Consensus board vs. draft day — the full RB class, charted.
The Steal
Demond Claiborne was ranked RB5 on the consensus board — #119 overall — but lasted until pick 198, where the Minnesota Vikings took him in Round 6. A 79-spot fall, the largest gap between expectation and draft day of any RB in the class. Behind him, Seth McGowan (+72) and Kaytron Allen (+60) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The San Francisco 49ers took Kaelon Black at pick 90 — 137 spots ahead of his #227 consensus rank. The league's biggest vote of confidence against the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Adam Randall (38 spots) and Jonah Coleman (15 spots).
The Cliff
After Jadarian Price went at pick 32, the next RB 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 14 picks on RB — 2 in the first two rounds. That's below the position's average of 21.1 since 2018.
The Bet
The Arizona Cardinals spent more draft capital on RB than any other club — pick 3 — 35% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Le'Veon Moss, ranked #198 on the consensus board, heard 257 names called — and not his.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Jeremiyah Love | RB1 | #3 | 0 | Notre Dame | Arizona |
| 32 | Jadarian Price | RB2 | #44 | −12 | Notre Dame | Seattle |
| 90 | Kaelon Black | RB15 | #227 | −137 | Indiana | San Fransisco |
| 108 | Jonah Coleman | RB6 | #123 | −15 | Washington | Denver |
| 122 | Mike Washington | RB3 | #79 | +43 | Arkansas | Las Vegas |
| 159 | Max Bredeson | RB24 | #382 | −223 | Michigan | Minnesota |
| 161 | Emmett Johnson | RB4 | #115 | +46 | Nebraska | Kansas City |
| 165 | Nicholas Singleton | RB8 | #131 | +34 | Penn State | Tennessee |
| 174 | Adam Randall | RB12 | #212 | −38 | Clemson | Baltimore |
| 187 | Kaytron Allen | RB7 | #127 | +60 | Penn State | Washington |
| 198 | Demond Claiborne | RB5 | #119 | +79 | Wake Forest | Minnesota |
| 230 | Eli Heidenreich | RB13 | #214 | +16 | Navy | Pittsburgh |
| 237 | Seth McGowan | RB9 | #165 | +72 | Kentucky | Indianapolis |
| 245 | Jam Miller | RB18 | #293 | −48 | Alabama | New England |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Le'Veon Moss | RB10 | #198 | — | Texas A&M | — |
| — | J'Mari Taylor | RB11 | #207 | — | Virginia | — |
| — | Roman Hemby | RB14 | #219 | — | Indiana | — |
| — | Rahsul Faison | RB16 | #260 | — | South Carolina | — |
| — | Chip Trayanum | RB17 | #284 | — | Toledo | — |
| — | Noah Whittington | RB19 | #300 | — | Oregon | — |
| — | Jaydn Ott | RB20 | #317 | — | Oklahoma | — |
| — | Robert Henry | RB21 | #333 | — | UTSA | — |
| — | Desmond Reid | RB22 | #338 | — | Pittsburgh | — |
| — | CJ Donaldson | RB23 | #346 | — | Ohio State | — |
| — | Dean Connors | RB25 | #391 | — | Houston | — |
| — | Cash Jones | RB26 | #470 | — | Georgia | — |
| — | Barika Kpeenu | RB27 | #473 | — | North Dakota State | — |
| — | Kentrel Bullock | RB28 | #478 | — | South Alabama | — |
| — | Kejon Owens | RB29 | #495 | — | Florida International | — |
| — | Star Thomas | RB | — | — | Tennessee | — |
| — | Coleman Bennett | RB | — | — | Kennesaw State | — |
| — | Greg Desrosiers Jr. | RB | — | — | Memphis | — |
| — | TJ Harden | RB | — | — | SMU | — |