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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.

As much as on-field production matters, the NFL loves prospects that checks boxes. Height, weight, hand size, arm length, wingspan, 40 time, vertical and broad jumps, and bench press reps are the primary boxes that scouts want checked. When a prospect with great on-field production does not check these boxes, their draft stock typically plummets. Bain and Howell were two of the most impactul EDGE defenders in the country. But both prospects have short arms and that worries N

Mendoza remains the only QB to earn a first-round grade for next month’s draft. Alabama QB Ty Simpson displayed the athleticism and arm strength that makes him the second-best QB prospect in this draft. Simpson could vault into first-round consideration since quality QB prospects are in short supply and demand (think Jets, Browns, Steelers, and Rams) remains sky-high. Which other QBs improved their draft status Saturday afternoon?

The 2026 NFL Draft WR class has a nice mixture of bigger WRs with good vertical speed and smaller and shiftier slot receivers who exploit underneath zones and convert third down conversions. Several WRs enter the Combine with questions that need answers or their draft status could take a hit.

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.

Stack 'N Shed's Super Bowl week mock draft has been released and it reveals where the talent and depth of the 2026 NFL Draft class resides. Fourteen of the 32 first-round draft picks in this mock draft are either OL (OT and IOL) or DL (EDGE or IDL) while only eight picks were used on the skill positions of QB, RB, WR, and TE. Only one QB (Mendoza) and one RB (Love) have earned a first-round grade while five WRs and one TE were selected in round one of this mock draft.

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.

The latest SNS mock draft values the positions of depth that NFL teams prioritize. Namely, OT and EDGE are two of the deepest positions in the 2026 NFL Draft - 13 of the 32 picks in this mock draft are either OTs or EDGEs. On the other hand, only six of the 32 first round picks are from "skill" positions of QB, RB, and WR. When the 2025 season began, the QB class was viewed as potentially deep and talented. But the reality of the situation was much starker...

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 the leaves begin to turn, we are getting a better sense of the quality and depth of the upperclassmen who are likely to populate the top of NFL draft boards next April. To say the QBs have under-performed would qualify as an understatement at this point in the season. Only Carson Beck has played like a first round draft pick through the first third of the season.