Mendoza jumped to the top of many draft boards during Indiana\u2019s run to the College Football Playoff national championship. Not much as changed since then. Jeremiah keeps the quarterback in his top slot.<\/p>\n
Jeremiah: \u201cMendoza is a very accurate thrower with excellent size, toughness and enough athleticism\u2026 His size, arm talent and competitive nature remind me of Matt Ryan<\/a> coming out of Boston College<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Running backs have seen a bit of a re-emergence at the top of the NFL Draft in recent years. Love might turn out to be the best prospect of them all, coming in at No. 2 per Jeremiah.<\/p>\n Jeremiah: \u201cLove is a dynamic weapon as a runner and receiver\u2026 Overall, Love is a home run hitter and will immediately expand the playbook for his drafting team.\u201d<\/p>\n Styles quickly turned into the darling of the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. His testing opened a ton of eyes, getting bumped up into the top three.<\/p>\n Jeremiah: \u201cHe reminds me of\u00a0Fred Warner<\/a>\u00a0as a player. It\u2019s hard to find prospects with Styles\u2019 combination of speed, athleticism and instincts.\u201d<\/p>\n Lubbock was home to one of the best defensive lines in the country. Bailey turned into the key player coming off the EDGE, dominating the Big 12 at times.<\/p>\n Jeremiah: \u201cHis game is all about get-off and winning early in the down\u2026 Overall, Bailey has areas to address, but his ability to create short corners to the passer is exceptional.\u201d<\/p>\n Versatility is something NFL teams are going to love about Reese. Multiple positions can be played over the course of a game, meaning defensive coordinators can get creative. Just ask Matt Patricia<\/a>.<\/p>\n Jeremiah: \u201cOhio State used him as a chess piece on defense\u2026 Overall, Reese reminds me a lot of 2025 first-round pick\u00a0Jalon Walker<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n A lot has been made about Tate\u2019s 40-yard dash time at the Combine. Jeremiah does not seem to put too much stock into the number, still placing Tate as his top wide receiver in the class.<\/p>\n Jeremiah: \u201cTate is a tall, long wideout with better play speed than timed speed and outstanding production. He has excellent suddenness to defeat press coverage, and he covers ground quickly with his long stride.\u201d<\/p>\n Similar to Tate, Bain left Indianapolis with a big talking point attached to his name. Bain measured with shorter arms than what we are used to seeing from elite EDGE prospects. Still, the film during the 2025 season at Miami is incredible.<\/p>\n Jeremiah: \u201cHis game tape is littered with disruption, destruction and dominance\u2026 His drafting team is adding a certified junkyard dog, similar to former Eagle Trent Cole<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Many college football fans would tell you Downs was a top-three player in the sport. Playing safety means his NFL Draft value not be that high. Even so, Jeremiah keeps Downs inside his top 10 after the Combine at No. 8.<\/p>\n Jeremiah: \u201cDowns lacks \u2018wow\u2019 traits, but he\u2019s a plug-and-play starter who makes others better around him.\u201d<\/p>\n Delaine flip-flopped with Downs in these rankings. Consistency is the term Jeremiah uses to describe the LSU cornerback, saying Delaine makes playing the position easy at times.<\/p>\n Jeremiah: \u201cDelane is one of the most consistent players in this draft class. He makes everything look easy in coverage as a corner who is extremely loose and fluid in his change of direction.\u201d<\/p>\n Miami made a run to the national championship thanks to the group Mario Cristobal<\/a> built up front in the trenches. Mauigoa was a big part of the equation, being a right tackle early in his time in Coral Gables.<\/p>\n Jeremiah: \u201cMauigoa is a big, powerful right tackle prospect\u2026 Mauigoa should immediately be a dominant run blocker in the NFL and he has the skill set to be functional in pass protection.\u201d<\/p>\n 11. USC<\/a> WR Makai Lemon<\/a> (-1)![\"Notre](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/j_love-1024x538.jpg\")
(Michael Caterina-Imagn Images)<\/p>\n![\"Arvell](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/OSUvsRU-6-1024x538.jpg\")
(Birm\/Lettermen Row)<\/p>\n![\"Caleb](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Downs-1024x538.jpg\")
(\u00a9 Samantha Madar\/Columbus Dispatch \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)<\/p>\n
12. Penn State<\/a> iOL Olaivavega Ioane<\/a> (-1)
13. Oregon<\/a> TE Kenyon Sadiq<\/a> (+3)
14. Utah<\/a> iOL Spencer Fano<\/a>
15. Tennessee<\/a> CB Jermod McCoy<\/a> (-2)
16. Toledo<\/a> S Emmanuel McNeil-Warren<\/a> (-1)
17. Oregon S Dillon Thieneman<\/a> (+6)
18. Indiana WR Omar Cooper Jr.<\/a> (+1)
19. Clemson<\/a> OT Blake Miller<\/a> (+5)
20. Georgia<\/a> OT Monroe Feeling<\/a> (+5)
21. Arizona State<\/a> WR Jordyn Tyson<\/a> (-4)
22. Miami EDGE Akheem Mesidor<\/a> (-2)
23. Alabama<\/a> OT Kadyn Proctor<\/a> (+6)
24. Utah OT Caleb Lomu<\/a> (+7)
25. Washington<\/a> WR Denzel Boston<\/a> (-7)
26. Georgia LB CJ Allen<\/a> (-4)
27. Clemson EDGE T.J. Parker<\/a> (+5)
28. Texas A&M<\/a> EDGE Cashius Howell<\/a> (-7)
29. Tennessee CB Colton Hood<\/a> (-3)
30. Clemson CB Avieon Terrell<\/a>
31. Arizona State OT Max Iheanachor<\/a> (+3)
32. Auburn<\/a> EDGE Keldric Faulk<\/a> (-3)
33. Texas A&M WR KC Concepcion<\/a>
34. Texas Tech DT Lee Hunter<\/a> (-7)
35. Clemson DT Peter Woods<\/a> (+3)
36. Florida<\/a> DT Caleb Banks<\/a>
37. Texas<\/a> LB Anthony Hill<\/a> (+5)
38. Alabama QB Ty Simpson<\/a> (+2)
39. Ohio State DT Kayden McDonald<\/a> (-4)
40. Notre Dame RB Jadarian Price<\/a> (+3)
41. Missouri<\/a> EDGE Zion Young<\/a> (+6)
42. San Diego State<\/a> CB Chris Johnson<\/a> (NR)
43. UCF<\/a> EDGE Malachi Lawrence<\/a> (NR)
44. South Carolina<\/a> CB Brandon Cisse<\/a> (-7)
45. Texas Tech LB Jacob Rodriguez<\/a> (NR)
46. Oklahoma<\/a> EDGE R Mason Thomas<\/a> (-7)
47. Miami CB Keionte Scott<\/a> (-2)
48. Clemson WR Antonio Williams<\/a> (-2)
49. Texas A&M iOL Chase Bisontis<\/a> (NR)
50. Alabama WR Germie Bernard<\/a> (NR)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Another data point in the 2026 NFL Draft process is in the books. Players, agents, scouts, and front…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":506822,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[174547,175214,42967,127886,175216,218945,211753,127698,126779,179248,42973,126780,218949,226629,42152,216825,127887,175512,174550,175227,7314,399,175231,42981,126783,175233,139553,179249,175237,175238,175240,216826,211728,179250,175243,174555,127110,225967,175247,218963,211754,398,396,397,42988,175251,153238,126786,42169,175254,99,179252,53934,175258,211729],"class_list":{"0":"post-506821","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ncaa-football","8":"tag-akheem-mesidor-20-clearwater-academy-international","9":"tag-anthony-hill-23-ryan","10":"tag-antonio-williams-22-dutch-fork","11":"tag-arvell-reese-23-glenville","12":"tag-avieon-terrell-23-westlake","13":"tag-blake-miller-22-strongsville","14":"tag-brandon-cisse-23-lakewood","15":"tag-caleb-banks-21-southfield","16":"tag-caleb-downs-23-mill-creek","17":"tag-caleb-lomu-23-highland","18":"tag-carnell-tate-23-img-academy","19":"tag-cashius-howell-21-rockhurst","20":"tag-chase-bisontis-23-don-bosco-prep","21":"tag-chris-johnson-22-eleanor-roosevelt","22":"tag-cj-allen-23-lamar-county-comprehensive","23":"tag-colton-hood-23-eagles-landing-christian-academy","24":"tag-david-bailey-22-mater-dei","25":"tag-denzel-boston-22-emerald-ridge","26":"tag-dillon-thieneman-23-westfield","27":"tag-emmanuel-mcneil-warren-22-lakewood","28":"tag-fernando-mendoza-22-columbus","29":"tag-football","30":"tag-francis-mauigoa-23-img-academy","31":"tag-germie-bernard-22-liberty","32":"tag-jacob-rodriguez-21-rider","33":"tag-jadarian-price-22-denison","34":"tag-jeremiyah-love-23-christian-brothers-college","35":"tag-jermod-mccoy-23-whitehouse","36":"tag-jordyn-tyson-22-independence","37":"tag-kadyn-proctor-23-southeast-polk","38":"tag-kayden-mcdonald-23-north-gwinnett","39":"tag-kc-concepcion-23-chambers","40":"tag-keionte-scott-20-helix","41":"tag-keldric-faulk-23-highland-home","42":"tag-kenyon-sadiq-23-skyline-senior","43":"tag-lee-hunter-21-blount","44":"tag-makai-lemon-23-los-alamitos","45":"tag-malachi-lawrence-21-dupont-manual","46":"tag-mansoor-delane-22-archbishop-spalding","47":"tag-max-iheanachor-22-king-drew-medical-magnet","48":"tag-monroe-freeling-23-oceanside-collegiate-academy","49":"tag-ncaa","50":"tag-ncaa-football","51":"tag-ncaafootball","52":"tag-omar-cooper-22-lawrence-north","53":"tag-peter-woods-23-thompson","54":"tag-r-mason-thomas-22-cardinal-gibbons","55":"tag-rueben-bain-23-miami-central","56":"tag-sonny-styles-22-pickerington-central","57":"tag-spencer-fano-23-timpview","58":"tag-sports","59":"tag-t-j-parker-23-central","60":"tag-ty-simpson-22-westview","61":"tag-vega-ioane-22-graham-kapowsin","62":"tag-zion-young-22-westlake"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=506821"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506821\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/506822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=506821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=506821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=506821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}