2026 Draft: EDGE

mayoclinic said:

One day 2 EDGE option I think is being overlooked is Jake Golday.



He improved his 3C to 6.84 at his pro day, which would top all LB and EDGE prospects in this draft. His 1.59 10-split is comparable to Howell, Jacas, and Arvell Reese.

Golday was a DE before switching to LB. For me, he solves two spots:

1. An off-ball LB with range and coverage ability

2. A pass rusher.

Golday can bring what Cashius Howell and R Mason Thomas would, while providing a huge LB upgrade as well. Guys like Romello Height and Jaishawn Barham and are smaller, and offer less as off-ball LBs.

Jake Golday with give the Broncos a high-upside linebacker

One prospect who may interest the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2026 NFL Draft is Cincinnati linebacker Jake Golday. He is a 6-4, 239-pound linebacker who is viewed as one of the top linebackers in the 2026 NFL Draft. The Athletic’s lead draft analyst, Dane Brugler, has Golday ranked...

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One-If-By-Sea said:

I was not kidding. If we drafted the Bell Brothers I think we would be all set at WR for awhile. Of course that means we ignore EDGE or OT or TE, so there is always a trade off. But I like both Bells, very athletic with huge production (Chris before the ACL of course).

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Clonamery said:

Who the **** is going to block for Maye when the inevitable injury occurs to one or more of the OT's? This Tradeoff fella? Is he from Nigeria or something?

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One-If-By-Sea said:

Nope. Just a guy who wavers in the wind too much. Luckily I know how to be strong at the right time to keep the ladies happy

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Clonamery said:

Oh, you're in the Cult.

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One-If-By-Sea said:

Definitely. Cognac and Asians. Lots of screaming which means it is a cult. You are right.

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DoubleDeluxe said:

What about Asian Cognacs?

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One-If-By-Sea said:

Definitely. Cognac and Asians. Lots of screaming which means it is a cult. You are right.

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manxman2601 said:

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Edge rusher is one of the few positions in this draft where supply more than meet demands, most noticeably beyond the first round and stretching well into the middle rounds.

“I would say it’s deep,” one executive in personnel said. “I would not say it’s necessarily like wow top-heavy. But when you get into the second through the fourth round it’s really solid.”

In the last eight drafts an average of 25.89 edge rushers has been drafted, including 4.5 on average in the first round. After interviewing personnel people for the past two months the sense here is that 30-plus will be drafted, and that about 22 could fall in the first four rounds.

Some but not all edge rushers are capable of playing both defensive end in a 4-3 base and outside linebacker in a 3-4 base.

“There’s a lot of very good 4-3 defensive ends,” another scout said. “[b)I don’t know that there’s a lot of playmakers at the top of (the draft).[/b] There’s a lot of mid-second round to the top of the fourth. You can get some really good players that will help your team. I just don’t know that any will be really dynamic.”

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mayoclinic said:

Jeff Risdon echoed many of the same concerns.

Let him fall. Iheanachor at 31, trade up for Mesidor. Cognac and Asians level of good.

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manxman2601 said:

Sam Monson and Steve Palazzolo on Mesidor.

SM: "He's amazing inside, like really good. To the point where even though he's 259lb, every sub package I would have him lined up as a 3-tech and just let him go to work."

SP: "His quickness is a real challenge for guards"

SM: "He annihilates guards. He's just too fast for them. He's legitimately a nightmare for interior offensive linemen to deal with. He had a pressure rate way over 20% inside which is nuts. That would be the best defensive tackle pressure rate you'd find in the NFL."

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