2026 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings

Mendoza is a polished pocket architect who beats you with anticipation, ball placement, and an almost preternatural understanding of where the open man will be before the window even opens. His back-shoulder throw is arguably the best in this draft class, and his red-zone efficiency — 27 touchdowns ...

A 6-4, 241-pound hybrid destroyer who plays like he's been shot out of a cannon on every snap. Reese is the rare linebacker prospect who can legitimately set the edge against NFL tackles, then flip to off-ball and pursue sideline-to-sideline with closing speed that makes veteran backs flinch. The pa...

Bailey is the class's most violent get-off artist — a twitched-up, 251-pound missile who puts offensive tackles in recovery mode before they can get their hands up. He wins the snap, eats ground with a dip/rip and flattens to the quarterback with rare closing speed, complementing his speed rush with...

Mauigoa is a human wrecking ball at the point of attack — a 329-pound mauler with devastating hand punch timing, elite anchor, and a nasty disposition that will reshape a team's run game from Day 1. His power in both phases is NFL-ready right now, but the shorter arms (33 1/4 inches, 18th percentile...

Bain is a compact wrecking ball who wins with leverage, violence, and a motor that never quits — the kind of defender who makes you feel him on every snap even when the stat sheet is quiet. He's not a classic speed-to-power edge archetype; he's a power-to-everything bully who ragdolls tight ends in ...

Love is a home-run threat masquerading as a three-down back — he has the 4.36 speed to score from anywhere on the field, the contact balance to bounce off linebackers at the second level, and the hands to line up in the slot and create matchup nightmares against slower defenders. His patience behind...

Styles is a defensive unicorn — a 6-5, 244-pound former safety who moves like a slot corner, hits like a linebacker, and just posted arguably the greatest combine workout by a linebacker in modern history. His coverage instincts are legitimate and his safety background gives him a feel for route con...

Downs is the quarterback of the secondary — a defensive coordinator on the field who processes faster than anyone in this class, communicates at an elite level, and consistently puts himself in position to disrupt. He won't blow you away with a 40 time or a vertical, but his instincts, physicality n...

Tate is a chess player at the position — a route technician who manipulates defenders with tempo, pacing, and leverage at every level of the field. He doesn't win with explosive burst or twitchy athleticism; he wins because he always knows where he is, where the soft spot is, and how to get there be...

Fano is a run-blocking savant who moves with the fluidity and body control of a tight end, delivering technically pristine blocks from snap to whistle in zone, power, and pull concepts alike. His ability to reach, climb, and seal at the second level is genuinely elite — the best pure run-blocking ta...

Delane is the best pure cover corner in this class — a technician who smothers receivers at the line and smothers them again at the catch point. His fluid hips, elite route recognition, and competitive temperament let him erase half the field without safety help, as evidenced by zero touchdowns and ...

Lemon is a technician from the slot who wins with route precision, spatial intelligence, and hands that border on elite — three drops on 175 targets over two seasons is as clean as it gets. He plays with a running back's build and a linebacker's temperament, punishing defenders after the catch with ...

Freeling is the kind of tackle who makes you bet on the future rather than the present — a 6-7 frame with near-perfect combine athleticism and pass-protection instincts that already flash as NFL-caliber, but a run-blocking game that screams 'I need 18 more months.' His lateral agility and length mak...

Tyson is the most complete receiver in this draft class when the tape is rolling — a polished route technician who wins with craft, body control, and competitive fire at 6-2 and 203 pounds. He creates separation at all three levels through disciplined stems and explosive acceleration out of breaks, ...

McCoy is a ball-hawking boundary corner with elite instincts, high-end mirroring ability, and the kind of competitive fire that translates on Day 1. His 2024 Tennessee tape — particularly the Alabama game where he logged eight tackles and a ridiculous one-handed end-zone interception — shows a playe...

Vega Ioane is a phone-booth assassin — a guard who wants to put you in the dirt on every snap and has the lower-body strength, knee bend, and nasty temperament to do it. He anchors against power rushes like he's cemented to the field, and in the run game he creates displacement at the point of attac...

Sadiq is the most electric physical specimen at tight end in this draft — a 4.39/43.5-inch vertical freak who turns short catches into 20-yard chunk plays and punishes linebackers who draw the coverage assignment. He works all three levels as a receiver, finds soft spots in zone with natural feel, a...

Faulk is a throwback defensive end at 6-6 and 276 pounds who makes his living bullying people at the point of attack — his 62 run stops since 2023 lead all FBS edge defenders for a reason. He sets violent edges, locks out with devastating arm extension, and chases down plays with startling range for...

Woods is a violent, twitchy interior disruptor with a first step that puts guards on their heels before they can get set — the kind of explosive get-off that can't be coached. His best reps look like a future All-Pro 3-technique terrorizing the A and B gaps, but the five career sacks over three seas...

Terrell is the best ball-disruption corner in this draft class — a Peanut Tillman–style punch artist who has turned eight forced fumbles into a calling card, not a fluke. His hips are liquid, his zone eyes are exceptional, and he mirrors releases in press-man with the patience and footwork of a five...

Thieneman is a quarterback on the back end — the kind of safety who adjusts the secondary pre-snap, diagnoses route concepts in real time, and positions himself to take away throwing windows before the ball leaves the passer's hand. His instincts are legitimately elite, and his 4.35 speed gives him ...

Mesidor is the most technically refined pass rusher in this class — a hand-combat savant who strings swipes, cross chops, and euro steps into devastating rush sequences that keep tackles guessing snap after snap. He wins with craft over flash, compensating for average bend and merely adequate play s...

Banks is a physical freak who moves like a player 50 pounds lighter — a 6-6, 327-pound interior disruptor with a 99th-percentile wingspan and first-step quickness that creates instant penetration from the three-tech spot. When he keeps his pads low and his hands timed, he is borderline unblockable, ...

Proctor is a physics experiment at left tackle — 352 pounds of mass that moves like it shouldn't, with a stonewall anchor and run-game violence that creates vertical displacement few college linemen can match. When he sinks his hips and locks on, the rep is over, and the Georgia tape (zero pressures...

Boston is a throwback boundary X receiver who wins with size, vice-grip hands, and elite competitive toughness at the catch point rather than separation speed. He's the best contested-catch weapon in this class — a 76.9% contested catch rate and a 1.2% drop rate in 2025 are ridiculous numbers — and ...

Lomu is an outrageously smooth mover at 6'6", 313 pounds who already protects the blind side like a five-year veteran — zero sacks allowed in 2025 across 357 pass blocking snaps, with hand timing, mirror ability, and stunt recognition that are rare for a redshirt sophomore. His pass protection ...

The quarterback of Georgia's defense for three years, Allen is the kind of linebacker who gets your unit lined up, fills the right gap, and wraps up every single time — and that reliability is his greatest weapon and his ultimate ceiling limiter. He's a downhill assassin against the run with an elit...

Howell is a twitchy, explosive edge rusher who terrorizes tackles with elite get-off, a signature spin move, and legitimate bend around the arc — the kind of pass-rush juice that translates to immediate third-down impact at the NFL level. The problem is everything else. At 6-2, 253 with historically...

McNeil-Warren is a throwback enforcer safety — the kind of player who changes the temperament of a secondary the moment he steps on the field. At 6-3+, 209 pounds, he plays with a controlled violence that produces absurd turnover numbers (nine career forced fumbles), and his zone coverage instincts ...

Concepcion is one of the most electric after-the-catch weapons in this draft class — a twitchy, sudden separator who turns five-yard completions into 25-yard gains with vision, burst, and fearless physicality that belies his 5-11 frame. He wins from the slot and the boundary with route-running nuanc...

Parker is a phone-booth mauler who wins with old-school violence — heavy hands, a devastating long-arm, and the kind of play strength that puts tackles on skates and makes tight ends irrelevant as blockers. His run defense is among the most NFL-ready in the class; he sets edges with authority and sh...

McDonald is a throwback nose tackle who erases interior run games with a level of violence and play strength that simply cannot be taught — offensive coordinators will scrap their ground plan by halftime when he's controlling the A-gaps. He resets the line of scrimmage on contact, stacks blocks with...

Simpson is a rhythm-based, process-driven passer who dissects zone coverages between the numbers as well as any quarterback in this class. His repeatable mechanics, quick feet-to-eyes synchronization, and willingness to make protection calls at the line flash a football IQ that belies his 15-start r...

Cooper is a slot bully who catches everything within his orbit and punishes defenders who try to bring him down in the open field — 27 forced missed tackles in 2025 tell you everything about his post-catch violence. His route tree is narrower than you'd like for a first-round receiver, leaning heavi...

Hood is a press-man bully who suffocates receivers at the line with length, jam strength, and elite diagnostic ability — his best football is played within ten yards of the LOS, and it shows up in both SEC film and Senior Bowl 1-on-1s. He's comfortable in Cover 2 flat responsibility and triggers dow...

Miller is the draft's ultimate iron man — 54 consecutive starts, nearly 3,800 snaps, and a pass protection floor that most Day 2 tackles can only dream of. He's technically refined in pass pro with quick, proactive hands that latch and control rushers, and his 9.94 RAS confirms the elite athletic pr...

Iheanachor is a rare physical specimen at offensive tackle — a 6'6", 321-pound former basketball and soccer player who didn't touch a football until 2021 and somehow already looks the part of a future NFL starter. His movement skills are absurd for his size, with a kick slide that eats up speed...

Cisse is an athletic marvel at cornerback — explosive, fluid, and twitchy enough to stay hip-to-hip with any receiver in man coverage, but his processing and discipline haven't caught up to the body yet. He wins with elite closing speed, loose hips that swivel effortlessly, and a willingness to pres...

Young is a phone-booth mauler who wins with old-school power, length, and a nasty disposition rather than explosive athleticism off the edge. His bull rush is already NFL-ready — he gets under pads, locks out 33-inch arms, and walks tackles into the quarterback's lap — and his run defense is legitim...

Hunter is a throwback run-stuffing nose tackle who physically overwhelms interior linemen at the point of attack and commands double teams like a toll booth in the A-gap. His power is legitimate — he resets the line of scrimmage, absorbs combo blocks, and keeps linebackers clean with a brand of viol...

Pregnon is a phone-booth mauler who buries defenders through the whistle and sets the tone for the entire offensive line with his physicality. His anchor is among the best in the class, and when he locks onto you in the run game, the rep is over — he displaces defenders with torque through his hips ...

Hill is the type of linebacker defensive coordinators draw up blitz packages around — a sideline-to-sideline missile with legitimate pass rush juice off the edge and through the A-gap who terrorized SEC offenses for three straight years. His instincts against the run are genuinely elite, diagnosing ...

Thomas is a one-speed, hair-on-fire pass rusher who terrorizes offensive tackles with an explosive first step and violent speed-to-power conversion that belies his 249-pound frame. He bends the arc at absurd angles, keeps his feet churning through contact, and turns into a fourth-quarter assassin wh...

Johnson is the kind of corner who makes you forget he played in the Mountain West — his zone coverage instincts, route-combination processing, and ball production would be elite at any level. He baits quarterbacks into tight-window throws with deceptive eye discipline, then closes with verified 4.40...

Bisontis is a people-mover who generates violent displacement in the run game with explosive hip torque and a nasty competitive streak — when he latches on and drives, defenders simply go backwards. His feet are special for a 315-pound guard, giving him scheme versatility as a puller, zone climber, ...

Built like a fire hydrant with arms, Miller is the rare interior defender who can control the point of attack against anyone — he resets the line of scrimmage with cinder-block hands and a relentless motor that won't quit. His run defense translates Day 1 to any NFL scheme, and at 21 years old with ...

Stowers is a quarterback convert playing wide receiver in a tight end's body — a route-running savant with a QB's feel for coverage voids who put up the most receiving yards among all FBS tight ends in 2025 and won the Mackey Award doing it. He devours zone coverage with tempo changes, hesitation mo...

Rodriguez is the rare linebacker whose football IQ is so high it functionally adds half a step to his speed — he's arriving at the spot before the ball does because he diagnosed the play two beats earlier than everyone else. The turnover production is not a fluke: 13 forced fumbles and 6 interceptio...

Brazzell is a rare frame-speed combination — 6-4 with 4.37 jets — who can take the top off any defense on any snap and force safeties to cheat deep before the ball is even snapped. He's a more complete route runner than the typical Tennessee speed merchant, showing surprising hip fluidity and break-...

Price is a one-cut detonator — a patient zone runner who presses the line, reads his blocks, and then explodes through the crease with legitimate home-run speed that showed up on kick returns (37.5 YPR, two touchdowns) more than anywhere else in 2025. He runs with a low center of gravity and outstan...

Ponds is the kind of corner who makes you throw the size chart in the trash — a 5-8 technician with elite ball production, a 43.5-inch vertical, and the competitive fire of a player who's been proving doubters wrong since he was the No. 1,966 recruit in his class. His zone instincts and eye discipli...

Built like a pulling guard who moonlights as a receiver, Bell is a physical mismatch nightmare who turns five-yard hitches into twenty-five-yard gains with his punishing contact balance and build-up speed at 6-2, 222 pounds. His game lives on crossers, deep overs, and vertical shots where he can cat...

Dunker is a throwback mauler who will set the tone in a run-first offense from Day 1 — the kind of lineman who makes defensive linemen hate coming to work. His run blocking is violent and technically sound, with elite leg drive, grip strength, and a nasty finishing mentality that generates consisten...

Branch is a human joystick — an electrifying slot weapon who turns tunnel screens and three-step concepts into house calls with the best open-field elusiveness in this draft class. His 4.35 speed and absurd stop-start ability (80% of his career yardage came after the catch) make him a nightmare for ...

Golday is a physical specimen at 6-4, 240 with a 9.84 RAS score who is still learning how to play linebacker after converting from the edge at FCS Central Arkansas. He's a legitimate enforcer against the run — PFF's 90.6 run defense grade tells the story of a guy who fills gaps with violence and set...

Abney is a sticky, competitive coverage technician who wins with mirroring ability, route recognition, and relentless physicality at the catch point rather than elite speed or length. He is scheme-dependent — his best football will come in zone-heavy or pattern-match defenses where his processing, s...

Throwback boundary receiver who wins the old-fashioned way — by being bigger, stronger, and more physical than whoever lines up across from him. Fields is a legitimate 50/50 ball winner with elite deep-ball tracking skills, a wide catch radius, and enough physicality after the catch to make defender...

Bernard is a football-smart, alignment-versatile chain-mover who wins between the numbers with polished route-running, reliable hands, and a competitive toughness you can't teach. He's at his best with the ball in his hands — generating YAC through contact balance and running back vision rather than...

Jacas is a throwback power rusher who collapses the pocket with a devastating bull rush and a relentless motor — he'll chase plays down from the backside like his jersey's on fire. His wrestling background gives him an innate feel for leverage and hand placement that most EDGEs spend years trying to...

Lawrence is a late-blooming, technique-forward edge rusher who wins with an advanced hand repertoire and legitimate NFL bend — not freaky athletic twitch, but polished craft that belies his relative inexperience as a two-year starter. When he times his get-off, he's fast up the arc with dangerous sh...

Power-first edge rusher who collapses pockets with a relentless bull rush and the functional strength to walk tackles into the quarterback's lap. Moore's speed-to-power conversion is among the best in this class, and his Senior Bowl week confirmed it translates against legitimate competition — he ra...

Old-school enforcer safety with a modern ballhawk's instincts — Haulcy processes the field like a 10-year vet and arrives at the catch point with violence and timing that can't be taught. His 10 career interceptions aren't flukes; they're the product of top-shelf pattern recognition, quarterback eye...

Scott is a nickel weapon, not a traditional cornerback — and that distinction is what makes him both scheme-specific and potentially very valuable to the right team. He wreaks havoc at and behind the line of scrimmage with blitzing timing, downhill physicality, and instincts that allow him to jump r...

Trotter is an absolute wrecking ball between the tackles — a throwback, downhill thumper who processes run schemes like he's reading the play call from the huddle and then detonates ball carriers at the point of attack. His combination of explosive hand pop, instinctive gap discipline, and violent f...

Lew is the prototype of the modern movement center — a savvy, quick-footed pivot who reads pressure like a ten-year vet and slides into position before the rush even develops. His sophomore tape against Georgia is the best individual game from any center in this class, showcasing elite lateral quick...

Dennis-Sutton is the definition of a tools-over-tape edge rusher — a 6-foot-6 freak who posted a 9.93 RAS at the combine yet plays on film like a power-oriented two-down end who wins through effort and hand placement rather than explosive athleticism. His run defense is NFL-ready right now: heavy ha...

Sarratt is a quarterback's security blanket — a physical, savvy possession receiver who finds soft spots in zone, wins contested catches in the red zone, and makes the clutch grab when it matters most. His route craft is refined at the intermediate level, using tempo manipulation and hip fakes to se...

Williams is a route-running technician who wins from the slot with tempo manipulation, hip fluidity, and an instinctive feel for finding soft spots in zone coverage — the kind of receiver who makes a quarterback's life easy on third-and-seven. He's not going to take the top off a defense or body a c...

Washington is a throwback power back with a modern twist — 223 pounds of verified 4.33 speed who hammers downhill through inside zone and gap concepts and then simply outruns pursuit when he hits daylight. His one-cut decisiveness and north-south burst through the A and B gaps are legitimate NFL tra...

Big Citrus is a throwback nose tackle — a 325-pound wrecking ball whose entire value proposition starts and ends at the point of attack. He shocks blockers on contact with genuinely violent hands and an explosive first step that has no business existing at his size, and when he sits in his gaps, off...

Tiernan is a surgeon in pass protection — patient in his sets, technically precise with his hands, and eerily composed against speed and power alike. He's built his game on intelligence and leverage rather than overwhelming physical tools, and it's worked: an 84.3 PFF pass blocking grade in the Big ...

Halton is a twitchy, undersized three-technique who lives in the backfield on passing downs — his explosive first step and relentless motor create interior pressure that forces guards into emergency mode before they can establish their set. He dominated the Senior Bowl with a sequence game that incl...

Old-school mauler who plays with a phone-booth nastiness that NFL line coaches can't teach — Rutledge wants to bury defenders and frequently does, driving them into the dirt on combination blocks and second-level arrivals. His pulling ability is best-in-class for this draft, and a 9.62 RAS confirmed...

Ramsey is a cerebral safety who processes route combinations and quarterback intent faster than almost anyone in this class — his eyes are his best trait and they'll translate immediately to a split-safety scheme. From two-high looks he reads like a savant, triggering downhill on screens and shallow...

Height is a twitched-up speed rusher whose explosive first step and dip-and-rip flexibility make him an immediate third-down weapon at the NFL level — the kind of edge who can rack up 7-8 sacks in a sub-package role without ever sniffing a full-time starter's snap count. His pass-rush toolkit is dee...

Igbinosun is an enforcer on the boundary — a long, physical press corner who jams receivers off their stems, squeezes sideline throws, and fills the run game like a linebacker. His 2025 tape showed a dramatically different player from the penalty machine he was in 2024, with cleaner technique, bette...

Klare is the kind of tight end modern offensive coordinators dream about scheming up — a fluid, crafty route runner who separates like a big slot and punishes zone coverage with advanced feel for soft spots. His route tree is legitimately ahead of his peers at the position, with the ability to sell ...

Nussmeier is a rhythm-and-timing pocket passer who operates with the command and pre-snap savvy of a coach's son raised on NFL film. When the offense is humming and he's on schedule, the ball placement over the middle of the field is elite — he layers throws over linebackers with anticipation that's...

The walk-on-to-all-conference trajectory tells you everything about what Hecht brings to an NFL locker room: he's smarter than the guy across from him, he's more disciplined, and he's going to be in the right spot every single snap. His technique is genuinely elite for a center prospect — inside han...

Long, rangy centerfield safety who can keep a lid on coverage from a single-high alignment and has a nose for the football when it's in the air. Wheatley's ball skills and route recognition make him a legitimate playmaker in zone, but his game falls apart in man coverage — stiff hips, late counters,...

Jackson is a human eclipse at nose tackle — 6'5", 315 pounds with 35-inch arms, 11-inch hands, and an 86-inch wingspan that makes him one of the most physically imposing interior defenders in this draft class. When he plays with leverage and gets his hands on you first, it's over: he swallows g...

Neal is a long-limbed, physical boundary corner who imposes his will at the line of scrimmage and plays the run like a safety. His length disrupts timing at the catch point and he swings contested balls in the defense's favor with well-timed hand strikes, giving him legitimate ball production upside...

Overton is a five-star pedigree player still searching for a five-star game. He's built like an interior defensive lineman — thick, compact, powerful — but moves like an edge rusher when asked to flow laterally or pursue on the backside. His bull rush is NFL-ready right now and he sets the edge agai...

Josephs is the kind of speed rusher who makes you lean forward in your chair on every snap — an absurd first step paired with 34.25-inch arms and an 82-inch wingspan that lets him tag tackles before they're out of their set. When the runway is clear and he can let it rip from a wide-9, he's legitima...

Muhammad is a disciplined, zone-savvy boundary corner who wins with technique, route recognition, and fluid hips rather than elite physical tools. He quietly erases his side of the field — QBs stopped testing him regularly during his time at Texas — but the lack of splash plays and only three career...

Stukes is a big-bodied zone dog who processes route combinations from depth like a second-year pro — his eyes go to the quarterback, he reads the concept, and he triggers downhill with the urgency of a guy who knows the ball is coming before the receiver does. The walk-on-to-All-American arc is real...

Johnson is a quick-twitch, vision-first runner whose patience at the line and ability to slither through the tightest creases made him the most productive back in the Big Ten in 2025. He's a legitimate three-down weapon as a receiver — 46 catches with reliable hands and the footwork to line up in th...

Smith is a long, fluid centerfield safety with borderline elite coverage instincts and the kind of movement skills you expect from a cornerback, not a 6-2 safety. He erases throwing windows from the deep half, processes route combinations at a high level, and owns a 42.5-inch vertical that validated...

Louis is a see-ball, get-ball missile in coverage who plays the game at a different speed than most linebackers — his closing burst, route recognition, and ball skills project him as an immediate sub-package weapon who can match tight ends and slot receivers across the formation. The Senior Bowl and...

Slaughter is the draft's smartest center prospect — a savant-level pre-snap processor who sees the game faster than his body can always execute it. His pass protection is legitimately NFL-ready, anchoring against SEC power rushers and diagnosing stunts with a composure that belies his frame, but the...

The most technically polished center in the class and it shows up on every snap — compact jump sets that erase rush lanes, plus second-level speed that arrives before linebackers can react. Jones is a pure zone-scheme center whose feet and processing mitigate a frame that would otherwise be disquali...

Big-bodied boundary receiver who wins at the catch point like a bully and stretches the field with deceptive build-up speed. Hurst is the best deep-ball tracker in this class — his ability to locate, adjust, and high-point the football downfield is genuinely special, and he converts 50-50 balls at a...

Bell is a twitchy, high-production slot receiver who wins with tempo manipulation, route craft, and legitimate burst through the short and intermediate levels. He led the FBS in threat rate and was PFF's highest-graded slot receiver in 2025 — the production is real, even if UConn's competition level...

Rivers is a junkyard dog nickel prospect who sees the game three steps ahead of most cornerbacks in this class. His zone processing and route recognition are legitimately elite — he reads quarterback eyes, uncovers route concepts before the ball is out, and puts himself in position to make plays tha...

Crownover is a human eclipse at right tackle — 6-7, 335 pounds with 35.5-inch arms and a former tight end's movement skills packed into a frame that simply erases defenders in the run game. He is a legitimate road-grader who generates displacement at the point of attack and can hinge, seal, and reac...

Coleman is a bowling ball in cleats — a 5-8, 220-pound wrecking crew who turns first contact into a suggestion rather than a stop sign. His vision between the tackles is advanced enough that he averaged 5.5 YPC for his career behind a Washington offensive line that PFF ranked 105th in run-blocking, ...

Lee is a long, physical boundary corner who wins with technique and competitive fire in man coverage — he mirrors receivers with patient feet, uses his 32.75-inch arms to disrupt timing at the line, and rides routes into the sideline like a seasoned pro. But the tape tells two different stories depe...

Trigg is a matchup weapon masquerading as a tight end — a 6-4, 240-pound flex piece with the longest wingspan ever measured at the position at the combine and the route-running nuance to get open against every coverage type. He wins on seams and crossers with deceptive tempo changes, sinks his hips ...

Allar is the ultimate physical prototype at quarterback — 6-foot-5, 228 pounds with arguably the strongest arm in the 2026 class and the ability to drive the ball into tight windows at every level. When his feet are set and the pocket is clean, he can look like a franchise passer, layering throws ov...

Thompson is a human afterburner — 4.26 at the combine, SEC receiving yards leader, and seven of his ten career touchdowns went for 42-plus yards. He lives in the vertical plane, torching corners with track-caliber acceleration and an over-the-shoulder tracking ability that makes deep balls look rout...

Kilgore is a Swiss Army knife in the secondary — a big nickel/safety hybrid who logged 1,382 career snaps in the slot, 541 in the box, and 238 at free safety, and produced eight career interceptions across the SEC. The physical toolkit is legitimate: a 9.97 RAS at 210 pounds with a 4.40 forty and po...

Clark is a ball-hawking safety in a cornerback's frame who makes his money reading the quarterback's eyes and triggering on routes with uncanny anticipation — 15 career interceptions don't happen by accident. He fits best as a split-safety or robber in Cover 2/Cover 4 looks where his instincts and c...

Compact, twitchy slot weapon who generates separation with blistering acceleration and stop-start quickness rather than a polished route tree. Burks is at his most dangerous in manufactured-touch situations — screens, jet sweeps, spacing concepts — where his elite burst and surprising contact balanc...

Lawson is the quarterback of whatever defense he's on — a two-time Alabama captain with a green-dot brain and the communication chops NFL coordinators covet. He's at his best triggering downhill with a clean read, using length and lateral agility to slip blocks and arrive at the ball with short-area...

Moore is a long, rangy boundary corner with rare dimensions (6-3, 198, 31.6" arms) who wins with positioning, football IQ, and ball skills rather than elite physical tools or physicality. When healthy in 2025, he showed he belongs in the SEC — locking down his assignment against Texas and picki...

Everette is the maddening kind of prospect — prototypical NFL size, 4.38 speed, hip fluidity, and press technique that screams early-round corner, but four years at Georgia never produced a dominant season to match the tools. He disrupts at the line of scrimmage with a legitimate jam and can stay in...

Lane is the most divisive receiver in the 2026 class — a 6-4 catch-point savant who turns 50/50 balls into layups but has never cracked 800 yards in a season. His game lives at the high point, where his 40-inch vertical, 32⅝-inch arms, and natural body control let him play above the rim like nobody ...

Singleton is a physical freak trapped inside a one-speed running style — elite long speed and power at 220 pounds, but a frustrating lack of lateral creativity and vision that turns him into a feast-or-famine proposition. When Penn State gave him a clean crease in 2024, he looked like a future first...

Allen is the kind of back who won't wow you with any single trait but will quietly grind a defense into dust by the fourth quarter. His vision, patience, and contact balance form a cohesive skill package that produces consistent 4-to-5-yard chunks on early downs — exactly the kind of back that keeps...

Parker is one of the most technically refined offensive linemen in this class — his hand placement is surgical, his feet are quiet and efficient, and he processes pressure packages like a 10-year vet. The problem is that his 32 7/8-inch arms and 6-4 3/4 frame put a hard ceiling on his viability at t...

Barber is a mauling zone-scheme run blocker who can climb to the second level and seal with the best of this tackle class — his PFF run block grade of 90.0 (2nd nationally) isn't a mirage. The problem is everything on the other side of the ball. His pass protection is a tale of two players: patient ...

Old-school Y tight end who will earn his paycheck as an extra blocker on the line of scrimmage before he ever wins a rep in the route tree. Roush is the best pure drive blocker at the tight end position in this class — he plays with legitimate leverage, consistent hand placement, and a nasty finishi...

Farmer is a tone-setting mauler who plays with a nasty disposition and legitimate knockout power at the point of attack — when he locks onto you in the run game, the play is over. His elite arm length (34 3/4 inches) and stout anchor give him a reliable floor in pass protection, but inconsistent tec...

Tacario Davis is a physical anomaly at cornerback — 6-4 with 33-inch arms, 4.41 speed, and the hip fluidity to stay in phase on vertical routes in a way that players his size simply aren't supposed to. He dominates from press alignment on the boundary, slamming catch windows shut with his length and...

Long-striding vertical weapon with a rare size-speed combination that makes him one of the most physically gifted receivers in the 2026 class — his 4.34 forty and 41.5-inch vert at 6-3, 204 put him in historically elite athletic territory. When Lance gets behind you, it's over — he's a legitimate de...

Keenan is the human cinder block in the middle of your defense — a squat, 332-pound nose tackle who eats double teams for breakfast and keeps linebackers running free to the football. His run defense is genuinely elite between the guards, anchoring with a wide base and violent hands that make ball c...

The Godfather is a human cinder block — a 340-pound wrecking ball who plays with a low center of gravity, violent hands, and the kind of raw power that makes centers feel every snap in their chest. At his best (see: 2022's nation-leading PFF grade), Corleone swallows running lanes whole, commands do...

World is a physical marvel at 6-8, 318 pounds who moves like a man four inches shorter — a former basketball player whose lateral agility and foot speed jump off the screen when he mirrors speed rushers or climbs to the second level. The tools are legitimately tantalizing: jarring hands, an explosiv...

Carson Beck is the most experienced, most accomplished, and most maddening quarterback in this draft class. He processes pre-snap like a ten-year vet, dissects zone coverage in the short-to-intermediate window with timing and touch that few in this class can match, and his 37-6 career record as a st...

Durant is one of those interior linemen whose first step makes you hit rewind on every snap — the get-off is genuinely rare for the position, and he converts that burst into real disruption when one-gapped and let loose. But at 6-1, 290 with 31 7/8-inch arms, there's a hard ceiling on what he can do...

A former five-star recruit who looks like Tarzan but has played like Jane for four college seasons. Lucas has all the physical ingredients — 6-5, 267 with 33-inch arms and legitimate short-area quickness — but the tape is a frustrating loop of tantalizing flashes buried in long stretches of invisibi...

The most technically refined pass protector in the class, Zuhn wins with independent hand strikes, snappy short-area quickness, and a football IQ that lets him diagnose stunts and blitzes before they develop. He posted the highest PFF pass-blocking grade in the history of their grading system, and t...

Schrauth is one of the cleanest pass protectors in this guard class — technically advanced with textbook hand placement, a patient set, and an anchor that neutralizes bull rushes cold. His 82.7 PFF pass blocking grade in 2025 validates what Jeremiah saw on the USC tape: a guard who keeps the pocket ...

Joly is a converted wide receiver who still plays the tight end position with a wideout's hands, route craft, and competitive temperament at the catch point. He's at his best working out of the slot or flexed off the line in 12-personnel, where his stutter-step releases, zone recognition, and body c...

The most physically gifted quarterback in the 2026 class — possibly any class this decade — Green is a 6-foot-6, 227-pound freak athlete who shattered Anthony Richardson's combine records and runs a 4.36 forty. His arm can push the ball to every level of the field, and his rushing ability (2,400+ ca...

Perkins is a weaponized chaos agent — a heat-seeking missile with rare closing speed and pass-rush violence who can wreck game plans when aimed downhill. The problem is everything else. He can't hold the point of attack against NFL-caliber blockers, his coverage instincts are inconsistent enough to ...

Crawford is the draft's most intriguing 'what if' at EDGE — a basketball convert with only five years of organized football under his belt who somehow posted a top-7 PFF pass rush productivity score among all draft-eligible edges. He wins off the snap with a legitimately explosive first step and eno...

Stephens is a phone-booth mauler in the run game who will latch onto your 3-technique and steer him out of the gap like he owes money. Iowa's zone-heavy scheme was tailor-made for his skill set, and the elite PFF pass-blocking numbers (zero sacks allowed) speak to his technique and competitive tough...

Technically polished tackle-to-guard convert who made a living mauling Mountain West defenders behind a square base and punishing grip strength. Casey's run blocking is his meal ticket — he drives his legs through the whistle, creates vertical displacement, and finishes with a nastiness that NFL run...

Proctor is a twitchy, undersized interior penetrator who wins with a lightning first step and a deep bag of pass rush moves that have no business coming from a Southland Conference defensive tackle. His two-sack demolition of LSU's offensive line and dominant Shrine Bowl week against Power Four bloc...

Long, twitchy boundary corner out of the FCS who lit up the combine with historically rare athletic testing — 9.97 RAS, 42-inch vert, 4.41 forty — and has legitimate ball-hawking instincts, evidenced by 35 career passes defended at Stephen F. Austin. The tape shows a physically gifted defender who a...

Harris is a true planet-theory nose tackle — a 6'8", 330-pound monolith who eats space, swallows running lanes, and forces offenses to account for him with double teams just to keep him from clogging the middle. When he plays with low pad level and gets his length deployed, he can walk guards i...

Taaffe is the human thermostat of any secondary he plays in — the Texas defense literally fell apart without him directing traffic during his two-game absence in 2025. He is a coverage-first free safety whose elite route recognition, pre-snap communication, and zone discipline produce back-to-back P...

York is a football savant trapped in a slot cornerback's body — a 5-11, 226-pound MIKE linebacker who processes at an elite level, commands the defense pre-snap, and covers like a safety in zone. His 90.8 PFF coverage grade as a junior confirms what the tape shows: he reads route concepts, closes on...

Royer is a zone-killer who weaponizes football IQ and soft hands to find soft spots underneath and punish defenses after the catch — he averaged over 10 yards of RAC per reception in 2025 and dropped just two passes in his entire college career. He manipulates linebackers with head fakes and speed v...

Shelton is the prototypical zone-scheme left tackle prospect — fluid hips, basketball-player feet, and the lateral quickness to reach any spot on the field before the defender expects him there. His pass sets are patient and technically sound, with above-average hand timing and a snatch technique th...

Delp is a formation-flexible tight end whose calling card is blocking effort, seam-threatening speed, and pro-style readiness — not the receiving production his Georgia stat line would suggest. He played four years in one of the most crowded TE rooms in college football behind Brock Bowers and Darne...

Brailsford is a twitched-up, undersized center who wins with quickness, leverage, and a junkyard-dog mentality rather than brute force. He's at his best in wide-zone concepts where he can fire off the snap, seal defenders laterally, and climb to the second level — his ability to reach landmarks in s...

Endries is the kind of tight end a quarterback falls in love with — always in the right spot, rarely drops the ball, and understands zone windows like a 10-year vet. His route-running is crisp in the short-to-intermediate game and he's eliminated the concentration drops that plagued his freshman yea...

Barham is a linebacker-turned-edge convert who plays like a heat-seeking missile — relentless physicality, legitimate speed-to-power conversion, and football IQ that belies his half-season of experience at the position. He destroys screens and run plays with pre-snap recognition that most raw edge r...

McClellan is a big-bodied, scheme-versatile interior defender who wins early in the rep with a surprisingly quick first step for a 315-pound man and finishes with heavy hands at the point of attack. His run defense is legit — he holds gaps, stacks and sheds single blocks, and pursues with a motor th...

Four schools in four years and Coleman produced at every single one — that adaptability is his calling card and it translates directly to an NFL locker room. He's a pure slot operator who wins with quick-twitch releases, soft hands, and an innate feel for finding soft spots in zone coverage, convert...

A mountain of a man who ragdolls centers and bullies guards on early downs, Capehart is the rare 313-pound interior defender who ran a 4.85 forty and posted a 9.97 RAS — the kind of physical specimen that makes scouts drool and coaches dream. His run defense is violent and immediate: a heavy initial...

Payton is a physical freak at the quarterback position — 232 pounds with a 40-inch vert and 4.56 speed — who throws left-handed with genuine arm talent and flashes of downfield precision that will make QB coaches salivate. The problem is everything that comes before the throw: a looping release, a w...

Bowry is a toolsy, explosive mover at left tackle who wins with natural kick-slide quickness and legitimate grip strength — once he latches, the rep is over. His movement skills scream zone-blocking fit, and his combine testing validated the film-based athleticism that had scouts buzzing throughout ...

Twitched-up change-of-pace weapon with legitimate home-run speed and the kind of lateral creativity that can turn nothing into six on any snap. Claiborne's 4.37 combine speed and 23.71 mph top speed validate what you see on film — he erases angles and wins corners like a sprinter, because he literal...

Masses is a savvy, instinct-driven corner whose zone coverage feel and ball production are legitimately Day 2-caliber traits trapped inside a Day 3 frame. He reads quarterback eyes like a safety, triggers downhill with elite anticipation to undercut routes, and weaponizes 33-inch arms at the catch p...

Old-school blocking tight end with a finisher's mentality who will plant defenders on the ground at the second level and earn a roster spot on Day 1 with his run-game physicality and special teams value. Boerkircher's receiving flashes at the Senior Bowl — crisp stems, contested grabs through contac...

Virgil is a long-limbed boundary receiver who makes his money threatening defenses vertically and tracking the deep ball with plus body control — when he has a step, there's no catching him. He ran a broader route tree at Texas Tech than he did at Miami (OH), and his Senior Bowl week validated that ...

Elarms-Orr is a high-motor downhill thumper who will hunt the ball with bad intentions on early downs and wreak havoc as a sub-package blitzer — his background as a former edge rusher gives him genuine rush instincts that most off-ball linebackers simply don't have. The athleticism tested off the ch...

Fisher is the classic 'coaches will love him, scouts will question him' linebacker — a defensive quarterback whose processing speed and pre-snap recognition let him play faster than his 4.7 timed speed suggests. He commanded Indiana's green-dot defense through a perfect 16-0 national championship ru...

A mauler in close quarters who wins with mass, grip strength, and a nasty demeanor at the point of attack. Davis uses his 335 pounds to stonewall rushers once he latches on, and his run-blocking gets downhill in a hurry when he can fire out of his stance on first-step assignments. The problem is eve...

A DT-to-OT convert who brings wrecking-ball physicality and surprising technical polish for a player with only four years on the offensive side of the ball. Fa'amoe is at his best in the run game — his explosive second-level climbs and finishing mentality as a drive blocker make him a mauler in gap ...

Bell is a skyscraper in cleats — a 6'9", 346-pound left tackle who weaponizes absurd length and vice-grip hands to smother speed rushers before they ever turn the corner. His pass protection production at Miami was genuinely elite (zero sacks, 83.5 PFF pass-block grade in 2025), and he was argu...

Reed-Adams is a mauling, phone-booth guard who will flatten whatever is directly in front of him — the problem is everything that isn't directly in front of him. His raw power and violent finishing mentality in the run game are legitimate NFL-starter traits, and the 85.9 PFF run-blocking grade he po...

Benny is the definition of a lunch-pail interior lineman — he won't wow you with splash plays, but he'll be in the right gap every single snap, do the dirty work of clogging lanes, and let his teammates clean up behind him. His run defense is legitimately good, anchored by excellent gap discipline, ...

Old-school, throwback defensive end who wins with motor, physicality, and gap discipline rather than explosive athleticism or a deep pass-rush toolkit. Curry sets a hard edge in the run game, anchors at the point of attack, and gets after the quarterback with effort and timing — but the tape-to-prod...

Cameron is a bowling-ball possession receiver who catches everything in his radius and punishes defensive backs who try to arm-tackle him after the catch. He wins contested catches at an above-average rate thanks to strong hands, late-pluck timing, and a 223-pound frame that bullies slot corners and...

Converted safety with a walk-on's motor and a center fielder's coordination who has out-produced his athletic profile at every turn. Boettcher's instincts and coverage awareness are legitimate — he diagnoses quickly, reads quarterback eyes in zone, and has enough fluidity from his DB background to h...

Wagner is a long, technically aware right tackle who wins with length management and hand placement rather than brute force — and that's both his calling card and his ceiling limiter. His 34.5-inch arms let him control rushers' chests and wall them off the pocket, and he showed marked improvement fr...

Moore is a zone-coverage savant who reads quarterbacks' eyes like a veteran poker player, baiting throws underneath before breaking on the ball with anticipatory instincts that produced six interceptions in Indiana's championship season. His former life as a JUCO wide receiver shows up in his ball s...

A freak-athlete dart throw who puts up combine numbers that look like they belong in a video game — 4.31 forty, 42-inch vert, perfect 10.0 RAS at 6-5, 216 — but whose game tape tells a far more complicated story. Caldwell is a legitimate vertical threat who can run by any corner in the country on a ...

Coogan is the kind of lineman OL coaches fall in love with on the whiteboard — technically polished, mentally sharp, and experienced at both guard and center in gap and zone concepts. He wins with timing, hand placement, and an ability to diagnose stunts pre-snap that belies his athletic limitations...

Klein is the ultimate projection bet at tight end — a 6-6, 248-pound former German soccer player whose raw athletic tools flash on seam routes and vertical shots but whose football résumé remains startlingly thin at just 38 career catches. The blocking is where he earns his paycheck right now: stron...

A 6-6, 245-pound seam stretcher out of Notre Dame's Tight End U pipeline who wins on length, ball tracking, and the kind of stride-length speed that looks slow until it's not. Raridon went 8-for-8 on targets of 20+ yards in 2025 and posted a 9.66 RAS at the combine, validating the athletic profile s...

Old-school thumper who plays with his hair on fire and punishes everything that moves between the tackles. Elliott is a heat-seeking missile against the run — elite balance through contact, violent closing speed, and an instinctive trigger that puts him in the backfield before linemen can climb to t...

Payne is a long-limbed coverage safety with a size-speed profile that makes NFL coordinators drool — 6-3 with verified 4.40 jets and 33¾-inch arms that smother catch windows against tight ends and big slot receivers. His best football comes in zone coverage rotations and single-high, where he can ra...

Daniels is the kind of possession receiver who makes you wonder if craft can overcome athleticism at the next level. His route running is genuinely advanced — he manipulates stems, uses his hips to sell fakes, and consistently wins at the top of breaks with quickness rather than speed. The hands are...

Klubnik is a rhythm-based touch passer with a legitimately elite release — the ball comes out quick, clean, and catchable at all three levels when the offense is operating on schedule. He's at his best off play-action and RPO concepts where the reads are simplified and he can attack the voids create...

Tucker is a late-blooming speed rusher whose 2025 film practically vibrates off the screen — the first step fires like a coiled spring, and once he bends the arc, tackles are watching him disappear into the backfield. The three-sack demolition of Michigan State's first-team All-Big Ten tackle and th...

Burton is a developmental zone-scheme center whose elite movement skills and outstanding combine showing create a compelling projection despite inconsistent college tape. He's at his best working in space — climbing to the second level, pulling on power, and using his quick feet to stay squared up a...

Craft-and-compete boundary receiver who wins with route discipline, contested-catch physicality, and a blue-collar blocking mentality that offensive coordinators will love. Stribling eats cushion with long strides and sells vertical routes to set up his bread-and-butter intermediate game — curls, co...

Long-strider with legitimate deep-shot ability who can take a short catch and turn it into a 40-yard gain — 560 YAC and 27 missed tackles forced in 2025 confirm the after-the-catch juice is real. At 6-3 and 205, McAlister has the frame to play outside and the acceleration to stress defensive backs v...

Llewellyn is a long-levered, high-effort edge rusher whose filthy spin move and explosive first step can generate legit NFL pressure on passing downs. The problem is everything else — his pad level stays elevated, his anchor against the run is borderline non-existent, and once tackles adjust to the ...

Dixon is a self-made corner whose JUCO-to-Power 4 journey tells you everything about his competitive makeup, but the tape tells a more complicated story. He's sticky in press with fluid hips and enough length to disrupt at the catch point, and he showed the ability to shadow opponents' best receiver...

Prysock is a rare physical specimen at cornerback — 6-3, 196 pounds with 33 1/8-inch arms and the hip fluidity of a player four inches shorter. He disrupts at the catch point like few corners can, using his enormous wingspan to crowd throwing windows and bat away passes, but the ball-hawking instinc...

McGowan is a throwback power back who sees it, trusts it, and hits it — his processing speed between the tackles is genuinely impressive, and he runs angry like a man who had football taken away and refuses to let it happen again. His best work comes on gap runs where he can attack downhill with vio...

Former five-star recruit with legitimate track speed (10.25 100m) who looks the part at 6-1, 194 with plus length, but has never been able to consistently put it together on the field across four college seasons. Jackson is at his best in press-man, where his physicality, hip fluidity, and long spee...

Law is a twitched-up, compact slot weapon who wins with explosive short-area burst and a willingness to do the dirty work that most receivers with his speed refuse to touch. He's a jet sweep menace, a kick return threat, and a physical blocker who can bury defensive backs — but his route tree is sha...

Wright is a throwback mauler who will bury defenders at the point of attack and make you feel every one of his 348 pounds on gap and power concepts. When Auburn ran duo or pin-pull, he was devastating — burying defenders on doubles, pancaking at the second level, and finishing with genuine nastiness...

Allen is a twitchy, instinctive slot weapon who wins with deception, release variety, and an advanced understanding of leverage — not with size or physicality. He destroys man coverage from the slot with a jolt-heavy route-running style and easy hip sinkage out of breaks, which translated emphatical...

Black is a no-frills, between-the-tackles grinder who wins with patience, low pad level, and a willingness to punish defenders at the point of attack. He lets blocks develop with veteran discipline, slips through tight creases, and finishes runs falling forward — the kind of back who converts third-...

A long-limbed, high-motor pass rusher who wins with length and a quick first step off the edge but desperately needs to add strength and develop a counter-move arsenal to survive at the NFL level. Anthony flashes the bend and get-off to collapse the pocket — his three-sack demolition of No. 11 Illin...

A late-blooming, JUCO-transfer tight end who turned one real season of production into legitimate draft buzz with zero drops on 76 targets and a knack for sitting in zone windows and making himself available. Bentley won't scare anyone with his athleticism or create separation against NFL man covera...

Randall is one of the most fascinating developmental gambles in this RB class — a 6-3, 232-pound former wide receiver who only played running back for one season and still managed to produce 13 touchdowns at Clemson. The receiving background is real; he runs routes like a wideout, finds soft spots i...

Koziol is a throwback possession tight end built like a power forward who wins on the margins — contested catches, zone soft spots, and red-zone back-shoulder fades where his 6-foot-7 frame makes him virtually uncoverable. He's not going to run away from anyone (4.70 combine 40), and his route tree ...

Sapp is a bull-in-a-china-shop run defender who brings legitimate play strength and violent hands to the point of attack — he'll stonewall tight ends and collapse the C-gap against zone runs from Day 1. But that's where the exciting part of the scouting report ends. His pass-rush ceiling is capped b...

Taylor is a compact, patient zone runner who maximizes every crease with outstanding contact balance and a low center of gravity that makes him a nightmare to square up at the second level. He proved he could produce against Power Four competition after years of FCS obscurity, leading the ACC in rus...

Swiss Army knife from Navy's Wing-T who defies positional classification — part third-down back, part slot receiver, part kick returner, all football player. Heidenreich's hands are his calling card, catching everything thrown his way with a career 3% drop rate and elite body control that showed up ...

Kamara is a technician who makes a living embarrassing tackles with a pass-rush toolkit that is deeper than his frame suggests — his swipe-rip combo and speed-to-power conversion are legitimately advanced, and at 6-1, 265, he gets under pads in ways longer rushers can only dream of. The production i...

Twitchy, undersized edge rusher with legitimate get-off and ankle flexion that allows him to flatten around the arc like a player 20 pounds heavier. Moore's pass-rush toolkit is deeper than scouts initially expected — he chains long-arms, cross-chops, ghost rushes, and a devastating spin move, and h...

A self-made prospect who climbed from Cal Poly walk-on to Alabama starter, Cuevas brings the kind of do-everything reliability that keeps him on the field in the NFL as a TE2 or TE3 from Day One. He's a polished route runner who finds soft spots in zone coverage with savvy spatial awareness, owns so...

Robertson is a gunslinger in every sense — a 6-4, 220-pound frame with a live arm that rips fastballs into tight windows, but a baseball background that bleeds into inconsistent lower-body mechanics and a tendency to let balls sail when his feet aren't set. He navigates the pocket with natural feel ...

Wright is a tantalizing mismatch weapon who covers ground like a big receiver and produces big plays despite being criminally undertargeted in Lane Kiffin's spread attack. His long speed creates vertical problems that most tight ends simply cannot replicate, and his 10.1 yards after catch — best amo...

Converted linebacker who grew into a reliable interior anchor across three years as a starter in the SEC trenches. Eason wins with leverage and functional play strength, sitting down in his gap and refusing to get moved off his spot by single blocks — a trait that translates directly to early-down r...

Thomas is a downhill enforcer with legitimate ball skills who made a national name for himself during Miami's CFP run. He's wired to trigger forward — whether as a robber undercutting routes, a blitzer off the edge, or a box defender stacking up the run — and delivers violent hits that set a tone fo...

A converted quarterback who reads route concepts like he's still calling them from the other side of the ball, Fitzgerald is the most productive ballhawk in this safety class — 16 career interceptions across three programs don't happen by accident. He sits in zone with uncommon patience, lets plays ...

Feisty, instinct-driven nickel corner who reads quarterbacks' eyes like a seasoned veteran and triggers on routes before receivers declare their stems. Canady's competitive fire and coverage IQ — evidenced by a top-10 PFF cornerback grade and a 39.4 passer rating allowed — are legitimately impressiv...

Campbell is a bowling ball in a phone booth — a thick, powerful guard who mauls defenders at the point of attack and creates genuine movement in the run game when blocking downhill. His anchor is legit and his pad level is naturally low, which lets him neutralize power rushers despite being slightly...

Gill-Howard is a twitchy, undersized interior disruptor whose explosive first step and wrestling-trained leverage let him knife through gaps before guards can get their hands on him. He profiles as a penetrating 3-technique in one-gap schemes — the kind of interior sparkplug who generates negative p...

Roberts is a phone-booth mauler with freakish weight-room strength — a 525-lb bench, 805-lb squat, 415-lb power clean — who bulldozes defenders at the point of attack and racks up pancakes in bunches when his pad level is right. The problem is that his pad level often isn't right: he lunges, bends a...

Barton is the platonic ideal of a modern sub-package linebacker — a 6-5, 233-pound chess piece who covers ground like a safety and carries tight ends in man coverage like few off-ball linebackers in this class can. His ball skills are legitimate, with five career interceptions including two pick-six...

Moss is a decisive, downhill runner who hits the hole with urgency and punishes arm tacklers — the kind of back who wears on defenses in the fourth quarter. His vision and patience between the tackles are legit, and when healthy in 2024 he was one of the most efficient runners in the SEC at 6.3 yard...

Regis is a compact, low-center-of-gravity nose tackle who makes his living as a gap-plugger and block-eater in the middle of the defensive line. His motor is relentless — he chases runners sideline to sideline with uncommon urgency for a 310-pound interior defender, and his ability to bat passes at ...

Barrett is a classic old-school nose tackle — a 320-pound block-eater who wins with anchor and slow power rather than explosiveness or twitch. He controls run gaps with physicality and impressive strength at the point of attack, absorbing double-teams and creating congestion in the middle that lets ...

Lorenzo Styles Jr. is a straight-line speed merchant who ran himself onto NFL radar with a historic 4.27 combine 40 — the fastest by a safety since 2003. The former Notre Dame wide receiver has only played defensive back for two seasons, and it shows: the instincts and ball production simply aren't ...

Hutchins is a late-developing, undersized edge rusher who plays with a relentless motor and a nasty streak that belies his 233-pound frame. His Senior Bowl performance — three TFLs and a sack while leading the American defense — was a legitimate stock-boosting moment, but the tape across two seasons...

Twitchy, quick-footed slot weapon who wins with precision route running, short-area burst, and an innate ability to find soft spots in zone coverage. Anderson's 2024 breakout (61 catches, 884 yards as LSU's leading receiver) showed a fearless chain-mover who delivered on clutch downs — 16 catches on...

Gulbin is an old-school, phone-booth mauler who wins with sheer brute strength and an immovable anchor rather than any kind of athletic edge. His pass protection numbers were borderline untouchable in his one season at center — two sacks allowed across 400+ pass-blocking snaps — and when he locks hi...

A basketball-to-football conversion project with a tantalizing ceiling and a paper-thin football resume. Montgomery's basketball instincts translate directly to his release package and contested-catch ability — he wins at the catch point like a power forward boxing out on the glass, and his body con...

Eric Gentry is a true unicorn — a 6-7, 221-pound linebacker with an 86-inch wingspan who moves like he's two inches shorter and twenty pounds lighter. He is devastatingly effective in zone coverage, where those absurd limbs erase passing lanes and his anticipation allows him to roam sideline-to-side...

Nowakowski is a throwback — a former walk-on linebacker who remade himself into the most important unheralded piece of a national championship offense. He is an absolute tone-setter as a blocker, with the technique, leverage, and competitive will to bury defenders on run plays and hold up in pass pr...

Big, physical press corner with legitimate NFL size and length who spent one year as a full-time starter and made it count with First-Team All-MAC honors and a Shrine Bowl that flashed his raw tools. Fuller's calling card is his ability to disrupt releases at the line with his 6-1, 201-pound frame, ...

Barion Brown is a track-speed flyer who makes defenses honest with his ability to take the top off on any snap, but four years of college film have yet to produce consistent evidence he can win as a full-time NFL receiver. His route tree remains limited to verticals, crossers, and schemed touches — ...

Altmyer is the quintessential QB2 prospect — a cerebral, rhythm-based passer who maximizes average physical tools through elite processing, quick release, and an uncommon competitive toughness. He manipulates defenders with his eyes, delivers catchable balls on timing routes, and has led three conse...

Reiger is a classic late-round developmental edge with explosive athletic traits that leap off the testing sheet and flash on film in short bursts. His get-off is legitimate — he wins the timing battle against tackles consistently, and when he bends the corner clean, the quarterback doesn't see him ...

Former linebacker turned safety who uses his 6-4 frame and physicality to patrol the middle of the field like a human roadblock. Wisniewski is a tone-setter against the run who fills alleys, delivers pop at the point of contact, and led all Texas Tech defensive backs in tackles — but deep coverage a...

A former basketball player who didn't pick up a football until his senior year of high school, Gyllenborg is one of the most fascinating developmental bets in this class — a 6-foot-6 vertical seam-stretcher with legitimate sub-4.65 speed who can stack defenders and run away from linebackers at the s...

Short-armed, high-IQ interior lineman who wins with grip strength, low pad level, and an ornery competitive streak rather than physical gifts. Carmona is a phone-booth brawler who latches onto defenders and dies slowly on combo blocks, and his processing of stunts and line games is ahead of most Day...

Eastern is a long-armed, high-effort interior lineman who wins with quickness off the snap and relentless pursuit more than with refined technique or overwhelming power. He controls his gap, muddies running lanes, and plays with enough energy to be a disruptive run defender from a nose or shade alig...

Cooper is a massive, phone-booth mauler at 6-6, 345 pounds who uses his length and functional play-strength to stall defenders at the point of attack early in reps. He's a legitimate road-grader in a downhill run scheme, bulldozing gaps with his upper-body power and violent hands. But mediocre movem...

Nwaiwu is a phone-booth brawler at guard whose vice-like grip and rooted base let him absolutely wall off bull rushers — the 91.6 PFF pass-blocking grade in the SEC is not a fluke. His processing speed compensates for marginal lateral agility, allowing him to play faster than he tests, and his willi...

Henry is a lightning-in-a-bottle change-of-pace back whose vision in zone concepts and breakaway home-run speed are legitimate NFL traits — the 177-yard explosion against Texas A&M wasn't a mirage against soft competition, it was real juice against real athletes. His lateral agility and ability ...

The FBS all-time leader in forced fumbles, Murdock is an old-school, two-down thumper whose ball-disruption skills are legitimately elite and technique-driven — not a product of circumstance. He reads run fits quickly, fills gaps with physicality, and finishes tackles with violence, but his athletic...

Heinecke is a point-and-shoot missile who plays with relentless downhill aggression and an infectious motor, but his toolbox is narrower than his production suggests. The former lacrosse-player-turned-walk-on earned Second-Team All-SEC honors in his only real season of defensive snaps, flashing legi...

Bond is the quintessential 'last man on the 53' slot receiver — a fearless chain-mover with a low drop rate and savvy zone-coverage reads who will frustrate defenses with his reliability on third down. He operates almost exclusively in the short-to-intermediate window, finding soft spots in zone wit...

Kelly is a chaos agent off the edge who stacks sacks like a part-time pass rusher because that is essentially what he is — a linebacker with plus blitz ability and closing speed who earns his keep as a third-down weapon more than a three-down defender. His 15 sacks in two BYU seasons and a 9.83 RAS ...

Trost is the ultimate late-bloomer story — a four-school journeyman who posted the best PFF grade of any offensive lineman in America during his final college season at Missouri. The run-blocking tape in the SEC is legitimately impressive: he fires off the ball with violent hands and plays with a co...

Onyedim is a long-armed, alignment-versatile defensive lineman who wins with length, active hands, and a relentless motor rather than elite explosiveness. He spent four years as a 5-tech in Iowa State's 3-3-5 before transitioning to a 3-tech role at Texas A&M, where he posted career-best numbers...

Electric change-of-pace weapon who doubles as a legitimate receiving threat and a dynamic punt returner — Reid gives you three paths to the 53-man roster on day one. His short-area quickness and elusiveness in space are genuinely special; he forces missed tackles at a rate that belies his 5-foot-6, ...

Rivers is a speed-first vertical threat whose 4.35 wheels and explosive release off the line force defensive backs to respect the deep ball every snap. His route tree is more developed than you'd expect from a speed-only archetype — he wins with tempo changes at the stem and has the body control to ...

Five-star pedigree finally showed up in his senior year, but the tape tells you Nwankpa is a box safety who happens to have free safety tools. When he triggers downhill, he's a heat-seeking missile — violent strikes, pursuit that closes lanes, and the willingness to take on blocks at the second leve...

Logan Fano is a big, physical edge defender who wins with effort, strength at the point of attack, and a blue-collar run defense profile that NFL coaches can plug into early-down packages immediately. He's the guy who sets the edge, takes on fullbacks and tight ends without flinching, and occasional...

Hall is Iowa's latest Phil Parker-developed defensive back: technically disciplined, physically fearless, and utterly committed to the run game in a way that few cornerbacks are. His run defense grades in elite territory for any position, and he didn't miss a single tackle in 2025 — that's how he ea...

Stroman is a heat-seeking missile in the box — a downhill enforcer who fills alleys with violence and triggers on the run faster than most safeties in this class. He'll erase tight ends crossing underneath and blow up screens, but ask him to play the deep half and you'll see a player fighting his ow...

Compact, low-to-the-ground thumper who runs behind his pads and punishes linebackers in the hole — the kind of back who makes his money on second-and-short when the chains need to move. Miller's jump-cut ability and synchronized footwork let him navigate condensed spaces between the tackles, and he ...

Wetjen is the most electric return man to enter the draft since Devin Hester — a generational special teams weapon who set PFF's all-time punt return grade record (95.5) and rewrote Big Ten return history. The offensive receiver projection is the swing variable: he barely played WR at Iowa (23 caree...

A walk-on-to-SEC-starter conversion story with legitimate twitch and rare lower-body explosion, but the tape still screams developmental project with a compressed defensive timeline. Gumbs wins in the run game with leverage, physicality, and assignment soundness — he anchors the edge, spills runs in...

Spears-Jennings is a downhill enforcer who brings legitimate violence in run support — the kind of safety who makes running backs feel him before they see him. His 4.32 combine 40 was a revelation, confirming that his closing speed on tape is backed by rare straight-line juice at 205 pounds. But cov...

Big-bodied possession receiver who wins with size, positioning, and route savvy rather than explosive athleticism. Roberts uses his 6-3, 209-pound frame to box out defenders and makes tough contested grabs through contact — he's a legitimate combat-catch threat at the intermediate level and in the r...

Pavia is a walking contradiction — a Heisman finalist with a UDFA projection, an undersized brawler who beat Alabama twice and still can't convince scouts he belongs in the league. He's a legitimate dual-threat playmaker in the short-to-intermediate passing game and a punishing runner who will lower...

Jefferson is a modern WILL linebacker who wins with pursuit speed, instincts, and an oversized motor stuffed into an undersized frame. He closes on ball carriers and underneath routes with legitimate burst, and his 88th-percentile tackle rate reflects a player who finishes when he arrives. The probl...

Long, fluid perimeter target who wins with length, ball tracking, and a deceptively full route tree rather than blazing separation speed. Douglas is a catch-radius merchant — his 6'3½" frame, 32½" arms, and 10⅛" hands make him a quarterback-friendly target on contested throws, red-zon...

Daniels is a fascinating contradiction — an electric dual-threat athlete with tantalizing arm elasticity who never put together enough consistent pocket production across six college seasons to overcome the noise. When he's running play-action, escaping the pocket, and uncorking off-platform darts, ...

Oversized swing-interior lineman who brings legitimate positional versatility and enough play strength to stick as a depth piece in a run-first system. Taylor's calling card is his anchor and punch technique in pass protection — he doesn't allow sacks and uses patient hands to stay square against se...

Willis is a technician at a position that rewards brains and hands over raw physical gifts — the kind of guard who wins his assignment in a zone scheme because he's always on time, always leveraged, always finishing. His snap-to-contact tempo and hand placement are NFL-ready right now, and his feel ...

A five-foot-eleven wrecking ball who plays with the pad level of a bowling ball and the first step of an edge rusher, Robinson is the most fascinating size-vs-skill case study in the 2026 class. He won the American Conference Defensive Player of the Year at Navy and earned First-Team All-American ho...

Pounds is a high-cut, long-limbed tackle whose best football is played with his hands — when he locks out his length and gets a grip on a defender, the rep is over. He flashed real upside in the CFP semifinal stonewalling Rueben Bain and Akheem Mesidor with knock-back power and grip strength, but th...

High-motor, undersized edge defender who lives in opponents' backfields and makes his money with relentless effort and quickness off the ball. Williams won't wow you with measurables — 6'3", 251 with 31 7/8" arms and a 4.89 forty — but he plays faster than he times and his motor never quit...

Payton is the definition of a tools-over-production edge rusher — a 6-foot-6 frame with arms that go on forever and enough twitch to flash elite bend around the arc, but a frustrating inability to consistently convert those traits into sack production. His 2025 transfer to LSU was supposed to be the...

Former corner who transitioned to safety and brought a coverage-first toolkit that is rare for the position — Huskey blankets tight ends and slot receivers with legitimate man-coverage ability from the deep half. His ball skills popped at the Shrine Bowl where he was named All-Practice Team, and his...

Young is the kind of receiver who makes you squint at the tape and see a starting NFL X-receiver trapped inside a career of bad breaks and bad decisions. At 6-5 and 220 with a verified 4.49 forty and the fastest gauntlet speed of any WR at the 2026 Combine, the physical package is undeniable — he wi...

Hemby is the quintessential 'no-nonsense committee back' — a patient, one-cut runner who processes blocks well and consistently takes what the scheme gives him, but rarely creates beyond it. His best NFL trait is his receiving ability: 129 career college receptions, natural hands, and route understa...

Rucci is a towering 6-foot-8 developmental right tackle with tantalizing physical dimensions and a late-blooming trajectory that screams patience play. After three wasted years at Wisconsin, he finally found his footing under Phil Trautwein at Penn State and put together an impressive 2024 CFP stret...

Burke is a long-limbed, high-effort power rusher who wins with brute strength and relentless motor rather than explosive athleticism. At 6-6, 269 with an 83-inch wingspan, he uses his length to keep blockers at bay, set the edge, and collapse the pocket with a speed-to-power conversion that moves ta...

Morris is a physically gifted mauler with freakish athletic testing who waited five years at Georgia to finally start — and when he did, he earned PFF All-SEC honors. The tools are tantalizing: a 9.98 RAS, 420-pound bench doubles, and enough movement skills to moonlight as a goal-line fullback. But ...

Fagnano is one of the most efficient college passers in America on paper but a limited physical projection at the NFL level. He's a timing-based distributor who protects the football with borderline obsessive discipline — one interception on 413 attempts is a historic clip — and processes defenses l...

Whittington is a lunch-pail runner who wins with patience, pad level, and a violent first step into the hole — not with speed or wiggle that'll make SportsCenter. He presses the line of scrimmage like a veteran, lets his blocks develop, and then hits a quick, decisive cut that his low center of grav...

Self-proclaimed 'Marshall Island' corner who thrives on the challenge of one-on-one matchups against opposing WR1s. Marshall's elite ball skills and competitive fire carried a middling NC State defense in 2025 — his shutdown performance against FSU's Duce Robinson (2 INTs, 6 PBU, 7.7 passer rating a...

Harkey is a big, nasty mauler who wants to bury people and plays every snap like he has a personal grudge. His run-blocking power and finishing mentality are legitimate — he'll pancake defenders and create vertical push on combo blocks at the point of attack. But the lack of hip fluidity, inconsiste...

Daniels is one of the most unique defensive chess pieces in this draft — a 6-5, 242-pound safety-turned-linebacker who thrived in Oklahoma's 'Cheetah' role, carrying receivers down the seam one snap and detonating ball carriers the next. His coverage instincts and safety-bred range are legitimate NF...

Kacmarek is a mauler at the point of attack — a block-first Y tight end who takes genuine pride in pancaking defensive ends and creating running lanes in 12-personnel packages. His Ohio State TE coach called him the best blocking tight end in the country, and the tape against Michigan's Derrick Moor...

Singleton is a long, physical box safety who brings legitimate size (6-3, 205, 32 7/8" arms) and explosive jumping ability to the table, but his NFL path runs through special teams and situational run support rather than starting safety. He sees zone coverages clearly and is assignment-sound wh...

Thomas is a human joystick whose 4.28 combine speed is the headliner on an otherwise thin WR resume. He spent most of his college career as a return specialist and gadget piece, and the receiving production (106 career catches, 11.4 YPC) never screamed featured wideout. But the ball skills showed up...

Former five-star recruit who took the scenic route to NFL draft relevance, finally putting it together with back-to-back productive seasons at Arkansas. Sorey is a smooth, rangy linebacker who covers ground effortlessly and has legitimate coverage instincts — he tracks the ball in the air like a saf...

Brockermeyer is a pedigree-rich, undersized center who plays bigger than his 297 pounds through exceptional leverage, intelligence, and sheer competitive fire. He won't wow you with measurables — he was the lightest O-lineman at the Senior Bowl — but he dominated one-on-one pass pro drills in Mobile...

Rolder is a thumping, downhill linebacker who plays like his hair is on fire — Daniel Jeremiah compared him to Evel Knievel for his fearlessness attacking anything that moves. His elite missed-tackle rate (4.9% over two seasons, top-10 nationally among Power 4 LBs) and run-defense instincts are NFL-...

A late-blooming, high-effort tight end who spent four invisible years at Michigan before reinventing himself at SMU, Hibner's calling card is his fluid athleticism and surprising route-running polish for a player with only two years of meaningful college production. He flashes legitimate seam-stretc...

Bredeson is the kind of player NFL coaches love — a selfless, physical lead blocker who makes everyone around him better and never shows up on the stat sheet. Michigan was nearly 50% more likely to score a touchdown when he was on the field, and he graded as the top run-blocking skill player in the ...

Villari is a Swiss Army knife tight end whose QB-to-TE conversion story is the headline, but whose underneath receiving reliability and competitive toughness are the real selling points. He wins as a check-down artist across the middle, getting open in the intermediate window against zone coverage a...

Ott is a maddening evaluation — a player whose 2022-2023 Cal tape shows a patient, explosive one-cut runner with legitimate three-down upside, but whose last two years of injuries, a baffling transfer to Oklahoma, and near-total disappearance from the field have torpedoed his draft stock to the UDFA...

Swiss-army-knife safety who thrived as the connective tissue of Indiana's national championship defense — the kind of player coaches love and draft analysts overlook. Boykin's elite run defense instincts and reliable tackling in space translate to an immediate special teams contributor with upside a...

Field-stretching deep threat whose game speed plays faster than his stopwatch, stacking corners on vertical routes with a deceptive burst that doesn't show up in a 4.54 forty. Anthony's 2024 tape is tantalizing — leading all Big Ten receivers in yards per target against man coverage, with only one d...

A late bloomer who spent three years developing behind Michigan's conveyor belt of NFL defensive ends before emerging as a productive rotational piece in 2024. Guy's pass-rush efficiency was impressive — elite PFF win rate in limited snaps — but his 2025 campaign as a full-time starter failed to bui...

Scrappy, undersized slot receiver who wins with craft over the middle, reliable hands, and legitimate open-field juice that makes him a dynamic punt returner. Beatty's quarterback background gives him processing speed and scheme understanding that separates him from generic athlete-conversions, and ...

Ball is a dependable, assignment-sound interior defender who does his best work eating blocks and freeing up linebackers — the type of nose tackle whose impact never shows up on a stat sheet. He has good initial quickness to shoot gaps on early downs and can anchor against single blocks as a two-gap...

Hilton is the ultimate what-if prospect in this class — a former blue-chip recruit with legitimate 4.41 speed, a 7-foot high jump, and the kind of explosive athleticism that stops scouts mid-conversation, but just 41 career receptions in five injury-plagued seasons at LSU to show for it. When he's o...

Sturdivant is the quintessential tools-over-production prospect — a 6-3, 207-pound former track star who just ran a 4.40 with a 39-inch vertical at the Combine and somehow still can't crack anyone's top-100 boards. The vertical speed and ball-tracking ability are legitimate, and his career 93.9 PFF ...

Pyburn is a blue-collar edge-setter who will never wow you with pass rush wins but will anchor a run defense and play with his hair on fire every single snap. At 6'4", 258 pounds with functional strength and legitimate length, he locks out blockers at the point of attack, sets a firm edge, and ...

Long-striding vertical threat who can run under deep balls and track them naturally over his shoulder, but there isn't much else in the toolbox right now. Brinson's route tree is limited to go-balls, posts, and occasional crossers — he wins when he gets behind coverage, but his underdeveloped releas...

Wallace is a vertically-oriented receiver with decent size and the acceleration to threaten safeties over the top, but his 4.54 combine 40 raises real questions about whether his college deep-ball production translates against NFL closing speed. He's most effective against zone coverage — finding so...

Former high school quarterback who converted to cornerback at Toledo and has only two full years of starting experience — and it shows in his upside-meets-rawness profile. Smith is a sticky, competitive man-coverage defender in the slot who thrives pressing at the line and uses quick feet to stay in...

Benson is a field-stretching vertical threat whose track-caliber speed warps coverage shells before he even breaks from the line. He tracks the deep ball beautifully, holds his top gear through the catch point, and showed surprising toughness working across the middle at Oregon — this isn't a one-tr...

Ceyair Wright is a long, fluid boundary corner with legitimate track speed who quietly anchored one of the nation's best pass defenses. He plays with instinctual route recognition and loose hips that allow him to mirror receivers through their breaks, and his 46.4% completion rate when targeted in 2...

Old-school, in-line blocking tight end who does the dirty work that modern offenses still desperately need but rarely draft with premium capital. Kitselman was a physical catalyst for Tennessee's SEC-best rushing attack across two seasons, displacing defenders at the point of attack with strong hand...

A blue-collar, between-the-tackles grinder who set FIU's single-season rushing record by doing the dirty work nobody else wanted. Owens runs with excellent pad level and contact balance, accelerating through first contact and churning out tough yards inside — but the lack of breakaway speed and late...

Maryland is an alignment-versatile pass catcher with explosive athleticism who can threaten seams and create mismatches from the slot, inline, or flexed wide. His 4.51 combine 40 — second-fastest among tight ends — validated the play speed scouts see on tape, and he attacks the catch point with auth...

Old-school phone booth mauler who wins with heavy hands and a low center of gravity at the point of attack, not with finesse or lateral agility. Barnett can dig out down linemen on angle-drive blocks and feeds off combo blocks in the run game, but his inability to sustain late in reps and marginal r...

Mahlman is a massive, Wisconsin-bred mauler who wins with sheer size and anchor strength in the run game, caving in defenders on down blocks and controlling the point of attack through the whistle. His 6-8 frame creates an enormous arc for rushers to navigate, and he handles bull rushes well enough ...

O'Neill is a technical, high-motor edge rusher who compensates for below-average NFL measurables with exceptional pass-rush IQ, cross-body rush technique, and alignment versatility spanning the 4i to 7-technique. He torched lower-level competition — 90.4 PFF grade at JMU, 13 sacks in the Sun Belt — ...

Gusta is the kind of high-effort, low-production interior defender that a good DL coach will love on the practice field and hate on the stat sheet. He brings genuine violence to his hands — his club-rip at the snap can stagger guards — and a motor that never shuts off, but 2.5 career sacks across 44...

Former five-star recruit with prototypical outside corner size at 6-2, 200 pounds and 33-inch arms whose Clemson career never matched the recruiting hype. Lukus wins in man coverage with his length and long speed — he can carry receivers vertically and mirror routes at the stem — but chronic shoulde...

Slone is a high-motor EDGE/LB tweener who makes his living on effort plays, physicality, and a willingness to hunt the ball carrier from sideline to sideline. The JACK role at NC State unlocked his versatility — he dropped into coverage, set the edge against the run, and flashed legitimate first-ste...

Dynamic return specialist first, developing receiver second — Marion is the kind of Swiss Army knife who can carve out a roster spot on Day 1 with his kick return ability alone, but the receiving chops are still catching up. His 2025 breakout at Miami showed legitimate big-play ability as a receiver...

A well-traveled SEC road grader with tackle-length arms and guard-sized mass who wins with positioning and active feet rather than explosive power. Braun's pass protection is his meal ticket — his 6-6 frame and 34-5/8 inch arms create an enormous surface area that's genuinely difficult to get around...

A four-year developmental project at South Carolina who finally put it together as a senior with eight sacks and third-team All-SEC honors, Thomas Jr. is a high-motor, undersized edge rusher who wins with quickness, leverage, and an active hand arsenal rather than length or power. He gets tackles le...

Oversized swing lineman who has made a five-year career out of doing the dirty work nobody else wants — 49 starts across three positions at UCLA, showing the kind of veteran savvy and positional awareness that masks genuine athletic limitations. DiGiorgio understands leverage and timing in pass prot...

Thompson is a throwback big man — a 6-6, 300-plus-pound defensive lineman who wins with length, leverage, and an unrelenting motor rather than any kind of explosive athleticism. He eats space against the run like few others in this class, absorbing double teams and holding his ground at the point of...

Long-levered edge setter with the longest arms measured among edge rushers at the 2026 combine and a motor that doesn't quit. Kelly wins with effort and length rather than explosive athleticism — his 4.91 40-yard dash was the slowest in his position group, which limits his upside as a pass rusher at...

Safety-turned-linebacker who brings a defensive back's instincts and coverage fluidity to the second level but lacks the size and explosiveness NFL teams covet at the position. Obiazor flies sideline to sideline and is a reliable, high-volume tackler — 302 career stops speak for themselves — but he'...

Williams is a projectable Will linebacker with legitimate sideline-to-sideline range, closing burst, and positional versatility — but the tape is a rollercoaster. When healthy and dialed in at Texas A&M in 2024, he flashed an 82.0 PFF run defense grade and real pass-rush pop from the second leve...

Former five-star recruit who never lived up to his billing at Clemson, bounced through UCF and Jacksonville State, and finally put together a steady if unspectacular season as a boundary corner at Northwestern. Davis has legitimate length and fluid movement skills that flash in press coverage, but a...

Voisin is a savvy, mature slot receiver who wins with precision route running and football IQ rather than explosive physical traits. He was the best receiver on the field during Day 3 of Senior Bowl practices — crisp feet, sharp breaks in the middle of the field, and zero fear catching in traffic — ...

Burke is a physical anomaly — a near-6'9, 325-pound mauler with 34-inch arms who can bury defenders in the run game when he gets his hands on them. His drive-blocking talent is legitimate, using surprisingly flexible hips and ankles for his frame to generate leverage at the point of attack and finis...

Key is a big-bodied boundary receiver who wins with football IQ, physicality at the catch point, and a surprising feel for exposing zone coverage over the intermediate area. At 6-3, 210, he absorbs contact like a man among boys in the college game and consistently converts contested-catch situations...

McRee is a smooth-moving, pass-catching tight end whose best trait is his ball skills — he high-points throws, wins contested-catch situations, and dropped just two passes across his five-year USC career. He can line up inline, in the slot, or as an H-back, and he's fearless going over the middle to...

A physical, downhill safety who earned his way from Division II Delta State to the SEC — and held his own against big-boy competition in a playoff-caliber Ole Miss defense. Williams is a throwback strong safety who will find the ball carrier and deliver contact, and his ball production (6 INTs over ...

Experienced three-year starter who processes blocks and play direction well enough to be a reliable second-level defender in zone-heavy schemes, but whose physical limitations cast serious doubt on NFL staying power. Bissainthe showed legitimate coverage instincts early in 2024 — his PFF coverage gr...

Former five-star recruit who never lived up to the high school hype through four college seasons but flashed enough tools in a breakout senior year at SMU to earn a Senior Bowl invite and Combine ticket. Hudson is a fluid, savvy route runner with excellent spatial awareness, soft hands, and an abili...

Dugger is a freakish physical specimen — a former Georgetown safety who added 40+ pounds and converted to off-ball linebacker at Louisiana without losing any of his coverage fluidity. At 6-5, 240 with nearly 35-inch arms and an 84-inch wingspan, he looks like a lab-built modern LB prototype, and the...

Former walk-on turned team captain who plays with a reckless, downhill mentality and a motor that never quits. Thomas is at his best as a box safety — flying into the run game, triggering on short zone concepts, and using his QB background to read eyes and jump underneath routes. The processing spee...

Old-school enforcer safety who plays with a reckless, downhill mentality that belies his 5-10 frame — Catalon hits like a player who doesn't know he's undersized. His best football is played near the line of scrimmage, where his trigger speed, functional strength, and QB-eye discipline make him a le...

A towering 6-5 frame with legitimate deep speed makes Thomas one of the more physically intriguing Day 3 receiver prospects in this class, even if the production never quite caught up to the tools. He was Georgia's third or fourth option in a crowded receiver room and never truly asserted himself as...

A former five-star running back recruit who converted to wide receiver at Alabama and finally got meaningful reps in his one season at Kansas, Henderson is a raw, toolsy vertical threat whose best football may still be ahead of him. The 4.44 speed is legitimate and shows up on film — he housed a 93-...

A patient, late-blooming receiving tight end who spent five years at TCU before emerging as a senior starter with functional route-running savvy and reliable hands in the short-to-intermediate game. Rogers wins with body positioning and subtle leverage on choice routes rather than explosive athletic...

Nwokobia is a throwback box safety who processes information faster than he moves — his elite pre-snap recognition and play diagnosis allow him to consistently arrive at the ball despite an athletic profile that screams 'backup.' He's a violent downhill thumper in run support and a savvy zone covera...

Pride is a twitchy, competitive slot corner prospect who plays with confident aggression and a nose for the football — four interceptions and 12 pass breakups across two SEC seasons at Missouri prove the ball production isn't a fluke. His 4.32 combine 40 was the fastest among all corners and blew th...

Wright is a cerebral, zone-first cornerback who processes the game like a coach's son — his route recognition, communication, and ability to pass off receivers in zone concepts are genuinely above average. But the athletic limitations are real: he lacks the short-area burst and closing speed to stic...

Quick-twitch slot weapon and dynamic return man whose lateral agility and RAC ability make him a legitimate headache for defenses in space — when the offense schemes touches for him. Lacy's running back roots show up every time the ball hits his hands; he transitions into a runner immediately and st...

Haynes King is the kind of prospect who makes you rethink what a late-round quarterback can be — a 4.46 runner with a track background, elite competitive fire, and a deep-ball arm that can stress defenses vertically, all wrapped in a frame that looks more like a skill-position athlete than a franchi...

A freak athlete masquerading as an offensive lineman, Cruz Jr. turned heads at the combine with a testing profile that ranked among the best guard prospects in history — but the tape doesn't match the testing. He's a fluid mover who flashes easy feet in pass sets and can reach the perimeter on scree...

Converted athlete with a fascinating trajectory — quarterback in high school, receiver in his first year at Arizona, nickel in 2023, and free safety by 2024 — Johnson's football intelligence and instincts have outpaced his positional refinement at every stop. He reads quarterbacks' eyes with uncommo...

A well-traveled college journeyman who finally got a full workload in year six and delivered a First-Team All-MAC campaign at Toledo. Trayanum is a bowling ball between the tackles — dense lower body, patient vision, and a willingness to fall forward on every carry — but this is a MAC-level producti...

Herron is a power-first interior projection whose NFL future lives between the guard spots, not on the edge. He delivers real pop on down blocks and double-teams and owns a firm inside hand that keeps rushers from crossing his face cleanly, but his feet betray him — tardy kickslides, disjointed timi...

Unije is a length-and-leverage tackle who wins reps early with excellent strike timing and a 35-inch arm span that keeps defenders at bay before they can get into his frame. When he latches, the rep is effectively over — his grip strength and aggressive torque are legitimately NFL-caliber tools for ...

Donaldson is a throwback goal-line hammer who converts short-yardage situations with his 6-2, 230-pound frame and punishing contact balance. He scored 40 career rushing touchdowns across four college seasons, and every coaching staff he played for trusted him inside the five — that's not an accident...

Morton is a quick-game operator with sneaky arm talent — his 61 mph combine velocity shocked evaluators and puts him in Josh Allen/Mahomes territory on the gun — but the arm strength doesn't consistently show up on tape where deep balls die on the vine. He's at his best on RPOs, mesh concepts, and h...

Dinkins is a blocking-specialist tight end who carries the Penn State 'Tight End U' pedigree but none of the receiving production that got Warren, Johnson, and Strange drafted ahead of him. His calling card is a physical, dominant presence at the point of attack — his own coaches called him the best...

Twitchy, undersized 3-technique with legitimate lateral agility — his best-in-class 20-yard shuttle at the combine confirmed what the tape flashes. Marshall wins early or not at all: he needs to fire off the snap and use his quickness to shoot gaps, because he doesn't have the mass or leverage to ho...

Baynes is a high-floor, low-ceiling interior lineman who wins with length, awareness, and controlled aggression rather than athletic traits. His 81.5-inch wingspan is rare for a guard and lets him keep interior rushers at bay in pass protection, where he's been consistently clean over two full years...

Built like a gadget weapon, Bell is at his best when the ball is put in his hands via manufactured touches — jet sweeps, quick hitches, and designed carries that let his late-route acceleration and tackle-breaking physicality take over. He's a legitimate chess piece who can line up at multiple posit...

Physical, patient runner who makes his living between the tackles by setting up blocks and cutting off contact with surprisingly nimble feet for a 220-pound frame. Faison's calling card is his contact balance and pad-level discipline — he drops and drives through defenders, consistently falls forwar...

Graves is a fascinating contradiction: one of the most productive interior pass rushers in the Big Ten over the last two years whose tape shows a player who still hasn't put it all together technically. The wrestling background gives him an edge in hand combat and initial contact, and his 85.9 PFF p...

A former walk-on wide receiver who converted to safety and used his offensive background to become one of the more instinctive ball-hawks in the Big Ten. Scott's route recognition and soft hands are legitimate — he anticipates breaks like a receiver and attacks the ball at its highest point, which i...

Guilbeau is a competitive, instinct-driven corner who built his reputation as a sticky nickel defender at Texas before transitioning to the boundary for his senior year — a move that exposed some of his physical limitations against bigger SEC receivers. He plays with real physicality at the line of ...

Dependable SEC safety who won't wow you with splash plays but brings the kind of steady, assignment-sound approach that keeps defensive coordinators sleeping at night. Smith is a converted quarterback who processes coverage concepts with above-average recognition — he reads QBs' eyes, triggers downh...

A basketball-convert-turned-offensive-lineman who oozes raw athleticism but is still catching up to the technical demands of the position after only six total years of football experience. Neal's movement skills are special — his OL coach at Iowa State called him the most athletic lineman he's ever ...

Long, physical boundary corner who wins at the line with press technique and uses 32 3/8-inch arms to disrupt releases and crowd receivers at the catch point. Allen is a man-coverage specialist with fluid enough footwork to mirror routes on the perimeter, but twitchier receivers can expose him when ...

Blue-collar Michigan guard who embodies the program's trench identity — physical, technically sound, and tough enough to grind through a five-year wait for his shot. El-Hadi is at his best as a run blocker, where he plays with nasty intentions and can wall off interior defenders and climb to the sec...

Fordham is the quintessential production-over-projection linebacker — he led all Power 4 linebackers in tackles during 2025, earned first-team All-ACC honors, and quarterbacked a defense as the MIKE, but his physical profile (6-1, 214–230 lbs) and modest athletic testing profile raise serious transl...

Austin Brown is a tools-over-tape safety whose elite Pro Day performance forced scouts to take a second look at a player who spent most of his Wisconsin career as a rotational piece. The physical profile is genuinely intriguing — a 43-inch vertical, 20 bench reps, and 4.47 speed at 215 pounds is an ...

Sharar is the kind of high-IQ, low-ceiling linebacker who keeps defensive coordinators up at night debating whether to draft him or sign him as a UDFA. He diagnoses fast, triggers downhill with authority, and racked up 12 TFLs in his lone year as a starter — but a 6-2, 231-pound frame and questions ...

Relentless effort-based edge rusher who carved out a productive five-year career in the Big Ten, climbing to fifth on Northwestern's all-time sack list with 20.5 career takedowns. Hubbard wins with motor, hand technique, and positional versatility — he can rush from two- and three-point stances and ...

Taylor is a physical specimen at cornerback — 6-3, 190 pounds with a 40-inch vertical, 11-foot-2 broad jump, and three appearances on Bruce Feldman's Freaks List. The Tariq Woolen comparisons are rooted in body type and raw explosiveness, but the on-field production has never caught up to the physic...

Production monster from the MAC who backed it up against Power Four tackles at the Shrine Bowl with a savvy spin move that showed legitimate pass-rush nuance. At 6-4, 260, Heldman has NFL size and a relentless motor — he led Central Michigan in sacks, TFLs, and QB hurries for multiple seasons and se...

High-motor FCS edge/linebacker hybrid who brings relentless effort and surprising positional versatility to every snap. Williams is at his best firing downhill into backfields — he posted double-digit TFL seasons and showed legitimate pass-rush quickness against higher-level competition at the East-...

Former Ohio State walk-on who found a home at Miami (OH) and absolutely erupted as a fifth-year senior, racking up 109 tackles, 10 TFLs, and 5 sacks while captaining a championship-caliber MAC defense. Kuwatch is a high-motor, downhill thumper at 6-4/232 with legitimate length for the position and t...

A D-II-to-ACC climber who earned rotational snaps on a Miami defense that reached the national championship game, Blay is a physical, technically sound interior defender whose best football may still be ahead of him. His calling card is run defense — he showed the ability to control the point of att...

A converted quarterback who has only been playing tight end since 2022, Sharp is a developmental projection whose NFL value lives in his alignment versatility, competitive toughness, and willingness to block. He's not going to win contested catches or run away from safeties downfield, but he underst...

Long, twitchy zone corner who turned the MEAC into his personal ball-hawking lab — 33 career pass breakups and 4 interceptions in just 25 games. Washington's instincts and trigger in zone coverage are legitimate, and his verified 21.33 mph top speed at the Shrine Bowl confirms the recovery burst you...

Old-school, between-the-tackles thumper who wins through sheer physicality and effort rather than creativity or athleticism. Bullock's dense 205-pound frame and elite contact balance let him fall forward for extra yardage on seemingly every carry, but his feet go quiet in space and he offers almost ...

Smith is a low-to-the-ground space-eater who wins with natural leverage and sheer mass at the point of attack. He's at his best when asked to two-gap, occupy blockers, and control the A-gaps against downhill run schemes — and he knows it, describing his own game as 'controlling the run, controlling ...

Wade is a light-footed, hyper-athletic guard who can move like a running back pulling across the formation — he's one of the best movers at the position in this class and finds second-level targets with natural radar. The problem is that he's undersized at 6'3" and lacks the play strength NFL d...

A Division II mauler with an enormous frame who earned his way to the Shrine Bowl as the only DII player on the roster — and held his own. Cooper's best path to an NFL roster is as a guard, where his functional strength, low pad level, and anchor can compensate for short arms (31 5/8 inches) and lim...

Wortham is a Swiss-army-knife skill player whose path to an NFL roster runs through the return game and jet-sweep concepts, not the wide receiver depth chart. At 5-8 and 182 pounds, he's an undersized slot/gadget piece with genuine open-field explosiveness, reliable hands, and the kind of versatilit...

Blue-collar guard who transferred from two FCS national championship teams at South Dakota State and immediately proved he could hold up in Big Ten trenches, not allowing a single sack or QB hit in 13 starts. Beerntsen wins with positional intelligence, functional strength at the point of attack, an...

Former five-star recruit with a prototypical NFL tackle frame at 6-6, 310 who never quite cashed in on the pedigree at Clemson. Leigh plays with a nasty edge and flashes real play strength — his punch disrupts rush plans and he showed the ability to match Jared Verse up the arc — but the footwork re...

West Weeks is the definition of a gritty, culture-first linebacker who scratched and clawed his way into a meaningful role during his final season at LSU. After four years as a backup and special teamer, he broke out as a full-time contributor in 2025, finishing third on the team with 76 tackles and...

Ball-hawking zone corner with elite instincts and a nose for the football — 10 interceptions over his final two college seasons aren't a fluke, they're a calling card. Moten's length (6'0"-6'1") and fluid hips allow him to shadow receivers in man looks, but his real money is reading the qu...

Harvey is a zone-coverage technician with legitimate ball skills and the football IQ to jump routes and make plays on the football — his 2024 San Jose State tape is compelling with four interceptions and an elite PFF coverage grade. The problem is everything else: undersized at 5-10/190, limited rec...

A massive, high-cut mauler whose sheer size and finishing power in the run game are impossible to ignore — when Onianwa gets his hands on you, it's over. But the tape tells two stories: a dominant road-grader against AAC competition at Rice who couldn't crack the rotation at Ohio State against Big T...

Harvey is a physical, competitive boundary corner who plays bigger than his measurables and brings a nasty streak that NFL defensive coordinators will appreciate. His best football shows up in run support — he triggers downhill with controlled aggression and wraps with authority — and in zone covera...

A two-year starter at strong safety who led Oregon State in tackles in consecutive seasons and served as a team captain, Thomas is a fill-the-box defender whose best work comes downhill against the run. He is a physical, high-effort player with good instincts to trigger against the run and solid eno...

A Missouri Valley FCS product who transferred up to Wisconsin and immediately became the Badgers' most reliable receiving weapon in an offense that couldn't settle on a quarterback. Mason wins with savvy route craft and dependable hands — he dropped just one pass across 1,077 career snaps at Missour...

Patterson is a well-traveled interior defensive lineman who made the long jump from Ivy League dominance to ACC competence — and that's both his calling card and his ceiling question. He's a high-effort, high-IQ defender who wins with play strength, hand usage, and relentless motor at the point of a...

A freakishly strong interior defender who treats every snap like a bar fight at the point of attack. Van den Berg is a true run-stuffing DT who anchors gaps, holds the point, and uses absurd functional strength — 675-pound squat, 450-pound bench — to ragdoll interior linemen in phone-booth battles. ...

Austin is a ball-hawking nickel corner whose instincts and timing at the catch point far exceed what his physical profile suggests. He racked up 25 career pass breakups across three programs, proving he can disrupt at every level of competition, and his six-PBU explosion game against Virginia showed...

A college left tackle who profiles as a potential guard convert at the next level, Adams is an experienced, steady blocker with three years of starting experience across two programs. He anchored the left side for an 11-2 Memphis team that fielded the nation's 12th-best scoring offense and allowed z...

Aguilar is a scheme-dependent pocket passer who thrived in Josh Heupel's tempo offense but faces serious questions about whether his production translates outside that system. The arm talent is legitimate — he can drive the ball downfield between the numbers with real zip, and his 90.6 PFF passing g...

Squat, powerful nose tackle who earns his keep by muddying the A-gaps and forcing double teams on early downs. Cleveland's heavy hands and natural anchor make him a plug-and-play run stuffer at the next level — when he gets his hands on you first, you're going backwards. The problem is what happens ...

M'ba is a physical curiosity more than a proven commodity — a 6-5½, 316-pound defensive lineman with 33⅝-inch arms, rare movement skills for his frame, and a life story that reads like a movie script. He broke out with five sacks at SMU in 2025 after years of unfulfilled potential at JUCO, Auburn, a...

Mobile zone-scheme center with 40+ career SEC starts and the footwork to execute reach blocks and climb to the second level as well as any pivot in this class. Tollison's lateral agility and spatial awareness in pass protection make him a scheme-specific weapon in Shanahan-tree outside zone systems,...

Versatile nickel/STAR defender who played a critical role in Tennessee's secondary after the Boo Carter departure, bringing physicality and eye discipline to the slot. McMurray is a willing tackler who sticks his face in there against the run and communicates well in coverage, but the Senior Bowl ex...

James-Newby is a late-blooming speed rusher whose elite bend and relentless motor made him one of the most productive pass rushers in all of college football — regardless of conference — posting a 93.0 PFF Pass Rush Grade with 74 total pressures in 2025. He wins almost exclusively on the edge with a...

A physical specimen who has never come close to matching his blue-chip recruiting pedigree with college production. Silver has the frame NFL scouts dream about at 6-4, 330-plus with a 7-foot-plus wingspan, but five college seasons across three programs produced just one career sack and a deeply unde...

Old-school, complete tight end whose calling card is his versatile blocking — he can set the edge in gap schemes, wall off front-side zone, and hold up on the perimeter, which is why BYU's coaching staff kept him on the field for every down. Ryan won't wow you with explosive athleticism or create se...

Tone-setting box safety who plays like he's trying to send someone to the shadow realm on every snap. Rowser's tackling volume is absurd — 251 career tackles across four seasons and three schools — and he fills run lanes with authority from a safety alignment. The versatility to line up at box, deep...

Brevard is a massive, old-school space-eater who makes his living anchoring against double teams and clogging interior gaps so linebackers can run free. At nearly 350 pounds with legitimate SEC experience, he can absorb blocks at the point of attack and force runners to bounce outside — but that's e...

A gritty, self-made SEC tackle whose career arc tells you more about his character than his physical ceiling. Williams has flashed legitimate pass-protection ability — his 90.9 PFF grade in 2024 Week 1 was the highest for any offensive lineman in the country — but injuries and a season where he lost...

Former wide receiver who transitioned to running back as a redshirt sophomore and immediately became Georgia Tech's most productive ball carrier in half a decade — but the 2025 tape tells a concerning story of regression. Haynes brings legitimate receiving chops out of the backfield, with natural ha...

Versatile interior lineman with the length, anchor, and motor to occupy blockers and eat up space in the middle of a defensive front. Hall is a run-stuffing two-gapper at his core — he holds the point, absorbs doubles, and keeps linebackers clean rather than making splash plays himself. His pass rus...

Long, physical corner with a proven track record of getting his hands on the football — 30 career passes defended across three programs tells you this isn't a fluke. Balfour's length at 6-1 and his multi-sport athleticism give him a real toolkit at the catch point, and coaches at both Charlotte and ...

A converted soccer goalkeeper from London who is still learning football fundamentals, Traore plays like a big slot receiver more than a traditional tight end — fluid in space, capable of beating linebackers vertically, and dangerous when he can turn short catches into chunk gains. His 233-pound fra...

Experienced, well-built defensive tackle who took a winding JUCO-to-Sun Belt-to-ACC path and put together a legitimate breakout season at SMU with 5.5 sacks and 7.0 TFL in 2025. Webb was a key cog in an SMU defensive line that ranked 17th nationally in sacks, contributing interior pressure alongside...

A downhill bully-ball runner who put up historically absurd numbers at the Division II level — 2,409 yards and 30 touchdowns in 12 games — Allen is the kind of prospect who forces you to ask whether the production is the player or the competition. At 6-2, 215, he has legitimate NFL size, and his pat...

System-dependent passer who thrives within structure — play-action, RPO concepts, and the quick game are his bread and butter, and he runs them with the poise of a four-year starter. Kaliakmanis has prototypical NFL size and delivers a catchable football at the short and intermediate levels, but the...

A long, physical outside corner who earned a starting job at Utah after transferring from the FCS level at UC Davis. Cotton's 6-2 frame and willingness to play press man are his calling cards, and he held up reasonably well in Morgan Scalley's man-heavy scheme — but one year of Power 4 tape with no ...

Versatile interior lineman who played guard, tackle, and center across four years at Hawaii and one at Arizona — the kind of Swiss Army knife that practice-squad-to-53 roster battles are made of. Decambra's pass blocking was his calling card at Arizona, consistently grading in the 70s on PFF with an...

Lemieux is the kind of small-school developmental interior lineman that slips through the cracks unless you pay attention to Senior Bowl week — and he made people pay attention. A tackle-to-center convert with legitimate upper-body strength and finishing violence in the run game, he creates movement...

Alexander is a hyper-productive Sun Belt pass rusher whose PFF grades scream louder than his draft stock. A 90.1 pass-rush grade and a 29.4% win rate — nearly five points clear of the next-best edge in the country during his breakout 2024 campaign — are numbers you simply cannot ignore, even at the ...

Gronowski is a throwback quarterback — a 235-pound winner with bruising rushing ability who carried Iowa's offense on his legs with 16 rushing touchdowns in 2025, tied for the Big Ten single-season record. He processes well in play-action concepts and delivers with enough arm talent to threaten inte...

A big-framed JUCO product who logged three years of SEC starting reps at right tackle and has the size teams covet in a developmental swing tackle. Miller is at his best in the run game, where he can generate movement at the point of attack and seal the edge when his pad level cooperates — his SEC O...

Williams is one of the most tantalizing athletic packages at offensive tackle in this cycle — a former basketball standout who moves like a man 40 pounds lighter, with an explosive kick step that creates immediate width and depth off the snap. The physical tools scream Day 2 upside, but the tape tel...

Strawn is a projectable guard prospect hiding behind a tackle label at Texas State — a smooth-footed, 6-6, 315-pound athlete who mirrors pass rushers with impressive tempo control and body positioning but whose guard-only arm length and high pad level in the run game cap his ceiling outside. His bes...

Thompson is a steady, technically sound interior lineman whose calling card is pass protection reliability — he didn't allow a sack over his final 18 games at Northwestern and posted elite PFF pass-blocking grades in the Big Ten before transferring to SEC-level competition at LSU. He plays with good...