Consensus board vs. draft day: the full TE class, charted.
The Steal
Jaheim Bell was ranked TE7 on the consensus board (#149 overall) but lasted until pick 231, where the New England Patriots took him in Round 7. A 82-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any TE in the class. Behind him, Ja'Tavion Sanders (+42) and Cade Stover (+25) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The Arizona Cardinals took Tip Reiman at pick 82, 72 spots ahead of his #154 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on AJ Barner (60 spots) and Erick All (40 spots).
The Cliff
After Jared Wiley went at pick 131, the next TE didn't come off the board for 63 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 12 picks on TE, 2 of them in the first two rounds. That's below the position's average of 14.3 since 2018.
The Bet
The Las Vegas Raiders spent more draft capital on TE than any other club: pick 13, 33% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Dallin Holker, ranked #193 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 257 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Brock Bowers | TE1 | #7 | +6 | Georgia | Las Vegas |
| 53 | Ben Sinnott | TE3 | #83 | −30 | Kansas State | Washington |
| 82 | Tip Reiman | TE8 | #154 | −72 | Illinois | Arizona |
| 101 | Ja'Tavion Sanders | TE2 | #59 | +42 | Texas | Carolina |
| 107 | Theo Johnson | TE4 | #91 | +16 | Penn State | New York Giants |
| 115 | Erick All | TE9 | #155 | −40 | Iowa | Cincinnati |
| 121 | AJ Barner | TE11 | #181 | −60 | Michigan | Seattle |
| 123 | Cade Stover | TE5 | #98 | +25 | Ohio State | Houston |
| 131 | Jared Wiley | TE6 | #118 | +13 | TCU | Kansas City |
| 194 | Tanner McLachlan | TE10 | #176 | +18 | Arizona | Cincinnati |
| 231 | Jaheim Bell | TE7 | #149 | +82 | Florida State | New England |
| 246 | Devin Culp | TE14 | #277 | −31 | Washington | Tampa Bay |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Dallin Holker | TE12 | #193 | — | Colorado State | — |
| — | Brevyn Spann-Ford | TE13 | #218 | — | Minnesota | — |
| — | Trey Knox | TE15 | #294 | — | South Carolina | — |
| — | Jack Westover | TE | — | — | Washington | — |
Pre-draft projections are from the Wide Left Consensus Big Board compiled by Arif Hasan, an aggregation of published analyst boards.