Along with the Los Angeles Rams priming for a playoff run, the new year also brings about the start of the 2026 NFL Draft season. Over the next four months, prospects will be cussed and discussed and mock draft drafts will be everywhere. I have my opening board set and am ready to share it.

It’s not a finished product, there are the post-season all star workouts, Pro Day workouts, and the Combine still to on the billet. But I have put eyes on all these prospects and this is direction things are heading. The NCAA Transfer Portal closes tomorrow and I think I’ve caught most of the player staying in school or entering the draft.

QB Fernando Mendoza – Indiana

LB Arvell Reese – Ohio State

WR Jordyn Tyson – Arizona State

S Caleb Downs – Ohio State

WR Carnell Tate – Ohio State

CB Jermod McCoy – Tennessee

RB Jeremiyah Love – Notre Dame

ILB Sonny Styles – Ohio State

T Francis Mauigoa – Miami

E David Bailey – Texas Tech

E/DE Keldric Faulk – Auburn

G Olaiviaga Ioane – Penn State

CB Avieon Terrell – Clemson

DT Kayden McDonald – Ohio State

WR Kevin Concepcion – Texas A&M

G Emmanuel Pregnon – Oregon

T Kaydyn Proctor – Alabama

WR Denzel Boston – Washington

E Matayo Uiagalelei – Oregon

E Cashius Howell – Texas A&M

DT Christen Miller – Georgia

CB Keith Abney – Arizona State

S Emmanuel McNeil-Warren – Toledo

DT A’Mauri Washington – Oregon

CB Colton Hood – Tennessee

ILB Jake Golday – Cincinnati

CB Brandon Cisse – South Carolina

E Romello Height – Texas Tech

CB Chris Johnson – San Diego State

DT Lee Hunter – Texas Tech

T Austin Siereveld – Ohio State

WR Chris Brazzell – Tennessee

T Monroe Freeling – Georgia

T Max Iheanachor – Arizona State

E Malachi Lawrence – Central Florida

S Dillon Thieneman – Oregon

CB/S Keionte Scott – Miami

CB D’Angelo Ponds – Indiana

E/DE Akheem Mesidor – Miami

DT Domonique Orange – Iowa State

WR Chris Bell – Louisville

WR Germie Bernard – Alabama

RB Jadarian Price – Notre Dame

S Genesis Smith – Arizona

T Cayden Green – Missouri

T Caleb Tiernan – Northwestern

TE Max Klare – Ohio State

E Kenyatta Jackson – Ohio State

ILB Deontae Lawson – Alabama

RB Emmett Johnson – Nebraska

ILB Josiah Trotter – Missouri

E Joshua Josephs – Tennessee

TE Michael Trigg – Baylor

QB Garrett Nussmeier – LSU

CB Julian Neal – Arkansas

E R Mason Thomas – Oklahoma

ILB Kyle Louis – Pittsburgh

G Chase Bisontis – Texas A&M

WR Brennan Thompson – Mississippi State

WR Antonio Williams – Clemson

CB Treydan Stukes – Arizona

T Austin Barber – Florida

DT Darrell Jackson – Florida State

DT Bear Alexander – Oregon

RB Justice Haynes – Michigan

WR Bryce Lance – North Dakota State

WR Eric Singleton – Auburn

TE Justin Joly – North Carolina State

CB Davison Igbinosun – Ohio State

S Issac Smith – Mississippi State

CB Kelly Jones – Mississippi State

QB Haynes King – Georgia Tech

WR Zachariah Branch – Georgia

ILB Jacob Rodriguez – Texas Tech

TE Eli Stowers – Vanderbilt

WR Malachi Fields – Notre Dame

E Derrick Moore – Michigan

RB Jonah Coleman – Washington

S/CB Xavier Scott – Illinois

QB Joey Fagnano – Connecticut

WR Ted Hurst – Georgia State

TE Eli Raridon – Notre Dame

E Clev Lubin – Louisville

S Zakee Wheatley – Penn State

WR Deion Burks – Oklahoma

QB Taylen Green – Arkansas

S Amare Farrell – Indiana

G Keylan Rutledge – Georgia Tech

E Caden Curry – Ohio State

QB – Cade Klubnik – Clemson

G Carver Willis – Washington

QB Drew Allar – Penn State

E Damon Wilson – Missouri

WR Elijah Serratt – Indiana

WR Eric Rivers – Georgia Tech

T Kage Casey – Boise State

QB Sawyer Robertson – Baylor

RB Mike Washington – Arkansas

C Matt Gulbin – Michigan State

C Jake Slaughter – Florida

E Anto Saka – Northwestern

WR Skyler Bell – Connecticut

CB Jadon Canaday – Oregon

G Fernando Carmona – Arkansas

CB Tacario Davis – Washington

S Jalen Huskey – Maryland

ILB Tauren York – Texas A&M

DT Zxavian Harris – Ole Miss

RB Jeremiah Cobb – Auburn

WR Duce Robinson – Florida State

E Jaishawn Barham – Michigan

E Dani Dennis-Sutton – Penn State

CB Chandler Rivers – Duke

C Parker Braisford – Alabama

DT Skyler Gill-Howard – Texas Tech

DT Albert Regis – Texas A&M

DT Nick Barrett – South Carolina

T Jude Bowry – Boston College

CB Jermaine Matthews – Ohio State

CB/S Jakobe Thomas – Miami

TE Lance Mason – Wisconsin

RB Kaytron Allen – Penn State

T Keegan Trost – Missouri

S VJ Payne – Kansas State

DT Dontay Corleone – Cincinnati

WR Duce McCallister – TCU

T Jaccarius Peak – North Carolina State

DT Tyrique Tucker – Indiana

DT Tyler Onyedim – Texas A&M

RB Kejon Owens – Florida International

RB Demond Claiborne – Wake Forest

TE Terrance Carter – Texas Tech

E Keyshawn James-Newby – New Mexico

C Sheridan Wilson – Texas Tech

CB Jalen Kilgore – South Carolina

S Jalen Stroman – Notre Dame

CB Malik Muhammad – Texas

CB Collin Wright – Stanford

TE Joe Royer – Cincinnati

ILB Arion Carter – Tennessee

C Sam Hecht – Kansas State

ILB Red Murdock – Buffalo

RB Rahsul Faison – South Carolina

QB Behren Morton – Texas Tech

T Lance Heard – Tennessee

RB Robert Henry – UT San Antonio

ILB Rasheem Biles – Pittsburgh

QB Cole Payton – North Dakota State

DT Chris McLellan – Missouri

S Bishop Fitzgerald – USC

CB Charles Demmings – Stephen Austin

CB Al’Zillion Hamilton – Fresno State

QB Trinidad Chambliss – Ole Miss

WR Kevin Coleman – Missouri

TE John Michael Gyllenborg – Wyoming

G Jaeden Roberts – Alabama

RB Raleek Brown – Arizona State

E/DE Tyreak Sapp – Florida

ILB Suntarine Perkins – Ole Miss

S DeShon Singleton – Nebraska

RB Nick Singleton -Penn State

CB Ephesians Prysock – Washington

TE Jameson Geers – Minnesota

ILB Justin Jefferson – Alabama

DT Rayshaun Benny – Michigan

CB J’Yaire Hill – Michigan – Michigan\

T Drew Shelton – Penn State

E Ndame Tucker – Western Michigan

ILB Sammy Osmosigho – Oklahoma

S Cole Wisniewski – Texas Tech

CB Devon Marshall – North Carolina State

TE Tanner Arkin – Illinois

DT Jordan van den Berg – Georgia Tech

TE Miles Kitselman – Tennessee

G Ar’maj Reed-Adams – Texas A&M

T Demetrius Crownover – Texas A&M

QB Diego Pavia – Vanderbilt

DT Rene Konga – Louisville

CB Daylan Everette – Georgia

RB J’Mari Taylor – Virginia

WR De”Zhaun Stribling – Ole Miss

ILB Aiden Fisher – Indiana

ILB Bryce Boettcher – Oregon

TE Tanner Koziol – Houston

G Evan Beernstein – Northwestern

QB Tucker Gleason – Toledo

WR Omega Blake – Arkansas

E Keyron Crawford – Auburn

T Amil Wagner – Notre Dame

S Earl Little – Florida State

QB Joey Aguilar – Tennessee

C Jager Burton – Kentucky

CB Domani Jackson – Alabama

WR Emmanuel Henderson – Kansas

DT Brandon Cleveland – North Carolina State

RB Chip Trayanum – Toledo

S Jordan Castell – Florida

G Logan Taylor – Boston College

CB Michael Dansby – Arizona

T Dorian Strawn – Texas State

WR Hank Beatty – Illinois

ILB Kaleb Elarms-Orr – TCU

TE Da’Quan Wright – Ole Miss

E Mikail Kamara – Indiana

G/T Caden Barnett – Wyoming

WR Sincere Brown – Colorado

RB Dean Conners – Houston

If you have your own board, share your favorites. Agree, disagree, or anywhere in between, speak your piece in the forum.