DE R Mason Thomas, Oklahoma<\/p>\n
Upon first glance, you may go \u201cThis is just a name,\u201d and you\u2019d be right! There is nothing about this name that catches the eye or gives pause. However, in an interview with The REF 1400 podcast<\/a>, Thomas explains that the R in his first name is just a formality. On his mom\u2019s side of the family, there are a bunch of first names that start with R. She wanted to name him Mason. To keep the tradition going, she settled on R Mason.<\/p>\n I don\u2019t really have anything to add here, except that this guy looks exactly like you think he does. This name rips.<\/p>\n INDIANAPOLIS, IN – MARCH 01: Gennings Dunker #OL20 of Iowa participates in a drill during the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on March 1, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Cooper Neill\/Getty Images) Getty Images<\/p>\n WR Germie Bernard, Alabama<\/p>\n Any DB covering Bernard in the NFL is hereby known as a Germaphobe. Germie is such an endearing name, I keep involuntarily smiling each time I say it out loud.<\/p>\n LT Overton, full name Lebbeus Thomas Overton, is the name of a 19th century author who wrote the book your 8th grade English teacher forced into the curriculum.<\/p>\n OL Jake Slaughter, Florida<\/p>\n You\u2019d think a guy named Jake Slaughter would look exactly like Gennings Dunker. Think again. This guy will block you into the sun, and then do your taxes.<\/p>\n INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – FEBRUARY 28: Jake Slaughter of the Florida Gators speaks to the media during the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 28, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline\/Getty Images) Getty Images<\/p>\n DL Dontay Corleone, Cincinnati<\/p>\n Are you kidding me? A player named Don Corleone? Whose nickname is The Godfather? DRAFT THIS MAN FIRST OVERALL.<\/p>\n CB Ephesians Prysock, Washington<\/p>\n I am genuinely obsessed with this name. Key & Peele walked<\/a> so Ephesians Prysock could run.<\/p>\n Red Murdock, whose real name is Khalil, sounds like an old-timey movie star who specialized in Westerns. In an interview at the combine this year,<\/a> Murdock says he got his nickname from the red hair he had as an infant.<\/p>\n LB Scooby Williams, Texas A&M<\/p>\n A lot of people get their nicknames from traits they displayed as a child, including Scooby Williams, whose real name is Jeremiah. Do you know how many Scooby Doo fruit snacks<\/a> you have to eat for it to earn you a lifelong nickname?<\/p>\n CB Al\u2019Zillion Hamilton, Fresno State<\/p>\n Some people are destined to be professional football players from their names alone. 10\/10, he will be a star.<\/p>\n OL Rocco Spindler, Nebraska<\/p>\n Rocco Spindler? Sick. Full name Rocco Seth Kodiak Spindler? SICK.<\/p>\n DE Popeye Williams, Western Michigan<\/p>\n Gerrick Williams was given the nickname Popeye before he was born, because it looked like he was flexing his arm muscles in an ultrasound image.<\/a> I\u2019ve heard enough. Draft this man second overall behind Don Corleone.<\/p>\n WR Squirrel White, Florida State<\/p>\n![\"INDIANAPOLIS,](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gettyimages-2264431444.jpg\"\/)
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