2026 NFL Scouting Combine Offensive Prospect Report

Not only were the defensive prospects at this year’s NFL Scouting Combine the fastest group of defensive players since the Combine premiered as a television event in 2003, their offensive counterparts proved to be similarly speedy, establishing new records at every offensive position but QB.

Let’s take a look at some of the more impressive 40-yard dash times recorded by offensive prospects at the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine -    

The QBs Looked Good Saturday Afternoon But that Does Not Change the Fact that this QB Class is Not Good

Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza conducted team interviews, completed the Wonderlic intelligence exam, and conducted an NFL medical examination but otherwise did not participate in any activities this past week in Indianapolis. 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?

Carson Beck / Georgia

Beck only participated in the on-field drills and displayed the desired arm strength, which was in question coming into the Combine after tearing the UCL in his right (throwing) elbow in the 2024 SEC Championship Game at Georgia and not displaying desired arm strength this past season at Miami. Beck addressed those fears and is the odds-on favorite to be the third QB selected in April, most likely in the third round.

Haynes King / Georgia Tech

6020 / 212 lbs / 31.7” Arms

4.46 40 / 1.56 10-yard split / 33.5” Vertical / 9’8” Broad / 6.89 3-Cone Drill

Arguably the best performance amongst the QBs in Indianapolis, King verified what was seen on film by displaying the speed and agility during his timed and measured drills and then displayed the arm talent to be developed into a potential starting NFL QB during throwing drills. Especially notable was the consistent timing and touch displayed during throwing drills. King looks like a fourth or fifth round pick next month.

The 2026 RB Class is Loaded with Potential Starters

A quality group of RBs worked out on Saturday afternoon in Indianapolis with several of these RBs projecting to be future starters and significant contributors in the NFL. Let’s take a deeper dive into some of the best RB performances that took place on the Lucas Oil Stadium turf.

Jeremiyah Love / Notre Dame

6000 / 212 lbs / 32” Arms / 78.5” Wingspan

4.36 40 / 1.55 10-yard split

Love and Oregon TE Kenyon Sadiq (see below) are the two college stars who entered the 2025 season as the top-ranked prospect at their position and ended the 2025 season the same way. After the Senior Bowl and Combine, both Love and Sadiq confirmed those rankings. Love plays like, and deserves, a top ten selection. And after his performance on Saturday afternoon, Love looks like he could go as high as number three overall to the Cardinals. Love ran routes with the WRs Saturday and his speed and power seem tailor made for the NFL.

Mike Washington / Arkansas

6004 / 223 lbs / 33.5” Arms / 82” Wingspan

4.33 40 / 1.51 10-yard split / 39” Vertical / 10’8” Broad

Washington will necessitate most scouts to take another look at his film after his performance on Saturday afternoon. Not that Washington did not look fast last season, but this combination of size, speed, and explosiveness that he displayed on the Lucas Oil Stadium turf is rare. Washington will continue to ascend draft boards and looks like a top 75 selection in Pittsburgh the last weekend in April.

Demond Claiborne / Wake Forest

5092 / 188 lbs / 30.1” Arms

4.37 40 / 1.59 10-yard split / 10’2” Broad

College football fans who follow the ACC are well aware of Claiborne’s athleticism and production but for the majority of football fans, Claiborne’s speed, quickness, and agility on display in Indianapolis were a revelation. Claiborne is a poor man’s Jahmyr Gibbs and looks like a great complementary RB to a physical, inside runner like Javonte Williams of the Cowboys. Claiborne looks like a fourth or fifth round pick next month.

Rahsul Faison / South Carolina

5110 / 208 lbs / 30.7” Arms

37.5” Vertical / 10’2” Broad

Faison did not run the 40 and will need to run a quality time (<4.55) at his Pro Day to hear his name called on April 25^th. Faison, a seventh-year senior, is overaged for an NFL RB but displayed some of the best receiving skill of any RB in this draft. On Saturday, Faison smoothly ran his routes and snatched every pass with clean hands. If Faison goes undrafted, he will be a high priority UDFA.

Another Draft, Another Sterling WR Class is About to Enter the NFL

As consistent as clockwork, college football has sent another group of long, fast, and athletic WRs to the NFL. Let’s take a look at some of the WRs who improved their draft standing after a productive Saturday afternoon in Indianapolis.

Zachariah Branch / Georgia

5085 / 177 lbs / 29.3” Arms / 72.3” Wingspan

4.35 40 / 1.50 10-yard split / 38” Vertical / 10’5” Broad / 20 reps (225 lbs)

The question regarding Branch entering the Combine was about his foot speed, since last season in Athens, Branch was used exclusively as an underneath WR who ran a very limited route tree. Well, consider that question positively answered after Branch posted a great 40 time and jumped out of the building before showing agility and route running skill during field drills. Branch looks locked in as a top 50 selection and has an outside chance at going in the first-round.

Skyler Bell / UCONN

5115 / 192 lbs / 31.1” Arms

4.40 40 / 1.53 10-yard split / 41” Vertical / 11’1” Broad

Bell has some of the best film of any WR in the nation and displayed the size, speed, leaping ability, and route running ability to contribute as a rookie in the NFL. Bell’s athleticism and production make him an ascending prospect. Bell looks like a top 75 selection in April.

Ted Hurst / Georgia State

6032 / 206 lbs / 32.5” Arms

4.42 40 / 1.55 10-yard split / 36.5” Vertical / 11’1” Broad

Georgia State football games were must-see TV last season despite the Panthers not being very good. Every NFL team has spent many hours reviewing Hurst’s film and it is very impressive. Hurst displayed excellent speed for such a big WR and posted fantastic vertical and broad jumps on Saturday and this matches what he displays on film. Hurst is rising up draft boards and looks like a second-round pick next month.

Germie Bernard / Alabama

6012 / 206 lbs / 30.3” Arms / 74.7” Wingspan

4.48 40 / 1.52 10-yard split / 32.5” Vertical / 10’5” Broad / 6.71 3-Cone Drill

Bernard may not have recorded the fastest 40 time or posted the best vertical or broad jumps on Saturday but as he demonstrated during field exercises that his quickness, agility, and route running skill compares favorably with any WR in this class. Bernard’s 3-cone drill time was excellent an indicates his lateral agility and cutting ability are as good as they appear on film. Bernard seems like a top 75 draft pick in Pittsburgh next month.

College Football Keeps Topping Itself When It Comes to TEs

Year after year, college football has been supplying NFL teams with talented TEs with the size, length, and speed to become instant impact contributors to NFL teams. This draft offers two of the fastest TE prospects to enter the draft and a third TE who displayed promise last year and showed out on Friday evening.

Kenyon Sadiq / Oregon

6031 / 241 lbs / 10” Hands / 31.4” Arms / 78.2” Wingspan

4.39 40 / 1.54 10-yard split / 43.5” Vertical / 11’1” Broad / 26 reps (225 lbs)

Sadiq recorded the fastest 40-yard dash time by a TE in Combine history and tied the previous record in the vertical and broad jumps, and then called it a day and did not participate in on-field work Friday evening. But then again, no work out was needed since Sadiq’s film is as good as any TE to enter the draft in the last two decades. Sadiq is a likely top ten selection in Pittsburgh on April 23^rd.

Eli Stowers / Vanderbilt

6036 / 239 lbs / 32.5” Arms / 79.6” Wingspan

4.51 40 / 1.55 10-yard split / 43.5” Vertical / 11’3” Broad

Stowers established new Combine standards in the vertical and broad jumps and that explosiveness and leaping ability shows on his film over the past two seasons in Nashville. The primary difference between Sadiq and Stowers is that Sadiq is a quality, in-line blocker – especially in the run game - while Stowers is rarely asked to block and seems relatively indifferent to the task. Stowers looks like a top 100 selection due to his difference-making ability in space against LBs and Safeties in coverage.

Jaren Kanak / Oklahoma

6017 / 234 lbs / 30.4” Arms

4.52 40 / 1.59 10-yard split / 36” Vertical / 9’11” Broad

A former LB with over 100 career tackles, Kanak converted to TE this past season and became a solid NFL prospect after this past season in Norman. Kanak has a great profile to provide depth to an NFL TE room as an H-back / FB prospect who should excel on special teams. Kanak looks like a day three prospect who will push for a roster spot in the fall.

The Offensive Line Prospects Lived Up to the Hype

Entering the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine that OL class was viewed as being loaded with prospective NFL starters. After Sunday, several prospects look like instant plug and play starters in the NFL next year. Let’s take a glance at a few of these prospects.

Spencer Fano / OT / Utah

6054 / 311 lbs / 10” Hands / 32.1” Arms / 80.2” Wingspan

4.91 40 / 1.72 10-yard split / 32” Vertical / 9’3” Broad / 7.34 3-Cone Drill

Although Fano’s arm length is a concern if he stays on the outside and plays OT, he displayed the quick feet, agility, and bend to handle protecting a QB’s blindside at OLT, a question for the ORT for the Utes entering the Combine. Fano was the most impressive OT on the field on Saturday and looks likely to be off the board in the top half of the first-round on April 23^rd.

Monroe Freeling / OT / Georgia

6076 / 315 lbs / 10.6” Hands / 34.6” Arms / 84.4” Wingspan

4.93 40 / 1.71 10-yard split / 33.5” Vertical / 9’7” Broad

Freeling is rapidly climbing up NFL Draft boards after a promising season in Athens. Freeling has a rare combination of size, length, and agility that fits the NFL prototype although his game film is still somewhat inconsistent and he lacks desired experience with only one year as the starting OLT at Georgia. Freeling needs additional reps but looks like a starting OLT, perhaps before the end of his rookie season. Freeling is a likely first-round draft pick next month.

Caleb Lomu / OT / Utah

6062 / 313 lbs / 33.3” Arms / 82.6” Wingspan

4.99 40 / 1.74 10-yard split / 32.5” Vertical / 9’5” Broad

Lomu, who lines up opposite ORT Spencer Fano on the Utes’ offensive line, possesses NFL size and athleticism and displayed the desired agility and footwork to protect the QB’s blindside at OLT. Lomu’s bend and lateral agility are NFL-quality and he projects as a starting OLT as a rookie. Lomu looks locked in as a first-round pick.

Olaivavega Ioane / OG / Penn State

6042 / 320 lbs / 10.4” Hands / 32.6” Arms / 80.5” Wingspan

31.5” Vertical / 8’8” Broad

Ioane is the likely first IOL to get drafted in April and looking at his physical dimensions tells part of the story – he absolutely looks the part. And if that does not convince you, the way Ioane moved on the Lucas Oil Stadium turf should seal the deal - Ioane moved fluidly with excellent balance and knee bend, which is the way he played on Saturday afternoons the last two seasons in State College. Ioane is a likely top 20 pick next month.

Jake Slaughter / OC / Florida

6044 / 303 lbs / 10” Hands / 32.3” Arms

5.10 40 / 1.74 10-yard split / 32.5” Vertical / 9’2” Broad

The 2026 NFL Draft center class is loaded with potential starters led by Slaughter, the experienced Gator pivot who put together back-to-back All-American seasons. Slaughter displayed the base, balance, knee bend, and lateral agility desired in an NFL starting center on Saturday afternoons last fall. Slaughter looks like a top 50 selection with starting potential as a rookie.

Logan Jones / OC / Iowa

6030 / 299 lbs / 30.6” Arms

4.90 40 / 1.75 10-yard split / 32” Vertical / 9’2” Broad

Jones is perhaps the most athletic center available in this class and blocking for a perennial NFL OL factory like Iowa does not hurt his case, either. Jones is a slightly undersized technician with the desired agility, twitch, and balance to be a starter in the NFL. On Sunday afternoon, Jones displayed excellent quickness, light feet, and the lateral agility to be developed into a starter for a team that likes to run zone blocking schemes. Jones looks like a fourth or fifth round pick in Pittsburgh next month.

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