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Although there is only one elite talent in this TE class (Kenyon Sadiq/Oregon), the top of the class has excellent depth – the next dozen or so prospects have earned second or third round grades – and looks like it will be one of the best TE drafts in the last decade. This class has some intriguing athletic talents with quality college production – Sadiq, Eli Stowers / Vanderbilt, and RJ Maryland / SMU – and is loaded with prototypical NFL TEs who combine playmaking ability w

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 Scouting Combine is in the books and what an event it was. Over the 23 years that the Combine has been broadcast by the NFL Network, it has become a must-see event, especially for prospective high school and college football players who devour the drills, jumps, and the 40-yard dash and come in fully prepared to dominate every aspect of the Combine. These prospects hire position-specific coaches and nutritionists, train for months, and tackle the event like it wa

For the third time in the past four seasons, the college TEs entering the NFL are a loaded class of potential starters and significant contributors with the physical attributes and production that NFL teams covert. Although there is only one prospect who ranks as elite – Kenyon Sadiq / Oregon – the TE class offers more than two dozen potential future NFL starters and contributors.

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.