2026 NFL Draft: StickToTheModel Top 100 Big Board
Our board. One rank per player — StickToTheModel's final take on the 2026 class.
How the class looks from here:Below: the board, top to bottom.
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Round 1 (picks 1–32)
1. Fernando Mendoza — QB, Indiana — 6'5"QB1 by tape, QB1 by age curve. Top-3 lock.
2. Jeremiyah Love — RB, Notre Dame — 6'0"Broke out at 18.8. 100th-percentile career profile. Top-5 overall talent.
3. David Bailey — EDGE, Texas Tech — 6'3"27 career sacks, highest peak-season score at the position.
4. Caleb Downs — S, Ohio State — 6'0"Day-one All-Pro range. Safety of the class.
5. Rueben Bain Jr — EDGE, Miami (FL) — 6'3"Dwight Freeney comp. Top-5 pick with immediate 10-sack upside.
6. Mansoor Delane — CB, LSU — 6'0"8 career INTs, 27 PDs, 90.5 PFF grade. CB1 lock.
7. Jordyn Tyson — WR, Arizona State — 6'2"Our WR1 outright. 91st-percentile career profile in the all-time pool.
8. Carnell Tate — WR, Ohio State — 6'3"Our WR2. Fit-dependent, first-round grade.
9. Makai Lemon — WR, USC — 5'11"Slot WR1. The ceiling is capped; the floor is a pro.
10. Monroe Freeling — OT, Georgia — 6'7"Our OT1. Plug-and-play LT.
11. Kadyn Proctor — OT, Alabama — 6'7", 36698th-percentile career profile. Mass you can't teach.
12. Keldric Faulk — EDGE, Auburn — 6'6"Broke out at 18.5 in the SEC. Rare age-adjusted profile.
13. Francis Mauigoa — OT, Miami (FL) — 6'6"Round-1 pick. Not the round-1 pick to trade up for.
14. Spencer Fano — OT, Utah — 6'6"Peak-season king of the OT class. Size the only flag.
15. Olaivavega Ioane — IOL, Penn State — 6'4", 330Our IOL1. Day-one starter.
16. Avieon Terrell — CB, Clemson — 5'11"23 career PDs. Round-1 slot CB if he clears the height check.
17. Kevin Concepcion — WR, Texas A&M — 5'11"Stefon Diggs profile. Broke out at 18.
18. Anthony Hill Jr — LB, Texas — 6'3"Our LB1. 100th-percentile in our 2026 pool.
19. Emmanuel McNeil-Warren — S, Toledo — 6'2"91.9 PFF grade, 95th-percentile career profile. Late round-1 swing.
20. Dillon Thieneman — S, Oregon — 6'0"302 career tackles, 8 INTs. Box safety / hybrid LB role.
21. Denzel Boston — WR, Washington — 6'4"Classic X-WR build. Low-variance round-1 pick.
22. Sonny Styles — LB, Ohio State — 6'4"The tape is the whole case. Top-25 pick.
23. Colton Hood — CB, Tennessee — 6'0"Clean profile at every filter.
24. Zion Young — EDGE, Missouri — 6'5"4 years of SEC production. Late-1 / early-2.
25. D'angelo Ponds — CB, Indiana — 5'9"Slot-only projection; day-one starting role.
26. Caleb Banks — IDL, Florida — 6'6", 33097th-percentile career profile. Our IDL1.
27. TJ Parker — EDGE, Clemson — 6'3"21.5 sacks in 37 games. Translation bet.
28. Kayden McDonald — IDL, Ohio State — 6'3"91st-percentile career profile. Round-1 lock.
29. Caleb Tiernan — OT, Northwestern — 6'7"95th-percentile career profile. Starter profile in a round-2 body.
30. Gabe Jacas — EDGE, Illinois — 6'3"26 career sacks, 51 pressures. Round-2 floor.
31. Eli Stowers — TE, Vanderbilt — 6'4"Our TE1. 98th-percentile career profile. Round-2 value.
32. Kyle Louis — EDGE, Pittsburgh — 6'1", 220One season, freakish production. Scheme-specific pick.
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Picks 33–64 (Day 2)
33. Jermod McCoy — CB, Tennessee — 6'0"2-year sample. Young draft age; peak tape still in front of him.
34. Chris Brazzell II — WR, Tennessee — 6'5"86th-percentile career profile. Big, young, productive.
35. Akheem Mesidor — EDGE, Miami (FL) — 6'3"34.5 career sacks. 24-year-old breakout the flag.
36. Elijah Sarratt — WR, Indiana — 6'2"88th-percentile career profile. The production file doesn't match the tape's rank.
37. Cashius Howell — EDGE, Texas A&M — 6'2"28 career sacks. Bone-smashing hammer.
38. Jacob Rodriguez — LB, Texas Tech — 6'1"93.0 PFF grade, 6 career INTs. Round-2 value.
39. Keith Abney II — CB, Arizona State — 6'0"5 INTs, 21 PDs in 25 games. Ball production that translates.
40. Emmanuel Pregnon — IOL, Oregon — 6'5"Peak score 0.98. Draft age 24.5 the flag.
41. Markel Bell — OT, Miami (FL) — 6'9", 340100th-percentile career profile. Biggest sleeper at the position.
42. CJ Allen — LB, Georgia — 6'1"SEC-tested with clean tape. Round-2 pick.
43. Davison Igbinosun — CB, Ohio State — 6'2"4-year Ohio State production. Aggressive round-2 for press-man.
44. Dani Dennis-Sutton — EDGE, Penn State — 6'5"83rd-percentile career profile. Our EDGE10 on peak production.
45. Arvell Reese — EDGE, Ohio State — 6'4"Tape and traits pick. Production file lags the board.
46. AJ Haulcy — S, LSU — 6'0", 22210 career INTs, 338 tackles. Starter by year two.
47. Chris Bell — WR, Louisville — 6'2", 220Power-slot profile. Day-two fit.
48. Deontae Lawson — LB, Alabama — 6'2"Four-year SEC arc. Starting MIKE upside.
49. Chris McClellan — IDL, Missouri — 6'4"99th-percentile career profile. Aggressive day-2 pick.
50. Omar Cooper Jr — WR, Indiana — 6'0"Senior-year breakout. Floor bet, not the ceiling bet.
51. Carson Beck — QB, Miami (FL) — 6'4"Our QB2. 97th-percentile career profile, 11,592 career yards.
52. Max Klare — TE, Ohio State — 6'5"Clean route tree. Round-3 pick.
53. R Mason Thomas — EDGE, Oklahoma — 6'2"Even read. Round-3 pick.
54. Nadame Tucker — EDGE, Western Michigan — 6'3"Small-school riser. Analytics like him.
55. Chris Johnson — CB, San Diego State — 6'0"91.6 PFF grade — highest in our CB top 10.
56. Antonio Williams — WR, Clemson — 5'11"Peak is real. Progression curve isn't.
57. Justin Joly — TE, NC State — 6'3"Youngest clean breakout in our TE top 10. 92nd-percentile career profile.
58. Gracen Halton — IDL, Oklahoma — 6'2"Progression score 1.0. 3-tech fit.
59. Blake Miller — OT, Clemson — 6'6"4-year ACC tackle reps. Floor pick.
60. LT Overton — IDL, AlabamaSEC reps, pedigree. Production hasn't caught up.
61. Germie Bernard — WR, Alabama — 6'1"Clean day-two fit.
62. Jake Slaughter — IOL, Florida — 6'5"3-year center. Plug-and-play at the right slot.
63. Lee Hunter — IDL, Texas Tech — 6'4", 3250-tech / 1-tech anchor role.
64. Genesis Smith — S, Arizona State — 6'2"Progression score 0.99. Range safety with box flex.
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Picks 65–100 (Day 3 / late day 2)
65. Kaleb Elarms-Orr — EDGE, TCUSmall-school riser. Production profile.
66. Dametrious Crownover — OT, Texas A&M — 6'7"Size-first prospect at draft age 24.6.
67. Caleb Lomu — OT, Utah — 6'6"Traits over production. Short sample.
68. Keylan Rutledge — IOL, Georgia Tech — 6'4"Middle-of-the-pack across every category.
69. Darrell Jackson Jr — IDL, Florida State — 6'5", 337Run-defense anchor. Starter by year two.
70. Malachi Fields — WR, Notre Dame — 6'4"Senior Bowl riser. Real college tape.
71. Chandler Rivers — CB, Duke — 5'10"99th-percentile career profile. Slot-only projection.
72. Jonah Coleman — RB, Washington — 5'9"Our RB2. 98th-percentile career profile.
73. Ted Hurst — WR, Georgia State — 6'3"Small-school discount keeps him here.
74. Beau Stephens — IOL, Iowa — 6'5"Iowa O-line peak. 99th-percentile career profile.
75. Zachariah Branch — WR, Georgia — 5'10"Upside Tyreek Hill, floor Curtis Samuel. Fit-dependent.
76. Malachi Lawrence — EDGE, UCF — 6'4"Mid-round bet on the tape.
77. Zakee Wheatley — S, Penn State — 6'2"Draft age 24.1 the flag. Peak-season tape the answer.
78. Keionte Scott — CB, Miami (FL) — 6'0"6 career sacks at CB. Nickel blitz specialist.
79. Mike Washington Jr — RB, Arkansas — 6'2"4.33 speed, big-play ability. 7-game sample the discount.
80. Trey Zuhn III — IOL, Texas A&MExperienced SEC guard. Depth-starter profile.
81. Ty Simpson — QB, Alabama — 6'2"Only 24 career college games. Traits plus polish, limited sample.
82. Jake Golday — LB, Cincinnati — 6'4"Size and PFF grade. Small sample.
83. Zxavian Harris — IDL, Ole Miss — 6'7"100th-percentile career profile. Our IDL8 on the blend.
84. Jalon Kilgore — S, South Carolina — 6'1"18.2 breakout age. Young ball-hawk.
85. Bryce Lance — WR, North Dakota StateSmall-school discount. Developmental WR3.
86. Gennings Dunker — IOL, IowaExperienced Iowa line reps. Day-three depth.
87. Kaleb Proctor — IDL, SE Louisiana86.5 PFF grade on FCS reps. Developmental pick.
88. Ja'Kobi Lane — WR, USC — 6'4"Frame is the sell. Peak production isn't there yet.
89. Peter Woods — IDL, Clemson — 6'3"Tape-heavy Clemson DT. Production file lags the board grade.
90. Kenyon Sadiq — TE, Oregon — 6'3"Traits over production. First-round tape, mid-round production.
91. Max Iheanachor — OT, Arizona State — 6'6"Mid-round OT with size. Short sample.
92. Derrick Moore — EDGE, Michigan — 6'3"Day-three pass-rusher.
93. Julian Neal — CB, Arkansas — 6'2"Under-the-radar day-3 pick.
94. Will Lee III — CB, Texas A&M — 6'1"SEC reps, clean grade.
95. Daylen Everette — CB, Georgia — 6'1"Clean day-three projection.
96. Kage Casey — IOL, Boise StateSmall-school snap volume, 80.0 PFF grade.
97. Billy Schrauth — IOL, Notre Dame — 6'4"Two-year sample, strong peak.
98. Tim Keenan III — IDL, Alabama — 6'2"Run-stuffing nose profile.
99. Michael Taaffe — S, Texas — 6'0"88.1 PFF grade, 91st-percentile peak. Late-round riser.
100. Skyler Bell — WR, Connecticut — 6'0"Clean day-three WR projection.
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Methodology
Every rank here is the StickToTheModel rank — our final number on the 2026 class. Position-specific weights apply across the board.
Monotonicity: within each position, our overall rank respects our position rank — our PosX always ranks above our PosX+1 overall. Position deep-dives — writeups, ranks 11-20, career profiles for each of the top 10 live at: