There are A LOT of changes in this new mock because many highly touted players have been inconsistent ( like Arch ) , or in other cases they seem to think they are above the rules ( Dylan Stewart ) . Others have been playing out of character like Sammy Brown forgetting how to tackle , or Cam Coleman forgetting how to catch. Other guys have been lights out like Darian Mensah or Charlie Becker, but at least Jeremiah Smith is dominating exactly like we all expected. Also , sadly future HOFer Lane Johnson abruptly retired yesterday, and while I will miss him kicking ass on the field, that dude deserves his rest. The 2027 DRAFT is FULL of potential first round QB'S , and while some won't live up to that potential , others will , but all of them won't actually be entered into the 2027 draft . Of the 9 draft eligible QB's that I have currently watched that I could see eventually becoming first round signal callers , at least 3 of them will probably need another year of college , and 8 of the 9 are at least eligible to stay in college for 2028. Yes that includes Arch Manning , so don't forget that both of his uncles played 4 years in college , and both Peyton & Eli were better for it. Yet the WR class is really taking steps to challenge the QB's as the best position in this draft even that doesn't even include studs like Malachi Toney or Jesse Legree who aren't even eligible for the 2027 draft , but there a dozen draft eligible WR's that I could see having a legit shot at round one in April . Obviously I still need to watch tons more tape to get a more definitive idea about who these players are heading into the draft, but the more you watch the more you know. So at around a third of the way through the season this is what I'm seeing. I'm sure many of you , especially the ones who didn't like their teams draft this year, or who think that their team is likely to be picking high in 2027 draft are curious about next year. With the exception of a whopping 11 players who I jumped the gun on because I expected them to enter the 2026 draft, but who instead opted to stay in school , I am still just scratching the surface on getting to know most of them . At this point I am still gathering the names of players to watch for the upcoming season. Although ALL 11 of those players I mistakenly thought to be entering the 2026 draft look like day one or at least day 2 draftees already , and I had already done 3 or more games on all of them. So while I have watched all of these players actually play more than once , that is not the same as breaking down the film on them, and I have only currently broken down the film on one game for the 269 players on my watch list as of today. Yet I hope to evaluate at least 3 games for well over 400 prospects before the 2027 draft week rolls around , and at least 200 players will get more than double that amount of games , and some guys will make me watch well over a dozen games to get a good feel for them. As of now I have only done 3 or more games on 99 players , and almost a 5th of them are QB's , but I am making progress. For the most part the better a player is on that first tape the more I dive into his film trying to get the correct read on his future in the NFL , but as the season progresses I will get more done on the younger guys , and the players who didn't immediately stand out on that first film study. Like the guys who are draft eligible sophomores that I don't expect to even contemplate going Pro so early, or that haven't played much yet so they aren't fully on my radar right now. You get the picture. Then chime in with the fact we have little idea what teams will need at that time because of injuries, free agency, retirements , the cap, suspensions , and who knows what else could happen ? Plus the transfer portal & NIL money has drastically changed the face of college football. So many guys disappoint, go back to school, get injuries, get in trouble , and others come out of the woodwork every single year. Yet the 2027 draft has the makings of an elite class with mutual potential premier prospects at the game's most valuable positions. QB , EDGE. WR, DT , AND CB all look like they have at least one blue chip guy , but it wouldn't surprise me if there are 10 blue chip prospects in the 2027 draft. The Jets have 3 first round picks , and 2 of them ( including their own ) look like they have a shot to be in the top 10. So they definitely have the ammo to get the franchise QB their team has needed for my entire lifetime. The draft order is all mine so if you want to be mad about it I am to blame , but that's just how I feel the season is going right now , although I will be surprised if the Dolphins aren't picking first on April 29th. I don't include trades until it's draft season , but I expect a lot of trades at the top of the draft this time around. Without further ado here it is.
# Is for a player for with reported character or maturity concerns.
** Is for a player with reported injury concerns.
1.MIAMI - DARIAN MENSAH - QB - MIAMI
2.TITANS - JEREMIAH SMITH - WR - OHIO ST.
3.ARIZONA - ARCH MANNING - QB - TEXAS
4.JETS - CJ CARR - QB - N. DAME
5.TAMPA BAY - LEONARD MOORE - CB - N. DAME
6.WASHINGTON - COLIN SIMMONS - EDGE - TEXAS
7.CHARGERS - TREVOR GOOSBY - OT - TEXAS
8.HOUSTON - JORDAN SEATON - OT - LSU
9.JETS-(Indy)- WILL ECHOLES - DT - OLE MISS
10.SAINTS - CHRIS COLE - LB/EDGE - GEORGIA
11.BROWNS - DANTE MOORE - QB - OREGON
12.RAIDERS - CHARLIE BECKER - WR - INDIANA
13.GIANTS - ASHTON HAMPTON - CB - CLEMSON
14.STEELERS - DREW MESTEMAKER - QB - OKLAHOMA ST.
15.EAGLES - KJ BOLDEN - S - GEORGIA
16.FALCONS - WILL HELDT - EDGE - CLEMSON
17.JETS - ( dall ) - ELLIS ROBINSON - CB - GEORGIA
18.LIONS - TREY'DEZ GREEN - TE - LSU
19.DALLAS - ( gb ) - CAM COLEMAN - WR - TEXAS
20.BENGALS - DYLAN STEWART - #** - EDGE - S. CAROLINA
21.PANTHERS - GREG JOHNSON - C/G - MINNESOTA
22.PATRIOTS - KJ DUFF - WR - RUTGERS
23.VIKINGS - TRINIDAD CHAMBLISS - QB - OLE MISS
24.BRONCOS - JAMARI JOHNSON - TE - OREGON
25.BEARS - PRINCEWILL UMANMIELEN - EDGE - LSU
26.RAVENS - TREVOR LAUCK - T/G- IOWA
27.JAGUARS - JADAN BAUGH - RB - FLORIDA
28.S.F. 49ers - YHONZAE PIERRE - EDGE - ALABAMA
29.CHIEFS - DEUCE ALEXANDER - WR - OLE MISS
30.SEATTLE - DAMON WILSON - EDGE - MIAMI
31.BILLS - RYAN WINGO - WR - TEXAS
32.BROWNS - ( rams ) - CLEV LUBIN - EDGE - LOUISVILLE
WATCH LIST
ZABIEN BROWN - CB - ALABAMA
BRAY HUBBARD - S/CB - ALABAMA
KEON SAAB - S - ALABAMA
DEVAN THOMPKINS - DT - ALABAMA
RYAN WILLIAMS - WR - ALABAMA
JAY'VION COLE - CB - ARIZONA
NOAH FIFITA - QB - ARIZONA
CJ FITE - DT - ARIZONA ST.
REED HARRIS - WR - AZ. ST.
OMARION MILLER - WR - AZ. ST.
DAVID OKE - DT - ARKANSAS
QUINCY RHODES JR. - EDGE - ARKANSAS
BRYANT WILLIAMS - OT - ARKANSAS
TRISTIAN SMITH - G - ARKANSAS ST.
XAVIER ATKINS - LB - AUBURN
BYRUM BROWN - QB - AUBURN
BRYSON WASHINGTON - RB - AUBURN
DA'SHAWN WOMACK - EDGE - AUBURN
DJ LAGWAY - QB - BAYLOR
KAELAN CHUDZINSKI - TE - B.C.
ISAIAH GLASKER - LB - BYU
LJ MARTIN - RB - BYU
BRUCE MITCHELL - C - BYU
CHASE HENDRICKS - WR - CAL
EVAN TENGESDAHL - G - CINCINNATI
SAMMY BROWN - LB - CLEMSON
JEROME CARTER - S - CLEMSON
TJ MOORE - WR - CLEMSON
COREY MYRICK - S - CLEMSON
COLIN SADLER - OT - CLEMSON
BRYANT WESCO - WR - CLEMSON
EZRA CHRISTENSEN - DT - COLORADO
JEREMIAH HASLEY - TE - DUKE
JARED RICHARDSON - WR - DUKE
NATE SHEPPARD - RB - DUKE
VERNELL BROWN - WR - FLORIDA
LJ MCRAY - EDGE - FLORIDA
ERIC SINGLETON - WR - FLORIDA
XAVIER CHAPLIN - OT - FLA ST.
JA'BRIL RAWLS - CB - FLA. ST.
DUCE ROBINSON - WR - FLA. ST.
QUINTREVION WISNER - RB - FLA. ST.
KHALIL BARNES - CB - GEORGIA
DREW BOBO - C - GEORGIA
NATE FRAZIER - RB - GEORGIA
LAWSON LUCKIE - TE - GEORGIA
GUNNER STOCKTON - QB - GEORGIA
MALACHI HOSLEY - RB - GA. TECH
ANTHONY BOSWELL - C - HOUSTON
MAKHI HUGHES - RB - HOUSTON
SHADRE HURST - G - HOUSTON
AMARE THOMAS - WR - HOUSTON
CONNER WEIGMAN - QB - HOUSTON
COLLIN DIXON - WR - ILLINIOIS
XAVIER SCOTT - S - ILLINOIS
STEPHEN DALEY - EDGE - INDIANA
DREW EVANS - G - INDIANA
AMARE FERRELL - S - INDIANA
AJ HARRIS - CB - INDIANA
JOSH HOOVER - QB - INDIANA
MARIO LANDINO - DT/DE - INDIANA
JAMARI SHARPE - CB - INDIANA
CARTER SMITH - OT - MINNESOTA
TYRIQUE TUCKER - DT - INDIANA
KADE PIEPER - G/C - IOWA
DJ VONNAHME - TE - IOWA
ZACH LUTMER - S/CB - IOWA
GARRETT OAKLEY - TE - KANSAS ST.
CJ BAXTER - RB - KENTUCKY
TAVION GADSON - DT - KENTUCKY
ZALANCE HEARD - OT - KENTUCKY
COLETON PRICE - C - KENTUCKY
ISAAC BROWN - RB - LOUISVILLLE
CADEN DURHAM - RB - LSU
TY BENEFIELD - S - LSU
SAM LEAVITT - QB - LSU
BRAELIN MOORE - C - LSU
JORDAN ROSS - EDGE - LSU
DASHAWN SPEARS - S - LSU
WHIT WEEKS - LB - LSU
COOPER BARKATE - WR - MIAMI
MARK FLETCHER - RB - MIAMI
OJ FREDERIQUE - CB - MIAMI
AHMAD MOTEN SR. - DT - MIAMI
SAMSON OKUNLOLA - T/G - MIAMI
JUSTIN SCOTT - DT - MIAMI
ZEKE BERRY - CB - MICHIGAN
BLAKE FRAZIER - OT - MICHIGAN
JAKE GAURNERA - G - MICHIGAN
JUSTICE HAYNES - RB - MICHIGAN
JOHN HENRY DALEY - EDGE - MICHIGAN
JYAIRE HILL - CB - MICHIGAN
JORDAN MARSHALL - RB - MICHIGAN
ROD MOORE - ** - S - MICHIGAN
ANDREW SPRAUGE - OT - MICHIGAN
CAM EDWARDS - RB - MICHIGAN ST.
NOAH JENNINGS - WR - MINNESOTA
DRAKE LINDSEY - QB - MINNESOTA
JOHN NESTOR - CB - MINNESOTA
ANTHONY SMITH - DE/DT - MINNESOTA
DARIUS TAYLOR - RB - MINNESOTA
ANTHONY EVANS - WR - MISS. ST.
KELLEY JONES - CB - MISS. ST.
KAMARIO TAYLOR - QB - MISS. ST.
CAYDEN GREEN - T/G - MISSOURI
DOMINICK GIUDICE - G/C - MISSOURI
AHMAD HARDY - RB - MISSOURI
AUSTIN SIMMONS - QB - MISSOURI
CJ BAILEY - QB - N.C. ST.
KWINTEN IVES - RB - NEBRASKA
JUSTIN EVANS - C/G - NEBRASKA
EZOMO ORATOKHAI - G - N. WESTERN
JAYLEN SNEED - LB - N. DAME
BOUBACAR TRAORE - EDGE - N. DAME
KYNGSTONN VILIAMU-ASA - ** - LB - N. DAME
FRANCIS BREWU - DT - N. DAME
CHRISTIAN GRAY - CB - N. DAME
TAE JOHNSON - S - N. DAME
ANTHONIE KNAPP - OT - N. DAME
DJ MCKINNEY - CB - N. DAME
ADON SHULER - S - N. DAME
GRIFFIN WILDE - WR - N. WESTERN
CHRISTIAN ALLEGRO - LB/EDGE - OHIO ST.
CARSON HINZMAN - C - OHIO ST.
BRANDON INNIS - WR - OHIO ST.
KENYATTA JACKSON - EDGE - OHIO ST.
EARL LITTLE JR. - S - OHIO ST.
JERMAINE MATTHEWS - CB - OHIO ST.
JAYLEN MCCLAIN - S - OHIO ST.
DEVIN MCCUIN - WR - OHIO ST.
LUKE MONTGOMERY - G - OHIO ST.
TERRY MOORE - CB - OHIO ST.
JULIAN SAIYAN - QB - OHIO ST.
AUSTIN SIEREVELD - T/G - OHIO ST.
JAMES SMITH - DT - OHIO ST.
ELI BOWEN - CB - OKLAHOMA
JAYDEN JACKSON - DT - OKLAHOMA
KIP LEWIS - LB - OKLAHOMA
JOHN MATEER - QB - OKLAHOMA
ISAIAH SATEGNA - WR - OKLAHOMA
DAVID STONE - DT - OKLAHOMA
COLE SULLIVAN - LB - OKLAHOMA
TAYLOR WEIN - DE/DT - OKLAHOMA
CALEB HAWKINS - RB - OKLAHOMA ST.
ETHAN WESLOSKI - LB - OKLAHOMA ST.
WYATT YOUNG - WR - OKLAHOMA ST.
KEWAN LACY - RB - OLE MISS
JONATHAN MALDONADO - EDGE - OLE MISS
SUNTARINE PERKINS - EDGE - OLE MISS
BEAR ALEXANDER - DT - OREGON
IVERSON HOOKS - WR - OREGON
IAPANI LALOULU - G - OREGON
KOI PERICH - S - OREGON
DYLAN RAIOLA - QB - OREGON
EVAN STEWART - ** - WR - OREGON
TEITUM TUIOTI - EDGE - OREGON
MATAYO UIAGALELEI - EDGE - OREGON
AMAURI WASHINGTON - DT - OREGON
ROCCO BECHT - QB - PENN ST.
BENJAMIN BRAHMER - TE - PENN ST.
JEREMIAH COOPER - S - PENN ST.
MARCUS NEAL JR. - S - PENN ST.
BROCK RIKER - C - PENN ST.
TONY ROJAS - ** - LB - PENN ST.
RYAN BAER - OT - PITTSBURGH
ANTWAN RAYMOND - RB - RUTGERS
NYCK HARBOR - WR - S. CAROLINA
JACARRIUS PEAK - ** - OT - S. CAROLINA
LANORRIS SELLERS - QB - S. CAROLINA
VICARI SWAIN - CB - S. CAROLINA
JOSHUA BATES - C - SMU
KEVIN JENNINGS - QB - SMU
ADDISON NICHOLS - G - SMU
PJ WILLIAMS - OT - SMU
NIKI PRONGOS - OT - STANFORD
CHRIS PEAL - CB - SYRACUSE
JADEN CRAIG - QB - TCU
JAMEL JOHNSON - S - TCU
PETER CLARKE - TE - TEMPLE
ARION CARTER - LB - TENNESSEE
KEVIN LEE - CB - TENNESSEE
WENDELL MOE JR. - G - TENNESSEE
BRANDON BAKER - OT - TEXAS
RASHEEM BILES - LB - TEXAS
JELANI MCDONALD - S - TEXAS
HOLLYWOOD SMOTHERS - RB - TEXAS
MARAAD WATSON - DT - TEXAS
BEAU SPARKS - WR - TEXAS ST.
RAY CONEY - LB - TEXAS A&M
MARIO CRAVER - WR- TEXAS A&M
COEN ECHOLS - G - TEXAS A&M
WILKIN FORMBY - OT - TEXAS A&M
ANTO SAKA - EDGE - TEXAS A&M
TERRANCE CARTER - TE - TEXAS TECH
AJ HOLMES - DT/DE - TEXAS TECH
MATEEN IBIROGBA - DT - TEXAS TECH
JALEN JONES - WR - TEXAS TECH
BRENDEN JORDAN - S - TEXAS TECH
DONTE LEE JR. - WR - TEXAS TECH
BRICE POLLACK - CB - TEXAS TECH
JACOB PONTON - OT - TEXAS TECH
BEN ROBERTS - LB - TEXAS TECH
BRENDAN SORSBY - # - QB - TEXAS TECH
ADAM TRICK - EDGE - TEXAS TECH
SHERIDAN WILSON - C - TEXAS TECH
ELIJAH GREEN - CB - TULSA
JOSH DERRY - WR - UCF
DYLAN WADE - TE - UCF
LANDON ELLIS - WR - UCLA
NICO IAMALEAVA - UCLA
KAMERON CRAWFORD - EDGE - USC
WAYMOND JORDAN - RB - USC
ALANI NOA - G - USC
JAYDEN MAIAVA - QB - USC
KING MILLER - RB - USC
ELIJAH PAGE - OT - USC
BRAYLAN SHELBY - EDGE - USC
JONTEZ WILLIAMS - CB - USC
JACKSON BENNEE - S - UTAH
WAYSHAWN PARKER - RB - UTAH
RICARDO JONES - S - VANDERBILT
KEMARI COPELAND - DT - VA. TECH
JAQUEZ WHITE - CB - VA. TECH
DECKER DEGRAAF - TE - WASHINGTON
DEMOND WILLIAMS - QB - WASHINGTON
CAM COOK - RB - W. VA
