2027 NFL Draft: Biggest Risers and Fallers This Week
Last Updated: August 31, 2026Real movement, not vibes: we snapshot the consensus big board every Monday and diff it. These are the prospects whose stock actually moved since Aug 24.
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Risers
1. AJ Harris — CB, Indiana
Up 41 spots since Aug 24: #165 → #124 on the consensus board. Full scouting report →---
2. Taylor Wein — DL5T, Oklahoma
Up 21 spots since Aug 24: #168 → #147 on the consensus board. Full scouting report →---
3. LJ Martin — RB, BYU
Up 18 spots since Aug 24: #149 → #131 on the consensus board.LJ Martin is a 6-foot-2, 225-pound downhill running back from BYU who has established himself as one of the more intriguing power-back prospects in the 2027 class. A four-star recruit out of Canutillo High School in El Paso, Texas, Martin arrived in Provo with over 6,100 career high school rushing yards and grew steadily from a limited true freshman role into the unquestioned feature back for the Cougars.
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4. Greg Johnson — IOL, Minnesota
Up 17 spots since Aug 24: #74 → #57 on the consensus board.Greg Johnson is one of the more intriguing interior offensive line prospects in the 2027 class, a 6'6", 325-pound Minnesota native who has started at left guard, center, and both tackle spots across four seasons in the program. A Prior Lake product who enrolled in January 2023, he started all 13 games at center in 2024 before sliding back to his natural left guard in 2025, a move he says he is far more comfortable with.
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5. Niki Prongos — OT, Stanford
Up 16 spots since Aug 24: #138 → #122 on the consensus board.Niki Prongos is one of the most unconventional developmental tackles in the 2027 class, a 6-foot-7, 315-pound mover who did not strap on football pads until his senior year at Marin Catholic and played just three games before tearing an ACL. He walked on at UCLA in 2022 as an unranked recruit, redshirted, then broke through in 2024 by starting eight games across left tackle, right guard, and right tackle while adding roughly 60 pounds and earning a scholarship under DeShaun Foster.
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Fallers
1. DJ Lagway — QB, Baylor
Down 49 spots since Aug 24: #110 → #159 on the consensus board.DJ Lagway arrived in Gainesville as one of the most physically gifted quarterback prospects in recent memory, a consensus five-star from Willis (TX) who swept National Gatorade Player of the Year, MaxPreps Player of the Year and Elite 11 honors after a senior season of 4,634 passing yards, 58 touchdowns and 957 rushing yards. He grades as a top-five quarterback in the 2027 class with a first-round projection.
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2. Bryce Underwood — QB, Michigan
Down 28 spots since Aug 24: #137 → #165 on the consensus board. Full scouting report →---
3. Justus Terry — DL, Texas
Down 27 spots since Aug 24: #133 → #160 on the consensus board. Full scouting report →---
4. Malachi Toney — WR, Miami
Down 27 spots since Aug 24: #136 → #163 on the consensus board. Full scouting report →---
5. David Sanders Jr — OT, Tennessee
Down 26 spots since Aug 24: #131 → #157 on the consensus board. Full scouting report →---