Wisconsin’s Mason Reiger is a dawg who’s never content to stay blocked and will work to a second move to win a rep. Physical + explosive with active hands, and was dominant at the EW Shrine Bowl.
Reiger was fifth in the Big Ten in pressures this past season (45).
Western Michigan’s Nadame Tucker knows how to get to the QB with his quick hands. He loves to win with the swipe.
Tucker was MAC Defensive Player of the Year this past season after leading the nation in pass rush win rate (28.4%).
Ohio State’s Caden Curry never quits … effort + physicality through the roof. Has some John Simon to his game.
Curry had the fourth-most pressures in the Big Ten this past season (46).
Iowa’s Max Llewellyn (#48) has some crazy in him with the energy he brings to the field. Has a quick get off to go with active hands and impressive coordination at 6’6”, 258.
Llewellyn was fifth in the Big Ten in pressures this past season (45).
Auburn’s Keyron Crawford (#24) is one of the funnest pass rushers in the class. Twitchy, diverse pass rush plan, and deployed in all kinds of ways.
Crawford was top 10 in the SEC in both pressures (43) and pass rush win rate (18.3%) this past season.
Love the consistent pass rush plan of Illinois’ Gabe Jacas. Weaponized hands and he knows how to use them with combo moves (swipe-rip here).
Jacas is one of my favorite players in the draft class. He racked up 142 pressures + 27 sacks in four seasons.
Don’t ask a tight end to block Auburn’s Keldric Faulk (#15), he’s far too long and his hands are far too violent.
Faulk was No. 5 in the SEC in run stops among edge players (20) and No. 19 in pressures among all players in the conference (30).
It’s hard not to laugh watching the dominance of Navy’s Landon Robinson. Just so explosive and disruptive as a gap shooter. (Was also a monster at the EW Shrine Bowl.)
Robinson was one of just three IDL in the country this past season to make 25+ run stops and have 30+ pressures
The pass rush plan of Missouri’s Chris McClellan certainly jump out. Heavy + active hands - his club-swim is especially scary.
McClellan was top five in pass rush win rate among SEC IDL this past season (9.6%).
Oklahoma’s Gracen Halton is one of the best pass rushing IDLs in the class (showed it all Senior Bowl week, too). Such a twitchy player and really knows how to use his hands.
Halton was top five in the Power 4 in pressures among IDL this past season (30).
Southeastern Louisiana’s Kaleb Proctor plays like madman with his effort. Super explosive player who had a strong East-West Shrine Bowl week.
Proctor was third in the FCS in pressures among IDL this past season (39).
Texas A&M’s Tyler Onyedim (#11) is going to be such a useful player in the NFL. Explosive get off, active hands, and long arms. Played all over the D-line, too.
Onyedim was top 10 nationally in run stop rate among IDL this past season (11.7%).
Dropped a new 2026 NFL mock draft this morning at Sportsbook Review:
🏈 Eight OL drafted in the first round
🏈 Six WRs and seven DBs selected in the top 30
🏈 Three teams tading up
🏈 Projected picks for teams without Round 1 selections www.sportsbookreview.com/picks/nfl/20...
Texas Tech’s Lee Hunter has such surprising quickness for a guy built to two-gap as a NT. Can create havoc with those hands.
Hunter was top five nationally among IDL in run stop rate this past season (11.9%).
Iowa State’s Domonique “Big Citrus” Orange can hold the point and eat space but also has quick & violent hands to beat blockers and disrupt the run.
One of several 1T/NT types who should go top 100 in the draft.
Boston College’s Logan Taylor (#65) is a player I’d bang the table for … the Canadian is strong, long (33 7/8” arms), athletic (83rd percentile vert & 82nd percentile broad), and experienced (3,000+ snaps).
Started 25 games at LT, 11 at LG, 8 at RG, and 2 at RT in college.
Oklahoma’s Febechi Nwaiwu (#54) is not passive about pass protection. Violent player with plenty of power.
Nwaiwu didn’t allow a sack this past season and was only credited with giving up two pressures.
David Bailey (-150) has jumped Arvell Reese (+115) as the favorite to be the No. 2 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, but I simply refuse to believe the Jets would pass on Reese for Bailey
Auburn’s Jeremiah Wright is mean and powerful … just engulfs defenders in the run game. Had a strong Senior Bowl week, too.
Over 2,000 snaps at Auburn.
Florida’s Jake Slaughter (#66) can create some serious movement in the run game. Strong inside placement with his hands and doesn’t stop driving his legs.
Tons of experience (2,100+ snaps) and impressive athleticism (88th percentile broad & 80th percentile 10-yard), too.
Arizona State’s Max Iheanachor has such nimble feet, thanks in part to his soccer background, and he never stops moving them. Such high upside as a pass protector.
One of the most explosive OL in the class - 95th percentile broad (9’7”) - and allowed 0 sacks this past season.
Part of what makes Utah’s Spencer Fano so dangerous with his movement skills is the consistency in which he finds work once he gets to the second level.
Fano’s athleticism & demeanour are a scary combo. 93rd percentile 3-cone (7.34) + 87th percentile vert (32”).
Memphis’ Travis Burke loves to finish plays through the whistle. The 6’9” RT brings tone-setting energy to the field.
Burke allowed just 13 pressures this past season + has over a dozen starts at LT and RT between his time at Memphis, FIU, and Gardner-Webb
The sheer size and length (6’9” with 36 3/8” arms) of Miami’s Markel Bell makes him tough for pass rushers to beat, but he’s surprisingly light on his feet, too.
Bell was credited with allowing just 15 pressures and 0 sacks this past season.
There are so many Day 3 TEs with upside in this NFL draft class, including Michigan’s Marlin Klein. Moves so well at 6’6, 248lbs.
Klein, a Freaks List member (No. 35), has an 87th percentile 40 (4.61) and 81st percentile vert (36”) at TE.
Could not recommend watching Arvell Reese’s senior Hudl mixtape more … it’s just him snatching souls. The closing speed and violence are crazy
The size and athleticism of Sam Roush is hard not to love. He moves so well at 6’6”, 267lbs. Played 78.3% of his snaps in-line, too.
Roush was top 10 nationally in YAC among TEs this past season (319).
