2026 Watch List

[Clonamery]

On that board, Sonny Styles (26) and Vega Ioane (28) would probably be best case scenario.

Styles and Blake Miller, or Ioane and Jake Golday would be dream scenarios. Golday at 42 breaks my heart, he might be a 1st round option.

No Blake Miller, Siereveld, And other OLs. None of my favorite DBs.

Cisse has showed up in a few mocks recently. Need to study him more.

Cisse. I looked for film a month ago, there wasn't much. Now it's different. 1st Rd is new.

 

[manxman2601]

I'm really concerned about that 3-cone time of Parker. Suggests he is too stiff.

He's very good against the run though and has enough speed to power to be a successful bull rusher. I largely agree with you but his value in the late first makes him worth considering.

 

[manxman2601]

I've been mystified by the lack of attention Carter Smith has been getting considering he's one of the highest graded LTs, has given up 0 sacks and only five pressures all year and plays for one of the best 2 teams in CFB. I get it, grades and NFL projectibility are not the same things, but even so. Now that Brugler has put him in the top 50, I suspect that will change.

 

[mayoclinic]

There are just so damn many good OLs, I think people have trouble keeping track of them all.

Fano and Mauigoa consistently ranked top 2, but are they really? Procter consistently graded 1st round, but his tape so inconsistent. Tennessee was a regression game.

After that, it's a free for all. Lomu athletic but lacks strength, World has terrible hand use.

Then you see guys going from anywhere from 15 to not in the top 100. Trevor Goosby, Blake Miller, Gennings Dunker, Fa'alili Fa'amoe, Max Iheanachor. Monroe Freeling, like Carter Smith, mostly off the radar.

Do Austin Siereveld, Carter Smith and Cayden Green purely project inside?

So much noise. So much opportunity.

 

[mayoclinic]

Top-50 big board from Jeff Risdon at Draft Wire:

2026 NFL Draft: Midseason prospect big board top 50

2026 NFL Draft: Midseason prospect big board top 50 from Draft Wire's Jeff Risdon

draftwire.usatoday.com

Of note:

11. Blake Miller, OT, Clemson. OT1, ahead of Mauigoa and Fano.
13. David Bailey, EDGE, Texas Tech.
19. Vega Ioane, IOL, Penn Dt.
22. Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio St.
23. Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee
24. Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, S, Toledo
30. Mateen Ibirogba, DL, Wake Forest
31. Emmanuel Pregnon, IOL, Oregon
33. Chris Johnson, CB, San Diego St.
34. Oscar Delp, TE, Georgia
42. Brian Parker, OL, Duke
45. Zakee Wheatley, S, Penn St.

 

[Clonamery]

Top-50 big board from Jeff Risdon at Draft Wire:

2026 NFL Draft: Midseason prospect big board top 50

2026 NFL Draft: Midseason prospect big board top 50 from Draft Wire's Jeff Risdon

draftwire.usatoday.com

Of note:

11. Blake Miller, OT, Clemson. OT1, ahead of Mauigoa and Fano.
13. David Bailey, EDGE, Texas Tech.
19. Vega Ioane, IOL, Penn Dt.
22. Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio St.
23. Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee
24. Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, S, Toledo
30. Mateen Ibirogba, DL, Wake Forest
31. Emmanuel Pregnon, IOL, Oregon
33. Chris Johnson, CB, San Diego St.
34. Oscar Delp, TE, Georgia
42. Brian Parker, OL, Duke
45. Zakee Wheatley, S, Penn St.

Brian Parker at 42? Dizzying.

 

[mayoclinic]

Dane Brugler's new top 50 is out.

2026 NFL Draft rankings: Which prospects earned a spot on latest top-50 board?

For all its faults, the 2026 quarterback class has generated some positive momentum — just not as much as Ohio State's Arvell Reese.

www.nytimes.com

For those of you without an Athletic or NYT subscription, some highlights.

1. Arvell Reese
2. Ty Simpson
6. Rueben Bain
13. Peter Woods
14. David Bailey
20. Makai Lemon
25. Brandon Cisse, CB, S. Carolina (new one for me)
26. Sonny Styles
27. TJ Parker
28. Vega Ioane
29. KC Concepcion
31. Chris Bell
32. Zion Young

I really like all those 26-32 picks

33. Germie Bernard.
35. Cashius Howell
39. Jadarian Price (Boo!)
40. Quincy Rhodes
42. Jake Golday
47. Emmanuel Pregnon
50. Carter Smith

No Siereveld

One reaction to Brugler's top 50:

Breaking Down Dane Brugler’s Top 50: Surprises, Quarterback Depth, And Rising Names For 2026

The new Dane Brugler’s top 50 big board for the 2026 NFL Draft cycle has sparked plenty of discussion across scouting circles and fan bases.

twsn.net

 

[mayoclinic]

More of the same from Rob Staton:

My thoughts on the disappointing 2026 draft class – Seahawks Draft Blog

seahawksdraftblog.com

I don't buy it, entirely. There are a lot of good players in this draft. May take some work to pick them out, and to develop them, but some will go on to have excellent careers.

 

[manxman2601]

More of the same from Rob Staton:

My thoughts on the disappointing 2026 draft class – Seahawks Draft Blog

seahawksdraftblog.com

I don't buy it, entirely. There are a lot of good players in this draft. May take some work to pick them out, and to develop them, but some will go on to have excellent careers.

Of course there'll be some but I do think it's quite a poor class. Not at every position - linebacker is good - but OT, EDGE, DT, RB don't look very good at all. QB, TE are looking iffy too and even WR, while good at the top, has some questionable depth.

 

[mayoclinic]

Jeremiyah Love’s best NFL team fits, Mansoor Delane’s excellence, more Week 12 reactions

Love is a clear top-10 prospect in the 2026 draft class, but which NFL team will roll the dice on a running back early in Round 1?

www.nytimes.com

Nick Baumgardner gives a shout out to my RT binky Monroe Freeling.

Some guys named Love, Lemon and Sadiq are also mentioned, BTW. Not sure any would make a very good RT.

 

[mayoclinic]

College Football 2026 NFL Draft Stock Up Week 12: Keith Abney II, Malachi Fields, Kenyon Sadiq & More

Let's run through 11 names to be aware of from Week 12

sportstalk.substack.com

 

[mayoclinic]

2026 NFL Draft consensus rankings: Three QBs in top 10, Arvell Reese at No. 1

Defense rules the top of the consensus board, but there's the race to claim the top quarterback spot has kicked into high gear.

www.nytimes.com

 

[manxman2601]

This is a good video on draft prospects that don't often get discussed with some accompanying video at times. James Foster and Corey Kinnen. I think Kinnen is a bit of a twat but there's no denying he watches the tape. I've provided time stamps to what I think are the relevant discussions/clips.



6:34 Rene Konga, DT, Louisville

7:55 - TJ Parker, EDGE, Clemson (violent hands, power rusher)

12:48 - D'Angelo Ponds, CB, Indiana (tiny at 5'9" but boy is he quick twitch with excellent ability to read the game)

18:25 - Chase Bisontis, OG, TAMU (very good pass blocker although not as good as run blocker for me)

29:02 - Lee Hunter, DT, Texas Tech

29:27 - Malachi Lawrence, EDGE, UCF (great build for an EDGE. Foster has him top 100)

32:40 - Malachi Fields, WR, Notre Dame (that catch radius keeps pulling me back in)



35:18 - Makai Lemon, WR, USC (Foster says his Iowa game was "multiple steps above the great performances he already has on his resume).

37:02 - Gennings Dunker, RT, Iowa (James Foster: "Gennings Dunker can't pass block").

38:34 - Jakobe Thomas, S, Miami (Plenty of feasting, but too much famine. 22.5% missed tackle rate)

41:21 - Keith Abney II, CB, Arizona State

43:21 - Zavion Thomas, WR, LSU

Those are the discussions with video clips. There's plenty of other good stuff if you have time to watch the whole thing.

 

[Clonamery]

Even a stopped twat is right twice a day.

 

[Clonamery]

It would be nice to have a Konga to go along with our Tonga.

 

[manxman2601]

It would be nice to have a Konga to go along with our Tonga.

Two dancing bears doing the Tonka-Konga.

 

[manxman2601]

This is a good video on draft prospects that don't often get discussed with some accompanying video at times. James Foster and Corey Kinnen. I think Kinnen is a bit of a twat but there's no denying he watches the tape. I've provided time stamps to what I think are the relevant discussions/clips.



6:34 Rene Konga, DT, Louisville

7:55 - TJ Parker, EDGE, Clemson (violent hands, power rusher)

12:48 - D'Angelo Ponds, CB, Indiana (tiny at 5'9" but boy is he quick twitch with excellent ability to read the game)

18:25 - Chase Bisontis, OG, TAMU (very good pass blocker although not as good as run blocker for me)

29:02 - Lee Hunter, DT, Texas Tech

29:27 - Malachi Lawrence, EDGE, UCF (great build for an EDGE. Foster has him top 100)

32:40 - Malachi Fields, WR, Notre Dame (that catch radius keeps pulling me back in)



35:18 - Makai Lemon, WR, USC (Foster says his Iowa game was "multiple steps above the great performances he already has on his resume).

37:02 - Gennings Dunker, RT, Iowa (James Foster: "Gennings Dunker can't pass block").

38:34 - Jakobe Thomas, S, Miami (Plenty of feasting, but too much famine. 22.5% missed tackle rate)

41:21 - Keith Abney II, CB, Arizona State

43:21 - Zavion Thomas, WR, LSU

Those are the discussions with video clips. There's plenty of other good stuff if you have time to watch the whole thing.

In the video, James Foster gives a shout out to Alabama LB Justin Jefferson who, when I watch him, I always think he's a future Patriot. He's undersized as a LB at 227lbs but there's just something about him. He's a run and hit guy, not a traditional MIKE, but he's always making plays. Maybe it's the links to Jamien Sherwood in the last pre-season that makes me view him as a potential Patriot.

James Foster: "Justin Jefferson, the linebacker, he weighs something crazy so he's a day 3 guy in this class but man! he's as fast as hell, he's instinctive, he's a hard hitter. I would definitely be interested in that as a project for sure."

 

[manxman2601]

 

[mayoclinic]

First horizontal board from Rob Staton at Seahawksdraftblog:

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

seahawksdraftblog.com

 

[Clonamery]

First horizontal board from Rob Staton at Seahawksdraftblog:

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

seahawksdraftblog.com

I love people who don't beat around the bush and just get to the point.