With the 2026 NFL Draft less than a week away, we have updated our big board, including our Top 75 players. This is not the list of who I believe the first 75 players selected will be. This is just my list of the 75 best prospects. Position value, team needs and perception are how the draft plays out but these are my favorite players.
1 – S Caleb Downs – Ohio State
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2 – EDGE Arvell Reese – Ohio State
3 – EDGE David Bailey – Texas Tech
4 – QB Fernando Mendoza – Indiana
5 – LB Sonny Styles – Ohio State
6 – CB Mansoor Delane – LSU
7 – OT Francis Mauigoa – Miami
8 – WR Carnell Tate – Ohio State
9 – OT Spencer Fano – Utah
10 – EDGE Rueben Bain Jr. – Miami
11 – CB Jermod McCoy – Tennessee
12 – RB Jeremiyah Love – Notre Dame
13 – S Dillon Thieneman – Oregon
14 – G Vega Ioane – Penn State
15 – WR Jordyn Tyson – Arizona State
16 – OT Caleb Lomu – Utah
17 – TE Kenyon Sadiq – Oregon
18 – WR Makai Lemon – USC
19 – EDGE Keldric Faulk – Auburn
20 – WR Omar Cooper Jr. – Indiana
21 – WR Denzel Boston – Washington
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22 – S Emmanuel McNeil-Warren – Toledo
23 – EDGE Cashius Howell – Texas A&M
24 – CB Colton Hood – Tennessee
25 – DT Kayden McDonald – Ohio State
26 – CB Chris Johnson – San Diego State
27 – OT Monroe Freeling – Georgia
28 – OL Kaydn Proctor – Alabama
29 – DT Caleb Banks – Florida
30 – DT Peter Woods – Clemson
31 – LB Jacob Rodriguez – Texas Tech
32 – OT Max Iheanachor – Arizona State
33 – LB C.J. Allen – Georgia
34 – S AJ Haulcy – LSU
35 – EDGE T.J. Parker – Clemson
36 – WR Chris Bell – Louisville
37 – G Keylan Rutledge – Georgia Tech
38 – WR Kevin Concepcion – Texas A&M
39 – CB Keith Abney – Arizona State
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40 – EDGE Akheem Mesidor – Miami
41 – QB Ty Simpson – Alabama
42 – G Emmanuel Pregnon – Oregon
43 – CB D’Angelo Ponds – Indiana
44 – CB Avieon Terrell – Clemson
45 – RB Mike Washington Jr. – Arkansas
46 – WR Germie Bernard – Alabama
47 – LB Jake Golday – Cincinnati
48 – CB Keionte Scott – Miami
49 – EDGE R. Mason Thomas – Oklahoma
50 – DT Lee Hinter – Texas Tech
51 – WR Antonio Williams – Clemson
52 – CB Treydan Stukes – Arizona
53 – QB Cole Payton – North Dakota State
54 – EDGE Zion Young – Missouri
55 – TE Oscar Delp – Georgia
56 – WR Chris Brazzell II – Tennessee
57 – TE Nate Boerkircher – Texas A&M
58 – LB Josiah Trotter – Missouri
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59 – WR Skyler Bell – UConn
60 – EDGE Malachi Lawrence – UCF
61 – OT Blake Miller – Clemson
62 – TE Max Klare – Ohio State
63 – CB Brandon Cisse – South Carolina
64 – G Chase Bisontis – Texas A&M
65 – EDGE Gabe Jacas – Illinois
66 – G Gennings Dunker – Iowa
67 – OT Calb Tiernan – Northwestern
68 – EDGE Joshua Josephs – Tennessee
69 – WR Bryce Lance – North Dakota State
70 – EDGE Derrick Moore – Michigan
71 – DT Gracen Halton – Oklahoma
72 – DT Domonique Orange – Iowa State
73 – WR Elijah Sarratt – Indiana
74 – C Sam Hecht – Kansas State
75 – LB Kyle Louis – Pitt
This article originally appeared on Draft Wire: 2026 NFL Draft: Final big board of top 75 prospects