, 22% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Dillon Johnson, ranked #202 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 257 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Jonathon Brooks | RB1 | #56 | −10 | Texas | Carolina |
| 66 | Trey Benson | RB2 | #58 | +8 | Florida State | Arizona |
| 83 | Blake Corum | RB4 | #77 | +6 | Michigan | LA Rams |
| 88 | MarShawn Lloyd | RB5 | #94 | −6 | USC | Green Bay |
| 120 | Jaylen Wright | RB3 | #73 | +47 | Tennessee | Miami |
| 125 | Bucky Irving | RB8 | #123 | +2 | Oregon | Tampa Bay |
| 127 | Will Shipley | RB9 | #126 | +1 | Clemson | Philadelphia |
| 128 | Ray Davis | RB10 | #128 | 0 | Kentucky | Buffalo |
| 129 | Isaac Guerendo | RB12 | #164 | −35 | Louisville | San Francisco |
| 134 | Braelon Allen | RB6 | #108 | +26 | Wisconsin | New York Jets |
| 147 | Audric Estime | RB7 | #119 | +28 | Notre Dame | Denver |
| 165 | Rasheen Ali | RB16 | #198 | −33 | Marshall | Baltimore |
| 166 | Tyrone Tracy | RB11 | #161 | +5 | Purdue | New York Giants |
| 167 | Keilan Robinson | RB27 | #331 | −164 | Texas | Jacksonville |
| 173 | Isaiah Davis | RB14 | #188 | −15 | South Dakota State | New York Jets |
| 181 | Kimani Vidal | RB15 | #196 | −15 | Troy | LA Chargers |
| 186 | Jase McClellan | RB19 | #227 | −41 | Alabama | Atlanta |
| 205 | Jawhar Jordan | RB22 | #257 | −52 | Louisville | Houston |
| 208 | Dylan Laube | RB13 | #173 | +35 | New Hampshire | Las Vegas |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Dillon Johnson | RB17 | #202 | — | Washington | — |
| — | Cody Schrader | RB18 | #208 | — | Missouri | — |
| — | Frank Gore Jr. | RB20 | #250 | — | Southern Mississippi | — |
| — | Kendall Milton | RB21 | #253 | — | Georgia | — |
| — | Daijun Edwards | RB23 | #258 | — | Georgia | — |
| — | Emani Bailey | RB24 | #259 | — | TCU | — |
| — | Michael Wiley | RB25 | #292 | — | Arizona | — |
| — | Jaden Shirden | RB26 | #300 | — | Monmouth | — |
| — | Miyan Williams | RB | — | — | Ohio State | — |
| — | George Holani | RB | — | — | Boise State | — |
Pre-draft projections are from the Wide Left Consensus Big Board compiled by Arif Hasan, an aggregation of published analyst boards.