Consensus board vs. draft day: the full RB class, charted.
The Steal
Emmett Johnson was ranked RB5 on the consensus board (#100 overall) but lasted until pick 161, where the Kansas City Chiefs took him in Round 5. A 61-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any RB in the class. Behind him, Kaytron Allen (+57) and Seth McGowan (+55) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The San Francisco 49ers took Kaelon Black at pick 90, 124 spots ahead of his #214 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Adam Randall (30 spots) and Jadarian Price (21 spots).
The Cliff
After Jadarian Price went at pick 32, the next RB didn't come off the board for 58 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 14 picks on RB, 2 of them 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 #190 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 257 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Jeremiyah Love | RB1 | #3 | 0 | Notre Dame | Arizona |
| 32 | Jadarian Price | RB2 | #53 | −21 | Notre Dame | Seattle |
| 90 | Kaelon Black | RB13 | #214 | −124 | Indiana | San Fransisco |
| 108 | Jonah Coleman | RB4 | #94 | +14 | Washington | Denver |
| 122 | Mike Washington | RB3 | #74 | +48 | Arkansas | Las Vegas |
| 159 | Max Bredeson | RB21 | #317 | −158 | Michigan | Minnesota |
| 161 | Emmett Johnson | RB5 | #100 | +61 | Nebraska | Kansas City |
| 165 | Nicholas Singleton | RB | — | — | Penn State | Tennessee |
| 174 | Adam Randall | RB11 | #204 | −30 | Clemson | Baltimore |
| 187 | Kaytron Allen | RB6 | #130 | +57 | Penn State | Washington |
| 198 | Demond Claiborne | RB7 | #144 | +54 | Wake Forest | Minnesota |
| 230 | Eli Heidenreich | RB10 | #201 | +29 | Navy | Pittsburgh |
| 237 | Seth McGowan | RB8 | #182 | +55 | Kentucky | Indianapolis |
| 245 | Jam Miller | RB16 | #248 | −3 | Alabama | New England |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Le'Veon Moss | RB9 | #190 | — | Texas A&M | — |
| — | J'Mari Taylor | RB12 | #208 | — | Virginia | — |
| — | Roman Hemby | RB14 | #222 | — | Indiana | — |
| — | Jaydn Ott | RB15 | #245 | — | Oklahoma | — |
| — | Robert Henry | RB17 | #251 | — | UTSA | — |
| — | Noah Whittington | RB18 | #270 | — | Oregon | — |
| — | Rahsul Faison | RB19 | #271 | — | South Carolina | — |
| — | Desmond Reid | RB20 | #272 | — | Pittsburgh | — |
| — | CJ Donaldson | RB | — | — | Ohio State | — |
| — | Chip Trayanum | RB | — | — | Toledo | — |
| — | Dean Connors | RB | — | — | Houston | — |
| — | Cash Jones | RB | — | — | Georgia | — |
| — | Barika Kpeenu | RB | — | — | North Dakota State | — |
| — | Star Thomas | RB | — | — | Tennessee | — |
| — | Kentrel Bullock | RB | — | — | South Alabama | — |
| — | Kejon Owens | RB | — | — | Florida International | — |
| — | Coleman Bennett | RB | — | — | Kennesaw State | — |
| — | Greg Desrosiers Jr. | RB | — | — | Memphis | — |
| — | TJ Harden | RB | — | — | SMU | — |
Pre-draft projections are from the Wide Left Consensus Big Board compiled by Arif Hasan, an aggregation of published analyst boards.