2026 Pre-Draft Meetings

Good day 3 option.

He doesn't just look like Trent Brown, he looks like he just ate Trent Brown.

manxman2601 said:

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mayoclinic said:

He doesn't just look like Trent Brown, he looks like he just ate Trent Brown.

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Come on now.. Trent Brown is like 375 or some.. He;'s 20+lbs heavier than Markell.

UPDATED. Note I've changed the 'V' for visit to '30' just to try and make them stand out in a sea of letters.

COM - Combine
30 - Visit
INT - Reported Interest But Not Specific
PD - Pro Day (work out or position coach present)
PDM - Pro Day Meeting
LPD - Local Pro Day
AS - One of the all star games

Bold = 3 separate contacts


QB

Haynes King, Georgia Tech - PD, PDM
Cole Payton, NDSU - PD
Sawyer Robertson, Baylor - PD
Jalon Daniels, Kansas - 30


RB

Jordon Vaughn, Abilene Christian - AS
Kejon Owens, FIU - AS
Mike Washington Jr - COM, PD, PDM
Adam Randall, Clemson - 30
Cash Jones, Georgia - PD
Kaelon Black, Indiana - 30




WR

Lewis Bond, BC - AS
Camden Brown, Georgia Southern, AS
Josh Cameron, Baylor - AS
J Michael Sturdivant, Florida - AS
Ben Patterson, UTPB - PD
De'Zhaun Stribling, Ole Miss - 30
KC Concepcion, Texas A&M - 30
Kevin Coleman, Missouri - INT
Ben Patterson, Texas Permian - PD
De'Corian Clark, UTSA - PD
Jeff Caldwell, Cincinnati - PD (Downing)
Gage Florence, North Dakota State - PD
Emmanuel Henderson, Kansas - AS
Jordan Hudson, SMU - AS
Jack Morvan, Nichols College - LPD
Cyrus Allen, Cincinnati - 30




TE/FB

Dan Villari, Syracuse - ASx2
Nate Boerkircher, TAMU - COM
Eli Raridon, ND - AS
Jed Castles, Abilene Christian - PD
Oscar Delp, Georgia - INT, 30
John Michael Gyllenborg, Wyoming - AS
DJ Rogers, TCU - AS


OL

Nick Dawkins, C, Penn State - AS
Peter Nygra, C, Louisville - AS
Brian Parker II, C, Duke - AS
Jake Slaughter, C, Florida - AS
Connor Tollison, C, Mizzou - AS
Kage Casey, OG, Boise St. - AS
Ashton Grable, OG, Florida A&M - AS
Jalen Farmer, OG, Kentucky - COM
Travis Burke, OT, Memphis - PD, 30
Keylan Rutledge, OG - PD, AS
Jake Pope, OT, Illinois State - PDM
Blake Miller, OT, Clemson - PD
Walker Parks, OG, Clemson - PDM
Kobe Baynes, OG, Kansas - AS
Jayden Williams, OT, Ole Miss - PDM
Walker Parks, OG, Clemson - PD
Jeremiah Wright, iOL, Auburn - PDM, 30
Jude Bowry, OT, Boston College - PD (Marrone)
Logan Taylor, iOL, Boston College - PD (Marrone)
Ryan Mosesso, OT, UMass - PD
Kamar Missouri, OT - AS
Desmond Daniels, iOL, Alabama St
Delby Lemieux, iOL, Dartmouth - AS
Max Iheanachor, OT, Arizona State - COM?, 30, PD (Vrabel)*
Greg Crippen, C, Michigan - PD
Markel Bell, OT, Miami - PDM

*I've marked Iheanachor in bold because, although not explicitly said, it sounds like there may have been contact at the combine too.



DL

Kody Huisman, Virginia Tech - AS
Landon Robinson, Navy - AS, PDM
Kaleb Proctor, SE Louisiana - COM
Nick Barrett, S Carolina - COM
Tyler Onyedim, TAMU - COM, PDM, PD (workout plus meeting at pro day)
Gracen Halton, Oklahoma - PDM
Jernias Tafia, Colorado St. - PDM
Kevin Jobity Jr, Syracuse - PD
Kayden McDonald, Ohio State - 30
Rayshaun Benny, Michigan - AS
Kody Huisman, Virginia Tech - AS
Noah Miles, Howard - AS



EDGE

TJ Parker, Clemson - AS
Dani Dennis-Sutton, Penn St. - AS
Dayon Hayes, TAMU - AS
Michael Lunz II, S Carolina St. - AS
Cashius Howell, TAMU - COM
Zion Young, Mizzou - COM, 30
Keyron Crawford, Auburn - COM
Akheem Mesidor, Miami - COM
R Mason Thomas, Oklahoma - 30
Romello Height, Texas Tech - 30, PD (Mike Smith)
Dion Wilson, Syracuse - PD
Bryan Thomas Jr, S Carolina - PDM
Kaghen Roach, Abilene Christian - PD
Chris Wright, Abilene Christian - PD
Noah Barrett, St Olaf - PD
Michael Heldman, C Michigan - AS
George Gumbs Jr, Florida - 30
Tyreak Sapp, Florida - PDM
Wesley Williams, Duke - PDM

LB

Shad Banks, UTSA - AS
Javin Wright, Nebraska - AS
Khalil Jacobs, Missouri - PDM, 30
Jimmy Rolder, Michigan - PDM
Wade Woodaz, Clemson - PDM
Ernest Hausmann, Michigan - PD
Steven Ward, Pittsburgh State - PD
Kendrick Blackshire, UTSA - PD
Marsel McDuffie, UNLV - INT



CB

Al'Zillion Hamilton, Fresno st. - AS
Rashad Battle, Pitt - AS
Michael Dansby, Arizona - AS
Avery Smith, Toledo - COM
Andre Fuller, Toledo - PD
Caleb Anderson, Michigan - AS
Elijah Culp, JMU - AS
Jaden Rios, Texas St. - AS
Nasir Bowers, Toledo - PD
Karon Prunty, Wake Forest - PD, 30
Jayden Oliver, S Dakota St - INT
Devon Marshall, N Carolina St - LPD
Shahid Barros, Iowa - LPD
Elias Archie, Brown - LPD



Safety

Jalen Stroman, Notre Dame - AS
Kamari Ramsey, USC - COM
Robert Spears-Jennings, Oklahoma - PDM
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, Toledo - 30
Zakee Wheatley, Penn State - 30
Keionte Scott, Miami - COM
Sean Williams, Dartmouth - PD
Dathan Hickey, Youngstown St. - AS
Cam Smith, Marshall - AS
Gavin Gibson, N Carolina - AS
Justin Harrington, W Virginia - PD
Jalen Huskey, Maryland - PDM

I'm kind of surprised there's not more TEs on this list.

bakes781 said:

I'm kind of surprised there's not more TEs on this list.

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I was just thinking about that. It kind of tells me they know who they want. Maybe there's something to the Stowers narrative. Or Klare. Or Delp.

Or Roush.

Tony Pauline reports the Pats are bringing in Emmanuel Pregnon for a visit next week. Wanted to bring Chase Bisontis in, but couldn't make timing work.


I think it is good to look at Pregnon, Bisontis and Rutledge. I want OT in 2026, but if the top guys are off the board it might make sense to address OG. Travis Burke has intriguing traits, but Pregnon/Bisontis/Rutledge are much more developed players who cleanly project to starting roles. All 3 big, physical, athletic.

mayoclinic said:

Tony Pauline reports the Pats are bringing in Emmanuel Pregnon for a visit next week. Wanted to bring Chase Bisontis in, but couldn't make timing work.

2026 NFL Draft: Ioane Expected Top 15, Pregnon and Bisontis Racing for OG2 and Rutledge as a Sleeper

Olaivavega Ioane leads the 2026 NFL Draft guard class as a potential Top 15 pick while Pregnon, Bisontis, and Keylan Rutledge climb up.

www.essentiallysports.com

I think it is good to look at Pregnon, Bisontis and Rutledge. I want OT in 2026, but if the top guys are off the board it might make sense to address OG. Travis Burke has intriguing traits, but Pregnon/Bisontis/Rutledge are much more developed players who cleanly project to starting roles. All 3 big, physical, athletic.

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Onwenu looking a little less guaranteed?

manxman2601 said:

Onwenu looking a little less guaranteed?

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I suppose the other argument is that this is just pick 31 due diligence, like the KC Concepcion, EMW and Kayden McDonald visits could have been, assuming we’re right about OT or EDGE. Blake Miller and Denzel Boston are about the only pick 31 possibilities we haven’t heard about in terms of contacts.

Agreed.

OT/EDGE preferred, but don't reach for need. Kayden McDonald/EMW good players, better talents on my board than the next group of pass rushers. At least check them out.

Pregnon/Bisontis/Rutledge all very good players of they slip to 63.

Of the 19 listed players, several are UDFAs and only ~1/3 are projected as top 40/second-round picks.

A lot of the top 30 is to get a better feel for players. Many of the top prospects don't need a top 30 visit.

This is a very deep draft, and as many as 100 good players could go undrafted. Being ready to attack signing preferred targets once the UDFA window opens can be a huge advantage. I see a lot of these visits being part of setting up for UDFA signings, as much as for the draft itself.