Consensus board vs. draft day: the full CB class, charted.
The Steal
Keith Abney was ranked CB9 on the consensus board (#61 overall) but lasted until pick 157, where the Detroit Lions took him in Round 5. A 96-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any CB in the class. Behind him, Jermod McCoy (+87) and Chandler Rivers (+76) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The Cincinnati Bengals took Tacario Davis at pick 72, 48 spots ahead of his #120 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Jadon Canady (34 spots) and Davison Igbinosun (19 spots).
The Cliff
After Hezekiah Masses went at pick 175, the next CB didn't come off the board for 26 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 27 picks on CB, 7 of them in the first two rounds. That's below the position's average of 32.8 since 2018.
The Bet
The Kansas City Chiefs spent more draft capital on CB than any other club: picks 6 and 109, 43% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Thaddeus Dixon, ranked #216 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 257 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Mansoor Delane | CB1 | #10 | −4 | LSU | Kansas City |
| 27 | Chris Johnson | CB5 | #34 | −7 | San Diego State | Miami |
| 37 | Colton Hood | CB4 | #32 | +5 | Tennessee | New York Giants |
| 48 | Avieon Terrell | CB3 | #21 | +27 | Clemson | Atlanta |
| 50 | D'Angelo Ponds | CB6 | #40 | +10 | Indiana | New York Jets |
| 52 | Brandon Cisse | CB7 | #44 | +8 | South Carolina | Green Bay |
| 62 | Davison Igbinosun | CB10 | #81 | −19 | Ohio State | Buffalo |
| 72 | Tacario Davis | CB17 | #120 | −48 | Washington | Cincinnati |
| 85 | Daylen Everette | CB13 | #102 | −17 | Georgia | Pittsburgh |
| 99 | Julian Neal | CB14 | #104 | −5 | Arkansas | Seattle |
| 101 | Jermod McCoy | CB2 | #14 | +87 | Tennessee | Las Vegas |
| 109 | Jadon Canady | CB19 | #143 | −34 | Oregon | Kansas City |
| 114 | Devin Moore | CB15 | #107 | +7 | Florida | Dallas |
| 116 | Keionte Scott | CB8 | #55 | +61 | Miami | Tampa Bay |
| 124 | Malik Muhammad | CB12 | #89 | +35 | Texas | Chicago |
| 129 | Will Lee III | CB16 | #119 | +10 | Texas A&M | Carolina |
| 139 | Ephesians Prysock | CB18 | #141 | −2 | Washington | San Fransisco |
| 157 | Keith Abney | CB9 | #61 | +96 | Arizona State | Detroit |
| 162 | Chandler Rivers | CB11 | #86 | +76 | Duke | Baltimore |
| 163 | Charles Demmings | CB20 | #151 | +12 | Stephen F. Austin | Minnesota |
| 171 | Karon Prunty | CB31 | #512 | −341 | Wake Forest | New England |
| 175 | Hezekiah Masses | CB21 | #166 | +9 | California | Las Vegas |
| 201 | Domani Jackson | CB23 | #211 | −10 | Alabama | Green Bay |
| 219 | TJ Hall | CB22 | #209 | +10 | Iowa | New Orleans |
| 220 | Toriano Pride Jr. | CB27 | #262 | −42 | Missouri | Buffalo |
| 236 | Andre Fuller | CB26 | #260 | −24 | Toledo | Seattle |
| 255 | Michael Dansby | CB32 | #733 | −478 | Arizona | Seattle |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Thaddeus Dixon | CB24 | #216 | — | North Carolina | — |
| — | Collin Wright | CB25 | #237 | — | Stanford | — |
| — | Latrell McCutchin | CB28 | #278 | — | Houston | — |
| — | Brent Austin | CB29 | #291 | — | California | — |
| — | Avery Smith | CB30 | #296 | — | Toledo | — |
| — | Ahmari Harvey | CB | — | — | Georgia Tech | — |
| — | Jaylon Guilbeau | CB | — | — | Texas | — |
| — | Marcus Allen | CB | — | — | North Carolina | — |
| — | Tyreek Chappell | CB | — | — | Texas A&M | — |
| — | Michael Coats Jr. | CB | — | — | West Virginia | — |
| — | Kolbey Taylor | CB | — | — | Vanderbilt | — |
| — | Ayden Garnes | CB | — | — | Arizona | — |
| — | Jalen McMurray | CB | — | — | Tennessee | — |
| — | Jeadyn Lukus | CB | — | — | Clemson | — |
| — | Mory Bamba | CB | — | — | BYU | — |
| — | Elijah Culp | CB | — | — | James Madison | — |
| — | Stephen Hall | CB | — | — | Missouri | — |
Pre-draft projections are from the Wide Left Consensus Big Board compiled by Arif Hasan, an aggregation of published analyst boards.