Big Board 200 - Position Rankings

Kenyon Sadiq / TE / Oregon

QB

1. Fernando Mendoza / Indiana

2. Ty Simpson / Alabama

3. Carson Beck / Miami, Fl

4. Haynes King / Georgia Tech

5. Garrett Nussmeier / LSU

6. Cade Klubnik / Clemson

7. Drew Allar / Penn State

8. Cole Payton / North Dakota State

9. Mark Gronowski / Iowa

10. Taylen Green / Arkansas

11. Diego Pavia / Vanderbilt

12. Joe Fagnano / UCONN

13. Sawyer Robertson / Baylor

14. Luke Altmyer / Illinois

15. Jalon Daniels / Kansas

16. Miller Moss / Louisville

17. Behren Morton / Texas Tech

18. Jacob Clark / Missouri State

19. Athan Kaliakmanis / Rutgers

20. Braylon Braxton / Southern Mississippi

Although the 2026 QB class is lacking in both top tier talent and quality depth, the QBs who worked out in Indianapolis displayed the arm strength and accuracy to be drafted and compete for NFL jobs over the summer. Beck answered questions about his arm strength since his UCL injury and has the frame and arm strength that NFL teams covet. Simpson had a great Saturday afternoon and looks locked in as the second best QB available in April. Green moved into the top ten QBs after his record setting performance at the Combine where he ran a 4.36 40 and skied for a 43.5" vertical. Green is a great athlete with an outstanding arm but his elongated release and poor mechanics limit his upside. 

RB

1. Jeremiyah Love / Notre Dame

2. Jonah Coleman / Washington

3. Demond Claiborne / Wake Forest

4. Jadarian Price / Notre Dame

5. Nicholas Singleton / Penn State

6. Mike Washington / Arkansas

7. Emmett Johnson / Nebraska

8. Kaytron Allen / Penn State

9. J'Mari Taylor / Virginia

10. Kejon Owens / FIU

11. Seth McGowan / Kentucky

12. Robert Henry / UTSA

13. Kaelon Black / Indiana

14. Anthony Hankerson / Oregon State

15. Noah Whittington / Oregon

16. Curtis Allen / Virginia Union

17. Roman Hemby / Indiana

18. Rahsul Faison / South Carolina

19. Adam Randall / Clemson

20. Jamal Haynes / Georgia Tech

21. Jam Miller / Alabama

22. Sieh Bangura / Ohio

23. Dean Connors / Houston

24. Desmond Reid / Pittsburgh

25. Greg Desrosiers / Memphis

Love confirmed that his athleticism matches his hype. Love looks locked in as a top ten selection and is a likely top five pick next month. Claiborne is the big mover in the RB rankings after recording a 4.37 40 and moving fluidly with excellent agility during drills. Claiborne looks like a top 75 selection in April. Washington had such an impressive combine by getting measured (6004 / 223 lbs), running (4.33 40), and jumping (39" vertical) that he did not participate in field exercises in Indianapolis. Washington looks like a second-round pick in Pittsburgh next month.

WR

1. Makai Lemon / USC

2. Carnell Tate / Ohio State

3. Jordyn Tyson / Arizona State

4. Chris Bell / Louisville

5. Zachariah Branch / Georgia

6. Germie Bernard / Alabama

7. Chris Brazzell / Tennessee

8. Skyler Bell / UCONN

9. Omar Cooper / Indiana

10. KC Concepcion / Texas A&M

11. Jeff Caldwell / Cincinnati

12. Malachi Fields / Notre Dame

13. Josh Cameron / Baylor

14. Ted Hurst / Georgia State

15. Reggie Virgil / Texas Tech

16. Denzel Boston / Washington

17. Caleb Douglas / Texas Tech

18. Elijah Sarratt / Indiana

19. De'Zhaun Stribling / Ole Miss

20. Malik Benson / Oregon

21. Eli Heidenreich / Navy

22. Barion Brown / LSU

23. Dillon Bell / Georgia

24. Kendrick Law / Kentucky

25. Ja'Kobi Lane / USC

26. Lewis Bond / Boston College

27. Bryce Lance / North Dakota State

28. Kevin Coleman / Missouri

29. Antonio Williams / Clemson

30. Kaden Wetjen / Iowa

31 Jordan Hudson / SMU

32. Brenen Thompson / Mississippi State

33. Zavion Thomas / LSU

34. Aaron Anderson / LSU

35. J. Michael Sturdivant / Florida

36. Harrison Wallace / Ole Miss

37. Romello Brinson / SMU

38. Tyren Montgomery / John Carroll

39. Matthew Henry / Western Kentucky

40. Donaven McCulley / Michigan

In a combine where Ohio State prospects established new standards for athleticism, Tate's performance in Indianapolis fell well short of his teammates. Tate did not perform any jumps or participate in field activities and "only" recorded a 4.53 40 at 6022 / 192 / 31.6" Arms / 78" Wingspan. Tate displays great game speed but will need to improve his 40 time at Ohio State's Pro Day to have a chance at being the first WR selected in Pittsburgh. A prospect who opened up a lot of eyes was Caldwell, a tall (6050), thick (216 lbs), long-limbed (32.5" Arms) and extemely fast WR (4.31 40 / 1.48 10-yard split) who jumped out of the gym (42.5" vertical / 11'2" broad) and displayed freakish qualities that will likely make him a top 75 selection next month.

TE

1. Kenyon Sadiq / Oregon

2. Max Klare / Ohio State

3. Michael Trigg / Baylor

4. Justin Joly / North Carolina State

5. Eli Stowers / Vanderbilt

6. Tanner Koziol / Houston

7. Jack Endries / Texas

8. Bauer Sharp / LSU

9. Sam Roush / Stanford

10. Josh Cuevas / Alabama

11. DJ Rogers / TCU

12. Dae'Quan Wright / Ole Miss

13. Jaren Kanak / TE-FB / Oklahoma

14. Oscar Delp / Georgia

15. Riley Nowakowski / TE-FB / Indiana

16. Dallen Bentley / Utah

17. Eli Raridon / Notre Dame

18. Nate Boerkircher / Texas A&M

19. Marlin Klein / Michigan

20. Matthew Hibner / SMU

21. Joe Royer / Cincinnati

22. Lance Mason / Wisconsin

23. John Michael Gyllenborg / Wyoming

24. RJ Maryland / SMU

25. Miles Kitselman / Tennessee

26. Carsen Ryan / BYU

27. Seydou Traore / Mississippi State

28. Khalil Dinkins / Penn State

29. Matt Lauter / Boise State

30. Chamon Metayer / Arizona State

The 2026 NFL Scouting Combine confirmed that this TE class is talented, deep, and fast. Record-breaking fast, in fact. The collective average 40 time for this group established a new record of 4.66 seconds with five TEs running a 4.60 40 or faster - Sadiq 4.39, Stowers 4.51, Maryland 4.51, Kanak 4.52, Hibner 4.60. Any NFL team requiring a TE, whether it be a receiving TE, blocking TE, or combo TE, will find a good selection of future starters and major contributors to choose from.

OT

1. Francis Mauigoa / Miami, Fl

2. Spencer Fano / Utah

3. Caleb Lomu / Utah

4. Kadyn Proctor / Alabama

5. Blake Miller / Clemson

6. Max Iheanachor / Arizona State

7. Monroe Freeling / Georgia

8. Austin Barber / Florida

9. Caleb Tiernan / Northwestern

10. Gennings Dunker / Iowa

11. Keagan Trost / Missouri

12. Alan Herron / Maryland

13. Aamil Wagner / Notre Dame

14. Isaiah World / Oregon

15. Gunnar Hansen / Florida State

16. Nolan Rucci / Penn State

17. Micah Pettus / Florida State

18. Jude Bowry / Boston College

19. Carver Willis / Washington

20. Drew Shelton / Penn State

21. Corey Robinson / Arkansas

22. Chris Adams / Memphis

23. JC Davis / Illinois

24. Diego Pounds / Ole Miss

25. James Neal / Iowa State

26. Fa'amoe Fa'alili / Wake Forest

27. Travis Burke / Memphis

28. Riley Mahlman / Wisconsin

29. Dametrious Crownover / Texas A&M

30. Pat McMurtrie / James Madison

Seven OTs earned first-round grades in the Big Board 200 and this class not only has top-end talent but there is plenty of depth where future starters and contributors will be found in all three days of the draft. Mauigoa looks like an instant impact starter at ORT or OG while Fano is likely to flip sides and play OLT in the NFL, though is shorter than desired arm length (32.1") may make OG his long-term position. Lomu is a high-rising prospect who looks like a 10-year starter at OLT in the NFL. Proctor has premium size and is a good athlete who needs technique development to meet his upside. Miller is extremely experienced, durable, and is a master technician. Iheanachor is an ORT prospect who is a plug and play starter. Freeling is a great athlete with desired size and length but he is raw and needs continued development with only one year of starting experience.

IOL

1. Olaivavega Ioane / OG / Penn State

2. Emmanuel Pregnon / OG / Oregon

3. Keylan Rutledge / OG / Georgia Tech

4. Jake Slaughter / OC / Florida

5. Chase Bisontis / OG / Texas A&M

6. Beau Stephens / OG / Iowa

7. Sam Hecht / OC / Kansas State

8. Jalen Farmer / OG / Kentucky

9. Logan Jones / OC / Iowa

10. Parker Brailsford / OC / Alabama

11. Ar'maj Reed-Adams / OG / Texas A&M

12. Connor Lew / OC / Auburn

13. Evan Beerntsen / OG / Northwestern

14. Jager Burton / OC / Kentucky

15. Billy Schrauth / OG / Notre Dame

16. Fernando Carmona / OG / Arkansas

17. Brian Parker / OC / Duke

18. Anez Cooper / OG / Miami, Fl

19. Trey Zuhn / OC / Texas A&M

20. DJ Campbell / OG / Texas

21. Caden Barnett / OG / Wyoming

22. Micah Morris / OG / Georgia

23. Garrett DiGiorgio / OG / UCLA

24. Jeremiah Wright / OG / Auburn

25. Pat Coogan / OC / Indiana

26. Delby Lemieux / OC / Dartmouth

27. Logan Taylor / OG / Boston College

28. Joshua Braun / OG / Kentucky

29. Bryce Foster / OC /  Kansas

30. Kage Kasey / OG / Boise State

31. James Brockermeyer / OC / Miami, Fl

32. Alex Harkey / OG / Oregon

33. Dillon Wade / OG / Auburn

34. Connor Tollison / OC / Missouri

35. Walker Parks / OG / Clemson

Although not as talented as the OTs, the OGs at the top of this year's class should provide starters and contributors who should play immediately. The OCs are a talented and deep group of prospects who are plug and play starters at the next level.

Guards

1. Olaivavega Ioane / OG / Penn State

2. Emmanuel Pregnon / OG / Oregon

3. Keylan Rutledge / OG / Georgia Tech

4. Chase Bisontis / OG / Texas A&M

5. Beau Stephens / OG / Iowa

Centers

1. Jake Slaughter / OC / Florida

2. Sam Hecht / OC / Kansas State

3. Logan Jones / OC / Iowa

4. Parker Brailsford / OC / Alabama

5. Connor Lew / OC / Auburn

EDGE

1. David Bailey / Texas Tech

2. Arvell Reese / Ohio State

3. TJ Parker / Clemson

4. Rueben Bain / Miami, Fl

5. Keldric Faulk / Auburn

6. Akheem Mesidor / Miami, Fl

7. Dani Dennis-Sutton / Penn State

8. Cashius Howell / Texas A&M

9. Zion Young / Missouri

10. R. Mason Thomas / Oklahoma

11. Derrick Moore / Michigan

12. Gabe Jacas / Illinois

13. Romello Height / Texas Tech

14. Max Llewellyn / Iowa

15. Mason Reiger / Wisconsin

16. Malachi Lawrence / UCF

17. Vincent Anthony / Duke

18. Nadame Tucker / Western Michigan

19. Joshua Josephs / Tennessee

20. Keyron Crawford / Auburn

21. Tyreak Sapp / Florida

22. Caden Curry / Ohio State

23. Quintayvious Hutchins / Boston College

24. Cian Slone / North Carolina State

25. LT Overton / Alabama

26. Bryan Thomas / South Carolina

27. Trey Moore / Texas

28. Jaishawn Barham / Michigan

29. Michael Heldman / Central Michigan

30. Logan Fano / Utah

31. George Gumbs / Florida

32. Mikail Kamara / Indiana

33. Wesley Williams / Duke

34. Patrick Payton / LSU

35. Keyshawn James-Newby / New Mexico

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. Bain combines power with technique and violent hands to win while Howell uses elite bend and closing burst to get the job done. But Bain's arms measured in at 30.7" while Howell had the shortest arms of any EDGE in Indianapolis at 30.2" (NFL teams prefer EDGEs have >33" arms). Expect both prospects to fall down draft boards but neither prospect should fall out of the first round. Both Bain and Howell are too productive to not get drafted in the first 32 picks.

IDL

1. Kayden McDonald / Ohio State

2. Peter Woods / Clemson 

3. Caleb Banks / Florida

4. Lee Hunter / Texas Tech

5. Darrell Jackson / Florida State

6. Christen Miller / Georgia

7. Zxavian Harris / Ole Miss

8. Rayshaun Benny / Michigan

9. Chris McClellan / Missouri

10. Tim Keenan / Alabama

11. Zane Durant / Penn State

12. Albert Regis / Texas A&M

13. Gracen Halton / Oklahoma

14. Kaleb Proctor / SE Louisiana

15. Domonique Orange / Iowa State

16. Dontay Corleone / Cincinati

17. Bryson Eason / Tennessee

18. Deven Eastern / Minnesota

19. Bobby Jamison-Travis / Auburn

20. Tyler Onyedim / Texas A&M

21. Gary Smith / UCLA

22. Aaron Graves / Iowa

23. Cameron Ball / Arkansas

24. Keanu Tanuvasa / BYU

25. Landon Robinson / Navy

26. Nick Barrett / South Carolina

27. David Gusta / Kentucky

28. James Thompson / Illinois

29. Damonic Williams / Oklahoma

30. Jeffrey M'ba / SMU

31. David Blay / Miami, Fl

32. Tyre West / Tennessee

33. Brandon Cleveland / North Carolina State

34. DeMonte Capehart / Clemson

35. Jackie Marshall / Baylor

The IDL class has both top end, potential immediate starters and quality depth of prospects who can be developed into contributors and eventual starters. McDonald and Woods looks like the two top prospects and both will push for a top 20 draft selection. Banks has rare size and flashes freakish skills but he missed all but three games last season and he needs to play with better pad level. Hunter is a better football player than athlete and could still find himself getting drafted in the first-round.

LB

1. Sonny Styles / Ohio State

2. Jacob Rodriguez / Texas Tech

3. Anthony Hill / Texas

4. Jake Golday / Cincinnati

5. Kyle Louis / Pittsburgh

6. CJ Allen / Georgia

7. Kaleb Elarms-Orr / TCU

8. Bryce Boettcher / Oregon

9. Aiden Fisher / Indiana

10. Deontae Lawson / Alabama

11. Jack Kelly / BYU

12. Harold Perkins / LSU

13. Eric Gentry / USC

14. Red Murdock / Buffalo

15. Owen Heinecke / Oklahoma

16. Wesley Bissainthe / Miami, Fl

17. Karson Sharar / Iowa

18. Xavian Sorey / Arkansas

19. Justin Jefferson / Alabama

20. Namdi Obiazor / TCU

21. Keyshaun Elliott / Arizona State

22. Josiah Trotter / Missouri

23. Lander Barton / Utah

24. Taurean York / Texas A&M

25. Kendal Daniels / Oklahoma

26. Arion Carter / Tennessee

27. Jimmy Rolder / Michigan

28. Jackson Kuwatch / Miami, Oh

29. Shad Banks / UTSA

30. Wade Woodaz / Clemson

Styles is a special athletic talent with a rare combination of size, length, speed, agility, and production to warrant a top ten selection next month. Rodriguez ran and moved better than expected at the combine and his athleticism matches his production - a scary proposition for NFL offenses. Hill would typically highlight any LB class but he is being overshadowed by the rare talent of Styles. But Hill has the skills and abilities that should allow him to excel in the NFL. Golday has ideal size and athletic profile for an NFL off-the-ball LB and grades out as a second round draft pick. Louis lacks size but is quick, agile, and a turnover-causing machine who should excel as a dime LB and special teams force.

CB

1. Mansoor Delane / LSU

2. Jermod McCoy / Tennessee

3. Avieon Terrell / Clemson

4. Keionte Scott / Miami, Fl

5. Colton Hood / Tennessee

6. D'Angelo Ponds / Indiana

7. Brandon Cisse / South Carolina

8. Daylen Everette / Georgia

9. Chandler Rivers / Duke

10. Malik Muhammad / Texas

11. Domani Jackson / Alabama

12. Will Lee / Texas A&M

13. Davison Igbinosun / Ohio State

14. Treydan Stukes / Arizona

15. Chris Johnson / San Diego State

16. Charles Demmings / Stephen F. Austin

17. Tacario Davis / Washington

18. Hezekiah Masses / California

19. Marcus Allen / North Carolina

20. Ephesians Prysock / Washington

21. Keith Abney / Arizona State

22. Toriano Pride / Missouri

23. Devin Moore / Florida

24. Collin Wright / Stanford

25. DeCarlos Nicholson / USC

26. Devon Marshall / North Carolina State

27. Brent Austin / California

28. Latrell McCutchin / Houston

29. Jaylon Guilbeau / Texas

30. Jalen McMurray / Tennessee

31. Ceyair Wright / Nebraska

32. Ahmari Harvey / Georgia Tech

33. DaShawn Jones / Alabama

34. Devonta Smith / Notre Dame

35. TJ Hall / Iowa

36. Jerry Wilson / Florida State

37. Julian Neal / Arkansas

38. Avery Smith / Toledo

39. A'Marion McCoy / Boise State

40. Kani Walker / Arkansas

Three of the top five highest ranked CB prospects did not run, jump, or participate in field drills in Indianapolis (Delane, McCoy, Scott) and although several CB prospects had solid showings at the combine, none of them could significantly close the gap with the top prospects. Amongst the CB prospects, Everette had a productive Friday at the Combine, measuring in at 6007 / 196 lbs / 31.7" Arms and then running an impressive 4.38 40 and vertical jumped 37.5" while broad jumping 10'4". Everette then displayed the speed and fluidity of movement during field drills that make him a future starter and a likely second-round draft pick next month. Johnson is an agile and quick CB but there were concerns about his speed, but in Indianapolis Johnson displayed excellent speed (4.40 40) and explosiveness (38.5" vertical / 10'6" broad) and looks like a third or fourth-round pick next month.

Safeties

1. Caleb Downs / Ohio State

2. Dillon Thieneman / Oregon

3. Bud Clark / TCU

4. Emmanuel McNeil-Warren / Toledo

5. Jalon Kilgore / South Carolina

6. AJ Haulcy / LSU

7. DeShon Singleton / Nebraska

8. Zakee Wheatley / Penn State

9. VJ Payne / Kansas State

10. Jakobe Thomas / Miami, Fl

11. Cole Wisniewski / Texas Tech

12. Lorenzo Styles / Ohio State

13. Kamari Ramsey / USC

14. Ahmaad Moses / SMU

15. Robert Spears-Jennings / Oklahoma

16. Dalton Johnson / Arizona

17. Xavier Nwankpa / Iowa

18. Genesis Smith / Arizona

19. Bishop Fitzgerald / USC

20. DQ Smith / South Carolina

21. Louis Moore / Indiana

22. Wydett Williams / Ole Miss

23. Austin Brown / Wisconsin

24. Javon McIntyre / Pittsburgh

25. Isaiah Nwokobia / SMU

26. Miles Scott / Illinois

27. Jalen Huskey / Maryland

28. Jacob Thomas / James Madison

29. Jalen Catalon / Missouri

30. Tate Hallock / Western Michigan

This is an unusually deep safety group at the top of the draft with three safeties likely being first-round draft picks (Downs, Thieneman, McNeil-Warren). The highest-riser after the combine is Kilgore, a slot CB for the Gamecocks with the combination of size, coverage ability, and ball skills to be an immediate starter in the NFL. Kilgore looks like a second or third-round draft pick in Pittsburgh next month.

Specialists

Kickers

1. Drew Stevens / Iowa

2. Trey Smack / Florida

3. Dominic Zvada / Michigan

4. Will Ferrin / BYU

5. Laith Marjan / Kansas

6. Kansei Matsuzawa / Hawaii

7. Jesus Gomez / Arizona State

Punters

1. Ryan Eckley / Michigan State

2. Brett Thorson / Georgia

3. Cole Maynard / Western Kentucky

4. Jack Stonehouse / Syracuse

5. Wes Pahl / Oklahoma State

6. Blake Doud / Alabama

7. Daniel Sparks / Virginia

8. Nick Haberer / Vanderbilt

Long Snappers

1. Luke Basso / Oregon

2. Beau Gardner / Georgia

3. Tyler Duzansky / Penn State

4. Garrison Grimes / BYU

5. Rocco Underwood / Florida

The potential specialists that are available are unlikely to generate a lot of draft buzz and most of the prospects are likely to go undrafted. The top specialists, and likely fifth or sixth round draft picks, are punters Ryan Eckley (Michigan State) and Brett Thorson (Georgia). Both punters look like long-term NFL starters. The kickers are largely a question mark because the best kicking prospects are underclassmen and will be in college next fall. Every kicker listed has a strong leg capable of hitting from 55+ yards but consistency has been an issue for these kickers.

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