An NFL draft evaluation is a constantly evolving process. Each and every step of the cycle provides an opportunity for a prospect to improve or hurt his status. Thus, rankings must reflect new information.
The Bleacher Report Scouting Department starts the site’s evaluations in August and continues until the draft itself begins. Players must always respond to what’s in front of them, because the NFL and everyone else are watching closely.
Since the end of the 2025 campaign, prospects have had opportunities to compete in all-star festivities and possibly attend the NFL combine. In certain cases, injuries have occurred or come to light after playing through them during the most recent campaign. Evaluators have also gone back to the tape when necessary to reassess what they may or may not have seen after absorbing new information.
Upon the conclusion of college football’s National Championship Game, B/R scouts have since taken stock of where their position groups stand, with a handful of prospects sliding significantly. The following five examples may have been highly regarded, but they haven’t done nearly enough in recent weeks to warrant the same consideration as where they began the official predraft process.