The 2026 NFL Draft is fast approaching. The college football regular season is over. The NFL season is wrapping up soon. It’s time to dive deep into the Top 150 prospects in the upcoming NFL Draft.

Our A to Z Sports NFL Draft team of analysts has done an excellent job predicting future drafts in recent years. This past spring, our collective rankings predicted nearly 90% of the variance in the Top 100 picks of the 2025 NFL Draft. That’s going tough to beat, but our team of nearly a dozen draft analysts has already dug in deep to create this early collaborative Top 150 big board again, to see if we can predict the future once more.

We’ve added some new faces to our NFL Draft team this year, so here are all the contributors (and the teams they primarily cover) who helped with these rankings and will be pumping out excellent draft content year-round:

Adam Holt – Philadelphia Eagles
AJ Schulte – Oklahoma Sooners
Destin Adams – Indianapolis Colts
Joe DeLeone – New York Giants
Kyle Crabbs – Miami Dolphins
Rob Gregson – Pittsburgh Steelers
Ryan Roberts – Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Tyler Forness – Minnesota Vikings
Travis May – College Football & NFL Draft Managing Editor

For those unfamiliar with our prospect grading system we’ll be using throughout this 2026 NFL Draft season, it’s a scale from 1 to 10 (that you’ll see in parentheses next to each prospect). 9+ is first round lock. 8.00-8.99 is possible first round. 7.00-7.99 is day two. 6.00-6.99 is possible day two or early day three. 5.00-5.99 is mid day three. 4.00-4.99 is late day three. Everything below 4 is undrafted free agent territory. Enjoy the big board, and let us know what we got right or wrong @AtoZSportsNFL on X!

First Round 2026 NFL Draft Prospects

1. Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana (9.66)
2. Dante Moore, QB, Oregon (9.58)
3. Rueben Bain Jr., EDGE, Miami (FL) (9.53)
4. Arvell Reese, LB/EDGE, Ohio State (9.5)
5. Francis Mauigoa, OT, Miami (FL) (9.49)
6. Spencer Fano, OT, Utah (9.49)
7. Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State (9.46)
8. Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU (9.22)
9. Keldric Faulk, EDGE, Auburn (9.18)
10. Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame (9.18)
11. Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee (9.16)
12. Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State (9.16)
13. Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State (9.11)
14. David Bailey, EDGE, Texas Tech (9.03)

The quarterback class is looking rather shallow this year compared to others. Fernando Mendoza is the obvious QB1 thanks to his elite efficiency marks and phenomenal year leading Indiana to an undefeated regular season and Big Ten Championship. Dante Moore had a couple bad weather games that dinged his meaningful metrics profile, but he’s still a potentially elite prospect too. Our team finally bumped Ty Simpson (QB, Alabama) out of this top tier, but he could still rise back into the mix with a good College Football Playoff showing.

This class looks extremely stacked at edge defender this year, and there are elite pass rushers of many kinds in this group. Rueben Bain brings a fun, sawed off, athletic build and impressive brute strength that translates to a complete game. Arvell Reese is an insanely talented triple-threat hybrid defensive weapon that can play off-ball linebacker, get after the passer, and even drop into coverage. Keldric Faulk is a monstrous defensive end with great length, bend, and lower half power to dominate in the run game on top of wreaking havoc closing the pocket in on quarterbacks. David Bailey is a pass rush move machine with a few trump card techniques that gave him back to back seasons with a pass rush pressure rate above 20%. NFL teams almost can’t miss with this group of edge stars.

The trio of defensive backs in this group are all potentially shut down coverage specialists who could fit any scheme. Jermod McCoy was the best true perimeter corner in 2024 (and missed most of this year due to injury). Mansoor Delane was far and away the best shutdown outside cornerback in 2025. Caleb Downs has been a do-it-all All-American safety prospect since he was a true freshman.

It’s not too often that the best two offensive tackles in a class play right tackle, but that’s the nature of this year. Both Francis Mauigoa and Spencer Fano can be maulers in the run game while also offering top tier pass blocking chops.

Carnell Tate and Jordyn Tyson look like the consensus WR1 and WR2 for most in this class, but they couldn’t be any different kinds of players. Jordyn Tyson is a twitchy speedster with underrated ball skills. Carnell Tate is a wildly impressive route runner who destroys defenders at the second level with subtlety, precision, and arrogant hands.

Jeremiyah Love is the only running back in the country to post over 3000 yards from scrimmage, 40+ total touchdowns, and average over seven yards per touch in the last two seasons. He is likely going to be reached for early, perhaps inside the top ten picks overall thanks to his complete skill set as a running back that sets him apart in this lackluster class at his position.

Possible First Round 2026 NFL Draft Prospects

15. Caleb Lomu, OT, Utah (8.95)
16. Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State (8.82)
17. Peter Woods, DL, Clemson (8.78)
18. Olaivavega Ioane, IOL, Penn State (8.78)
19. Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon (8.77)
20. Ty Simpson, QB, Alabama (8.73)
21. Makai Lemon, WR, USC (8.73)
22. Avieon Terrell, CB, Clemson (8.59)
23. Cashius Howell, EDGE, Texas A&M (8.53)
24. Dillon Thieneman, S, Oregon (8.49)
25. CJ Allen, LB, Georgia (8.48)
26. Kayden McDonald, DL, Ohio State (8.33)
27. Gennings Dunker, OT, Iowa (8.30)
28. R Mason Thomas, EDGE, Oklahoma (8.28)
29. Denzel Boston, WR, Washington (8.28)
30. Chris Bell, WR, Louisville (8.22)
31. Justice Haynes, RB, Michigan (8.20)
32. KC Concepcion, WR, Texas A&M (8.19)
33. Caleb Banks, DL, Florida (8.18)
34. Jonah Coleman, RB, Washington (8.15)
35. Connor Lew, IOL, Auburn (8.10)
36. Max Klare, TE, Ohio State (8.07)
37. T.J. Parker, EDGE, Clemson (8.06)
38. Colton Hood, CB, Tennesseee (8.05)
39. LaNorris Sellers, QB, South Carolina (8.05)

This “possible first round pick” tier is full of physical upside, especially at wide receiver. KC Concepcion (Paul Hornung Award winner) and Denzel Boston bring top notch return abilities in addition to explosive separation ability and physicality on underneath routes, but they look nothing alike stature-wise (Boston is 6’3″, 200+ and Concepcion is much smaller). Makai Lemon of USC is probably better than them both as a natural pass catcher and smooth route runner — plus he led all power conference wide receivers in yards through the regular season.

Our staff is a bit higher than consensus on the second tier of running backs in this class that includes Justice Haynes and Jonah Coleman. Both look like possible feature backs with plenty of strength and underrated receiving chops. Both should test as special athletes at the NFL Combine.

Our team firmly believes that LaNorris Sellers needs another year of development at quarterback before he goes pro and continue to push him down our big board — if he does declare he likely ends up a tier below this given how ridiculously up and down he’s performed as a passer for South Carolina.

Most NFL Draft folks do not have three or four defensive tackles ranked inside the top 33 overall prospects, but our staff loves the best that we’ve seen from Kayden McDonald and Caleb Banks. Peter Woods is the obvious DL1 for most everyone, but the smaller sample of dominant play from both McDonald and Banks that we’ve seen offers just as much possible upside.

Likely Day Two 2026 NFL Draft Prospects

40. Matayo Uiagalelei, EDGE, Oregon (7.98)
41. Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, S, Toledo (7.96)
42. Kadyn Proctor, OT, Alabama (7.92)
43. Chase Bisontis, IOL, Texas A&M (7.90)
44. Chris Johnson, CB, San Diego State (7.88)
45. Kamari Ramsey, S, USC (7.86)
46. Anthony Hill Jr., LB, Texas (7.84)
47. A.J. Harris, CB, Penn State (7.77)
48. Drew Shelton, OT, Penn State (7.77)
49. Trevor Goosby, OT, Texas (7.75)
50. Brendan Sorsby, QB, Cincinnati (7.75)
51. Dani Dennis-Sutton, EDGE, Penn State (7.7)
52. Eli Stowers, TE, Vanderbilt (7.68)
53. Isaiah World, OT, Oregon (7.62)
54. Ja’Kobi Lane, WR, USC (7.61)
55. A’Mauri Washington, DL, Oregon (7.59)
56. Jadarian Price, RB, Notre Dame (7.51)
57. Germie Bernard, WR, Alabama (7.50)
58. Zion Young, EDGE, Missouri (7.45)
59. Christen Miller, DL, Georgia (7.42)
60. Blake Miller, OT, Clemson (7.42)
61. Nicholas Singleton, RB, Penn State (7.41)
62. LT Overton, EDGE, Alabama (7.40)
63. Chris Brazzell, WR, Tennessee (7.40)
64. Jayden Maiava, QB, USC (7.37)
65. A.J. Haulcy, S, LSU (7.37)
66. Elijah Sarratt, WR, Indiana (7.37)
67. Monroe Freeling, OT, Georgia (7.34)
68. Emmanuel Pregnon, IOL, Oregon (7.33)
69. Romello Height, EDGE, Texas Tech (7.3)
70. Jake Slaughter, IOL, Florida (7.28)
71. Joshua Josephs, EDGE, Tennessee (7.27)
72. Whit Weeks, LB, LSU (7.26)
73. Keith Abney, CB, Arizona State (7.25)
74. Malik Muhammad, CB, Texas (7.24)
75. Kaytron Allen, RB, Penn State (7.22)
76. Jacob Rodriguez, LB, Texas Tech (7.19)
77. Nyck Harbor, WR, South Carolina (7.19)
78. Caleb Tiernan, OT, Northwestern (7.15)
79. Brandon Cisse, CB, South Carolina (7.14)
80. Emmett Johnson, RB, Nebraska (7.14)
81. Zakee Wheatley, S, Penn State (7.14)
82. Deontae Lawson, LB, Alabama (7.07)
83. Boubacar Traore, EDGE, Notre Dame (7.06)
84. Derrick Moore, EDGE, Michigan (7.06)
85. Lawson Luckie, TE, Georgia (7.06)
86. Omar Cooper Jr., WR, Indiana (7.02)
87. Domonique Orange, DL, Iowa State (7.00)
88. Michael Trigg, TE, Baylor (7.00)

This tier of prospects is where the A to Z Sports staff began to diverge significantly from consensus and disagree with one another quite a bit.

Chris Johnson (CB, San Diego State) ranked as high as CB2 in the class and as low seventh at the position given his questionable strength of schedule, but his elite coverage numbers are undeniable — which led to his high 44th overall rank.

Our team believes Brendan Sorsby has pro-level tools, but he likely returns to school and transfers from Cincinnati. He put together an extremely efficient year and looks like he checks most every box if a team gives him some time to refine his “in-structure” play.

The A to Z Sports staff is completely torn on where and how to rank Nyck Harbor since he is the fastest player in the entire sport, but is still so raw as a wide receiver. Some NFL team is likely going to reach for him well ahead of pick 77 (where we have him ranked) on physical tools alone (6’5″, 230 pounds, 10-second 100-meter time), but that’s even higher than current consensus.

Speaking of physical freaks, Nicholas Singleton’s season did not like he would have drawn it up (nor did his entire Penn State team’s), but his top speed and physical build is nearly unmatched in this year’s running back class. He’s also shown to be impressively sturdy and productive, racking up nearly 4500 yards from scrimmage and 54 touchdowns for the Nittany Lions, so our staff remains bullish on him.

Possible Day Two and Early Day Three 2026 NFL Draft Prospects

89. Antonio Williams, WR, Clemson (6.97)
90. Cayden Green, IOL, Missouri (6.96)
91. Tyreak Sapp, EDGE, Florida (6.93)
92. Harold Perkins, LB/EDGE, LSU (6.92)
93. Bryce Lance, WR, North Dakota State (6.90)
94. Brenen Thompson, WR, Mississippi State (6.86)
95. Gabe Jacas, EDGE, Illinois (6.84)
96. Tacario Davis, CB, Arizona (6.83)
97. Austin Barber, OT, Florida (6.83)
98. Brian Parker, OT, Duke (6.83)
99. Suntarine Perkins, LB, Ole Miss (6.82)
100. Skyler Bell, WR, UConn (6.81)
101. Zachariah Branch, WR, Georgia (6.81)
102. Anthony Lucas, EDGE, USC (6.80)
103. Xavier Scott, CB, Illinois (6.75)
104. Will Lee III, CB, Texas A&M (6.74)
105. Damon Wilson, EDGE, Missouri (6.72)
106. Josiah Trotter, LB, Missouri (6.72)
107. Dontay Corleone, DL, Cincinnati (6.70)
108. Josh Hoover, QB, TCU (6.69)
109. Kelley Jones, CB, Mississippi State (6.66)
110. Parker Brailsford, IOL, Alabama (6.65)
111. Jake Golday, LB, Cincinnati (6.64)
112. Iapani Laloulu, IOL, Oregon (6.60)
113. Darian Mensah, QB, Duke (6.60)
114. Akheem Mesidor, EDGE, Miami (FL) (6.56)
115. Demond Claiborne, RB, Wake Forest (6.55)
116. Hollywood Smothers, RB, NC State (6.55)
117. Diego Pavia, QB, Vanderbilt (6.53)
118. Trinidad Chambliss, QB, Ole Miss (6.53)
119. Taurean York, LB, Texas A&M (6.52)
120. Michael Taaffe, S, Texas (6.52)
121. D’Angelo Ponds, CB, Indiana (6.51)
122. Lee Hunter, DL, Texas Tech (6.44)
123. Jaeden Roberts, IOL, Alabama (6.44)
124. Davison Igbinosun, CB, Ohio State (6.43)
125. Domani Jackson, CB, Alabama (6.43)
126. Darius Taylor, RB, Minnesota (6.43)
127. Waymond Jordan, RB, USC (6.41)
128. Duce Robinson, WR, Florida State (6.41)
129. Sawyer Robertson, QB, Baylor (6.40)
130. Oscar Delp, TE, Georgia (6.40)
131. Logan Jones, IOL, Iowa (6.37)
132. LJ Martin, RB, BYU (6.37)
133. Kade Pieper, IOL, Iowa (6.35)
134. Austin Siereveld, OT, Ohio State (6.35)
135. Xavier Chaplin, OT, Auburn (6.35)
136. Keon Sabb, S, Alabama (6.34)
137. Kenyatta Jackson, EDGE, Ohio State (6.33)
138. Max Llewellyn, EDGE, Iowa (6.33)
139. Tim Keenan III, DL, Alabama (6.32)
140. Terrance Carter, TE, Texas Tech (6.31)
141. Jaishawn Barham, LB/EDGE, Michigan (6.30)
142. John Mateer, QB, Oklahoma (6.30)
143. Justin Joly, TE, NC State (6.30)
144. Kyle Louis, LB, Pittsburgh (6.28)
145. Garrett Nussmeier, QB, LSU (6.28)
146. Carter Smith, OT, Indiana (6.27)
147. Fa’alili Fa’amoe, OT, Wake Forest (6.27)
148. Darrell Jackson Jr., DL, Florida State (6.25)
149. Eli Raridon, TE, Notre Dame (6.23)
150. Lander Barton, LB, Utah (6.21)

Every single class turns into a mess of disagreement on prospect rankings once you get outside of the top 100 players or so. In fact, when creating predictive draft capital modeling, the variance more than doubles from the end of round three to the end of round four. So yes, if you disagree with rankings in this tier, that’s normal — so does every NFL team.

“Our guys” in this group seem to be a lot of high upside players with major question marks. For instance, with LB/EDGE Harold Perkins from LSU, our staff believes in his hybrid defender potential still working out despite his inconsistent results since his true freshman All-American season years ago. Brenen Thompson has been clocked above 22 miles per hour on multiple long touchdowns this season at wide receiver for Mississippi State. Diego Pavia and Trinidad Chambliss don’t look like your typical NFL quarterbacks given their stature and builds, but their production profiles suggest that they’re likely strong backup-level prospects at worst. We are also extremely high on hybrid defender Suntarine Perkins (LB, Ole Miss), the physical tools of Kenyatta Jackson (EDGE, Ohio State), and the tenacity of Michael Taaffe (S, Texas).

Final word on A to Z Sports 2026 NFL Draft Top 100 Big Board

To be completely fair and honest, this 2026 NFL Draft class isn’t the deepest at several positions. The quarterback group has major questions outside of Mendoza and Moore. The offensive tackle group gets extremely traits-heavy and raw projection earlier than usual. The defensive tackle group only has one safe elite projection with a long resume of consistent production in the entire class. The running back group only has one true “safe” home run projection in Jeremiyah Love. However, this class does offer some extreme intrigue because of all the physical tools and upside that teams likely swing for outside of the top 40 players. That’s going to make this class in particular quite difficult to predict in terms of the exact draft order. Beauty will likely lie in the eye of the beholder from NFL team to NFL team.

We’ll be back with more NFL Draft coverage here at A to Z Sports soon!  If you enjoyed this big board or would like to let us know what you thought just reach out to me personally (@FF_TravisM) or go to A to Z Sports (@AtoZSportsNFL) on X to find all the latest football news!