Emmett Johnson or New Orleans Defense: who to draft first
Both players' board rank, position rank, draft pick and bye, measured across live 2026 drafts.
Updated Sep 18, 2026 at 8:56 AM ET
The board takes Emmett Johnson first, 1 spot ahead of New Orleans Defense. That crosses a tier break, tier 13 to tier 4, so the board order is the tiebreak rather than roster need. On the clock? Take Emmett Johnson. If your RB room is full and you need a DEF, New Orleans Defense is one line down.
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RB59 · KC · bye 5
- Overall rank
- 240
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 13
DEF19 · NO · bye 8
- Overall rank
- 241
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 4
The gap
- Spots apart on the board1
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 13 and tier 4
- Board size244 draftable players
Every figure here is consensus average draft position measured across live drafts, not an opinion. The verdict line above restates board order and the tier gap and nothing else.
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