HBCU Legacy Bowl 2026

HBCU Legacy Bowl 2026

Staff @draftinsiders.com

The final All-Star game of the postseason is here. The Historically Black College and University Legacy Bowl will be played Saturday, Feb. 21st in New Orleans, La. at Yulman Stadium on the campus of Tulane University. The  HBCU Legacy Bowl is presented by the Black College Football Hall of Fame, is a postseason all-star game that showcases the top 100 NFL draft-eligible football players from Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

The HBCU schools have produced countless NFL players with many of the greatest stars in NFL history coming from the litany of schools like Grambling State, Jackson State, Mississippi Valley State, Hampton, South Carolina State, Texas Southern and  Morgan State to name a few. The NFL Hall of Fame features many small college stars from the HBCU who have become the core of the foundation of the game’s greatest players.

HBCU Legacy Bowl – Rosters

3:00 pm ct • Saturday, February 21, 2026
Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA

Team Gaither

#     Player               Position                  Ht/Wt     School

Walker Harris, QB                            6’1, 196, NCCU

Kelvin Durham, QB                           6’3, 211, Johnson C. Smith

15 William Atkins, QB                           6’1, 215, SC State

Curtis Allen, RB                                  6’2, 215, Virginia Union

Christian Mosley, RB                        5’11, 180, NCCU

25 JaQuan Kelly, RB                             5’11, 190, Winston-Salem

Deandre Proctor, WR                      6’3, 210, Johnson C. Smith

JJ Evans, WR                                    6’3, 203, Norfolk State

14 Malik Hunter, WR                         5’11, 160, Virginia State

17 Chauncey Spikes, WR                  6’2, 210, NCCU

18 Dre’Sean Kendrick, WR              5’9, 190, Norfolk State

23 Jordan Smith, WR                       5’11, 180, SC State

86 Kahlil Ashley-Diarrah, TE          6’5, 250, Fayetteville State

27 Caden Davis, TE                          6’4, 240, Fayetteville State

62 Noah McKinney, OL                  6’4, 300, NCCU

58 Jerrod Burell, OL                       6’4, 315, Morgan State

69 Trevyon Branch, OL                 6’3, 290, Morgan State

73 Roger Smith, OL                        6’4, 330, SC State

66 VincentByrd Jr., OL                6’3, 305, Norfolk State

59 Korion Sharpe, OL                  6’4, 315, NC A&T

74 Bruno Onwuazor, OL            6’8, 320, Virginia State

75 Cesar Reyes, OL                       6’7, 310, Howard

68 Daniel Bostic, OL                   6’3, 292, Kentucky State

67 Keith Chambless, OL           6’5, 301, Livingstone College

11 Michael Lunz, DL                   6’3, 245, SC State

Jamal Jones, DL                      6’2, 242, Bowie State

James Stewart, DL                6’3, 248, Tennessee State

24 Tim Alderman, DL              6’3, 215, NC A&T

56 Quincy Robinson, DL        6’3, 235, Delaware State

22 Shawn Robinson, DL        6’3, 246, Fayetteville State

91 Noah Miles, DL                    6’3, 255, Howard

92 Christian Smith, DL          6’2, 285, NCCU

40 Erick Hunter, LB               6’4, 220, Morgan State

Matthew Leach, LB              6’3, 220, Fayetteville State

10 Harold O’Neal III, LB       6’1, 215, Hampton

13 Jupe Alston, LB                   5’10, 225, Winston-Salem

33 Chris Calhoun III, LB       6’1, 225, Elizabeth City State

54 Max U’Ren, LB                     6’2, 240, NCCU

16 Aaron Harris, DB               5’11, 185, NC A&T

28 Jelani Vassell, DB              5’11, 180, NCCU

20 Jadon Carter, DB               5’11, 190, Morgan State

Samuel Graham, DB/LB    6’1, 208, Bowie State

19 TJ Taybron, DB                    6’1, 166, Johnson C. Smith

21 Jordan Williams, DB        6’1, 180, Bowie State

26 Brenyen Scott, DB             6’0, 204, SC State

32 Evan Powell, DB                 5’10, 180, Winston-Salem

29 Day’lan Long, DB               5’11, 190, Norfolk State

Jadarrius Perkins, DB           6ʻ0, 193, Delaware State

39 Andrew Brown IV, K        5’9, 185, NC A&T

37 Elliot Janish, P                    6’4, 205, SC State

Team Robinson

#     Player                    Position              Ht/Wt     School

Cam’Ron Ransom, QB                        6’3, 220, Bethune-Cookman

15 Cameron Peters, QB                          6’4, 207, Prairie View A&M

12 Noah Bodden, QB                               6’4, 220, Edward Waters

28 JaCorian Sewell, RB                        5’9, 195, Alcorn State

24 Jerodd Sims, RB                                 5’11, 215, Florida Memorial

26 Reggie Davis, RB                                 6’1, 205, Alcorn State

19 Donerio Davenport, RB                   6’1, 210, Jackson State

Jon McCall, WR                                    6’3, 200, Kentucky State

Armone Harris, WR                           5’9, 160, Clark Atlanta

11 Makai Lovett, WR                              6’1, 220, Edward Waters

18 Cameron Nelson, WR                      6’1, 190, Miss. Valley State

17 Ronnie West, WR                               6’0, 178, Clark Atlanta

81 Trenton Leary, WR                          5’11, 159, Texas Southern

Dupree Fuller, TE                               6’3, 225, Southern

13 Travunta Abner, TE                        6’2, 249, Alabama A&M

80 Covadis Knighten, TE                   6’2, 280, Grambling State

74 D’Andre Towns-Blue, OL             6’5, 334, Jackson State

71 Ashton Grable, OL                           6’4, 315, Florida A&M,

62 Charles Davis, OL                           6’5, 330, Florida A&M

75 Cameron Smith, OL                       6’7, 354, Alabama State

70 Desmond Daniels, OL                  6’5, 309, Alabama State

78 Jeremiah Frazier, OL                   6’2, 322, Alabama State

50 Christian Loving, OL                    6’3, 315, Bethune-Cookman

77 Tramel Brown, OL                         6’2, 320, Alcorn State

70 Darius Meeks, OL                          6’4, 330, Grambling State

66 Quentin Ross, OL                          6’4, 320, Grambling State

Ckelby Givens, DL                            6’2, 245, Southern

48 Israel Nwokocha, DL                   6’2, 250, Benedict

Quincy Ivory, DL                             6’3, 239, Jackson State

45 Bryce Cage, DL                              6’5, 269, Grambling State

10 Warren Robinson, DL               6’4, 250, Grambling State

96 Michael Akins, DL                       6’2, 255, Texas Southern

99 Jeremiah Williams, DL             6’2, 314, Jackson State

90 Tony Rountree, DL                     6’3, 330, Savannah State

34 Isaiah Stephens, LB                    6’2, 205, Benedict

Domonique Davis II, LB             5’11, 204, Central State

22 Darrian Bell, LB                           6’2, 230, Savannah State

33 Jalil Lenore, LB                            6’1, 225, Alabama State

20 Stemarion Edwards, LB           6’0, 220, Alcorn State

Reid Pulliam, LB                             6’3, 229, Jackson State

Carlos Dunovant Jr., DB            6’1, 192, Morehouse

16 Darnell Stephens, DB                6’1, 186, Fort Valley State

25 Mikael King, DB                           5’10, 175, Tuskegee

14 Markel Linzer, DB                       6’0, 185, Grambling State

31 Blake Davis, DB                             6’0, 184, Grambling State

Antwone Watts, DB                       6’1, 215, Bethune-Cookman

27 Travor Randle, DB                      5’10, 205, Prairie View A&M

21 Darius Stokes, DB                       6’0, 205, Florida Memorial

29 Deontre Morris, DB                   6’0, 185, Alabama State

Lule Rose, DB                                     6ʻ2, 188, Southern University

55 Marko Jovisic, K                         6’2, 215, Miss. Valley State

95 Johnny Schifano, P                   5’9, 180, Grambling State

 




NFL Clubs Designate Player Tags

NFL Clubs Designate Player Tags – Opening Date February 17th

Frank Coyle/ Head scout

NFL free agency does not begin until March 9, but the player action begins before then. Teams can begin re-signing or extending their own players. They can also release veterans in an effort to become cap compliant when the new league year begins on March 11.

Feb. 17
Beginning this date through 4:00 pm est on March 3, clubs may designate Franchise or Transition Players

The franchise tag window will probably be used by several teams this year. Teams can begin tagging players with either a transition or franchise designation starting Feb. 17 and finishing March 3.

NFL Free agency begins on March 11 at 4 p.m. ET. However, the legal tampering period arrives on March 9 at 12 p.m. est.

Last offseason, the only two players received the franchise tag – Bengals’ receiver Tee Higgins and Chiefs’ guard Trey Smith. Both eventually got long-term contracts. This year, there is an expected larger group of players getting potential tag options.

Franchise tag: There are the exclusive and nonexclusive franchise tag options. On the exclusive tag, a player can’t negotiate with other teams. However, they also get paid more, either the average of the top five cap hits from the 2025 campaign at the player’s position or 120% of their previous salary. The nonexclusive tag permits a player to negotiate with every other team. If the player signs an offer sheet, his original team can match and retain him on that deal. If that team elects not to match, it receives two 1st-round picks from the acquiring team. Furthermore, the nonexclusive tag pays the player the average of the top five cap hits over the past five seasons at the player’s position or 120% of their prior salary, whichever is more lucrative.

Transition tag: If applied to a player, he gets the higher figure between either 120% of his previous salary or the average of the top 10 cap hits at his position over the previous five years. The player can negotiate with other teams during free agency and if he receives an offer sheet, his current team can match. If the team doesn’t match, the player leaves for the contract offered and the original team doesn’t get compensation.

For the 2026 NFL offseason, projected non-exclusive franchise tags, which guarantee a one-year salary based on the top five positional cap hits, are highest for
quarterbacks ($47.3M), linebackers ($28.2M), and offensive linemen ($27.9M). Transition tags, averaging the top 10 salaries, offer a cheaper option without draft compensation for teams.

Projected 2026 NFL Franchise and Transition Tags – by Positions

Quarterback: Franchise: $47.32M                   Transition: $40.74M
Running Back: Franchise: $14.53M                Transition: $11.06M
Tight End: Franchise: $16.31M                        Transition: $11.71M
Wide Receiver: Franchise: $28.82M              Transition: $24.39M
Offensive Line: Franchise: $27.92M               Transition: $25.30M

Defensive End: Franchise: $27.32M               Transition: $22.90M
Defensive Tackle: Franchise: $26.31M           Transition: $21.60M
Linebacker: Franchise: $28.19M                     Transition: $23.61M
Cornerback: Franchise: $21.41M                     Transition: $17.59M
Safety: Franchise: $20.87M                              Transition: $15.02M
Kicker/Punter: Franchise: $6.9M                       Transition: $5.73M

Franchise Tag: A team cannot negotiate with other teams and the tender is fully guaranteed. If non-exclusive, the original team receives two first-round picks if
the player leaves.

Transition Tag: Allows players to negotiate with other teams. The original team has five days to match any offer sheet.

Teams can use only one tag (franchise or transition) per offseason. Deadline: The deadline for designating franchise or transition players is March 3rd.

 




NFL Combine 2026 Player List

NFL Combine Player List 2026

NFL released the list of players invited to the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine on Wednesday. A total of 319 prospects have been invited to attend this year’s event, which will take place in Indianapolis from February 23 through March 2. Here are the invitees, sorted by position.

          Live coverage of the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine begins Feb. 26 on NFL Network

Quarterbacks

Drew Allar, Penn State

Luke Altmyer, Illinois

Carson Beck, Miami

Jalon Daniels, Kansas

Joe Fagnano, UConn

Taylen Green, Arkansas

Haynes King, Georgia Tech

Cade Klubnik, Clemson

Fernando Mendoza, Indiana

Behren Morton, Texas Tech

Garrett Nussmeier, LSU

Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt

Cole Payton, North Dakota State

Sawyer Robertson, Baylor

Ty Simpson, Alabama

Running Backs

Kaytron Allen, Penn State

Max Bredeson, Michigan

Demond Claiborne, Wake Forest

Jonah Coleman, Washington

CJ Donaldson, Ohio State

Rahsul Faison, South Carolina

Eli Heidenreich, Navy

Roman Hemby, Indiana

Robert Henry Jr., UTSA

Emmett Johnson, Nebraska

Jeremiyah Love, Notre Dame

Seth McGowan, Kentucky

Jam Miller, Alabama

Le’Veon Moss, Texas A&M

Jadarian Price, Notre Dame

Adam Randall, Clemson

Desmond Reid, Pittsburgh

Nicholas Singleton, Penn State

J’Mari Taylor, Virginia

Mike Washington Jr., Arkansas

Noah Whittington, Oregon

Wide Receivers

Aaron Anderson, LSU

Vinny Anthony II, Wisconsin

Chris Bell, Louisville

Dillon Bell, Georgia

Skyler Bell, UConn

Malik Benson, Oregon

Germie Bernard, Alabama

Denzel Boston, Washington

Zachariah Branch, Georgia

Chris Brazzell II, Tennessee

Barion Brown, LSU

Deion Burks, Oklahoma

Jeff Caldwell, Cincinnati

Josh Cameron, Baylor

Kevin Coleman Jr., Missouri

KC Concepcion, Texas A&M

Omar Cooper Jr., Indiana

CJ Daniels, Miami

Caleb Douglas, Texas Tech

Malachi Fields, Notre Dame

Emmanuel Henderson Jr., Kansas

Chris Hilton Jr., LSU

Jordan Hudson, SMU

Ted Hurst, Georgia State

Caullin Lacy, Louisville

Bryce Lance, North Dakota State

Ja’Kobi Lane, USC

Kendrick Law, Kentucky

Makai Lemon, USC

Eric McAlister, TCU

Donaven McCulley, Michigan

Eric Rivers, Georgia Tech

Chase Roberts, BYU

Elijah Sarratt, Indiana

De’Zhaun Stribling, Mississippi

Michael Sturdivant, Florida

Carnell Tate, Ohio State

Zavion Thomas, LSU

Brenen Thompson, Mississippi State

Jordyn Tyson, Arizona State

Reggie Virgil, Texas Tech

Harrison Wallace III, Mississippi

Jalen Walthall, Incarnate Word

Kaden Wetjen, Iowa

Antonio Williams, Clemson

Colbie Young, Georgia

Tight Ends

Dallen Bentley, Utah

Nate Boerkircher, Texas A&M

Josh Cuevas, Alabama

Oscar Delp, Georgia

Khalil Dinkins, Penn State

Jack Endries, Texas

John Michael Gyllenborg, Wyoming

Matthew Hibner, SMU

Justin Joly, N.C. State

Will Kacmarek, Ohio State

Jaren Kanak, Oklahoma

Miles Kitselman, Tennessee

Max Klare, Ohio State

Marlin Klein, Michigan

Tanner Koziol, Houston

RJ Maryland, SMU

Lake McRee, USC

Riley Nowakowski, Indiana

Eli Raridon, Notre Dame

DJ Rogers, TCU

Sam Roush, Stanford

Joe Royer, Cincinnati

Kenyon Sadiq, Oregon

Bauer Sharp, LSU

Eli Stowers, Vanderbilt

Michael Trigg, Baylor

Dae’Quan Wright, Mississippi

Offensive Linemen

Chris Adams, Memphis

Austin Barber, Florida

Evan Beerntsen, Northwestern

Markel Bell, Miami

Chase Bisontis, Texas A&M

Jude Bowry, Boston College

Parker Brailsford, Alabama

Joshua Braun, Kentucky

Travis Burke, Memphis

Jager Burton, Kentucky

DJ Campbell, Texas

Fernando Carmona, Arkansas

Kage Casey, Boise State

Pat Coogan, Indiana

Anez Cooper, Miami

Dametrious Crownover, Texas A&M

Enrique Cruz Jr., Kansas

J.C. Davis, Illinois

Garrett DiGiorgio, UCLA

Gennings Dunker, Iowa

Fa’alili Fa’amoe, Wake Forest

Spencer Fano, Utah

Jalen Farmer, Kentucky

Monroe Freeling, Georgia

Matt Gulbin, Michigan State

Alex Harkey, Oregon

Sam Hecht, Kansas State

Alan Herron, Maryland

Max Iheanachor, Arizona State

Olaivavega Ioane, Penn State

Logan Jones, Iowa

Connor Lew, Auburn

Caleb Lomu, Utah

Francis Mauigoa, Miami

Blake Miller, Clemson

Micah Morris, Georgia

Febechi Nwaiwu, Oklahoma

Brian Parker II, Duke

Diego Pounds, Mississippi

Emmanuel Pregnon, Oregon

Kadyn Proctor, Alabama

Ar’maj Reed-Adams, Texas A&M

Jaeden Roberts, Alabama

Keylan Rutledge, Georgia Tech

Billy Schrauth, Notre Dame

Drew Shelton, Penn State

Jake Slaughter, Florida

Beau Stephens, Iowa

Logan Taylor, Boston College

Caleb Tiernan, Northwestern

Keagen Trost, Missouri

Dillon Wade, Auburn

Aamil Wagner, Notre Dame

Carver Willis, Washington

Isaiah World, Oregon

Jeremiah Wright, Auburn

Trey Zuhn III, Texas A&M

Defensive Linemen

Vincent Anthony Jr., Duke

David Bailey, Texas Tech

Rueben Bain Jr., Miami

Cameron Ball, Arkansas

Caleb Banks, Florida

Jaishawn Barham, Michigan

Nick Barrett, South Carolina

Rayshaun Benny, Michigan

DeMonte Capehart, Clemson

Brandon Cleveland, N.C. State

Dontay Corleone, Cincinnati

Keyron Crawford, Auburn

Caden Curry, Ohio State

Dani Dennis-Sutton, Penn State

Zane Durant, Penn State

Bryson Eason, Tennessee

Deven Eastern, Minnesota

Logan Fano, Utah

Keldric Faulk, Auburn

Skyler Gill-Howard, Texas Tech

George Gumbs Jr., Florida

David Gusta, Kentucky

Gracen Halton, Oklahoma

Zxavian Harris, Mississippi

Romello Height, Texas Tech

Cashius Howell, Texas A&M

Aidan Hubbard, Northwestern

Lee Hunter, Texas Tech

Quintayvious Hutchins, Boston College

Gabe Jacas, Illinois

Darrell Jackson Jr., Florida State

Bobby Jamison-Travis, Auburn

Marvin Jones Jr., Oklahoma

Joshua Josephs, Tennessee

Tim Keenan III, Alabama

Nyjalik Kelly, UCF

Malachi Lawrence, UCF

Max Llewellyn, Iowa

Anthony Lucas, USC

Jackie Marshall, Baylor

Chris McClellan, Missouri

Kayden McDonald, Ohio State

Akheem Mesidor, Miami

Christen Miller, Georgia

Derrick Moore, Michigan

Trey Moore, Texas

Tyler Onyedim, Texas A&M

Domonique Orange, Iowa State

LT Overton, Alabama

T.J. Parker, Clemson

Patrick Payton, LSU

Kaleb Proctor, Southeastern Louisiana

Jack Pyburn, LSU

Albert Regis, Texas A&M

Mason Reiger, Wisconsin

Tyreak Sapp, Florida

Gary Smith III, UCLA

R Mason Thomas, Oklahoma

Nadame Tucker, Western Michigan

Damonic Williams, Oklahoma

Wesley Williams, Duke

Peter Woods, Clemson

Zion Young, Missouri

Linebackers

CJ Allen, Georgia

Lander Barton, Utah

Wesley Bissainthe, Miami

Bryce Boettcher, Oregon

Kendal Daniels, Oklahoma

Kaleb Elarms-Orr, TCU

Keyshaun Elliott, Arizona State

Aiden Fisher, Indiana

Eric Gentry, USC

Jake Golday, Cincinnati

Owen Heinecke, Oklahoma

Anthony Hill Jr., Texas

Justin Jefferson, Alabama

Jack Kelly, BYU

Deontae Lawson, Alabama

Kyle Louis, Pittsburgh

Red Murdock, Buffalo

Namdi Obiazor, TCU

Harold Perkins Jr., LSU

Arvell Reese, Ohio State

Jacob Rodriguez, Texas Tech

Jimmy Rolder, Michigan

Karson Sharar, Iowa

Xavian Sorey Jr., Arkansas

Sonny Styles, Ohio State

Josiah Trotter, Missouri

Scooby Williams, Texas A&M

Wade Woodaz, Clemson

Taurean York, Texas A&M

Defensive Backs

Keith Abney II, Arizona State

Marcus Allen, North Carolina

Jadon Canady, Oregon

Brandon Cisse, South Carolina

Bud Clark, TCU

Tacario Davis, Washington

Mansoor Delane, LSU

Charles Demmings, Stephen F. Austin

Thaddeus Dixon, North Carolina

Caleb Downs, Ohio State

Daylen Everette, Georgia

Bishop Fitzgerald, USC

Andre Fuller, Toledo

Jaylon Guilbeau, Texas

TJ Hall, Iowa

Ahmari Harvey, Georgia Tech

A.J. Haulcy, LSU

Colton Hood, Tennessee

Jalen Huskey, Maryland

Davison Igbinosun, Ohio State

Domani Jackson, Alabama

Chris Johnson, San Diego State

Dalton Johnson, Arizona

Jalon Kilgore, South Carolina

Will Lee III, Texas A&M

Hezekiah Masses, Cal

Jermod McCoy, Tennessee

Latrell McCutchin Sr., Houston

Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, Toledo

Devin Moore, Florida

Louis Moore, Indiana

Ahmaad Moses, SMU

Malik Muhammad, Texas

Julian Neal, Arkansas

Xavier Nwankpa, Iowa

VJ Payne, Kansas State

D’Angelo Ponds, Indiana

Toriano Pride Jr., Missouri

Ephesians Prysock, Washington

Kamari Ramsey, USC

Chandler Rivers, Duke

Keionte Scott, Miami

DeShon Singleton, Nebraska

Avery Smith, Toledo

Genesis Smith, Arizona

Robert Spears-Jennings, Oklahoma

Treydan Stukes, Arizona

Lorenzo Styles Jr., Ohio State

Michael Taaffe, Texas

Avieon Terrell, Clemson

Dillon Thieneman, Oregon

Jakobe Thomas, Miami

Zakee Wheatley, Penn State

Collin Wright, Stanford

Specialists

Tommy Doman Jr., Florida

Ryan Eckley, Michigan State

Trey Smack, Florida

Drew Stevens, Iowa

Jack Stonehouse, Syracuse

Brett Thorson, Georgia

Dominic Zvada, Michigan

 




NFL Draft 2026 – Two Round Mock Draft

Two Round Mock Draft – 3.0

Frank Coyle/ Head scout 

            February, 2026 Underclassmen – Selection order after the Super Bowl

All underclassmen had until Jan. 14th to declare for the NFL Draft 2026. Players had three days to rescind their decision and return to school and still retain their college eligibility. No underclassmen rescinded their decision. After the Senior Bowl and East-West All-star weeks. Super Bowl LX winner will draft last in every round.

First Round

      Team             Rec       Player                    Pos    School 

1         Las Vegas        3-14       Fernando Mendoza       QB         Indiana

2         NY Jets             3-14       Rueben Bain                 Edge      Miami (Fl)

3         Arizona             3-14       Arvell Reese                 LB          Ohio St

4         Tennessee        3-14      Carnell Tate                 WR        Ohio State

5         NY Giants         4-13      Mansoor Delane           CB         LSU

6         Cleveland          5-12      Francis Mauigoa           OT        Miami (Fl)

7         Washington       5-12      Spencer Fano             OT         Utah

8         New Orleans     6-11      Caleb Downs                S            Ohio St

9         Kansas City      6-11      David Bailey                  Edge    Texas Tech

10         Cincinnati          6-11      Sonny Styles                  LB         Ohio State

11         Miami               7-10      T.J. Parker                    Edge      Clemson

12         Dallas               7-9-1     Keldric Faulk                 Edge      Auburn

13         LA Rams (Atl)   8-9        Caleb Lomu                   OT         Utah

14         Baltimore          8-9        Jermod McCoy              CB         Tennessee

15         Tampa Bay       8-9        Colton Hood                   CB         Tennessee

16         NY Jets (Indy)   8-9        Jordyn Tyson                 WR        Arizona St

17         Detroit              9-8        Akheem Mesidor           Edge      Miami (Fl)

18         Minnesota         9-8        Ty Simpson                   QB        Alabama

19         Carolina            8-9        C.J. Allen                       LB         Georgia

20         Dallas (GB)       9-7-1     Avieon Terrell                CB         Clemson

21         Pittsburgh         10-7      Jeremiyah Love             RB         Notre Dame

22         LA Chargers      11-6      Cashius Howell              Edge     Texas A&M

23         Philadelphia      11-6      Chris Brazzell                WR        Tennessee

24         Cleveland (Jax) 13-4      Denzel Boston               WR        Washington

25         Chicago            11-6      Makai Lemon                 WR        USC

26         Buffalo             12-5      Zachariah Branch          WR       Georgia

27         San Francisco   12-5      Kenyon Sadiq                TE         Oregon

28         Houston            12-5      Lee Hunter                    DT         Texas Tech

29         LA Rams           12-5      Chris Johnson               CB         San Diego State

30         Denver              14-3      Kayden McDonald         DT         Ohio State

31         New England    14-3      Kadyn Proctor               OT         Alabama

32         Seattle              14-3      KC Concepcion             WR       Texas A&M

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Second Round

33        NY Jets                       Brandon Cisse              CB         South Carolina

34         Arizona                         Olaivavega Ioane          G           Penn St

35        Tennessee                     Zion Young                   Edge      Missouri

36         Las Vegas                    Caleb Banks                  DT         Florida

37         NY Giants                     Malachi Fields               WR        Notre Dame

38         Houston (Wash)            Eli Stowers                    TE         Vanderbilt

39         Cleveland                      Caleb Tiernan               OT         Northwestern

40         Kansas City                  Blake Miller                   RT        Clemson

41         Cincinnati                      Will Lee III                     CB         Texas A&M

42         New Orleans                 Jacob Rodriguez           LB         Texas Tech

43         Miami                           Malik Muhammad          CB         Texas

44         NY Jets (Dallas)            Garrett Nussmeier         QB         LSU

45         Baltimore                      Germie Bernard            WR        Alabama

46         Tampa Bay                   Derrick Moore               Edge     Michigan

47         Indianapolis                  Anthony Hill Jr.              LB         Texas

48         Atlanta                          Peter Woods                 DT         Clemson

49         Minnesota                     Dillon Thieneman          S           Oregon

50         Detroit                          Keith Abney II               CB         Arizona State

51         Carolina                        Isaiah World                  OT         Oregon

52         Green Bay                    Jake Golday                  LB         Cincinnati

53        Pittsburgh                    Emmanuel McNeil-Warren   S     Toledo

54         Philadelphia                  Max Ihenacher               OT        Arizona State

55         LA Chargers                  Chase Bisontis             OG       Texas A&M

56         Jacksonville                  Jalon Kilgore                  S         South Carolina

57         Chicago                        Aamil Wagner               OT         Notre Dame

58        San Francisco             Omar Cooper Jr.           WR       Indiana

59         Houston                        Antonio Williams            WR        Clemson

60         LA Rams                       Monroe Freeling            OT        Georgia

61         Buffalo                         Joshua Josephs            Edge     Tennessee

62         Denver                          Michael Trigg                TE         Baylor

63         New England                Nick Singleton               RB        Penn State

64         Seattle                          Julian Neal                    CB        Arkansas




NFL Draft 2026 – 1st Three Round Order

NFL Draft 2026 – 1st Three Round Selection Order

Feb. 9, 2026

Frank Coyle/ Pro scout

Top 32 Positions in Place for First Round After Seattle Super Bowl Victory

The first-round draft order posted below is complete through the top 32 selections. The Seahawks will draft last in each round as a result of winning the Super Bowl. The Raiders hold the 1st overall selection at 3-14 despite winning their final game vs the Chiefs. The Giants won their final two games including their finale vs the Cowboys which pushed them to the 5th overall selection. There are four teams at 3-14 and they will rotate up in the ensuing rounds.

The remaining four teams included the two conference bye teams, Seattle and Denver who will host the title games. The Seahawks and Patriots won conference titles to reach Super Bowl LX with Seattle prevailing. These two will draft in the final two positions in each round.

Here is the current first-round draft order following the Super Bowl. Tie breakers are broken first by strength of schedule, then by head-to-head matchups. The top three round order is in place.

Top Three Round Selection Order

Team                                W-L record

First Round

1          Las Vegas                     3-14

2          NY Jets                         3-14

3          Arizona                         3-14

4          Tennessee                    3-14

5          NY Giants                     4-13

6          Cleveland                      5-12

7          Washington                   5-12

8          New Orleans                 6-11

9          Kansas City                  6-11

10         Cincinnati                      6-11

11         Miami                           7-10

12         Dallas                           7-9-1

13         LA Rams (Atlanta)         8-9

14         Baltimore                      8-9

15         Tampa Bay                   8-9

16         NY Jets (Indianapolis)    8-9

17         Detroit                           9-8

18         Minnesota                     9-8

19         Carolina                        8-9

20         Dallas (Green Bay)        9-7-1

21         Pittsburgh                     10-7

22         LA Chargers                  11-6

23         Philadelphia                   11-6

24         Cleveland (Jacksonville) 13-4

25         Chicago                        11-6

26         Buffalo                          12-5

27         San Francisco               12-5

28         Houston                        12-5

29         LA Rams                       12-5

30         Denver                          14-3

31         New England                 14-3

32         Seattle                          14-3

Second Round

33         NY Jets

34         Arizona

35         Tennessee

36         Las Vegas

37         NY Giants

38         Houston (Washington)

39         Cleveland

40         Kansas City

41         Cincinnati

42         New Orleans

43         Miami

44         NY Jets (Dallas)

45         Baltimore

46         Tampa Bay

47         Indianapolis

48         Atlanta

49         Minnesota

50         Detroit

51         Carolina

52         Green Bay

53         Pittsburgh

54         Philadelphia

55         LA Chargers

56         Jacksonville

57         Chicago

58         San Francisco

59         Houston

60         Buffalo

61         LA Rams

62         Denver

63         New England

64         Seattle

Third Round

65         Arizona

66         Tennessee

67         Philadelphia (NY Jets)

68         NY Jets

69         Houston (NY Giants)

70         Cleveland

71         Washington

72         Cincinnati

73         New Orleans

74         Kansas City

75         Miami

76         Pittsburgh (Dallas)

77         Tampa Bay

78         Indianapolis

79         Atlanta

80         Baltimore

81         Jacksonville (Detroit)

82         Minnesota

83         Carolina

84         Green Bay

85         Pittsburgh

86         LA Chargers

87         Miami (Philadelphia)

88         Jacksonville

89         Chicago

90         Miami (Houston)

91         Buffalo

92         San Francisco

93         LA Rams

95         Denver

95         New England

96         Seattle

97         Jacksonville (comp – Detroit)

All ties in record are broken by current strength of schedule.
Atlanta, Green Bay, Jacksonville and Indianapolis all currently do not have 1st-round selections from prior deals.
Team Compensatory selections will be awarded with the start of the new NFL year in March.

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Seahawks Win Super Bowl LX

Seahawks Win Super Bowl LX

Seattle Defense Dominates Patriots

Frank Coyle / Pro scout

The Seattle Seahawks completed their magical season with their 2nd Super Bowl title in history. Their dominant aggressive defense prevailed over the young Patriots offense 29-13.

The Seattle ground game shined behind runner Kenneth Walker who rushed for 135 yards on 27 carries and 2 receptions. He earned the game MVP award, the first time a running back has won the award since Terrell Davis in 1997. QB Sam Darnold had a solid if unspectacular performance throwing for 202 yards passing and 1 TD with no turnovers. He completed one of the greatest turnarounds in NFL history with three postseason games. He won 31 games over the past two seasons, a new NFL record. He was part of the 2018 NFL Draft class which produced 5 QBs chosen in the first round, Baker Mayfield (1), Darnold (3), Josh Allen ((7), Josh Rosen (10) and Lamar Jackson (32). Darnold is the first one to win a Super Bowl and also the first QB to win the NFL title with his 5th club.

The Patriots struggled to protect QB Drake Maye for 60 minutes and their ground game produced a paltry 79 yards. The Seahawks defense registered 6 sacks and applied constant pressure to disrupt the Patriots offense while Seattle punter Michael Dickson pinned them deep in their territory, averaging over 47 yards per kick including three inside the 20 yard line with two of them inside the 5 yard line.




NFL Draft 2026 – Top 50 Pro Prospects

NFL Draft 2026 – Top 50 Pro Prospects

       February, 2026 – after the East-West & Senior Bowl All-Star games

Underclassmen eligible to declare until Jan 14th with CFP players extended to Jan 23rd

Frank Coyle/ Head scout

Top 50 Pro Prospects

Rank   Player                          Position   School

  1 Fernando Mendoza             QB       Indiana

  2 Arvell Reese                           LB        Ohio State

  3 David Bailey                        Edge    Texas Tech

  4 Spencer Fano                      OT        Utah

  5 Rueben Bain                       Edge    Miami (Fl)

  6 Jeremiyah Love                  RB       Notre Dame

  7 Francis Mauigoa                OT        Miami (Fl)

  8 Mansoor Delane                CB       LSU

  9 Caleb Downs                        S          Ohio State

10 T.J. Parker                           Edge    Clemson

11 Carnell Tate                        WR       Ohio State

12 Sonny Styles                       LB        Ohio State

13 Makai Lemon                     WR       USC

14 Kenyon Sadiq                    TE        Oregon

15 Caleb Lomu                        OT        Utah

16 Keldric Faulk                      Edge    Auburn

17 Jordyn Tyson                     WR       Arizona State

18 C.J. Allen                             LB        Georgia

19 KC Concepcion                  WR       Texas A&M

20 Colton Hood                       CB       Tennessee

21 Kayden McDonald            DL        Ohio State

22 Jermod McCoy                   CB       Tennessee

23 Olaivavega Ioane              OL        Penn State

24 Avieon Terrell                     CB       Clemson

25 Lee Hunter                          DL        Texas Tech

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26 Denzel Boston                    WR       Washington

27 Zion Young                         Edge    Missouri

28 Ty Simpson                         QB       Alabama

29 Kadyn Proctor                     OT        Alabama

30 Caleb Banks                        DL        Florida

31 Anthony Hill Jr.                   LB        Texas

32 Peter Woods                       DL        Clemson

33 Brandon Cisse                    CB       South Carolina

34 Akheem Mesidor                 Edge    Miami (Fl)

35 Dillon Thieneman                S          Oregon

36 Chris Brazzell                      WR       Tennessee

37 Joshua Josephs                 Edge    Tennessee

38 Caleb Tiernan                      OT        Northwestern

39 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren S          Toledo

40 Cashius Howell                   Edge    Texas A&M

41 Germie Bernard                  WR       Alabama

42 Will Lee III                           CB       Texas A&M

43 Omar Cooper Jr.                 WR       Indiana

44 Jake Golday                        LB        Cincinnati

45 Derrick Moore                     Edge    Michigan

46 Monroe Freeling                  OT        Georgia

47 Malachi Fields                     WR       Notre Dame

48 Romello Height                   Edge    Texas Tech

49 Chris Johnson                    CB       San Diego State

50 Max Ihenacher                     OT        Arizona State




College Football Playoff  Announces Quarter Final & Semi Final Dates

College Football Playoff Announces Quarter Final & Semi Final Dates & Bowl Sites For the 2026 & 2027 Seasons

The College Football Playoff (CFP) announced the dates and bowl games for the CFP Quarterfinal and Semifinal games for the next two seasons. These games will all continue to be hosted by the CFP Bowls.

Below are the bowl assignments and game dates for the 2026 and 2027 seasons:

2026-27

  • CFP Quarterfinals
  • Wednesday, December 30, 2026, at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
  • Friday, January 1, 2027, at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and the Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential
  • CFP Semifinals
  • January 14, 2027, at the Capital One Orange Bowl
  • January 15, 2027, at the Allstate Sugar Bowl

2027-28

  • CFP Quarterfinals
  • Friday, December 31, 2027, at the Allstate Sugar Bowl
  • Saturday, January 1, 2028, at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and the Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential
  • CFP Semifinals
  • Thursday, January 13, 2028, at the Capital One Orange Bowl
  • Friday, January 14, 2028, at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic

“These dates allow us to maintain competitive balance, maximize the fan experience, and provide consistency for everyone involved in the Playoff,” said Rich Clark, Executive Director of the CFP. “I also want to thank our bowl partners and their local communities for the incredible work, collaboration, and commitment they’ve shown throughout the first two years of the expanded playoff. The bowl games and the people behind them embraced change, delivered at the highest level, and helped ensure the expanded format was a success for student-athletes, fans, and the sport.”

Additional details regarding game times and television network assignments for the 2026 and 2027 CFP games will be announced later this year. Dates and bowl assignments for the remaining 2028-31 seasons will also be announced in the future.

About the College Football Playoff

The College Football Playoff (CFP) is the event that crowns the national champion in college football. Four Playoff First-Round games are played on host campuses, followed by the Playoff Quarterfinals and Playoff Semifinals, which rotate annually among six bowl games – the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, Vrbo Fiesta Bowl, Capital One Orange Bowl, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential and the Allstate Sugar Bowl. The College Football Playoff National Championship will be on Monday, January 25, 2027, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. For additional information on the College Football Playoff, visit  CollegeFootballPlayoff.com.




NFL Salary Cap 2026 Per Team

NFL Salary Cap 2026 Per Team

 Frank Coye & Staff @draftinsiders.com

The NFL salary cap 2026 has been raised once again with the league projecting a range of over 301 – 305 million. The league informed clubs this week it is projecting a salary cap in the range of $301.2 million to $305.7 million for the upcoming 2026 season, reports at NFL Network.

This increase would represent a boost of more than $20 million from the 2025 mark of $279.2 million and reach nearly $100 million in additional space since the $208.2 million cap set for the 2022 season.

The projection follows the same pattern exhibited in recent increases. The cap jumped by $23.8 million from 2024 to 2025, creating excesses of space that exceeded $70 million for some teams. It increased some teams even more and the eventual 2025 AFC champion New England Patriots who were very active in the free agent market.

Over recent history, the salary cap continues to produce greater cap limits in future years. The projected number for 2026 more than doubles annual salary caps from mid 2015 seasons. It has been instrumental in the incredible growth and prosperity for the league. The TV market also reflects the amazing annual growth of the NFL industry.

March 3
Prior to 4:00 p.m. ET, deadline for clubs to designate Franchise or Transition Players.

March 9-11
During the period beginning at 12:00 noon ET, on March 9 and ending at 3:59:59 p.m. ET, on March 11, clubs are permitted to contact, and enter into contract negotiations with the certified agents of players who will become unrestricted free agents upon the expiration of their 2025 player contracts at 4:00 p.m. ET, on

March 11
During the two-day negotiation period prior to the start of the 2026 League Year, each club may conduct one video or phone call for no longer than one hour with no more than five (5) prospective unrestricted free agents. The player’s agent must be a participant of the call.
No prospective unrestricted free agent is permitted to execute a contract with a new club until 4:00 p.m. ET, on March 11.

March 11
The 2026 League Year and Free agency signing period begins at 4:00 p.m. ET.
Trading period for 2026 begins at 4:00 p.m. ET, after expiration of all 2025 contracts

Salary Cap 2026 Per Team – Feb, 3, 2026

Per Overthecap.com

Effective Cap Space: the cap space a team will have after signing at least 51 players and its projected rookie class to its roster.

Base Salary Cap: $303,500,000
Team              Cap Space   /  Effective Cap Space  /  Active Cap  /  Spending Dead Money

Titans              $104,769,062      $93,334,968         $220,791,308          $535,658
Raiders           $91,522,807         $76,991,010          $189,413,472           $34,812,266
Chargers         $88,677,941         $84,372,966         $217,963,367           $478,177
Jets                   $83,569,717        $67,685,209         $167,097,645           $75,621,438
Commanders  $76,041,469       $69,297,314          $255,706,956          $248,312
Seahawks         $73,284,461      $63,013,830         $243,166,022           $483,723
Bengals            $54,504,672      $47,378,106          $253,492,416           $4,748,222
Rams                $48,214,355      $40,769,897          $266,058,212           700,524
Steelers            $44,943,582     $39,307,535          $267,058,786           $7,934,338
49ers                $42,950,176      $38,552,959         $269,621,623            $21,863,741
Patriots            $42,735,263     $37,744,226          $290,735,831            $20,790,382
Cardinals         $42,187,426     $30,663,033         $274,012,155             $3,934,104
Colts                 $35,598,489     $33,584,759         $268,433,497           $2,093,644
Broncos           $28,885,734     $24,848,957         $276,377,391             $1,218,922
Falcons            $27,999,824     $25,290,856         $277,218,339            $2,235,354
Buccaneers      $23,828,710     $18,268,258        $293,252,073            $255,591
Ravens             $21,943,387      $13,270,416        $279,654,158             $12,262,715
Eagles              $20,557,388      $15,463,440       $250,816,635            $44,804,213
Panthers          $14,437,004      $9,552,110          $290,819,573            $9,341,094
Giants              $6,947,721         ($3,151,579)        $296,689,591           $216,804
Texans            ($1,403,295)      ($7,242,447)       $292,766,079           $20,922,780
Packers           ($1,436,657)      ($3,227,425)       $297,096,029           $17,165,048
Bears               ($5,300,354)     ($9,492,768)      $316,976,069            $542,993
Saints             ($6,037,060)     ($13,638,724)     $261,530,600            $65,798,682
Bills                ($7,449,001)      ($11,553,061)      $310,227,823            $432,166
Lions             ($8,531,146)      ($13,241,217)      $327,944,798              $4,358,290
Browns         ($10,286,279)     ($22,559,737)     $307,855,677            $31,763,848
Jaguars        ($11,433,472)     ($13,918,041)      $279,610,798             $43,863,713
Dolphins       ($16,223,613)    ($23,556,987)     $291,541,923             $35,500,637
Cowboys       ($28,936,140)   ($36,441,364)     $333,419,250             $24,344,177
Vikings         ($40,156,353)    ($45,185,362)     $351,724,552              $5,608,074
Chiefs           ($54,530,166)    ($61,925,065)     $358,196,941              $215,641




Senior Bowl 2026 – Defensive Battle Dominates 17-9

Senior Bowl 2026 – Defensive Battle Decides Outcome

Frank Coyle & Staff @ draftinsiders.com

The Senior Bowl 2026 was a defensive battle with the American Team defeating the National Team, 17-9 on Saturday at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama.

The defense shined on both teams with three takeaways at the 77th annual all-star contest instrumental in the outcome. The game featured 130+ top prospects for the 2026 NFL Draft, though many opt outs which effected the continuity of especially the offensive play.

QB Garrett Nussmeier of LSU earned game MVP honors, leading touchdown drives on the American team’s first two possessions while connecting on 5 of 8 passes for 57 yards. He had a rushing TD and a two-point-conversion throw to Notre Dame WR Malachi Fields. Nussmeier was limited by a few key drops by Stanford’s Sam Roush and Wyoming’s John Michael Gyllenborg for first downs. He did answer many questions related to his current health with good movement in the pocket, accuracy throwing and sound decision making.

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The running back group shined with several backs performing well. Indiana’s Kaelon Black had an impressive showing with a game-high 45 yards on eight carries. He delivered a few hard runs between the tackles and caught two passes for nine yards.

Oklahoma’s Jaydn Ott performed well in a critical opportunity after little playing time in 2025 for the Sooners last season. He ran for 42 yards and a TD on eight carries. He played fast in practices showing quickness to the hole plus the power to break tackles. Arkansas’ Mike Washington Jr. also stood out, running for 26 yards on five carries plus 1 reception.

The offensive lines also had a few standouts, including Arizona State OT Max Iheanachor, Georgia Tech OG Keylan Rutledge and Florida C Jake Slaughter. All improved his status significantly.

Defensive edge Nadame Tucker had a strong performance with 5 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 TFL and 1 FF. He raised his stock vs top competition and is a player to watch during the workout phase of the evaluation. LB Bryice Boettcher was outstanding combining keen instincts, strong tackling and excellent range. He totaled 10 tackles displaying the ability to fill the hole and the range to make stops outside the hashes.