Consensus board vs. draft day: the full WR class, charted.
The Steal
Brenden Rice was ranked WR20 on the consensus board (#106 overall) but lasted until pick 225, where the Los Angeles Chargers took him in Round 7. A 119-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any WR in the class. Behind him, Malik Washington (+83) and Johnny Wilson (+78) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The Washington Commanders took Luke McCaffrey at pick 100, 46 spots ahead of his #146 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Anthony Gould (41 spots) and Bub Means (39 spots).
The Cliff
After Devontez Walker went at pick 113, the next WR didn't come off the board for 22 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 35 picks on WR, 11 of them in the first two rounds. That's above the position's average of 32.4 since 2018.
The Bet
The Arizona Cardinals spent more draft capital on WR than any other club: picks 4 and 191, 25% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint, ranked #234 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 257 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Marvin Harrison Jr. | WR1 | #1 | +3 | Ohio State | Arizona |
| 6 | Malik Nabers | WR2 | #3 | +3 | LSU | New York Giants |
| 9 | Rome Odunze | WR3 | #6 | +3 | Washington | Chicago |
| 23 | Brian Thomas | WR4 | #19 | +4 | LSU | Jacksonville |
| 28 | Xavier Worthy | WR7 | #33 | −5 | Texas | Kansas City |
| 31 | Ricky Pearsall | WR11 | #48 | −17 | Florida | San Francisco |
| 32 | Xavier Legette | WR10 | #42 | −10 | South Carolina | Carolina |
| 33 | Keon Coleman | WR8 | #36 | −3 | Florida State | Buffalo |
| 34 | Ladd McConkey | WR6 | #31 | +3 | Georgia | LA Chargers |
| 37 | Ja'Lynn Polk | WR13 | #62 | −25 | Washington | New England |
| 52 | Adonai Mitchell | WR5 | #29 | +23 | Texas | Indianapolis |
| 65 | Malachi Corley | WR14 | #69 | −4 | Western Kentucky | New York Jets |
| 80 | Jermaine Burton | WR17 | #92 | −12 | Alabama | Cincinnati |
| 84 | Roman Wilson | WR12 | #53 | +31 | Michigan | Pittsburgh |
| 92 | Jalen McMillan | WR15 | #81 | +11 | Washington | Tampa Bay |
| 100 | Luke McCaffrey | WR24 | #146 | −46 | Rice | Washington |
| 102 | Troy Franklin | WR9 | #39 | +63 | Oregon | Denver |
| 110 | Javon Baker | WR18 | #95 | +15 | UCF | New England |
| 113 | Devontez Walker | WR16 | #82 | +31 | North Carolina | Baltimore |
| 135 | Jacob Cowing | WR23 | #137 | −2 | Arizona | San Francisco |
| 142 | Anthony Gould | WR27 | #183 | −41 | Oregon State | Indianapolis |
| 152 | Ainias Smith | WR25 | #170 | −18 | Texas A&M | Philadelphia |
| 156 | Jamari Thrash | WR22 | #131 | +25 | Louisville | Cleveland |
| 170 | Bub Means | WR30 | #209 | −39 | Pittsburgh | New Orleans |
| 182 | Jha'Quan Jackson | WR29 | #207 | −25 | Tulane | Tennessee |
| 184 | Malik Washington | WR19 | #101 | +83 | Virginia | Miami |
| 185 | Johnny Wilson | WR21 | #107 | +78 | Florida State | Philadelphia |
| 187 | Casey Washington | WR39 | #346 | −159 | — | Atlanta |
| 191 | Tejhaun Palmer | WR38 | #336 | −145 | — | Arizona |
| 213 | Jordan Whittington | WR33 | #240 | −27 | Texas | LA Rams |
| 216 | Ryan Flournoy | WR31 | #231 | −15 | SE Missouri State | Dallas |
| 225 | Brenden Rice | WR20 | #106 | +119 | USC | LA Chargers |
| 235 | Devaughn Vele | WR37 | #299 | −64 | Utah | Denver |
| 241 | Tahj Washington | WR26 | #179 | +62 | USC | Miami |
| 253 | Cornelius Johnson | WR28 | #194 | +59 | Michigan | LA Chargers |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint | WR32 | #234 | — | Georgia | — |
| — | Jalen Coker | WR34 | #243 | — | Holy Cross | — |
| — | Lideatrick Griffin | WR35 | #274 | — | Mississippi State | — |
| — | Xavier Weaver | WR36 | #278 | — | Colorado | — |
| — | Tayvion Robinson | WR | — | — | Kentucky | — |
| — | Isaiah Williams | WR | — | — | Illinois | — |
Pre-draft projections are from the Wide Left Consensus Big Board compiled by Arif Hasan, an aggregation of published analyst boards.