Josh Downs or Trevor Lawrence: who to draft first
Both players' board rank, position rank, draft pick and bye, measured across live 2026 drafts.
Updated Aug 28, 2026 at 1:47 PM ET
The board takes Josh Downs first, 2 spots ahead of Trevor Lawrence. That crosses a tier break, tier 9 to tier 2, so the board order is the tiebreak rather than roster need. On the clock? Take Josh Downs. If your WR room is full and you need a QB, Trevor Lawrence is one line down.
Josh Downs
WR42 · IND · bye 13
- Overall rank
- 91
- Draft pick
- 8.05 (ADP 88.6 overall)
- Tier
- 9
Trevor Lawrence
QB11 · JAX · bye 7
- Overall rank
- 93
- Draft pick
- 8.08 (ADP 91.6 overall)
- Tier
- 2
The gap
- Spots apart on the board2
- Pick difference3.0 picks of ADP
- Tierstier 9 and tier 2
- Board size283 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. Where the round.pick form is shown it assumes a 12-team league.
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