Consensus board vs. draft day — the full EDGE class, charted.
The Steal
Joshua Josephs was ranked EDGE17 on the consensus board — #95 overall — but lasted until pick 147, where the Washington Commanders took him in Round 5. A 52-spot fall, the largest gap between expectation and draft day of any EDGE in the class. Behind him, LT Overton (+33) and Caden Curry (+32) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The Miami Dolphins took Trey Moore at pick 130 — 71 spots ahead of his #201 consensus rank. The league's biggest vote of confidence against the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on George Gumbs (37 spots) and Malachi Lawrence (28 spots).
The Cliff
After George Gumbs went at pick 156, the next EDGE didn't come off the board for 58 picks. The sharpest drop in the class — teams that waited paid for it.
The Spend
Teams spent 26 picks on EDGE — 12 in the first two rounds. That's below the position's average of 27.4 since 2018.
The Bet
The Dallas Cowboys spent more draft capital on EDGE than any other club — picks 23, 92 and 137 — 45% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Anthony Lucas, ranked #155 on the consensus board, heard 257 names called — and not his.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | David Bailey | EDGE2 | #6 | −4 | Texas Tech | New York Jets |
| 5 | Arvell Reese | EDGE1 | #1 | +4 | Ohio State | New York Giants |
| 15 | Rueben Bain Jr. | EDGE3 | #7 | +8 | Miami | Tampa Bay |
| 22 | Akheem Mesidor | EDGE5 | #28 | −6 | Miami | LA Chargers |
| 23 | Malachi Lawrence | EDGE10 | #51 | −28 | UCF | Dallas |
| 31 | Keldric Faulk | EDGE4 | #17 | +14 | Auburn | Tennessee |
| 35 | T.J. Parker | EDGE6 | #36 | −1 | Clemson | Buffalo |
| 40 | R Mason Thomas | EDGE11 | #52 | −12 | Oklahoma | Kansas City |
| 41 | Cashius Howell | EDGE8 | #48 | −7 | Texas A&M | Cincinnati |
| 44 | Derrick Moore | EDGE12 | #55 | −11 | Michigan | Detroit |
| 45 | Zion Young | EDGE7 | #37 | +8 | Missouri | Baltimore |
| 55 | Gabe Jacas | EDGE9 | #49 | +6 | Illinois | New England |
| 67 | Keyron Crawford | EDGE13 | #67 | 0 | Auburn | Las Vegas |
| 70 | Romello Height | EDGE16 | #94 | −24 | Texas Tech | San Fransisco |
| 92 | Jaishawn Barham | EDGE14 | #87 | +5 | Michigan | Dallas |
| 119 | Wesley Williams | EDGE29 | #271 | −152 | Duke | Jacksonville |
| 120 | Dani Dennis-Sutton | EDGE15 | #89 | +31 | Penn State | Green Bay |
| 130 | Trey Moore | EDGE25 | #201 | −71 | Texas | Miami |
| 137 | LT Overton | EDGE18 | #104 | +33 | Alabama | Dallas |
| 147 | Joshua Josephs | EDGE17 | #95 | +52 | Tennessee | Washington |
| 156 | George Gumbs | EDGE24 | #193 | −37 | Florida | Indianapolis |
| 214 | Caden Curry | EDGE23 | #182 | +32 | Ohio State | Indianapolis |
| 233 | Zach Durfee | EDGE34 | #314 | −81 | Washington | Jacksonville |
| 238 | Max Llewellyn | EDGE26 | #209 | +29 | Iowa | Miami |
| 247 | Quintayvious Hutchins | EDGE33 | #303 | −56 | Boston College | New England |
| 252 | Keyshawn James-Newby | EDGE38 | #403 | −151 | New Mexico | Philadelphia |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Anthony Lucas | EDGE19 | #155 | — | USC | — |
| — | Tyreak Sapp | EDGE20 | #157 | — | Florida | — |
| — | Mason Reiger | EDGE21 | #159 | — | Wisconsin | — |
| — | Nadame Tucker | EDGE22 | #179 | — | Western Michigan | — |
| — | Logan Fano | EDGE27 | #210 | — | Utah | — |
| — | Mikail Kamara | EDGE28 | #264 | — | Indiana | — |
| — | Vincent Anthony Jr. | EDGE30 | #279 | — | Duke | — |
| — | Jack Pyburn | EDGE31 | #289 | — | LSU | — |
| — | Patrick Payton | EDGE32 | #290 | — | LSU | — |
| — | Cian Slone | EDGE35 | #330 | — | North Carolina State | — |
| — | Michael Heldman | EDGE36 | #369 | — | Central Michigan | — |
| — | Nyjalik Kelly | EDGE37 | #393 | — | UCF | — |
| — | Aidan Hubbard | EDGE39 | #406 | — | Northwestern | — |
| — | Mitchell Melton | EDGE40 | #417 | — | Virginia | — |
| — | Marvin Jones Jr. | EDGE41 | #463 | — | Oklahoma | — |
| — | Khordae Sydnor | EDGE | — | — | Vanderbilt | — |