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(Arvell) Reese is a projection at this point as an EDGE after playing off-the-ball LB last year in Columbus. Reese is a freak athlete with rare athleticism, strength, size, and speed to be an instant impact player in the NFL.

The 2026 NFL Draft will be one of the fastest and most talented group of athletes to enter the NFL in decades, if not ever. Specifically, the WRs, TEs, OLT, OG, OC, EDGEs, IDL, LBs, CBs, and Safeties are loaded with plug and play starters that should be ready to contribute from day one in the NFL. The two positions loaded with the most top end talent are EDGE and OT who combined should account for 16-20 of the first 32 picks next month.

There are athletic freaks and then there are athletic FREAKS like Sonny Styles, the LB out of Ohio State. Actually no, that’s not quite right. There has never been an athletic performance in the two decades plus of televised Combines like the one put on in Indianapolis Thursday night by the Buckeyes LB. Styles measured in at 6050 / 244 lbs / 32.7” Arms / 80.7” Wingspan, just extraordinary size for an off-the-ball LB. Then Styles hit the Lucas Oil Stadium turf and blew the doo

One of the most talented group of LBs in the NFL Scouting Combine’s history will descend on Indianapolis on Thursday and a number of them have something to prove. Several of these prospects played like first-round draft picks last fall but are unlikely to be selected that high in April. LBs are undervalued in today’s NFL and it does not appear that most of these prospects have the combination of desired measureables and elite athleticism to warrant a first-round pick.

The Big Board 100 is a direct reflection of the strengths and weaknesses of the 2026 NFL Draft class. WR is the most represented position on this Big Board with 14 prospects listed, which indicates the wide array of talent available at the WR position. The best talent of this draft is along the offensive and defensive lines where 38 of the 100 prospects listed are either OTs, IOL (OG and OC), EDGEs, or IDL.