Consensus board vs. draft day: the full EDGE class, charted.
The Steal
Bradyn Swinson was ranked EDGE12 on the consensus board (#68 overall) but lasted until pick 146, where the New England Patriots took him in Round 5. A 78-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any EDGE in the class. Behind him, Jack Sawyer (+58) and Fadil Diggs (+46) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The Green Bay Packers took Collin Oliver at pick 159, 53 spots ahead of his #212 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Que Robinson (48 spots) and Ahmed Hassanein (36 spots).
The Cliff
After Antwaun Powell-Ryland went at pick 209, the next EDGE didn't come off the board for 45 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 27 picks on EDGE, 9 of them in the first two rounds. That's right at the position's average of 27.4 since 2018.
The Bet
The New York Giants spent more draft capital on EDGE than any other club: pick 3, 36% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Jared Ivey, ranked #122 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 257 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Abdul Carter | EDGE1 | #2 | +1 | Penn State | New York Giants |
| 11 | Mykel Williams | EDGE3 | #18 | −7 | Georgia | San Fransisco |
| 17 | Shemar Stewart | EDGE4 | #19 | −2 | Texas A&M | Cincinnati |
| 26 | James Pearce Jr. | EDGE5 | #26 | 0 | Tennessee | Atlanta |
| 44 | Donovan Ezeiruaku | EDGE6 | #32 | +12 | Boston College | Dallas |
| 45 | JT Tuimoloau | EDGE9 | #53 | −8 | Ohio State | Indianapolis |
| 51 | Nic Scourton | EDGE7 | #37 | +14 | Texas A&M | Carolina |
| 52 | Oluwafemi Oladejo | EDGE14 | #81 | −29 | UCLA | Tennessee |
| 59 | Mike Green | EDGE2 | #17 | +42 | Marshall | Baltimore |
| 66 | Ashton Gillotte | EDGE17 | #95 | −29 | Louisville | Kansas City |
| 72 | Landon Jackson | EDGE8 | #51 | +21 | Arkansas | Buffalo |
| 77 | Princely Umanmielen | EDGE10 | #64 | +13 | Mississippi | Carolina |
| 78 | Jordan Burch | EDGE13 | #71 | +7 | Oregon | Arizona |
| 90 | Josaiah Stewart | EDGE15 | #87 | +3 | Michigan | LA Rams |
| 101 | Sai'vion Jones | EDGE19 | #126 | −25 | LSU | Denver |
| 121 | David Walker | EDGE20 | #127 | −6 | Central Arkansas | Tampa Bay |
| 123 | Jack Sawyer | EDGE11 | #65 | +58 | Ohio State | Pittsburgh |
| 124 | Barryn Sorrell | EDGE21 | #134 | −10 | Texas | Green Bay |
| 125 | Kyle Kennard | EDGE16 | #93 | +32 | South Carolina | LA Chargers |
| 134 | Que Robinson | EDGE25 | #182 | −48 | Alabama | Denver |
| 146 | Bradyn Swinson | EDGE12 | #68 | +78 | LSU | New England |
| 157 | Elijah Roberts | EDGE22 | #139 | +18 | SMU | Tampa Bay |
| 159 | Collin Oliver | EDGE27 | #212 | −53 | Oklahoma State | Green Bay |
| 176 | Tyler Baron | EDGE23 | #152 | +24 | Miami | New York Jets |
| 196 | Ahmed Hassanein | EDGE28 | #232 | −36 | Boise State | Detroit |
| 209 | Antwaun Powell-Ryland | EDGE24 | #169 | +40 | Virginia Tech | Philadelphia |
| 254 | Fadil Diggs | EDGE26 | #208 | +46 | Syracuse | New Orleans |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Jared Ivey | EDGE18 | #122 | — | Mississippi | — |
| — | Jalan Gaines | EDGE | — | — | Illinois State | — |
| — | Seth Coleman | EDGE | — | — | Illinois | — |
| — | Connor O'Toole | EDGE | — | — | Utah | — |
| — | Nate Matlack | EDGE | — | — | Pitt | — |
| — | Paris Shand | EDGE | — | — | LSU | — |
Pre-draft projections are from the Wide Left Consensus Big Board compiled by Arif Hasan, an aggregation of published analyst boards.