Coming out of the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine, many players improved their stock while others, due to testing numbers, may have taken a bit of a hit. These certainly have fantasy football implications.
While this is one piece of a larger puzzle, and there are still things like NFL free agency and Pro Days to consider, it’s still worth considering what happened in Indianapolis. Below are two players whose stock climbed and two whose stock fell a bit.
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Stock Up: Monroe Freeling (OT – Georgia)
While Monroe Freeling is considered a bit green in his development, his measureables and testing were phenomenal. He finished in the 88th percentile or better in height (6-foot-7 3/8 inches), wingspan (84.5 inches), hand size (10 3/4″), 10-yard split (1.71 seconds), vertical jump (33.5 inches) and 40-yard dash (4.93 seconds).
While he may not be a player you want to plant at tackle in Week 1, Freeling would be great for a team that’s willing to be patient. Expect him to go as high as sixth overall to the Cleveland Browns in mock drafts, thanks to his elite athleticism for a big man.
Stock Down: Jermod McCoy (CB – Tennessee)
I’ll start by saying that this could all change at Tennessee’s Pro Day at the end of this month, but Jermod McCoy, who didn’t play in 2025 with a torn ACL, didn’t test at the NFL Scouting Combine.
McCoy was phenomenal in 2024 before his injury, so he’s still in line to be a first-round pick, but 13 months out from the injury, he could potentially vault into the top 15 with quality testing numbers.
Right now, this is just a game of wait-and-see. If McCoy shows up at his Pro Day and performs well, we can remove him from this list. However, if he doesn’t or he performs poorly, expect there to be some massive question marks surrounding the Volunteers cornerback.
Stock Up: Jeff Caldwell (WR – Cincinnati)
While his route-running and 50/50 ball production need to improve, Jeff Caldwell went from potentially being a late Day 3/undrafted player to firmly being in the conversation as a Day 3 pick.
Despite his issues, teams will take a gamble on a player with his height, weight and speed profile. At 6-foot-5 and 216 pounds, Caldwell recorded a 4.31 40-yard dash, a 1.48 10-yard split, a 42-inch vertical jump and an 11-foot-2-inch broad jump.
All of those measureables and testing numbers are 95th percentile or better at the wide receiver position. At MockDraftable, his closest comparison, numbers-wise, is Christian Watson.
Stock Down: Emmett Johnson (RB – Nebraska)
After Notre Dame’s Jeremiyah Love, the RB2 spot was wide open for Emmett Johnson, Jadarian Price or someone else. Johnson’s stock may have taken a tumble.
Johnson measured in at 5-foot-10 and 202 pounds. While that’s respectable, his 4.56 40-yard dash is in the 45th percentile, and his 3-cone drill of 7.32 seconds is in the ninth percentile, which might scare some teams off.
All that said, Johnson’s vision is what helps him stand out from the rest of the backs, so I could very well see him being a productive NFL running back, regardless of where he ends up being drafted. Still, because of his lack of elite traits, Johnson now feels like a later Day 3 pick.
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