DRAFT NEWS

The 2026 NFL Draft EDGE class is one of the better classes to enter the NFL in years in terms of both elite talent and excellent depth where eventual starters and major contributors will be found in all seven rounds of the draft and amongst the UDFA class.

For many football fans, the Super Bowl signals the end of football for seven months - a depressing thought. But for draftniks like us, Kenneth Walker's Super Bowl MVP Award just reminds us of the importance of the NFL Draft is for acquiring talent - Walker was SNS' number one ranked RB in the 2022 NFL Draft after his Doak Walker Award winning season at Michigan State. Seattle selected him the second round and immediately plugged him in as a starter and now the Seahawks are Wo

The 2026 NFL Scouting Combine is scheduled to be televised on NFL Network from Thursday, February 26 to Sunday, March 1. The position group TV schedule - Feb. 26: DL, LB, Specialists. Feb. 27: DB, TE. Feb. 28: QB, WR, RB. March 1: OL.

The 2026 NFL Draft QB class looked like it could have been special at the beginning of the 2025 college football season but the reality of the class is there are few potential starting QBs in this draft and only one that could project to being a franchise QB - Indiana's Fernando Mendoza. Another ten or so prospects look like potential developmental starting QBs. The remaining QBs figure to fight for a roster, or more likely, a practice squad spot next fall.

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.

Happy New Year! Eight teams remain alive in the hunt for the national title and several future NFL stars will undoubtedly be featured performers in the drama to come. Let’s take a look at some of the best draft-eligible prospects for the 2026 NFL Draft that will be playing in the Cotton and Orange Bowl games.

Welcome to SNS’ first annual edition of the SNS All-American Team and Player of the Year (P.O.Y) Awards. Although many of the names will be similar to other All-American teams, the reasoning for the SNS All-American team is markedly different. The SNS All-American team and P.O.Y Awards are only given to draft-eligible prospects that are high level NFL draft prospects. In other words, fantastic college players, are not included in the All-American team because they are margina

As December dawns in the world of college football, conference championship games have arrived and the college football playoff field is just about to be finalized. There are several potential first-round draft picks playing this weekend including QBs Fernando Mendoza / Indiana (SNS #1 QB), Ty Simpson / Alabama (SNS #2 QB), RB LJ Martin / BYU (SNS #6 RB), WRs Carnell Tate / Ohio State (SNS #2 WR), Germie Bernard / Alabama (SNS #5 WR), Caleb Douglas / Texas Tech (SNS #8 WR)...

The 2026 NFL Draft is only beginning to take shape as the regular season wraps up and prospects begin to declare for the draft. Over the next couple of weeks, prospects will start declaring for the draft, accepting post-season all-star bowl game invitations, and accepting invitations to the NFL Scouting Combine. So, any mock drafts conducted at this point are pure conjecture that serve as a useful measuring stick to see where NFL teams measure up to one another.

SNS' number one QB prospect for the 2026 NFL Draft, Fernando Mendoza (Indiana), was barely on the draft radar when the season began. The quality of the 2025 QB class will be determined after Dante Moore (Oregon) and Ty Simpson (Alabama) decide to declare or to return for another season of college football. If Moore and Simpson return to college, the 2026 NFL Draft QB class could be one for the ages - Moore, Simpson, Manning, Julian Sayin (Ohio State), Marcel Reed (Texas Q&M)

We are nearing the stretch drive of the college football season as conference races heat up and teams make a final thrust towards a playoff berth. Three games highlight week eleven as the Big 12, SEC, and Big Ten feature games that will help decide their conference races and feature a number of quality NFL prospects...