2026 Watch List

[manxman2601]

That would be easy for me.

1. David Bailey
2. Julian Neal
3. Zakee Wheatley
4A BPA OL
4B ditto

 

[mayoclinic]

2026 NFL Draft WR Chris Bell SKYROCKETS Up NFL Draft Boards | Stock Risers & Fallers

NFL Draft stock shakeup after Week 8 bombshells. Chris Bell's monster game for the Louisville Cardinals catapults him up draft boards.

www.kvue.com

 

[mayoclinic]

College Football 2026 NFL Draft Stock Up Week 8: Gracen Halton, Jadarian Price, PJ Williams & More

Check out the eight latest Stock Up selections from the 2025 college football season

sportstalk.substack.com

 

[mayoclinic]

Fernando Mendoza among 12 additional 2026 NFL Draft Stock Up prospects from college football Week 8

Check out a dozen of the best 2026 NFL Draft prospects from this past weekend

sportstalk.substack.com

 

[mayoclinic]

I think this is a pretty decent top-50 list:

2026 NFL Draft rankings: QBs surge in midseason top 50

The 2026 NFL Draft is still six months away, but the upcoming class is already starting to take shape. Take a look at our midseason top 50 rankings.

www.usatoday.com

 

[mayoclinic]

That would be easy for me.

1. David Bailey
2. Julian Neal
3. Zakee Wheatley
4A BPA OL
4B ditto

Given the incredible depth at OL, my best case scenario right now would be something like:

29. David Bailey, EDGE, Texas Tech
62. Jelani McDonald, S, Texas
93. Jake Golday, LB, Cincinnati
118. OL1
130. OL2
170. Akheem Mesidor, EDGE, Miami
196. Jyaire Hill, CB, Michigan
210. Omar Cooper, WR, Indiana
220. Leveon Moss, RB, Texas A&M
246. Eli Raridon, TE, Notre Dame

Where my OL wish list would include Austin Siereveld, Monroe Freeling, Gennings Dunker, Cayden Green, Kade Pieper, Chase Bisontis, Brian Parker, Conner Lew, Emmanuel Pregnon, Kage Casey, PJ Williams, and more.

 

[mayoclinic]

Good stuff at around 22:00 mark on Jadarian Price and 47:00 on Zion Young.

McShay uses the term "violent" a lot when talking about Young.

 

[mayoclinic]

Dane Brugler's draft "sleepers":

Chris Johnson, Kaytron Allen, other 2026 NFL Draft sleepers you need to know

Johnson might be the most underrated prospect in this draft class, while Allen has emerged as top dog in Penn State's backfield.

www.nytimes.com

 

[manxman2601]

Dane Brugler's draft "sleepers":

Chris Johnson, Kaytron Allen, other 2026 NFL Draft sleepers you need to know

Johnson might be the most underrated prospect in this draft class, while Allen has emerged as top dog in Penn State's backfield.

www.nytimes.com

Logan Taylor, OT/G, Boston College​

Left tackle Jude Bowry is the main attraction for scouts on the Boston College offensive line, but I come away from each tape more and more impressed with Taylor. At 6-6 1/2, 309 with longer than 34-inch arms, Taylor has logged starts at both tackle and both guard positions — I like him best inside at the next level. His lateral agility is only okay, but his play strength, sturdy anchor and the ability to marry his feet and hands are consistent themes on his film.

 

[manxman2601]

Logan Taylor, OT/G, Boston College​

Left tackle Jude Bowry is the main attraction for scouts on the Boston College offensive line, but I come away from each tape more and more impressed with Taylor. At 6-6 1/2, 309 with longer than 34-inch arms, Taylor has logged starts at both tackle and both guard positions — I like him best inside at the next level. His lateral agility is only okay, but his play strength, sturdy anchor and the ability to marry his feet and hands are consistent themes on his film.

He's the 2nd best power 4 run blocking guard in the country according to PFF, he's equally adept at zone and gap, has only given up 1 sack and 5 pressures (he's spent time at LT this year) and grades very well in pass pro, he has over 1,000 career snaps at LT, 750 at LG and 320 at RG and we'll get insight into his character from BoB.

I think he's a no brainer day 3 pick because if nothing else, he'd make for an awesome multi-purpose backup but has the skillset to be a potential starting LG.

 

[mayoclinic]

Brugler also things a certain NC State TE is a sleeper ... no, not that one, Manx. Sorry.

 

[Clonamery]

Brugler also things a certain NC State TE is a sleeper ... no, not that one, Manx. Sorry.

Joly joker.

 

[manxman2601]

Brugler also things a certain NC State TE is a sleeper ... no, not that one, Manx. Sorry.

I saw that. I'm guessing that with only 2 catches on the year, my guy is probably a UDFA only. Grab him in the 6th or 7th to get ahead. Joly is pretty good - I wouldn't object to doubling up on NC State TEs. My only concern is whether our NC QB would throw to them.

 

[mayoclinic]

There is no binky quite like the late round/UDFA binky. We love the underdog. We all hope to find the next Julian Edelman. Look at all the EC3 adoration, or Patchick's love/lust for Nate Ebner (though I think that also had something to do with him being an incredibly ripped Jewish guy).

From a binky perspective, Kenyon Sadiq and Spencer Fano can't possibly compete with Logan Taylor and Cody Hardy.

 

[mayoclinic]

Rob Rang's top 10 defensive players for the 2026 draft:

Redirect Notice

 

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[mayoclinic]

Lot of familiar names.

 

[manxman2601]

Lot of familiar names.

I'm really surprised that Carter Smith doesn't get more love. He's having an outstanding year.

 

[mayoclinic]

Absolutely. Way overlooked, like so many Indiana players.

 

[mayoclinic]

Rob Staton says he has a 3rd round grade on Rueben Bain:

College football week eight scouting notes: An early look at the horizontal board – Seahawks Draft Blog

seahawksdraftblog.com

Love his work and that he is not afraid to go outside of conventional opinion, but sometimes strongly disagree. He had a 2nd round grade on Drake Maye throughout the 2024 process.

He also considers David Bailey a developmental/rotational player, FWIW.