The 2027 NFL Draft feels like a long way off, but summer scouting season is essential for solidifying early evaluations before the 2026 college football season kicks off.

Each week, I’m putting together a scouting notebook series with thoughts on prospects you need to know. This week, I centered my film evaluations around five players, with the majority coming on the offensive side of the football. There are several I’m excited about, while I have questions about a couple others.

Let’s get into who I was watching.

Clemson wide receivers TJ Moore and Bryant Wesco

Clemson has a pair of talented wide receivers heading into the 2026 season in TJ Moore and Bryant Wesco. I did a deep dive into both players, with each carrying high early grades from the NFL. Of the two, I was much higher on Moore, and I think his floor is what gives him the nod over Wesco.

When you look at Wesco’s game, there are translatable parts. He has outstanding downfield acceleration, good long speed, and he is explosive in and out of breaks with the ability to create easy separation. Between the two, Wesco has the higher upside as a pure separator and route runner. When he is playing consistently, he can get in and out of his break with ease and excels specifically in the intermediate part of the field.

My main hangup with Wesco, and it has been something I have valued more over the last year, is his lack of overall play strength and ability to win through contact.

Wesco, who is verified at 180 pounds despite standing over 6-2, struggles playing through contact down the field and finishing plays at the catch point. There are also some egregious concentration drops on his film right now, as well. While that can be remedied, when you combine the drop issue with the lack of play strength, it gives me extreme pause. He can carve out a niche as a deep threat in his current state, but unless he adds a substantial amount of play strength this offseason, I am going to be lower on Wesco than some.

Moore also needs to add weight. He stands at over 6-3 and 194 pounds, but he has magnets for hands. His ability to win consistently at the catch point, extend outside of his frame, and pluck the football out of the air is tremendous. He has some of the strongest hands in the 2027 class and honestly some of the best I have evaluated over the last couple of years.

Despite being a bigger player, he also has smoothness working in and out of breaks. He’s not explosive like Wesco getting in and out, but he has good overall hip sync and a nice understanding for how to create separation despite not being a burner. Sudden head fakes, understanding how to attack leverage: he has that nuance to his game that gives me a high floor as a starting-caliber wide receiver at the NFL level.

Ohio State offensive lineman Austin Siereveld

Moving to the offensive line, Austin Siereveld out of Ohio State is a player I find myself extremely high on in the preseason. He had to play left tackle for the Buckeyes last season based on roster need, but when you evaluate him, he is a guard at the NFL level all day. It appears he is moving inside for Ohio State in 2026.

Siereveld plays with a great balance of patience and nastiness, which is a hard balance to create. He has good, nuanced hands and is a disciplined blocker, but he wants to put guys on the ground. His combination of physicality, solid movement skills, and a nasty demeanor gives him a high floor as a starting guard at the next level. His experience at left tackle, although that won’t be where he plays in the NFL, does add an interesting baseline to potentially help a team get out of a game if the need arises. He’d be a borderline top-32 player for me heading into the season.

Iowa nickelback Zach Lutmer

Zach Lutmer is a nickelback out of Iowa who I have heard some buzz about from people I trust, but I did not see it on film. He plays the Cooper DeJean role we saw when DeJean was a true sophomore at Iowa, working a lot in the slot with some versatility. I did not see a great caliber of athlete. When he was pressed in man coverage, his transitional quickness and explosiveness were lacking. When he had to turn and run, he labored. I also thought his run game instincts were hit or miss, with some bad angles on his film. He is getting top-100 buzz, but I did not see that caliber of player right now.

BYU linebacker Cade Uluave

The last player I’m extremely high on is Cade Uluave, a linebacker who transferred from Cal to BYU this offseason. He is one of my favorite linebackers I have evaluated this summer. When I saw him on film last year at Cal, I knew he was an explosive kid with a nice motor who made plays across the field, but I didn’t know what the power, physicality, and consistent eyes would look like. He hit the necessary levels in all three areas and actually had more pop in his pads than I expected.

Uluave is a MIKE linebacker who I think could play either inside linebacker spot. He has a playmaking instinct and good overall range from the second level. I could see him being a massive riser in the 2027 linebacker class when evaluations are finalized.