It’s that time again. Senior Bowl SZN! This has become my favorite time of the year. Traveling to Mobile, Alabama, to watch a ton of talented prospects compete all week in practice. Some diamonds in the dynasty rough have been found in Mobile. Hopefully, this year is another one where we get to see NFL stars being born in real time at the 2026 Senior Bowl.
Let’s get familiar with all of these talented players. Their strengths, areas of growth needed, and everything else in between. It’s going to be a wild and amazing week of football as we work toward the 2026 NFL Draft. Let’s dive in.
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2026 Senior Bowl Primer
Quarterbacks
Cole Payton (North Dakota State)
Stats:
- 2025 (minimum 150 dropbacks, among FBS/FCS quarterbacks)
- Adjusted completion rate: 18th
- aDOT: 6th
- Yards per attempt: 1st
- Big-time throw rate: 1st
- Deep passing (minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 1st
- Deep throw rate: 9th
- Pressured passing (minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Pressured adjusted completion rate: 6th
- Clean pocket adjusted completion rate: 59th
- Clean pocket passer rating: 4th
Scouting report:
- Payton’s dual-threat ability jumps off the film immediately. Payton has 4.6 speed and the ability to make defenders miss. Payton is built like an athletic tight end, and he’s a load to bring down in the open field. He’s not the twitchiest rusher, but he can plant his foot and avoid tacklers when needed. His size/speed combo is EXTREMELY interesting. In his final collegiate season, he had 120 rushing attempts, 894 rushing yards, and 13 rushing scores.
- The North Dakota State passing offense was built around Payton’s mobility with plenty of RPO action and bootlegs. Payton will have a sizable learning curve with an NFL offense, but there are also moments in his collegiate offense that offer hope that the transition won’t be as hard as it seems. He wasn’t asked to regularly make full field reads, but there are moments where he did and quickly moved to his third and fourth option in a progression. Payton is a “see it, throw it” quarterback, but he also has some anticipatory passing moments. The passing offense was also shotgun-based, so under-center work will be a hurdle, but that’s also the case for many college quarterbacks these days.
- Payton has a cannon for an arm. He has easy flip-of-the-wrist velocity and the strength to drive the ball downfield. He exhibits touch when layering second-level throws and precision when ripping deep outs. He can place the ball accurately at all three levels. Payton has an NFL arm in terms of strength and touch.
- Payton will need to adjust to the speed of the NFL game and the throwing lanes. There are plenty of examples of him hanging on his first read and waiting for them to uncover and break wide open. He’ll have to pull the trigger earlier in the NFL or find comfort with more tight windows. Payton has a gunslinger mentality, which can work in his favor, but with the sizable jump in competition, his early days in the NFL could be rocky as he adjusts. There are some plays where he flees a clean pocket to make a play with his legs. His margin for error and the ability to pull a rabbit out of his hat in the NFL will be decreased. He’ll have to recalibrate some.
Player Comp: ceiling Steve McNair / floor Jake Locker
Diego Pavia (Vanderbilt)
Stats:
- 2025 (minimum 150 dropbacks)
- Adjusted completion rate: 7th
- aDOT: 35th
- Yards per attempt: 3rd
- Big-time throw rate: 2nd
- Deep passing (minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 53rd
- Deep throw rate: 47th
- Pressured passing (minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Pressured adjusted completion rate: 33rd
- Clean pocket adjusted completion rate: 4th
- Clean pocket passer rating: 3rd
- 2024 (minimum 150 dropbacks)
- Adjusted completion rate: 74th
- aDOT: 43rd
- Yards per attempt: 46th
- Big-time throw rate: 18th
- Deep passing (minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 73rd
- Deep throw rate: 72nd
- Pressured passing (minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Pressured adjusted completion rate: 71st
- Clean pocket adjusted completion rate: 53rd
- Clean pocket passer rating: 29th
Scouting report:
- Pavia’s rushing ability is immediately evident on film, with quick twitch and 4.6 speed. He’s not a burner, but he has solid short-area agility with the ability to stop on a dime. He averaged 178 rushing attempts, 862 rushing yards, and 8.3 rushing touchdowns over his final three collegiate seasons. It’s not crazy to worry about his health in the NFL at his size if he continues to run as frequently as he did in college.
- With Pavia’s short stature, there are drawbacks to his field vision, like many other height-challenged quarterbacks. The Vandy passing attack was based around quick hitters, screens, and getting Pavia on the move to facilitate his field vision. If he’s forced to play from the pocket in the NFL, it could constrict what you’re able to do with him, playcalling-wise. Pavia is forced to attempt jump passes at times, and he frequently has passes batted down at the line of scrimmage. Over the last three seasons, he had 26 passes batted down.
- Pavia embraces off-script chaos. Some of this is likely due to his height and field vision, but some of this is just his inherent play style. He’ll flee workable pockets at times where pressure doesn’t exist to get outside of the pocket and make something happen with his arm and/or legs. Pavia will drift in the pocket at times instead of stepping up.
- Pavia has decent touch and zip on short and intermediate throws. He has issues with layering throws at times to the second-level and will sail some second-level throws. His arm strength limitations show up when he’s throwing downfield, especially downfield when on the move. Pavia is a max effort thrower. He has the arm strength to make most NFL throws, but his ball placement on deep throws can suffer as a max effort thrower in that area of the field where Pavia is just trying to muster the necessary torque to get it to his receiver. His ball placement suffers on these plays.
- Pavia can lock onto his first read at times. There are moments where he does operate pure progression concepts and will get to his third or fourth option, but there are more moments in his game film where he’ll stick on his first read at times to his detriment.
Player Comp: Dollar store Bryce Young
Garrett Nussmeier (LSU)
Stats:
- 2025 (minimum 150 dropbacks)
- Adjusted completion rate: 19th
- aDOT: 145th
- Yards per attempt: 109th
- Big-time throw rate: 65th
- Deep passing (minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 35th
- Deep throw rate: 135th
- Pressured passing (minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Pressured adjusted completion rate: 42nd
- Clean pocket adjusted completion rate: 22nd
- Clean pocket passer rating: 89th
- 2024 (minimum 150 dropbacks)
- Adjusted completion rate: 72nd
- aDOT: 63rd
- Yards per attempt: 46th
- Big-time throw rate: 50th
- Deep passing (minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 78th
- Deep throw rate: 51st
- Pressured passing (minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Pressured adjusted completion rate: 28th
- Clean pocket adjusted completion rate: 99th
- Clean pocket passer rating: 59th
Scouting report:
2024
- Nussmeier has easy velocity and arm strength. He can make every NFL throw. Nussmeier can layer second-level throws and has plenty of tight-window dots littering his film. His deep ball accuracy can be variable, but when he was locked in, his highlight throws were impressive. His accuracy on the move can be spotty, but when he has a clean pocket, he can also be surgical. He can throw from multiple arm angles depending upon the play and route depth.
- Nussmeier moves through progressions quickly. It’s nothing to see him get to his second and third reads. He throws with anticipation and will routinely get the ball out before a wide receiver is out of their break.
- His overall pocket awareness was solid, but there were times when he was late to feel the rush and adjust to the pressure, either by climbing the pocket or escaping.
2025
- Nussmeier suffered an abdominal injury in the preseason practices, which seemed to impact his ability to torque his midsection. There are too many instances where he looks like a stiff statue in the pocket and is throwing with all arm while not following through on throws or driving the ball. It impacted his accuracy and the zip on the ball.
- Nussmeier also dealt with patellar tendonitis and an ankle sprain. The patellar tendonitis was associated with Osgood-Schlatter disease and could lead to chronic knee issues. This can’t be ruled out with his 2025 passing struggles, as he looked like a shell of the quarterback I saw on film in 2024.
- Nussmeier retained easy and repeatable arm mechanics with a quick release. His accuracy was spotty, and his ball placement suffered.
- A consistent problem in 2025 was his field vision in the red zone. He would simply miss defenders trailing or sitting on routes in the middle of the field in zone coverage, which led to easy interceptions for defenses.
- From 2024 to 2025, the worries also showed up in his analytics. His deep ball rate dropped from 16.4% to 10.4%. His screen rate increased from 12.3% to 20% as the offense relied upon more quick hitters and screens, with his arm strength becoming variable. His play-action rate also dipped from 27.1% to 22.6%.
- If Nussmeier can recapture his 2024 form, he could develop into a solid NFL starter, but I worry that his medical issues might make that impossible.
Player Comp: Andy Dalton
Taylen Green (Arkansas)
Stats:
- 2025 (minimum 150 dropbacks)
- Adjusted completion rate: 96th
- aDOT: 44th
- Yards per attempt: 22nd
- Big-time throw rate: 96th
- Deep passing (minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 83rd
- Deep throw rate: 125th
- Pressured passing (minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Pressured adjusted completion rate: 86th
- Clean pocket adjusted completion rate: 103rd
- Clean pocket passer rating: 58th
- 2024 (minimum 150 dropbacks)
- Adjusted completion rate: 87th
- aDOT: 27th
- Yards per attempt: 24th
- Big-time throw rate: 27th
- Deep passing (minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 27th
- Deep throw rate: 43rd
- Pressured passing (minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Pressured adjusted completion rate: 79th
- Clean pocket adjusted completion rate: 81st
- Clean pocket passer rating: 63rd
Scouting report:
- Dual threat passer. Green averaged 113 rushing attempts and 600.8 rushing yards over the last four years of college (8.8 rushing touchdowns per season). Green has build-up speed and the size to be a goalline threat in the NFL. He’s a straight-line runner without a ton of wiggle. He’s best viewed as an opportunistic scrambler at the next level with some upside in the designed run game.
- Green has the arm strength to make every NFL throw necessary. He has easy flick of the wrist velocity. His windup can get long at times, leaving the ball coming out a touch late, though. His accuracy on intermediate throws is decent, with thoughtful ball placement at times, where he’s helping his receivers avoid hospital collisions.
- Green’s overall accuracy is spotty, though. His deep ball can lack touch, especially on boundary go balls or corner of the end zone shots. His footwork can lapse at times, which doesn’t help his accuracy issues. His second level passes lack touch at times as he resorts to line drive fastballs when he needs to layer the ball.
- His pocket presence needs refinement. Green is late to feel the rush many times and doesn’t have the quick-twitch abilities to bail him out of danger situations. He wasn’t tasked with full field reads at Arkansas, but he’ll hang on his first read or miss receivers running wide open at times. Green feels a tick late at times getting the ball out. His trigger has to speed up to the pace of the NFL game.
Player Comp: Riley Leonard
Luke Altmyer (Illinois)
Stats:
- 2025 (minimum 150 dropbacks)
- Adjusted completion rate: 37th
- aDOT: 54th
- Yards per attempt: 28th
- Big-time throw rate: 109th
- Deep passing (minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 55th
- Deep throw rate: 90th
- Pressured passing (minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Pressured adjusted completion rate: 3rd
- Clean pocket adjusted completion rate: 103rd
- Clean pocket passer rating: 22nd
Scouting report:
- He’s at his best with a quick passing game where he can grip and rip swiftly to his receivers, playing point guard from the pocket.
- Altmyer’s ball placement can wax and wane. He can be a streaky passer with solid ball placement that falls off when he tosses balls behind his receivers, putting them in harm’s way.
- He’s a see-it-throw-it passer with few anticipatory moments from the pocket. This leads his trigger to be slow at times as he waits for his receivers to uncover well before ripping a pass.
- Altmyer operated in a collegiate offense that was reliant upon first reads and screens. He has zero issues forcing the ball to his first read, even if they are covered tightly. I appreciate aggressiveness with passers and giving their guys chances to win at the catch point, but Altmyer can be borderline reckless with this at times.
- His pocket awareness isn’t great. Altmyer can look like a frog in a pot of boiling water at times. By the time he realizes the walls are closing in, it is too late.
Player Comp: Sean Clifford
Sawyer Robertson (Baylor)
Stats:
- 2025 (minimum 150 dropbacks)
- Adjusted completion rate: 133rd
- aDOT: 35th
- Yards per attempt: 69th
- Big-time throw rate: 56th
- Deep passing (minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 65th
- Deep throw rate: 38th
- Pressured passing (minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Pressured adjusted completion rate: 64th
- Clean pocket adjusted completion rate: 149th
- Clean pocket passer rating: 93rd
- 2024 (minimum 150 dropbacks)
- Adjusted completion rate: 104th
- aDOT: 59th
- Yards per attempt: 18th
- Big-time throw rate: 71st
- Deep passing (minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 30th
- Deep throw rate: 75th
- Pressured passing (minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Pressured adjusted completion rate: 124th
- Clean pocket adjusted completion rate: 104th
- Clean pocket passer rating: 24th
Scouting report:
- Robertson has the look of a career backup that will operate in a quick-passing and screen-heavy offense (hello, Denver). Most of Robertson’s passes in his final season at Baylor consisted of first-read quick hitters, in-breakers, and screens. He has a clean throwing motion with a quick release to operate in this type of system.
- He operated in a system that routinely asked him to hit his first read or his checkdown without forcing him to operate with pure progression or even half-field reads. Robertson will have to deal with defenders jumping his routes in the NFL because of how badly he stares down his first read on many plays.
- Robertson has sufficient arm strength to operate in the short and intermediate areas of the field. He lacks that extra gear with his arm and is a max-effort thrower. He plays more like a 5’11” quarterback than one standing at 6’4″. His deep ball is ok, but nothing to write home about. His wide receivers are left waiting for the targets many times.
- With boundary nine routes, he lacks arch on the ball, preferring to toss back shoulder balls all day. This could be related to his touch, his arm strength, or a combination of the two. Little second-level layering of the ball is seen in his film. Most of his throws are thrown on a line. Robertson is a “see it, throw it” quarterback.
- Robertson has the mobility to offer some off-script ability, but he lacks the willingness. With the high reliance on quick hitters and first reads in college, when that first option is unavailable, he can get antsy in the pocket. His pocket awareness has to improve to operate in the NFL. He’s late to feel the rush many times and will bail or spin out of the pocket if he does feel the heat. There are some instances of him climbing the ladder when the pocket is collapsing, but it’s not frequent enough.
Player Comp: Bailey Zappe
Running Backs
Mike Washington Jr. (Arkansas)
Stats:
- 2025 (minimum 100 carries & 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 33rd
- Breakaway rate: 17th
- PFF elusive rating: 84th
- Yards per route run: 79th
Scouting report:
- Washington has a stout, muscular frame. He’s an upright runner with solid contact balance and above-average burst with the long speed to hit a crease and take it to the house. In 2025, he was 12th in runs of 15 yards or more and 17th in breakaway rate. Washington has a starter/three-down skill set.
- Washington has solid but not outstanding lateral agility. He can make people miss and take advantage of cut-back opportunities with his nimble feet, but his hips are tight, which can limit him at times. Washington runs with power and can lower his shoulder when needed.
- Washington is a better pass catcher than his Yards per route run would suggest. He has a soft set of hands that led to only one drop in his final collegiate season. While he might never be a player that is “featured” in the passing game, he has the necessary skills to operate as a three-down back. Washington is already a solid pass protector. He has the play strength to hold his ground and the foot quickness to adjust to incoming rushers. Over the last two seasons (140 pass blocking snaps), he allowed only one sack and six hurries.
Player Comp: Chris Ivory
Jonah Coleman (Washington)
Stats:
- 2025 (minimum 100 carries & 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 54th
- Breakaway rate: 91st
- PFF elusive rating: 61st
- Yards per route run: 24th
- 2024 (minimum 100 carries & 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 13th
- Breakaway rate: 86th
- PFF elusive rating: 6th
- Yards per route run: 75th
- 2023 (minimum 100 carries & 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 1st
- Breakaway rate: 8th
- PFF elusive rating: 4th
- Yards per route run: 22nd
Scouting report:
- Coleman has underrated power for his stature. He has an average burst and pinballs off incoming defenders. His strong lower half serves him well as an interior runner. Coleman has good vision with plus short-area agility as he weaves through the second level of a defense with solid finishing power.
- Coleman is a one-speed runner who gets up to top gear quickly but lacks a home-run gear. He could easily be a solid chunk gain author in the NFL, but the 60-yard knockout punches likely won’t be there. His vision and agility in a phone booth are how he wins with the ball in his hands.
- Coleman has some WOW moments in pass pro on film. He can anchor well with a solid base and has picked up some defenders off the ground in pass pro. Coleman will be a quarterback’s best friend in the NFL with his pass-pro skills. Across 278 collegiate pass pro snaps, he allowed only three sacks (one in his final three seasons) and nine hurries.
- He’s a trusted receiving option in the passing game with only one drop in college. He finished top 24 in Yards per route run in two of his last three seasons (minimum 20 targets). Coleman was proficient with a diet of flat routes and swing passes. He could expand his route tree in the NFL and become more of a weapon through the air, but his long speed limitations will probably cap his ceiling.
Player Comp: Clyde Edwards-Helaire
Nicholas Singleton (Penn State)
Stats:
- 2025 (minimum 100 carries & 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 152nd
- Breakaway rate: 143rd
- PFF elusive rating: 132nd
- Yards per route run: 39th
- 2024 (minimum 100 carries & 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 56th
- Breakaway rate: 44th
- PFF elusive rating: 117th
- Yards per route run: 22nd
- 2023 (minimum 100 carries & 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 125th
- Breakaway rate: 140th
- PFF elusive rating: 150th
- Yards per route run: 15th
- 2022 (minimum 100 carries & 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 3rd
- Breakaway rate: 1st
- PFF elusive rating: 33rd
- Yards per route run: 0.60* (only 17 targets*)
Scouting report:
- Singleton can be tentative at the line at times. He’ll operate in a gap scheme more efficiently with clear running lanes with the play design (53% gap runs over his final two collegiate seasons). His vision isn’t horrible down-to-down, but it’s an area that could use some cleaning up.
- Singleton is a linear player who isn’t a violent or explosive mover when changing directions. His steps can get choppy at times as he loses speed in the process. Singleton isn’t a player who will juke you out of your socks. He’s a runner that isn’t going to create a ton of yards on his own.
- Singleton is a high-cut runner with the necessary upper-body strength to break loose wraps and tacklers that attack him high. The other side of the coin is also true, though. Singleton can be chopped down by tacklers aiming at his waist and below.
- Singleton has solid pass-pro skills. He works with a strong base. Singleton has plenty of reps where he stands up incoming rushers or redirects them out of the quarterback’s wheelhouse. With 173 collegiate pass blocking snaps, he allowed only three sacks and ten hurries.
- Singleton is an adequate check-down option in the passing game. He finished top 24 in Yards per route run among backs in two of his final three collegiate seasons. He lacks the change of direction ability and explosive short area agility to become a true pass game weapon with a varied route tree, but he should easily be a trusted option with swings and flat routes. Singleton cleaned up drops in his final season with only one after posting a 7.1% or higher drop rate in each of the previous three seasons.
Player Comp: C.J. Prosise
Kaytron Allen (Penn State)
Stats:
- 2025 (minimum 100 carries & 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 36th
- Breakaway rate: 53rd
- PFF elusive rating: 32nd
- Yards per route run: 131st
- 2024 (minimum 100 carries & 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 94th
- Breakaway rate: 134th
- PFF elusive rating: 110th
- Yards per route run: 85th
- 2023 (minimum 100 carries & 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 78th
- Breakaway rate: 112th
- PFF elusive rating: 82nd
- Yards per route run: 105th
- 2022 (minimum 100 carries & 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 89th
- Breakaway rate: 119th
- PFF elusive rating: 55th
- Yards per route run: 66th
Scouting report:
- Allen is built like a bowling ball. He has a low center of gravity, which helps him make a difficult wrap for defenders at times. He’s able to keep his legs churning and run through half-hearted tackling attempts. Allen is a patient back that allows his blockers to clear the road before he charges down it.
- Allen’s burst and raw speed are below-average. He’s at his best when getting downhill immediately and getting a head of steam built up. His lateral agility is lacking at times, so asking him to operate in a stretch zone-based scheme wouldn’t be ideal.
- With his limited athletic profile, Allen is a capped passing game option, but he can still operate as a valuable checkdown option. His route deployment will be limited, but he has soft hands with only one drop in his final season.
- His stature helps him in pass protection with a solid anchor. He can hold his own with incoming rushers bearing down, but speed rushers can give him issues. With his limited lateral agility, speed options can easily bypass him as they barrel toward the quarterback.
- Allen isn’t a make-you-miss type of back, but he can deploy a well-timed jump cut at times to get the job done. He’ll be heavily dependent upon his offensive line at the next level because he won’t be creating a ton of yards on his own (especially near the line of scrimmage).
Player Comp: Tony Jones
Seth McGowan (Kentucky)
Stats:
- 2025 (minimum 100 carries & 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 147th
- Breakaway rate: 159th
- PFF elusive rating: 127th
- Yards per route run: 113th
- 2024 (minimum 100 carries & 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 40th
- Breakaway rate: 102nd
- PFF elusive rating: 23rd
- Yards per route run: 15th
Scouting report:
- Downhill physical runner. McGowan runs like he’s mad at the ground. McGowan has no issues running through someone. He’s a linear, one-cut runner. Solid feel for how to press the line and access cut-back lanes. McGowan does offer some second-level creativity with his lateral agility and the ability to create more yards in space.
- McGowan isn’t a burner, but he does have enough raw speed to gain the edge with stretch zone plays consistently. He’s not a home run hitter with only 24 runs of at least 15 yards in his collegiate career (378 carries).
- I usually don’t discuss off-field issues unless they are extremely noteworthy here, which is the case for McGowan. He was dismissed from Oklahoma after being found guilty of larceny (one year probation).
- McGowan is a feisty pass protector. His technique needs work to become a solid option in this department in the NFL, but the effort is there. There are numerous reps where he holds his ground and regains his footing against an incoming defender with a strong second effort. He’ll drop his eyes and lunge at defenders at times.
- McGowan is a decent check-down option in the passing game with 1.56 collegiate Yards per route run. Despite his five drops in his final season, he offers a dependable set of soft hands out of the backfield.
Player Comp: Isiah Pacheco
Kaelon Black (Indiana)
Stats:
- 2025 (minimum 100 carries & 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 72nd
- Breakaway rate: 49th
- PFF elusive rating: 109th
- Yards per route run: 0.31* (*only seven targets)
Scouting report:
- Black is a runway back that wins with speed, acceleration, and vision. He isn’t a powerful back capable of pushing the pile or stiff-arming defenders into the dirt. Black has the raw speed to hit a crease and take it the distance.
- He can get into trouble quickly in the backfield if contacted early in a play. Black isn’t a contact balance champ. He can be brought down with sufficient tackling technique. He’s a linear runner without a ton of wiggle. Black can make defenders pay in the second-level, though, with a full head of steam as he’ll run through some weak wraps or poor angles.
- Black was used sparingly as a receiver at Indiana, with only 12 targets in two seasons (48 receiving yards). He was decent (at best) in pass pro. He had only 64 pass blocking snaps over the last two years, in which he allowed three pressures and a sack.
Player Comp: Ty Chandler
Jaydn Ott (Oklahoma)
Stats:
- 2023 (minimum 100 carries & 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 64th
- Breakaway rate: 67th
- PFF elusive rating: 75th
- Yards per route run: 78th
*In 2025, Ott had only 21 carries as a backup at Oklahoma. He also sustained a shoulder injury in 2025. His last extensive usage was with Cal from 2022 to 2024. In 2024, his season was derailed by a Grade 3 ankle sprain and Grade 1 knee sprain. 2023 was his last fully healthy campaign.*
Scouting report:
- Ott is a linear runner. He’s equipped with average burst and an ok second-gear. He’s a slasher back with smooth lateral agility.
- Ott wins with solid footwork, lateral agility, and plus vision. He doesn’t have the raw speed to consistently gain the edge with wide zone runs, but he can operate with inside zone and gap runs at a high level. His speed is more of the build-up variety.
- He can hold his own in pass protection, but he still will attempt to lunge at defenders at times and drop his head. This won’t work in the NFL, but he balances those rough reps with some strong ones where he anchors decently and redirects incoming rushers.
Player Comp: Myles Gaskin
Jamarion Miller (Alabama)
Stats:
- 2025 (minimum 100 carries & 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 161st
- Breakaway rate: 150th
- PFF elusive rating: 157th
- Yards per route run: 106th
- 2024 (minimum 100 carries & 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 150th
- Breakaway rate: 133rd
- PFF elusive rating: 148th
- Yards per route run: 79th
Scouting report:
- Miller profiles as an early-down backup option in the NFL. Miller is a downhill one-speed runner. He lacks a high-end second gear or the juice to win the edge in the NFL consistently. Miller has solid vision and patience, but because of his burst limitations, he’s best in a gap scheme run game. Miller’s speed is more of the build-up variety.
- Miller won’t juke you out of your shoes. He will attempt to throw off defenders with some head fakes in the open field or the occasional spin move or jump cut, but he’s a linear runner. He won’t create a ton of yards for himself. If he’s contacted in the backfield, he doesn’t have that extra layer of juice or wiggle to make many people miss.
- He’s a liability in pass protection. Miller will lunge at or chip defenders, but he rarely locks into incoming rushers with his hands and holds his ground. Last year, with 49 pass blocking snaps (per PFF), he allowed seven pressures, four hurries, and three sacks. His below-average pass protection skills will limit his passing down usage in the NFL unless he corrects them.
- The former Alabama back is a checkdown option only in the passing game. He wasn’t tasked with running an in-depth route tree, usually leaking out of the backfield, or running a flat route. His hands are a liability with five drops over the last two seasons (43 targets).
Player Comp: Emanuel Wilson
LeVeon Moss (Texas A&M)
Stats:
- 2025 (minimum 75 carries)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 93rd
- Breakaway rate: 179th
- PFF elusive rating: 123rd
- Yards per route run: 0.05* (only four targets)
- 2024 (minimum 100 carries)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 10th
- Breakaway rate: 55th
- PFF elusive rating: 46th
- Yards per route run: 1.56* (only 17 targets)
Scouting report:
- Moss is a one-speed, no-nonsense downhill runner. Moss has a strong lower half that allows him to barrel through loose wraps and shoelace tackles. He keeps his legs churning through the final whistle every play.
- Moss is a chunk play runner that lacks a homerun gear. He can get chased down in the open field. Out of his 321 collegiate carries, only 44 were for at least ten yards, and only 21 went for 15 or more yards.
- Moss could be a decent early-down complement for an NFL backfield, but he isn’t offering much in the passing game. With his running style, strength, and decisiveness, he could be a solid goalline option.
- He’s willing to stick his nose in there on pass protection situations. He has to clean up his pass pro technique, but he has the willingness and fight, which can be half the battle for some backs. Moss allowed ten pressures with his 52 collegiate pass pro snaps. He’s nothing more than a checkdown option in the passing game.
Player Comp: Master Teague
Adam Randall (Clemson)
Stats:
- 2025 (minimum 100 carries & 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 113th
- Breakaway rate: 126th
- PFF elusive rating: 103rd
- Yards per route run: 85th (11.7% of snaps slot/out wide)
Scouting report:
- Randall is a former collegiate wide receiver who converted to running back for his final college season. His wide receiver background shows up immediately with his nimble feet for his size and route-running ability. Clemson didn’t really utilize his receiving skills as he was mostly just a checkdown option in the passing game, but he did flash with the occasional slot slant or wheel route. His hands are also questionable, which is concerning, considering his background. He had six drops in his final college season (49 targets).
- He has average burst as a linear and upright runner. His upright running style can lead to him crumbling like a house of cards at times, especially when he is contacted low. He can break tackles and run through the opposition when he has a head of steam built up in the second level on occasion. Randall isn’t a dynamic player in space.
- Randall doesn’t convert his size and strength to power in the run game. He runs like a 5’9″ back at times. His tweener skill set makes him a hard player to project at the next level. I could easily see him functioning as an H back in the NFL, but his play strength will need to improve to fill that role. He’s not a pile moving back despite his large frame.
- He’s more comfortable in space on toss plays or outside zone plays, where he does have a decent feel of flowing laterally before bursting upfield. Randall can be tentative at the line at times, but he was more decisive as a runner later in the 2025 season.
Player Comp: Jaylen Samuels
Rashul Faison (South Carolina)
Stats:
- 2025 (minimum 90 carries & 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 80th
- Breakaway rate: 90th
- PFF elusive rating: 62nd
- Yards per route run: 116th
Scouting report (only one game of all-22)
- Faison is consistently churning out extra yardage at the end of runs. He keeps his legs churning and gets the most out of his opportunities. Faison is an angry, linear runner. He’s at his best when he hits the hole and gets downhill quickly.
- Faison is a competent checkdown option in the passing game, but he’s likely best suited as an early down/goal line option in the NFL. With his vision, play strength, and demeanor, he is a solid interior rusher who can pick up tough yards.
Player Comp: Alex Collins
J’Mari Taylor (Virginia)
Stats:
- 2025 (minimum 100 carries & 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 81st
- Breakaway rate: 89th
- PFF elusive rating: 49th
- Yards per route run: 86th
Scouting report:
- Taylor is a dense, bowling ball back. His low center of gravity allows him to bob and weave through defenders. Taylor has average burst and build-up speed back with a decent second gear in the second-level.
- Taylor has solid lateral agility, but he loses speed when attempting to string tackle-breaking moves together. He wins with vision and short-area footwork. He’s not a powerback.
- Taylor is a trusted back in pass pro with only one sack and five hurries allowed in college (160 pass blocking snaps). With his stature and strong base, he can stand up an incoming defender or, at the very least, redirect them from his quarterback.
- Taylor was a decent checkdown option in the passing game. He amassed 43 receptions (54 targets) in his only season with Virginia, but he only churned out 0.91 Yards per route run with a 0.2 aDOT. He did have a 10.4% drop rate, which is concerning. If he can earn passing down reps with his blocking chops, he could be an outlet option for a quarterback, but he’ll likely never be a “pass game weapon”.
Player Comp: Jordan James
Wide Receivers
K.C. Concepcion (Texas A&M)
Stats:
- 2025 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run: 44th
- YAC per reception: 26th (12.2 aDOT)
- PFF receiving grade: 36th
- MTF: 43rd
- 2024 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run: 235th
- PFF receiving grade: 239th
- 2023 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run: 65th
- YAC per reception: 33rd
- PFF receiving grade: 65th
- MTF: 17th
Scouting report:
- Concepcion has outside/inside versatility. He played in the slot 82.1-92.7% prior to 2025 before transitioning to the perimeter (65.3%) in his final season. Concepcion has the skill set to play either role in the NFL.
- His speed is immediate and palpable on film (high 4.3/low 4.4 40 speed). Concepcion explodes off the line and can easily stack corners on nine routes. He has a good bend in his routes and can change directions without losing speed. Concepcion is a threat at all three levels of a defense. His first step is devastatingly quick, which allows him to earn easy separation on crossers and drag routes.
- One area that he can improve in his route running is his hip sink and decelerating at the top of his stem. He can be more efficient and sudden at the top of his stem on whip routes and comebacks.
- He has a varied release package off the line and the upper body strength to handle press. I don’t have any concerns with his ability to separate in the NFL against man and press coverage. Concepcion adds all the little bells and whistles to his routes like jab steps, variations in pacing, head fakes, etc. He sets up corners well and has a strong sense of leverage and route pacing against zone coverage, with the feel of where to sit down in zone.
- His play strength serves him well during routes and at the catch point. He isn’t knocked off his routes and can play through contact. During his final collegiate season, Concepcion had a 66.7% contested catch rate. He plays bigger than his listed size as a ball winner at the catch point and as a receiver who can make difficult shoestring catches and play above the rim.
- Concepcion is a YAC threat that can also be utilized in the manufactured touch department and run game. He finished his collegiate career with 431 rushing yards (6.2 yards per carry) while also ranking inside the top 33 in YAC per reception twice in his three collegiate seasons.
- Drops will be part of the conversation of his eval with a 10.3% drop rate or higher in his final two seasons. I’m not worried about his hands, though. There are far too many occasions in his film where he comes down with an immensely difficult catch, or he secures a pass and immediately is hit and holds onto the ball, that I’m not worried about his hands.
Player Comp: Ladd McConkey
Ted Hurst (Georgia State)
Stats:
- 2025 (FBS/FCS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run: 104th
- PFF receiving grade: 52nd
- MTF: 24th
- 2024 (FBS/FCS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run: 178th
- PFF receiving grade: 172nd
Scouting report:
- Hurst has a thin but muscular frame. His play strength is surprising for his frame. He doesn’t get pushed off routes and fits through contact well.
- Hurst has immediate and fluid speed with easy change of direction. He loses little speed when subtly changing directions mid-route. Hurst has a nice homerun gear in the open field.
- He’s a refined route runner with a varied release package. Hurst can invite indecision in cornerbacks’ heads as he sets them up and dances in their blind spot. He sells the vertical push well and has solid hip sink and deceleration skills for a player his size.
- Hurst can play above the rim with good adjustment to back shoulder throws and nice body control in the air. He displays a large catch radius.
- Hurst displays late hands. His drop rate decreased in every year of college, with a 9% rate in his final season. He’s a ball winner at the catch point with a 61.1% contested catch rate for his collegiate career. 50/50 balls become 60/40 balls for Hurst.
Player Comp: Sidney Rice
Elijah Sarratt (Indiana)
Stats:
- 2025 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run: 34th
- YAC per reception: 163rd
- PFF receiving grade: 4th
- 2024 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run: 21st
- YAC per reception: 103rd
- PFF receiving grade: 25th
Scouting report:
- Sarratt has average burst and long speed but a quick first step off the line. It allows him to earn quick separation off the line, but corners can recover during the route, as Sarratt lacks the raw speed to maintain his early cushion. Physical corners and ones with speed can hang with him, which is a worry about his separation skills translating to the NFL.
- Sarratt profiles best as a supporting perimeter possession receiver, or he could move inside as a power slot. He lacks the raw speed to separate consistently with vertical routes, but he has the catch point strength and body control to win at the catch point and with back shoulder throws. His downfield ball tracking is solid. Sarratt finished college with a 60% contested catch rate.
- His lateral agility at the line and the top of his stems, combined with his size, allows him to win on in-breaking routes. He lacks the short-area burst to be utilized on double moves.
- Sarratt’s athleticism could cap his ceiling and usage as a player. He’s not a dynamic YAC/RAC threat. He has the upper-body strength to break some tackles, but lacks the immediate burst and speed to offer a ton after the catch. He has 13 missed tackles across his last two collegiate seasons. In his two seasons with Indiana, he had only 4.7 and 5.7 yards after the catch per reception.
Player Comp: Cedric Tillman
Brenen Thompson (Mississippi State)
Stats:
- 2025 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run: 17th
- PFF receiving grade: 35th
- aDOT: 5th (18.4)
Scouting report:
- Elite speed. Thompson can hit the gas and run by corners. He has electric acceleration and effortlessly regains top speed as a double-move demon. Thompson has crisp footwork and route running, but if physical corners can run with him and get their hands on him, it’s not tough to press him into oblivion.
- Thompson has a quick gear down on comebacks with the added advantage of an extra cushion. Corners will play off him more as they try to protect against his speed and against getting burned downfield.
- Thompson can track deep balls with the best of them. I don’t foresee him being a high-volume receiver in the NFL because of his size, but he can easily be a situational deep threat with some manufactured touch usage. Last year, 29.9% of his target volume came via deep targets, and 45.3% of his receiving yardage was from deep passing (five of his six touchdowns).
- Thompson can break a defense with his speed and vision in the open field, but he won’t offer much YAC if a defender can get their hands on him. He is brought down easily once contacted. With his size, he absorbs some massive hits.
Player Comp: KJ Hamler
Ja’Kobi Lane (USC)
Stats:
- 2025 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run: 52nd
- PFF receiving grade: 27th
- 2024 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run: 181st
- PFF receiving grade: 107th
Scouting report:
- Lane is an athletic, tall drink of water. He can get downfield with deep buildup speed and strong ball tracking skills. Lane flashes body control in the air and the ability to adjust on the fly to back shoulder targets.
- Lane has a strong understanding of route running with plenty of bells and whistles to get open. He will add jab steps and small intricacies without losing much speed in the route. Lane displays a firm understanding of leverage and when to time his route breaks with the corner’s hips.
- Lane can’t stop on a dime, but he has adequate deceleration skills for his size when running comebacks and stop routes. He’ll need to continue to improve his ability to sink his hips if he wants to be tasked with a full route tree in the NFL and not just pigeon-holed as a deep threat.
- Lane isn’t offering much after the catch unless he slips a tackle or sees a busted coverage. He did manage 18 missed tackles over the last two collegiate seasons. His upper body strength allows him to win 50/50 balls. His hands need to improve to turn those into 60/40 balls (8.6% drop rate over the last two seasons).
Player Comp: Kenny Golladay
Kevin Coleman Jr. (Missouri)
Stats:
- 2025 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run: 74th
- PFF receiving grade: 35th
- MTF: 17th
- 2024 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run: 57th
- PFF receiving grade: 38th
- MTF: 5th
- 91.8% of his routes in college run from the slot
Scouting report:
- Coleman Jr. is a zone-destroying specialist from the slot who also adds an element of verticality to a passing attack. His speed and burst are immediate and palpable when turning on the film.
- Coleman offers toughness and YAC ability with not only his speed but also his underrated tackle-breaking ability. Over the last two seasons, he ranked 17th and fifth among wide receivers in missed tackles forced. Coleman has good vision in traffic and looks like a running back with the ball in his hands, bouncing off defenders.
- Coleman can destroy corners underneath with slants and outs while also stretching the field with slot fades, etc. He has good snap at the top of his stems and can change direction without losing much speed. He displays solid ball tracking downfield.
- With his smaller frame, Coleman has a smaller catch radius. His hands aren’t a concern, though, with only a 3.4% drop rate in college. He does display strength at the catch point when presented with muddy situations, with a 53.7% collegiate contested catch rate.
Player Comp: Wan’Dale Robinson
Harrison Wallace III (Ole Miss)
Stats:
- 2025 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run: 72nd
- PFF receiving grade: 57th
Scouting report:
- Wallace doesn’t have elite speed, but he has plenty of raw speed to operate as a weapon after the catch and stretch the field when called upon. His lack of elite speed can show up in his route running from time to time, where his footwork can be inefficient and leave him a tick behind on a timing throw/route.
- Wallace has some serious route-running chops with savvy route depth adjustments depending upon the zone coverage. He sets up corners with jab steps, pacing variations, and the headiness to set up corners throughout a game like a chess match.
- He has superb play strength, and it shows up in his game as he plays with a chip on his shoulder. Wallace finished college with a 52.8% contested catch rate. His strong hands also lead to a large catch radius with the ability to attack the ball at the catch point. He easily plucks it out away from his frame.
- One of Wallace’s superpowers is his body control. He effortlessly can contort his body in the air for back shoulder targets and transition into a RAC threat within the blink of an eye once his feet hit the ground.
- Wallace is solid to above average in every area of playing wide receiver, which should allow him to run a full route tree and play a variety of roles for an NFL offense. He has the ceiling of operating as a team’s WR2 but is likely better cast as a strong WR3 option.
Player Comp: Dontayvion Wicks
Romello Brinson (SMU)
Stats:
- 2025 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run: 190th
- PFF receiving grade: 254th
Scouting report:
- Brinson has PLENTY of speed to get downfield. He hits the gas and gets to top speed in a hurry with 4.3 / 4.4 40 speed. He’s a high-cut long-strider with a quicker accelerator than most players with his build.
- Brinson needs to improve his footwork off the line and with double moves. He relies upon his raw speed too much at times to cover some of his footwork sins. Overall, he is a solid route runner who deploys plenty of bells and whistles to invite indecision in a corner’s head.
- Brinson can gear down quickly with explosive movements at the top of his stems with comebacks. He sells a vertical push well before snapping off his routes. Brinson profiles as a field-stretching WR3 that could pop off with a big game at any time.
Player Comp: Darius Slayton
Caleb Douglas (Texas Tech)
Stats:
- 2025 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run: 158th
- PFF receiving grade: 163rd
- 2024 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run: 116th
- PFF receiving grade: 122nd
Scouting report:
- He projects as a solid WR3/4 for an NFL franchise. Douglas is a well-rounded wide receiver. His ceiling might not be incredibly high, but the floor is quite high and projectable.
- Douglas has solid burst off the line. He has good bend and fluidity to his movements. When tasked with a double move, he gets back up to top speed quickly. He can get deep with route nuance and enough raw speed to stretch the field, while he likely won’t be asked to fill a field-stretcher-only role in the NFL.
- Douglas has good hip sink and the ability to deaccelerate well, especially for a player of his size. He offers some RAC upside with his upper body strength. He did have only 5.4 and 5.9 yards after the catch per reception across his final two collegiate seasons, but he did also force 17 missed tackles in that timeframe.
- Douglas has a varied release package that he deploys with a solid split release and wide step release. He can improve upon his footwork overall, though. His footwork at the line can get “Tik Toky” sometimes, but it’s not a consistent problem. He has a good understanding of varying route tempo and depth depending upon the zone coverage that is presented.
Player Comp: Xavier Hutchinson
Malachi Fields (Notre Dame)
Stats:
- 2025 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run: 80th
- PFF receiving grade: 68th
- 2024 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run: 116th
- PFF receiving grade: 79th
Scouting report:
- Fields is a high-cut, long-striding build-up speed deep threat option for an NFL offense that relies upon his size and physicality at the catch point. Fields has a large catch radius and can sky for above-the-rim targets. He displays strong body control in the air, adjusting to back shoulder throws.
- Fields does use his size effectively on in-breaking routes in the short and intermediate areas of the field. He has a strong understanding of exploiting a cornerback’s leverage and how to pace his routes against zone coverage. He does display solid ball tracking on downfield routes.
- He has to continue to add to his release package and improve his footwork at the top of his stem. Fields will lag on the line at times with some “TikTok” footwork before launching into his route stem. His change of direction with getting out of his route breaks can look clunky at times and lacks suddenness.
- Fields isn’t a dynamic threat after the catch. He had only 4.7 yards after the catch per reception in college and only exceeded 5.3 yards after the catch per reception once in his five-year collegiate career. He averaged nine missed tackles per season across his final three collegiate seasons.
Player Comp: Preston Williams
Jordan Hudson (SMU)
Stats:
- 2025 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run: 91st
- PFF receiving grade: 93rd
- MTF: 26th
- 2024 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run: 178th
- PFF receiving grade: 206th
Scouting report:
- Hudson is a fluid mover with plus body control, with back shoulder throws and sideline catches. He’s a solid all-around wide receiver that should settle in as a solid WR3/4 on an NFL depth chart. Hudson can operate as a deep threat, separate well on short and intermediate quick hitters, and offer some RAC.
- Last year, 54% of his targets were within nine yards of the line of scrimmage or behind the line of scrimmage, but Hudson does offer enough raw speed and route nuance to get deep when called upon.
- Hudson has strong hands that allow him to hold onto some tough catches made in traffic and pluck balls away from his frame. His catch radius stands out as he attacks the ball in the air.
- He has solid burst off the line and after the catch with the lower body strength to break some tackles as a decent YAC threat. In 2025, he ranked 26th in missed tackles forced among wideouts.
Player Comp: Jordan Whittington
Reggie Virgil (Texas Tech)
Stats:
- 2025 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run: 214th
- PFF receiving grade: 177th
Scouting report:
- Virgil has average speed and burst off the line. He profiles as a depth/possession wide receiver in the NFL. Virgil doesn’t offer much YAC ability, with only 4.3 yards after the catch per reception in his collegiate career and 19 missed tackles forced across the last two collegiate seasons.
- He’s not a twitchy receiver and lacks the burst/recovery speed to be asked to deploy double moves with regularity. Virgil is proficient against zone coverage with the savvy to sit down his routes in exploitable areas.
- Virgil will need to continue to expand his route-running chops and route tree in the NFL. He was tasked with a heavy dose of stop and nine routes in college.
Player Comp: Josh Reynolds
Lewis Bond (Boston College)
Stats:
- 2025 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run: 101st
- PFF receiving grade: 66th
- MTF: 26th
- 2024 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run: 156th
- PFF receiving grade: 116th
- MTF: 13th
- 2023 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run: 142nd
- PFF receiving grade: 139th
- MTF: 10th
Scouting report:
- Bond is a dense, bowling ball running routes from the slot (55.8% collegiate slot route). He has a thick lower half, which helps him break tackles and produce tough yards after the catch.
- Bond should be a solid zone coverage beating option from the slot in the NFL. He has solid change-of-direction ability with efficient lateral agility. He’s not a burner, but he has the requisite raw speed to allow him to function in a similar role in the NFL.
- He has strong hands and should be a dependable underneath option in an NFL passing game. Bond boasts a 4.9% collegiate drop rate and 68.6% contested catch rate.
Player Comp: Jamal Agnew
Aaron Anderson (LSU)
Stats:
- 2025 (FBS WRs, minimum 45 targets)
- Yards per route run: 52nd
- PFF receiving grade: 116th
- 2024 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run: 67th
- PFF receiving grade: 116th
- MTF: 16th
Scouting report:
- Anderson is a zone-beating slot option in the NFL. He ran 89.5% of his routes from the slot in college. Anderson can create with the ball in his hands with 6.8 and 7.5 yards after the catch per reception over the last two seasons. In 2024, he was 16th in missed tackles forced among wide receivers.
- Anderson has good vision in traffic with shiftiness and patience to allow his blocks to set up in front of him before bursting upfield. He displays good snap at the top of his stems and flashes nice short-area agility on whip routes.
- Anderson’s biggest concern is his suspect hands with a drop rate north of 9% in each of the last two seasons.
Player Comp: Ray-Ray McCloud
Caullin Lacy (Louisville)
Stats:
- 2025 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run: 190th
- PFF receiving grade: 170th
- MTF: 14th
Scouting report:
- Over the last two seasons, Lacy ran 79.6-94.4% of his routes from the slot. Lacy will be a slot receiver in the NFL as well. His route tree in college consisted of a heavy dose of screens, outs, swings, and drags.
- Lacy is dynamic with the ball in his hands. Last year, he churned out 8.0 yards after the catch per reception while also ranking 14th in missed tackles forced.
Player Comp: Richie James
Deion Burks (Oklahoma)
Stats:
- 2025 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run: 221st
- PFF receiving grade: 205th
Scouting report:
- In 2025, Burks ran 77.9% of his routes from the perimeter, but I think he’ll transition back to the slot in the NFL. In 2024, he ran 85.5% of his routes from the slot.
- Burks is more quick than fast. He had a steady diet of screen, drags, and underneath routes in college with bunch formations to create free releases for him at the line.
- Burks makes things happen in the open field with a quick accelerator and shiftiness. He has enough raw speed to be utilized vertically in a passing offense. Burks showed off a crisp double move occasionally when aligned on the perimeter in 2025.
- Burks has a small catch radius and isn’t a ball winner at the catch point. He can have issues with physical corners during routes and at the catch point, with a 36.8% contested catch rate in college. He started college with drop issues, but improved his hands over time, with only 4.9% and 3.1% drop rates in his final two seasons.
Player Comp: Steven Sims
Josh Cameron (Baylor)
Stats:
- 2025 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run: 173rd
- MTF: 32nd
- PFF receiving grade: 117th
- 2024 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run: 124th
- YAC per reception: 69th
- PFF receiving grade: 64th
Scouting report:
- Cameron will need to add to his release package and route-running bag if he’s going to climb an NFL depth chart. He projects as a solid depth piece for an NFL roster that would be best suited with a move to the slot (88.7% on the perimeter in college), where he can see more off-coverage and nickel corners that he can better deploy his play strength against.
- Physical perimeter corners have no issue staying in Cameron’s back pocket. His play strength and solid hands help him, as he isn’t the best separator, so he’s dealing with muddy catch points often. In his final collegiate season, he had only one drop and a 59.3% contested catch rate (27 contested targets).
- Cameron offers some YAC ability, and with his upper body strength, he can break tackles. He posted 25 missed tackles across his final two collegiate seasons and 6.3 yards after the catch per reception in 2024. He’s built like a physical running back and operates as one after the catch.
Player Comp: Ty Montgomery
Barion Brown (LSU)
Stats:
- 2025 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run:
- PFF receiving grade:
- 2024 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run:
- PFF receiving grade:
Scouting report:
- Brown has immediate and legit speed. That speed has served him well as a returner, which is where he’ll make his biggest impact during his early stages as an NFL player. He finished his collegiate career with six kick return touchdowns. He finishes eighth all-time in NCAA history in kick return average and third-best in SEC history while leading the SEC in two of the last three seasons in this category.
- Brown has a limited route tree and release package. He’s a linear player, though, who needs to improve his deceleration and hip sink at the top of his stems. He has the raw speed to get by with speed releases to this point, but he’ll need to continue to add to the tool belt at the next level.
- In his final season, he was utilized on screens a ton and in motion, ensuring free releases at the line. In 2025, 36.5% of his target volume was via screens, and 54.2% of his targets came within nine yards of the line of scrimmage or behind it.
- Brown isn’t a ball winner at the catch point with a 36.7% career contested catch rate. His hands can also be suspect overall in the receiving game, with a 12.1% or higher drop rate in two of his four collegiate seasons.
Player Comp: Bo Melton
Germie Bernard (Alabama)
Stats:
- 2025 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run: 175th
- MTF: 21st
- PFF receiving grade: 124th
- 2024 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run: 73rd
- MTF: 68th
- PFF receiving grade: 43rd
Scouting report:
- Bernard has played on the perimeter and in the slot during his collegiate career. In his final collegiate season, he ran 62.2% of his routes from the perimeter. Bernard will likely see a move back to the slot in the NFL. He has a strong understanding of attacking zone coverage and route pacing, with the knack of finding the holes in zone.
- Bernard’s raw speed is lacking. He doesn’t have the raw juice to threaten NFL corners as a downfield receiver. He lacks explosive movements off the line at the top of his route stem.
- He gains late separation in his routes and can fight through physical corners with his solid upper body strength. Bernard also displays a decent understanding of leverage and setting up corners. Unfortunately, it won’t get him far in the NFL with his athleticism limitations.
- He’s able to make some things happen with the ball in his hands thanks to his upper body strength and his tackle-breaking ability. Bernard ranked 21st among wide receivers in 2025 in missed tackles forced.
- Bernard has a dependable set of hands with only a 2.5% drop rate in college and one drop in his final season.
Player Comp: KeeSean Johnson
Devin Voinsin (South Alabama)
Stats:
- 2025 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run: 58th
- PFF receiving grade: 74th
Scouting report: N/A (no all-22 available)
Player Comp: N/A
Cyrus Allen (Cincinnati)
Stats:
- 2025 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run: 51st
- PFF receiving grade: 80th
- 92.2% slot in 2025
Scouting report: N/A (no all-22 available)
Player Comp: N/A
Vinny Anthony II (Wisconsin)
Stats:
- 2025 (FBS WRs, minimum 45 targets)
- Yards per route run: 233rd
- PFF receiving grade: 182nd
Scouting report: N/A (no all-22 available)
Player Comp: N/A
Tight Ends
Tanner Koziol (Houston)
Stats:
- 2025 (FBS TEs, minimum 20 targets)
- Yards per route run: 8th
- PFF receiving grade: 3rd
- YAC/rec: 127th
- 2024 (FBS TEs, minimum 20 targets)
- Yards per route run: 15th
- PFF receiving grade: 5th
- 50.9% slot in 2025 (7.6% out wide)
Scouting report:
- Koziol is a tall drink of water. His thinner frame doesn’t impact him from a physicality standpoint. He’s a dependable blocker in both the run and passing games. Koziol can set the edge, operate as a lead pulling blocker, and hold up with strong hands and good anchor in pass protection.
- Koziol has smooth hips and good bend in his routes. He uncovers quickly and is physical through his routes. He has soft, dependable hands and is a ball winner at the catch point. He concludes college with a 2.6% drop rate in his final season and a 61.3% contested catch rate overall.
- His biggest limiting factor as a player, as far as the ceiling goes, is that he isn’t an explosive mover. He doesn’t have the raw speed or explosive lateral agility to line up on the perimeter or be asked to operate as a man coverage beater. He’ll be at his best against zone coverage and linebackers/nickels in coverage.
- Koziol isn’t a rugged RAC player. He can generate YAC, but his lanky size allows him to get cut down by defenders easily. He forced only two missed tackles in his final collegiate season.
Player Comp: Davis Allen
Justin Joly (NC State)
Stats:
- 2025 (FBS TEs, minimum 20 targets)
- Yards per route run: 27th
- PFF receiving grade: 14th
- MTF: 27th
- YAC: 48th
- 2024 (FBS TEs, minimum 20 targets)
- Yards per route run: 22nd
- PFF receiving grade: 28th
- MTF: 6th
- YAC: 22nd
- Career high 45% inline last year (47.4% slot)
Scouting report:
- Joly has a thick and muscular build. He plays with impressive physicality in all facets of the game, from his inline blocking to his RAC ability. Joly isn’t a burner likely running in the 4.7/4.8 40 range. He entered college as a wide receiver prospect and converted to tight end.
- Joly is a dump-and-run tight end best operating underneath against zone coverage. He has the route nuance to stretch the seam, but it is more selectively. Joly’s lateral agility helps him separate on slants and outs, but his middling raw speed allows speedy defenders to regain their footing during the rest of the route.
- He can create with the ball in his hands due to his tackle-breaking ability, with 46 missed tackles forced in his four-year collegiate career. His lack of top-shelf raw speed and burst limits how much YAC he is able to generate.
- Joly is a strong blocking option in the running and passing games. He plays pissed off and has the upper and lower body strength to move players off the mark or hold them right where he wants them. He has plus pass pro grades of 71.4 and 74.4 over the last two seasons.
- Joly’s play strength bleeds over to his prowess at the catch point. He has a solid set of hands with a 2% drop rate in his final collegiate season and a 66% contested catch rate overall.
Player Comp: Cade Stover
Joshua Cuevas (Alabama)
Stats:
- 2025 (FBS TEs, minimum 20 targets)
- Yards per route run: 81st
- PFF receiving grade: 37th
- MTF: 19th
- YAC: 18th
Scouting report:
- Cuevas projects as a solid all-around TE2 with low-end starting upside. He has a strong frame with a thick lower half. He’s not an explosive mover in his routes or after the catch, but he has the functional strength to break tackles with the ball in his hands.
- Cuevas is a solid inline blocker. He doesn’t have the lateral agility to deal with speed rushers on the edge consistently, but if you’re just asking him to chip, combo block defenders, and sustain his patch of grass, he’ll get the job done.
- He has tight hips, which will prevent him from excelling in short area routes with suddenness, but he uncovers fairly well considering. Cuevas is mainly a dump-and-run tight end that can create enough separation against zone coverage to operate as a dependable option.
Player Comp: Tommy Tremble
Sam Roush (Stanford)
Stats:
- 2025 (FBS TEs, minimum 20 targets)
- Yards per route run: 56th
- PFF receiving grade: 122nd
- YAC: 7th
- 2024 (FBS TEs, minimum 20 targets)
- Yards per route run: 93rd
- PFF receiving grade: 100th
- 58.5% inline during his collegiate career
Scouting report:
- Roush is a fluid mover without the high-end athleticism to take his game to the top-shelf level. He has solid footwork off the line and at the top of stem to earn separation, but he lacks top-end speed to threaten the seam or explode with the ball in his hands.
- Roush has functional strength limitations that show up in his blocking. He is a tenacious, high-effort blocker, but he can get blown back by powerful defenders. He’s best utilized when asking him to combo block with a lineman or chipping before he gets into his route.
- Roush isn’t a dynamic YAC threat with only 5.3 yards after the catch per reception in his collegiate career, and only three missed tackles in his final season.
Player Comp: Payne Durham
Nate Boerkircher (Texas A&M)
Stats:
- 2025 (FBS TEs, minimum 20 targets)
- Yards per route run: 104th
- PFF receiving grade: 55th
Scouting report: N/A (no all-22 available)
Player Comp: N/A
John Michael Gyllenborg (Wyoming)
Stats:
- 2025 (FBS TEs, minimum 20 targets)
- Yards per route run: 88th
- PFF receiving grade: 80th
Scouting report: N/A (no all-22 available)
Player Comp: N/A
Will Kacmarek (Ohio State)
Stats:
- 2025 (FBS TEs, minimum 15 targets)
- Yards per route run: 68th
- PFF receiving grade: 41st
Scouting report: N/A (no all-22 available)
Player Comp: N/A
Dan Villari (Syracuse)
Stats:
- 2025 (FBS TEs, minimum 20 targets)
- Yards per route run: 110th
- PFF receiving grade: 85th
Scouting report: N/A (no all-22 available)
Player Comp: N/A
DJ Rogers (TCU)
Stats:
- 2025 (FBS TEs, minimum 20 targets)
- Yards per route run: 63rd
- PFF receiving grade: 25th
- MTF: 5th
Scouting report: N/A (no all-22 available)
Player Comp: N/A
Matthew Hiber (SMU)
Stats:
- 2025 (FBS TEs, minimum 20 targets)
- Yards per route run: 66th
- PFF receiving grade: 104th
Scouting report: N/A (no all-22 available)
Player Comp: N/A
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