2026 Watch List

[manxman2601]

First horizontal board from Rob Staton at Seahawksdraftblog:

My first Horizontal Board for the 2026 NFL Draft – Seahawks Draft Blog

seahawksdraftblog.com

Kyle Louis as his LB2 is....interesting. I like the player but that's a little too high for my taste. Maybe it's a Seahawks thing.

 

[mayoclinic]

Jordan Reid top 50:

2026 NFL draft rankings: Jordan Reid's top 500 prospects

Jordan Reid ranked every draftable player in the 2026 class and graded them by round. Here's his final list, plus scouting reports on the top names.

www.espn.com

 

[manxman2601]

And Bleacher Report top 150

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25298661-br-nfl-scouting-depts-2026-nfl-draft-top-150-big-board

 

[mayoclinic]

BR has Zakee Wheatley at 25, ahead of Sonny Styles (32).

 

[manxman2601]

BR has Zakee Wheatley at 25, ahead of Sonny Styles (32).

I saw that.

Ok then.

Wheatley - Golday?

Or

Styles- Thieneman?

Those are your only two options.

I think no 2 for me. Just.

 

[mayoclinic]

1 for me, but happy with either.

Really want Pierre (on no one's boards yet), Golday/Hill, and McDonald/Wheatley on defense.

Don't really think Styles will be available, anyway.

 

[mayoclinic]

Twelve prospects for 2026 NFL Draft who just missed cracking updated top-50 board

The gap between prospects ranked in the 20s and 30s and those just outside the top 50 is pretty small. Here's who might deserve more love.

www.nytimes.com

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

I saw that.

Ok then.

Wheatley - Golday?

Or

Styles- Thieneman?

Those are your only two options.

I think no 2 for me. Just.

Looks great to me, but BPA will probably ruin that plan. Damn BPA.

 

[manxman2601]

Looks great to me, but BPA will probably ruin that plan. Damn BPA.

Guys, guys! We're seeing a conversion happen.

 

[mayoclinic]

sportstalk.substack.com/p/college-football-2026-nfl-draft-stock

 

[mayoclinic]

Updated PFF Big Board:

2026 NFL Draft Big Board: The top 450 draft prospects

PFF’s predictive draft rankings — a forward-looking exercise that blends production, grading and market sentiment to forecast how teams and analysts are likely to value each prospect on draft night.

www.pff.com

 

[manxman2601]

Updated PFF Big Board:

2026 NFL Draft Big Board: The top 450 draft prospects

PFF’s predictive draft rankings — a forward-looking exercise that blends production, grading and market sentiment to forecast how teams and analysts are likely to value each prospect on draft night.

www.pff.com

If that's right, this would be a trade back draft. Consider:

90. Keionte Scott

91. Emmanuel Pregnon

96. Zakee Wheatley

105. Jake Golday

118. Cayden Greene

119. Akheem Mesidor

120. Jacob Rodriguez

122. Monroe Freeling

129. Michael Taaffe

Re-sign Chaisson and Hawkins and sign me up for that draft. You're not getting the impact first rounder but you've nailed the depth for the next four years.

 

[mayoclinic]

My version:

46. Austin Sievereld

90. Keionte Scott

96. Zakee Wheatley

105. Jake Golday

120. Akheem Mesidor

122. Monroe Freeling

Kade Pieper, Jelani McDonald and Yhonzae Pierre are not on their board, all RS sophomores.

 

[mayoclinic]

Chris Bell (55), Niki Prongos (75) and Justin Joly (93) also tempting.

 

[mayoclinic]

An interesting top 100 list with player comparisons:

2026 NFL Draft: Player Comparisons For The Top 100 Prospects

NFL Player Comparisons for NFL Draft Prospects is a huge tool for NFL Fans, and TWSN's Bill Sparks gives his pro comps for the 2026 NFL Draft...

twsn.net

Some intriguing comparisons, FWIW:

Francis Mauigoa - Penei Sewell. Wow.
Caleb Lomu - Tristan Wirfs. If only.
Isaiah World - Tyron Smith. If only II.
Lance Heard - Taylor Lewan. If only III.
Spencer Fano - Christian Darrisaw.
Cayden Green - Joel Bitonio. Please.
David Bailey - Cliff Avril.
LT Overton - Melvin Ingram.
Anto Saka - Leonard Floyd.
Mikail Kamara - Haason Reddick.
TJ Parker - Trey Hendrickson.
Kamari Ramsey - Derwin James.

 

[manxman2601]

An interesting top 100 list with player comparisons:

2026 NFL Draft: Player Comparisons For The Top 100 Prospects

NFL Player Comparisons for NFL Draft Prospects is a huge tool for NFL Fans, and TWSN's Bill Sparks gives his pro comps for the 2026 NFL Draft...

twsn.net

Some intriguing comparisons, FWIW:

Francis Mauigoa - Penei Sewell. Wow.
Caleb Lomu - Tristan Wirfs. If only.
Isaiah World - Tyron Smith. If only II.
Lance Heard - Taylor Lewan. If only III.
Spencer Fano - Christian Darrisaw.
Cayden Green - Joel Bitonio. Please.
David Bailey - Cliff Avril.
LT Overton - Melvin Ingram.
Anto Saka - Leonard Floyd.
Mikail Kamara - Haason Reddick.
TJ Parker - Trey Hendrickson.
Kamari Ramsey - Derwin James.

Those are some ridiculous comparisons. Either that or this draft is full of future pro-bowlers and All-Pros.

 

[mayoclinic]

Some are.

If the comparisons are meant to be more stylistic than predicted level of success, then it makes a bit more sense. Obviously it's silly to predict future success for almost any prospect.

Isaiah World is reminiscent of Tyron Smith in that both are long, lean guys who have played both sides. Unfortunately, I think that's probably the extent of the resemblance.

 

[mayoclinic]

NFL Draft 2026 prospects to watch during college football’s rivalry weekend

For some NFL Draft prospects, this weekend will launch a postseason run. For others, this could be the last chance to impress scouts.

www.nytimes.com

 

[mayoclinic]

Redirect Notice

 

[mayoclinic]

Latest top 25 list from Mel Kiper:

2026 NFL draft Big Board rankings: Mel Kiper's top prospects

Mel Kiper Jr. is stacking the best players in the NFL draft class, starting with Fernando Mendoza. Who makes the top 25?

www.espn.com

David Bailey (11) ahead of Rueben Bain (15), closely followed by Akheem Mesidor (all roads lead to Akheem Mesidor) at 18, after some Brit with a fetish for mature prospects called in to PFF a month or so ago and complained that Mesidor deserved more hype.

Kelley Jones at 25.