2026 Draft: RT

[mayoclinic]

Seems like a really deep OT class:

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

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Of note:

Stock Up: PJ Williams, RT SMU

It seems like Williams is flying under the radar this season, probably because SMU just doesn’t command much national attention. The redshirt junior has experience playing on both sides of the line and is one of the most athletic offensive tackle prospects in this class. He currently projects as a second round selection.

Williams allowed one pressure against Clemson’s three-headed pass rush. He is a fluid mover with the explosive kick step and quick footwork to protect his outside shoulder and gain the width and depth to cut off wide-alignment rushers. Williams is quick enough to redirect and re-anchor when defenders counter into or pry open the B-gap.

Williams freelances with his footwork at times, but his agility and flexibility are high-ranking traits that help him recover from awkward positions and maintain his balance. He isn’t known for his power but is strong enough to re-route Jaheim Lawson and Will Heldt with his punches and anchor against T.J. Parker’s power. Williams has a quality anchor that falls short of the top ranks in the 2026 class.

Williams lost to Heldt’s spin move once but caught Lawson when he attempted the same move.

Williams put his athleticism, burst, and fluidity on tape on SMU’s screens and sweeps, even if they didn’t gain much yardage against Clemson. He pulled across the formation and pancaked Misun Kelley once, climbed and blasted Khalil Barnes on an 18-yard Chris Johnson Jr. run, and was the lead blocker who landed the key block on Sammy Brown on Derrick McFall’s 35-yard touchdown run.

Stock Up: Kadyn Proctor, LT Alabama

Proctor continues to reclaim his draft stock after a horrendous start to the season. Some of the concerns that plagued him in the year’s opening weeks, including issues with landing blocks in space, pad level in pass protection, protecting his chest, and anchoring against bull rushes, remain issues, but he had begun to cut down on those mistakes.

Proctor only allowed one pressure against a deep, talented Tennessee edge rusher room. The Volunteers have a lot of lighter edge rushers, and they lacked the mass to test Proctor’s anchor. Dominic Bailey, who is almost 300 lbs., did succeed at driving Proctor into the pocket with a long-arm, but that wasn’t a routine issue.

Proctor posted several elite reps in pass protection, engulfing opponents with his heavy hands and block framing. Defenders struggle to break free from his arresting grip strength. Even if they manage to remove his heavy hands, there’s little chance for them to uproot Proctor’s anchor. When his block framing is on point, he’s one of the most imposing pass protectors in the 2026 class.

Proctor is unofficially listed at 6’7”, 366 lbs., but there’s speculation that he’s even heavier. He needs to drop some weight when entering the NFL, but it’s worth noting the explosiveness in his kick step and the light footwork he displays immediately after the snap to gain effective width and depth to protect his outside shoulder. It’s all very impressive for someone his size but could be even more impactful if he lost 20 to 30 lbs.

Proctor made several highlight reel blocks in this win. He tossed Colton Hood on the key block on a short off-tackle touchdown run and pancaked another defender on a down block. Proctor pancaked Joshua Josephs in pass protection and posted several one-sided wins against the future top 100 pick. He also posted several wins driving stud sophomore pass rusher Jordan Ross up and around the pocket.

Stock Up: Max Iheanachor, RT Arizona State

Iheanachor only allowed one pressure against Texas Tech despite facing the buzzsaw pass rushing duo of David Bailey and Romello Height. That duo combined for 19 pressures last week against Kansas but only had nine against Arizona State, largely thanks to Iheanachor.

Unofficially listed at 6’6”, 330 lbs., Iheanachor offers a rare combination of size, arm length, and explosiveness. I wrote during the summer that he was a third round prospect with fifth round-caliber tape. He’s advanced beyond that evaluation. This is a true top 100 prospect who is playing up to his physical potential against NFL opponents.

Bailey and Height got a few wins against Iheanachor. Height got into his chest but lacked the power to move him. Bailey’s explosiveness tested Iheanachor vertically, but he drove the potential first round prospect up and around the pocket. Iheanachor really ramped up his footspeed and explosiveness to display his full range and handle Bailey’s speed and bend.

Iheanachor adjusted his aiming points with his hands to counter Bailey’s bend and low pad level at the top of the rush arc. He had one rep where he baited out Bailey’s hands to trap him. Iheanachor displayed the power to crumple and overwhelm Height. He lost to Bailey on a spin once but caught Height when he tried the same move later in the game.

Iheanachor’s heavy hands re-route pass rushers, especially when he gets matched up against undersized rushers like Bailey and Height. Iheanachor’s arresting grip strength locks down defenders, and pass rushers lack the power to remove his hands.

Bailey got Iheanachor with a long-arm once, but he put his power on tape by muscling through the move to drive Bailey off his rush path and around the pocket. Iheanachor’s explosiveness is above average, especially for an offensive tackle his size. His range is capable of countering wide-alignment rushers, like Bailey.

 

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Monroe Freeling looks the part, to me:

 

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Kadyn Proctor's grades this season. I said earlier that he started the season poorly but has really raised his game since. This is what I mean.

Game 1 v FSU - 56.7
Game 2 v LA-Monroe - 84.7
Game 3 v Wisconsin - 58.5

And then

Game 4 v Georgia - 81.6
Game 5 v Vandy - 84.5
Game 6 v Missouri - 66.4
Game 7 v Tennessee - 77.3

He hasn't given up a sack since week one and the most pressures in a game since the uplift was 2 against one of the best pass rushing duos in CFB at Missouri. He has given up 13 pressures, but 6 came against FSU in week one.

 

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Played RT at UCLA.

He looks a little gangly and awkward to me. I'm not seeing it, from this, but haven't watched him.

 

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But there was also this:

 

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Georgia OL Monroe Freeling went to insane lengths just to play vs Auburn

Georgia football's win over Auburn is old news at this point, but some interesting stories are beginning to emerge that occurred leading up to this game. And no

dawnofthedawg.com

 

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Meet Ohio State’s ‘Piggy’: The best offensive tackle college football never saw coming

Austin Siereveld's path at Ohio State has been unconventional, but he's become one of the best offensive tackles in college football.

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2026: Will Campbell - Jared Wilson - Garrett Bradbury - Austin Siereveld - Monroe Freeling

2027: Add a LG, C, or RG. Wilson can move to C and Siereveld to LG depending on who is available.

 

[stelfans]

Have been watching some Clemson games and I really like Blake Miller. Right now it’s between him and Freelong as far as RT in the middle rounds go for me.

 

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Played RT at UCLA.

He looks a little gangly and awkward to me. I'm not seeing it, from this, but haven't watched him.

Dane Brugler also likes Prongos, has him as a "sleeper":

Still relatively new to football, Prongos is on an upward trajectory — and I’m buying stock now.

He started playing football as a senior in high school (and was only on the field for three games, because of injury), then signed with UCLA and sat for two seasons before becoming a starter in 2024. Prongos transferred to Stanford this past offseason and has played well at left tackle.

Though I think he could benefit with a fifth college season, which would allow him to continue getting stronger, his athletic movement skills and ability to reposition his hands could make him this draft’s Bernhard Raimann.

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.

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I noticed that David Bailey got both his sacks against Arizona St. on onside moves. Iheanachor shut down the outside rush.

 

[manxman2601]

I noticed that David Bailey got both his sacks against Arizona St. on onside moves. Iheanachor shut down the outside rush.

He's someone I knew about pre-season thanks to the NFL Stock Exchange podcast and took note of him. Supposed to be very athletic for his size. His pass blocking has been pretty good (zero sacks and a 77.7 pass blocking grade), although he has given up 12 pressures. I wish his run blocking was better though. An interesting developmental prospect with arms long enough fot the NFL.