Consensus board vs. draft day — the full DT class, charted.
The Steal
Rayshaun Benny was ranked DT9 on the consensus board — #113 overall — but lasted until pick 250, where the Baltimore Ravens took him in Round 7. A 137-spot fall, the largest gap between expectation and draft day of any DT in the class. Behind him, Tim Keenan (+59) and Zane Durant (+40) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The Jacksonville Jaguars took Albert Regis at pick 81 — 81 spots ahead of his #162 consensus rank. The league's biggest vote of confidence against the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Chris McClellan (56 spots) and Kaleb Proctor (56 spots).
The Cliff
After Gracen Halton went at pick 107, the next DT didn't come off the board for 38 picks. The sharpest drop in the class — teams that waited paid for it.
The Spend
Teams spent 28 picks on DT — 5 in the first two rounds. That's above the position's average of 23.3 since 2018.
The Bet
The Minnesota Vikings spent more draft capital on DT than any other club — picks 18 and 82 — 39% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Zxavian Harris, ranked #147 on the consensus board, heard 257 names called — and not his.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Caleb Banks | DT3 | #38 | −20 | Florida | Minnesota |
| 29 | Peter Woods | DT1 | #25 | +4 | Clemson | Kansas City |
| 36 | Kayden McDonald | DT2 | #27 | +9 | Ohio State | Houston |
| 42 | Christen Miller | DT4 | #42 | 0 | Georgia | New Orleans |
| 49 | Lee Hunter | DT5 | #46 | +3 | Texas Tech | Carolina |
| 66 | Tyler Onyedim | DT10 | #121 | −55 | Texas A&M | Denver |
| 77 | Chris McClellan | DT11 | #133 | −56 | Missouri | Green Bay |
| 81 | Albert Regis | DT16 | #162 | −81 | Texas A&M | Jacksonville |
| 82 | Domonique Orange | DT6 | #59 | +23 | Iowa State | Minnesota |
| 103 | Darrell Jackson Jr. | DT8 | #86 | +17 | Florida State | New York Jets |
| 104 | Kaleb Proctor | DT15 | #160 | −56 | Southeastern Louisiana | Arizona |
| 107 | Gracen Halton | DT7 | #76 | +31 | Oklahoma | San Fransisco |
| 145 | Nick Barrett | DT18 | #167 | −22 | South Carolina | LA Chargers |
| 155 | DeMonte Capehart | DT12 | #138 | +17 | Clemson | Tampa Bay |
| 181 | Zane Durant | DT13 | #141 | +40 | Penn State | Buffalo |
| 184 | Jackie Marshall | DT35 | #408 | −224 | Baylor | Tennessee |
| 186 | Bobby Jamison-Travis | DT37 | #459 | −273 | Auburn | New York Giants |
| 205 | Skyler Gill-Howard | DT23 | #250 | −45 | Texas Tech | Detroit |
| 208 | Anterio Thompson | DT32 | #349 | −141 | Washington | Atlanta |
| 210 | Gabe Rubio | DT | — | — | Notre Dame | Pittsburgh |
| 213 | Jordan van den Berg | DT24 | #254 | −41 | Georgia Tech | Chicago |
| 222 | Tyre West | DT36 | #452 | −230 | Tennessee | Detroit |
| 226 | Landon Robinson | DT22 | #242 | −16 | Navy | Cincinnati |
| 229 | Brandon Cleveland | DT27 | #280 | −51 | NC State | Las Vegas |
| 232 | Tim Keenan | DT19 | #173 | +59 | Alabama | LA Rams |
| 242 | Deven Eastern | DT29 | #297 | −55 | Minnesota | Seattle |
| 250 | Rayshaun Benny | DT9 | #113 | +137 | Michigan | Baltimore |
| 251 | Uar Bernard | DT39 | #487 | −236 | Nigeria | Philadelphia |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Zxavian Harris | DT14 | #147 | — | Ole Miss | — |
| — | Dontay Corleone | DT17 | #166 | — | Cincinnati | — |
| — | Cameron Ball | DT20 | #213 | — | Arkansas | — |
| — | Bryson Eason | DT21 | #241 | — | Tennessee | — |
| — | Rene Konga | DT25 | #256 | — | Louisville | — |
| — | Jayden Loving | DT26 | #259 | — | Wake Forest | — |
| — | Gary Smith III | DT28 | #282 | — | UCLA | — |
| — | Jalen Hunt | DT30 | #321 | — | Cincinnati | — |
| — | David Gusta | DT31 | #326 | — | Kentucky | — |
| — | James Thompson Jr. | DT33 | #354 | — | Illinois | — |
| — | Damonic Williams | DT34 | #365 | — | Oklahoma | — |
| — | David Blay Jr. | DT38 | #462 | — | Miami | — |
| — | Tywone Malone Jr. | DT | — | — | Ohio State | — |