2026 Declarations

[mayoclinic]

Indiana and Miami still have eligibility to declare. I believe their deadline is the 24th.

 

[manxman2601]

From an Indiana beat writer.



This makes things nice and easy for me.

1. Mesidor
2. Best available RT (Freeling, Iheanachor or Miller). Trade up if necessary.
3. Stukes, Ponds or Stribling
4. Ditto if available.

 

[PatsFan2]

From an Indiana beat writer.



This makes things nice and easy for me.

1. Mesidor
2. Best available RT (Freeling, Iheanachor or Miller). Trade up if necessary.
3. Stukes, Ponds or Stribling
4. Ditto if available.

No hope for M Bryant or Thayer Mumford developing??

 

[manxman2601]

No hope for M Bryant or Thayer Mumford developing??

I'm not going to bank on it. Bryant has been reduced to not suiting up. Mumford maybe but I wouldn't want to take him to the bank as a future starter. And it would mean re-signing Lowe.

 

[stelfans]

From an Indiana beat writer.



This makes things nice and easy for me.

1. Mesidor
2. Best available RT (Freeling, Iheanachor or Miller). Trade up if necessary.
3. Stukes, Ponds or Stribling
4. Ditto if available.

Yup, this clears things up a bit.
I could see a CB in round 2.

 

[manxman2601]

Yup, this clears things up a bit.
I could see a CB in round 2.

That is the one other position I'd consider because the depth isn't great, nor is the pathway to post-Davies. Would you go backup slot (Ponds/Scott) or a backup outside corner? Ponds could backup both very well but at 5'9", 170 and short arms is probably not going to be a person you want outside for 17 games a season.

 

[mayoclinic]

This makes things nice and easy for me.

1. Freeling or Mesidor
2. Mesidor or Best available RT (Freeling, Iheanachor or Miller). Trade up if necessary.
3. Scott, Stukes, Ponds, Bell or Stribling
4a. Ditto if available.
4b. Best available IOL

FIFY.

 

[mayoclinic]

D'Angelo Ponds plans to enter NFL Draft after Indiana's title run

D’Angelo Ponds is preparing for the next step in his career, saying Thursday that he plans to enter the 2026 NFL Draft.

www.on3.com

 

[manxman2601]

Wow!

 

[manxman2601]

 

[manxman2601]

Can you imagine if he hadn’t declared?

 

[mayoclinic]

https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/red-raiders/2026/01/23/texas-tech-football-skyler-gill-howard-nfl-draft-declaration/88208722007/

 

[borisman]

From an Indiana beat writer.



This makes things nice and easy for me.

1. Mesidor
2. Best available RT (Freeling, Iheanachor or Miller). Trade up if necessary.
3. Stukes, Ponds or Stribling
4. Ditto if available.

My trepidation for Mesidor is he may be at his ceiling and will be 25 soon. Other than that I like the player. I can see where the need is though, so I wouldn’t cry about it too much.

 

[mayoclinic]

Jordan Seaton transferring to LSU (over Oregon):

No. 1-ranked OT Jordan Seaton announces transfer destination

After a long and eventful recruitment, former Colorado Buffaloes OT Jordan Seaton has finally announced his commitment to the LSU Tigers.

duckswire.usatoday.com

 

[manxman2601]

Jordan Seaton transferring to LSU (over Oregon):

No. 1-ranked OT Jordan Seaton announces transfer destination

After a long and eventful recruitment, former Colorado Buffaloes OT Jordan Seaton has finally announced his commitment to the LSU Tigers.

duckswire.usatoday.com

LSU could be a sneakily good outside bet next year.

 

[manxman2601]

I think this is the final big declaration

 

[PatsFan2]

I think this is the final big declaration