Official Top 300 2026 NFL Draft Big Board. Davis Shorter Apr 23, 2026
Before I go give the list out I will admit there’s still a few players at some less premium positions I’d like to watch a little more of before putting them on the board, so this is subject to change but I am fairly confident in most of the board so far. check out my substack for more great content. The OTB | Davis Shorter | Substack
Tier 1 (Blue Chips)
Caleb Downs: Everything Ohio State
Sonny Styles: LB Ohio State
Tier 2 (Early 1st)
Reuben Bain Jr: Edge Miami (FL)
Kadyn Proctor: OT Alabama
Peter Woods: DL Clemson
Jordyn Tyson: WR Arizona State
Jeremiyah Love: RB Notre Dame
Tier 3 (Early-Mid 1st)
Arvell Reese: LB/Edge Ohio State
Fernando Mendoza: QB Indiana
Carnell Tate: WR Ohio State
Francis Mauigoa: OL Miami (FL)
Jermod McCoy: CB Tennessee
Avieon Terrell: CB Clemson
Tier 4 (Mid-Late 1st)
TJ Parker: Edge Clemson
Mansoor Delane: CB LSU
Olaivavega Ioane: G Penn State
Anthony Hill Jr: LB Texas
Christen Miller: IDL Georgia
Makai Lemon: WR USC
KC Concepcion: WR Texas A&M
Harold Perkins Jr: Everything LSU
Keldric Faulk: DL Auburn
Monroe Freeling: OT Georgia
Tier 5 (Fringe 1st/Early 2nd)
Kayden McDonald: DT Ohio State
CJ Allen: LB Georgia
Zachariah Branch: WR Georgia
Spencer Fano: OL Utah
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren: S Toledo
Tier 6 (Early-Mid 2nd)
Lee Hunter: DT Texas Tech
Germie Bernard: WR Alabama
Kenyon Sadiq: TE Oregon
Blake Miller: OT Clemson
Max Iheanachor: OT Arizona State
Dillon Thienenman: S Oregon
Joshua Josephs: Edge Tennessee
David Bailey: Edge Texas Tech
R Mason Thomas: Edge Oklahoma
Oscar Delp: TE Georgia
Tier 7 (Mid-Late 2nd)
Zion Young: Edge Missouri
Emmanuel Pregnon: G Oregon
Chris Brazzell II: WR Tennessee
Cashius Howell: Edge Texas A&M
Caleb Banks: IDL Florida
Daylen Everette: CB Georgia
D’Angelo Ponds: CB Indiana
Ahkeem Mesidor: Edge Miami (FL)
Jake Slaughter: C Florida
Jacob Rodriguez: LB Texas Tech
Derrick Moore: Edge Michigan
AJ Haulcey: S LSU
Chris Johnson: CB San Diego State
Brandon Cisse: CB South Carolina
Omar Cooper Jr: WR Indiana
Tier 8 (Late 2nd-Early 3rd)
Ty Simpson: QB Alabama
Caleb Tiernan: OT Northwestern
Denzel Boston: WR Washington
Ted Hurst: WR Georgia State
Chase Bisontis: IOL Texas A&M
Antonio Williams: WR Clemson
Colton Hood: CB Tennessee
Garrett Nussmeier: QB LSU
Connor Lew: C Auburn
Ja’Kobi Lane: WR USC
Michael Trigg: TE Baylor
Jaishawn Barham: LB/Edge Michigan
Tier 9 (Fringe T75)
Keylan Rutledge: G Georgia Tech
Logan Taylor: G Boston College
Max Klare: TE Ohio State
Eli Stowers: TE Vanderbilt
Gabe Jacas: Edge Illinois
Elijah Sarratt: WR Indiana
Malachi Lawrence: Edge UCF
Treydan Stukes: DB Arizona
Tier 10 (Top 100)
Gennings Dunker: OL Iowa
Skyler Bell: WR UConn
Justin Joly: TE NC State
Jonah Coleman: RB Washington
Kaytron Allen: RB Penn State
Jake Golday: LB Cincinatti
Darrell Jackson Jr: ID L FSU
Malik Muhammad: CB Texas
Jadarian Price: RB Notre Dame
Domonique Orange: DT Iowa State
Billy Schrauth: G Notre Dame
Genesis Smith: S Arizona
Kyle Louis: LB/S Pittsburgh
Keionte Scott: DB Miami (FL)
Taylen Green: QB Arkansas
Emmett Johnson: RB Nebraska
Mike Washington Jr: Arkansas
Dani Dennis Sutton: Edge Penn State
Malachi Fields: WR Notre Dame
Jadon Canady: DB Oregon
Tacario Davis: CB Washington
Jalen Farmer: G Kentucky
Sam Hecht: C Kansas State
Romello Height: Edge Texas Tech
Logan Jones: C Iowa
Caleb Lomu: OL Utah
Keith Abney II: Arizona State
Tyler Onyedim: IDL Texas A&M
Tier 11 (Top 125)
Brennan Thompson: WR Mississippi State
Chris Bell: WR Louisville
Sam Roush: TE Stanford
Gracen Halton: IDL Oklahoma
Sawyer Robertson: QB Baylor
Zakee Wheatley: S Penn State
LT Overton: DL Alabama
Dametrious Crownover: OT Texas A&M
Eli Rairdon: TE Notre Dame
Josiah Trotter: LB Missouri
Deontae Lawson: LB Alabama
Carson Beck: QB Miami (FL)
Bryce Boettcher: LB Oregon
Bryce Lance: WR NDSU
Will Lee III: CB Texas A&M
Bud Clark: S TCU
Chris McClellan: DT Missouri
Dontay Corleone: DT Cincinatti
Tier 12 (Top 150)
Davison Igbinosun: CB Ohio State
Tim Keenan III: DT Alabama
Jalon Kilgore: DB South Carolina
CJ Daniels: WR Miami (FL)
Tauren York: LB Texas A&M
Kamari Ramsey: S USC
Demond Claiborne: RB Wake Forest
De’Zhaun Stribling: WR Ole Miss
Kevin Coleman Jr: WR Missouri
Jack Endries: TE Texas
Beau Stephens: G Iowa
Markell Bell: OT Miami (FL)
Zxavian Harris: DT Ole Miss
Dallen Bentley: TE Utah
Charles Demmings: CB Stephen F. Austin
Jager Burton: C Kentucky
Nate Boerkircher: TE Texas A&M
Demonte Capehart: IDL Clemson
Anez Cooper: G Miami (FL)
Isaiah World: OT Oregon
Keyron Crawford: Edge Auburn
Pat Coogan: C Indiana
Trey Zuhn III: OL Texas A&M
Joshua Braun: G Kentucky
Tier 13 (Top 175)
Austin Barber: OT Florida
Diego Pounds: OT Ole Miss
Eric McAllister: WR TCU
Cyrus Allen: WR Cincinatti
Tyreak Sapp: Edge Florida
Joe Royer: TE Cincinatti
Adam Randall: RB/WR Clemson
Toriano Pride: CB Missouri
Josh Cuevas: TE Alabama
Ephesians Prysock: CB Washington
Zane Durant: DL Penn State
Landon Robinson: DL Navy
Drew Allar: QB Penn State
Jeff Caldwell: WR Cincinatti
Thomas Castellanos: QB/WR FSU
Josh Cameron: WR Baylor
Seth McGowan: RB Kentucky
Michael Taffe: S Texas
Tier 14 (Top 200)
Dalton Johnson: S Arizona
Trey Moore: Edge/LB Texas
Julia Neal: CB Arkansas
Nolan Rucci: OT Penn State
Mikail Kamara: Edge Indiana
Devin Moore: CB Florida
Ethan Burke: Edge Texas
Le’Veon Moss: RB Texas A&M
Aidan Fisher: LB Indiana
Miles Kitselman: TE Tennessee
Jaydn Ott: RB Oklahoma
Aaron Anderson: WR LSU
Chandler Rivers: CB Duke
Skyler Gill-Howard: DL Texas Tech
Deion Burks: WR Oklahoma
Drew Shelton: OT Penn State
Cade Klubnik: QB Clemson
Ar’maj Reed-Adams: G Texas A&M
Nicholas Singleton: RB Penn State
Jaeden Roberts: G Alabama
Keyshaun Elliott: LB Arizona State
Micah Morris: G Georgia
Quintayvious Hutchins: Edge Boston College
Jude Bowry: OT Boston College
Jakobe Thomas: DB Miami (FL)
J’Mari Taylor: RB Virginia
VJ Payne: DB Kansas State
Kendal Daniels: LB/S Oklahoma
Jack Kelly: LB BYU
Eric Gentry: LB/S USC
Tier 15 (Top 250)
Haynes King: QB Georgia Tech
JC Davis: OL Illinois
Tyreek Chappell: DB Texas A&M
Anthony Lucas: Edge USC
Cole Payton: QB NDSU
Eric Rivers: WR Georgia Tech
Owen Heienecke: LB Oklahoma
Fa’alili Fa’amoe: OL Wake Forest
Devon Marshall: CB NC State
Dae’Quan Wright: TE Ole Miss
Brandon Cleveland: IDL NC State
Eli Heidenreich: RB/WR Navy
Jeremiah Wright: G Auburn
Cole Wisniewski: S Texas Tech
Zavion Thomas: WR LSU
Jared Dawson: IDL Notre Dame
Bishop Fitzgerald: S USC
Carver Willis: OL Washington
Robert Spears-Jennings: S Oklahoma
Diego Pavia: QB Vanderbilt
Marlin Klein: TE Michigan
James Brockermeyer: C Miami (FL)
Caden Curry: Edge Ohio State
Tyren Montgomery: WR John Carroll
Parker Brailsford: C Alabama
Roman Hemby: RB Indiana
TJ Finley: QB Georgia State
John Michael-Gyllenborg: TE Wyoming
George Gumbs Jr: Edge Florida
Rayshaun Benny: IDL Michigan
Chris Hilton Jr: WR LSU
Riley Nowakowski: TE/FB Indiana
Dillon Bell: WR Georgia
Trebor Pena: WR Penn State
Nadame Tucker: Edge Western Michigan
Nick Barrett: DT South Carolina
Robert Henry Jr: RB UTSA
Kaden Wetjen: WR/Returner Iowa
Lorenzo Styles Jr: DB Ohio State
Kaelon Black: RB Indiana
Joe Fagnano: QB UConn
Triston Newson: LB Missouri
Jack Pyburn: Edge LSU
Terion Stewart: RB Virginia Tech
Andre Fuller: CB Toledo
Wesley Williams: Edge Duke
Kage Casey: OL Boise State
EJ Williams: WR Indiana
Rashul Faison: RB South Carolina
Tier 16 (Top 300)
Colbie Young: WR Georgia
Max Bredeson: TE Michigan
Wesley Bissainthe: LB Miami (FL)
Sterling Webb: IDL Missouri
Rohan Jones: FB/TE Arkansas
Lake McCree: TE USC
Nyjalik Kelly: Edge UCF
Domani Jackson: CB Alabama
Dane Key: WR Nebraska
Kahlil Benson: OL Indiana
Patrick Payton: Edge LSU
Lewis Bond: WR Boston College
Xavian Sorey Jr: LB Arkansas
Jalen Catalon: S Missouri
Myles Rowser: S Arizona State
Miles Scott: S Illinois
Eric O’Neil: Edge Rutgers
Wade Woodaz: LB Clemson
Chip Trayanum: RB Toledo
Malik Benson: WR Oregon
Preston Hodge: DB Colorado
DeVonta Smith: DB Notre Dame
Dillon Wade: OL Auburn
Logan Fano: Edge Utah
Phillip Dunnam: DB UCF
Tier 17 (Fringe UDFA)
Miller Moss: QB Louisville
Riley Mahlman: OL Wisconsin
Aamil Wagner: OT Notre Dame
RaRa Thomas: WR Troy
Xavier Nwankpa: S Iowa
Bryce Foster: C Kansas
Jalon Daniels: QB Kansas
Kam Dewberry: G Alabama
Jackie Marshall: IDL Baylor
Noah Whittington: RB Oregon
Stephen Hall: DB Missouri
CJ Donaldson: RB Ohio State
Fernando Carmona: G Arkansas
Harrison Wallace III: WR Ole Miss
O’Mega Blake: WR Arkansas
Lander Barton: LB Utah
Keyshawn James-Newby: Edge New Mexico
Scooby Williams: LB Texas A&M
Kaidon Salter: Gadget Colorado
Jack Velling: TE Michigan State
Khalil Dinkins: TE Penn State
Aidan Hubbard: Edge Northwestern
Avery Smith: CB Toledo
Cameron Ball: IDL Arkansas
Caulin Lacy: WR Louisville
Tier 20 (Get ready to learn UFL Buddy)
Jam Miller: RB Alabama
Roydell Williams: RB FSU
Squirrel White: WR FSU
Vincent Anthony Jr: Edge Duke
Jamal Haynes: RB Georgia Tech
Luke Altmyer: QB Illinois
Emmanuel Henderson: WR Kansas
Shyheim Brown: S FSU
Nick Dawkins: C Penn State
Bauer Sharp: TE LSU
