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With 11 months left until the 2026 [NFL Draft](https://www.sbnation.com/nfl-draft), what better time to share my first public player rankings than right now?
I’m being slightly facetious, since so much will change between now and next April that these rankings are anything but concrete. However, the dead of summer is the perfect time for a draft evaluator to beef up his or her big board so as to get as deep of an understanding of the class as possible. For someone who covers the draft, this is a better way to spend my time than debate the same tired Bears-related discussions over and over.
As of this writing, I’m at 130 prospects for the 2026 NFL Draft. Admittedly, I’m so early in these evaluations to where I wouldn’t feel as though revealing my top 100 would be an accurate representation of what this class looks like. That said, I feel pretty good about putting together a top 50 ranking.
Without further ado, here are the current top 50 prospects in my 2026 NFL Draft big board.
Rank
Player
Position
School
Positional Ranking
Rank
Player
Position
School
Positional Ranking
1
Caleb Downs
S
Ohio State
S1
2
Kadyn Proctor
OT
Alabama
OT1
3
Francis Mauigoa
OT
Miami (FL)
OT2
4
LaNorris Sellers
QB
South Carolina
QB1
5
Rueben Bain Jr.
EDGE
Miami (FL)
EDGE1
6
T.J. Parker
EDGE
Clemson
EDGE2
7
Cade Klubnik
QB
Clemson
QB2
8
Peter Woods
DT
Clemson
DT1
9
Keldric Faulk
EDGE
Auburn
EDGE3
10
Spencer Fano
OG
Utah
OG1
11
Caleb Lomu
OT
Utah
OT3
12
Garrett Nussmeier
QB
LSU
QB3
13
Jeremiyah Love
RB
Notre Dame
RB1
14
Caleb Banks
DT
Florida
DT2
15
CJ Allen
LB
Georgia
LB1
16
Nico Iamaleava
QB
UCLA
QB4
17
Anto Saka
EDGE
Northwestern
EDGE4
18
Jordyn Tyson
WR
Arizona State
WR1
19
Avieon Terrell
CB
Clemson
CB1
20
Antonio Williams
WR
Clemson
WR2
21
Jermod McCoy
CB
Tennessee
CB2
22
Dillon Thieneman
S
Oregon
S2
23
Cayden Green
OG
Missouri
OG2
24
Malik Muhammad
CB
Texas
CB3
25
Arch Manning
QB
Texas
QB5
26
Austin Barber
OT
Florida
OT4
27
Carnell Tate
WR
Ohio State
WR3
28
Matayo Uiagalelei
EDGE
Oregon
EDGE5
29
Drew Allar
QB
Penn State
QB6
30
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB
Texas
LB2
31
Christen Miller
DT
Georgia
DT3
32
Makhi Hughes
RB
Oregon
RB2
33
Jalon Kilgore
S
South Carolina
S3
34
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG
Texas A&M
OG3
35
Evan Stewart
WR
Oregon
WR4
36
Mansoor Delane
CB
LSU
CB4
37
Suntarine Perkins
LB
Ole Miss
LB3
38
Cashius Howell
EDGE
Texas A&M
EDGE6
39
Tacario Davis
CB
Washington
CB5
40
Tyreak Sapp
EDGE
Florida
EDGE7
41
Isaiah World
OT
Oregon
OT5
42
Nicholas Singleton
RB
Penn State
RB3
43
Max Klare
TE
Ohio State
TE1
44
Kenyon Sadiq
TE
Oregon
TE2
45
A.J. Harris
CB
Penn State
CB6
46
Denzel Boston
WR
Washington
WR5
47
Gabe Jacas
EDGE
Illinois
EDGE8
48
D'Angelo Ponds
CB
Indiana
CB7
49
Eric Singleton Jr.
WR
Auburn
WR6
50
DJ McKinney
CB
Colorado
CB8
To show another way to look at the rankings, here is the distribution of positions inside my current top 50:
* QB: 6
* RB: 3
* WR: 6
* TE: 2
* OT: 5
* OG: 3
* C: 0
* DT: 3
* EDGE: 8
* LB: 3
* CB: 8
* S: 3