Who are the top 300 prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft? Here's 1 opinion

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There will be 256 players selected over the three days of the 2026 NFL Draft. There will be dozens more signed by teams afterwards as undrafted free agents.

Everyone’s opinion of what order all of those players belong is all over the place. That’s because everyone has their own opinion about each player.

Here’s a look at how the Beacon Journal ranked the top 300 players who are candidates to be drafted. Again, this is just one person’s general opinion:

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1. Arvell Reese, LB, Ohio State
2. David Bailey, EDGE, Texas Tech
3. Caleb Downs, SAF, Ohio State
4. Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana
5. Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State
6. Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame
7. Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State
8. Rueben Bain Jr., EDGE, Miami
9. Spencer Fano, OT, Utah
10. Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU
11. Francis Mauigoa, OT, Miami
12. Olaivavega Ioane, OG, Penn State
13. Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State
14. Kayden McDonald, DL, Ohio State
15. Dillon Thieneman, SAF, Oregon
16. Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon
17. Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee
18. Omar Cooper Jr., WR, Indiana
19. Zion Young, EDGE, Missouri
20. Makai Lemon, WR, USC
21. Denzel Boston, WR, Washington
22. Christen Miller, DL, Georgia
23. Malachi Lawrence, EDGE, UCF
24. Kadyn Proctor, OT, Alabama
25. Akheem Mesidor, EDGE, Auburn
26. Caleb Lomu, OT, Utah
27. Colton Hood, CB, Tennessee
28. TJ Parker, EDGE, Clemson
29. Monroe Freeling, OT, Georgia
30. Cashius Howell, EDGE, Texas A&M
31. D’Angelo Ponds, CB, Indiana
32. Chase Bisontis, OG, Texas A&M
33. Emmanuel Pregnon, OG, Oregon
34. CJ Allen, LB, Georgia
35. Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, SAF, Toledo
36. Caleb Banks, DL, Florida
37. A.J. Haulcy, SAF, LSU
38. Jadarian Price, RB, Notre Dame
39. Gabe Jacas, EDGE, Illinois
40. Peter Woods, DL, Clemson
41. Ty Simpson, QB, Alabama
42. Germie Bernard, WR, Alabama
43. Treydan Stukes, SAF, Arizona
44. Blake Miller, OT, Clemson
45. Max Iheanachor, OT, Arizona State
46. Jacob Rodriguez, LB, Texas Tech
47. KC Concepcion, WR, Texas A&M
48. Chris Johnson, CB, San Diego State
49. Keldric Faulk, EDGE, Auburn
50. Keylan Rutledge, OG, Georgia Tech
51. Jonah Coleman, RB, Washington
52. Lee Hunter, DL, Texas Tech
53. Skyler Bell, WR, UConn
54. R Mason Thomas, EDGE, Oklahoma
55. Domonique Orange, DL, Iowa State
56. Keionte Scott, SAF, Miami
57. Jaishawn Barham, EDGE/LB, Michigan
58. Jake Golday, LB, Cincinnati
59. Chris Brazzell II, WR, Tennessee
60. Josiah Trotter, LB, Missouri
61. Connor Lew, OC, Auburn
62. Anthony Hill Jr., LB, Texas
63. Sam Roush, TE, Stanford
64. Keith Abney II, CB, Arizona State
65. Sam Hecht, OC, Kansas State
66. Avieon Terrell, CB, Clemson
67. Malachi Fields, WR, Notre Dame
68. Logan Jones, OC, Iowa
69. Antonio Williams, WR, Clemson
70. Eli Raridon, TE, Notre Dame
71. Chris Bell, WR, Louisville
72. Keyron Crawford, EDGE, Auburn
73. Ted Hurst, WR, Georgia State
74. Max Klare, TE, Ohio State
75. Jude Bowry, OT, Boston College
76. Markel Bell, OT, Miami
77. Bud Clark, SAF, TCU
78. Billy Schrauth, OG, Notre Dame
79. Eli Stowers, TE, Vanderbilt
80. Elijah Sarratt, WR, Indiana
81. Emmett Johnson, RB, Nebraska
82. Caleb Tiernan, OG, Northwestern
83. Joshua Josephs, EDGE, Tennessee
84. Gennings Dunker, OG, Iowa
85. Zachariah Branch, WR, Georgia
86. Kyle Louis, LB, Pittsburgh
87. Jadon Canady, CB, Oregon
88. Derrick Moore, EDGE, Michigan
89. Brandon Cisse, CB, South Carolina
90. Mike Washington Jr., RB, Arkansas
91. Zakee Wheatley, SAF, Penn State
92. Romello Height, EDGE, Texas Tech
93. Jalen Farmer, OG, Kentucky
94. Jake Slaughter, OC, Florida
95. Justin Joly, TE, NC State
96. De’Zhaun Stribling, WR, Mississippi
97. Jalon Kilgore, SAF, South Carolina
98. Tacario Davis, CB, Washington
99. Oscar Delp, TE, Georgia
100. Garrett Nussmeier, QB, LSU
101. Tim Keenan III, DL, Alabama
102. Malik Muhammad, CB, Texas
103. Darrell Jackson Jr., DL, Florida State
104. Chandler Rivers, CB, Duke
105. Kaytron Allen, RB, Penn State
106. Will Kacmarek, TE, Ohio State
107. VJ Payne, SAF, Kansas State
108. Bryce Lance, WR, North Dakota State
109. Kage Casey, OT, Boise State
110. Cyrus Allen, WR, Cincinnati
111. Genesis Smith, SAF, Arizona
112. Carson Beck, QB, Miami
113. Bryce Boettcher, LB, Oregon
114. Dani Dennis-Sutton, EDGE, Penn State
115. Albert Regis, DL, Texas A&M
116. Kaleb Elarms-Orr, LB, TCU
117. J.C. Davis, OT, Illinois
118. Ephesians Prysock, CB, Washington
119. Travis Burke, OT, Memphis
120. Kevin Coleman Jr., WR, Missouri
121. Jakobe Thomas, SAF, Miami
122. Julian Neal, CB, Arkansas
123. Brenen Thompson, WR, Mississippi State
124. Justin Jefferson, LB, Alabama
125. Dae’Quan Wright, TE, Mississippi
126. Brian Parker II, OC, Duke
127. Deion Burks, WR, Oklahoma
128. Logan Taylor, OG, Boston College
129. Davison Igbinosun, CB, Ohio State
130. Ja’Kobi Lane, WR, USC
131. Devin Moore, CB, Florida
132. Demonte Capehart, DL, Clemson
133. Daylen Everette, CB, Georgia
134. Tyler Onyedim, DL, Texas A&M
135. DeShon Singleton, SAF, Nebraska
136. Chris McClellan, DL, Missouri
137. Drew Allar, QB, Penn State
138. Robert Spears-Jennings, SAF, Oklahoma
139. Josh Cameron, WR, Baylor
140. Febechi Nwaiwu, OG, Oklahoma
141. Zxavian Harris, DL, Mississippi
142. Jack Kelly, LB, BYU
143. Nicholas Singleton, RB, Penn State
144. Rene Konga, DL, Louisville
145. Cole Payton, QB, North Dakota State
146. Carsen Ryan, TE, BYU
147. Beau Stephens, OG, Iowa
148. Gracen Halton, DL, Oklahoma
149. Jimmy Rolder, LB, Michigan
150. Nick Barrett, DL, South Carolina
151. Trey Zuhn III, OC, Texas A&M
152. Demond Claiborne, RB, Wake Forest
153. Kamari Ramsey, SAF, USC
154. Dontay Corleone, DL, Cincinnati
155. Red Murdock, LB, Buffalo
156. LT Overton, EDGE, Alabama
157. Harold Perkins, LB, LSU
158. Will Lee III, CB, Texas A&M
159. Jack Endries, TE, Texas
160. Kaleb Proctor, DL, Southeastern Louisiana
161. Riley Nowakowski, TE/FB, Indiana
162. J’Mari Taylor, RB, Virginia
163. Namdi Obiazor, LB, TCU
164. Rayshaun Benny, DL, Michigan
165. Diego Pounds, OT, Mississippi
166. Logan Fano, EDGE, Utah
167. Keyshaun Elliott, LB, Arizona State
168. Dametrious Crownover, OT, Texas A&M
169. Colbie Young, WR, Georgia
170. Nate Boerkircher, TE, Texas A&M
171. Charles Demmings, CB, Stephen F. Austin
172. Eli Heidenreich, RB, Navy
173. Malik Benson, WR, Oregon
174. Michael Taaffe, SAF, Texas
175. Aiden Fisher, LB, Indiana
176. Eric Rivers, WR, Georgia Tech
177. Mason Reiger, EDGE, Wisconsin
178. Drew Shelton, OT, Penn State
179. Chase Roberts, WR, BYU
180. Caden Curry, EDGE, Ohio State
181. Landon Robinson, DL, Navy
182. Anez Cooper, OG, Miami
183. Dalton Johnson, SAF, Arizona
184. Aamil Wagner, OT, Notre Dame
185. Kendrick Law, WR, Kentucky
186. Zane Durant, DL, Penn State
187. Jackson Kuwatch, LB, Miami (OH)
188. George Gumbs Jr., EDGE, Florida
189. Parker Brailsford, OC, Alabama
190. Joey Aguilar, QB, Tennessee
191. Wade Woodaz, LB, Clemson
192. Austin Barber, OT, Florida
193. Max Llewellyn, EDGE, Iowa
194. Taurean York, LB, Texas A&M
195. Jeff Caldwell, WR, Cincinnati
196. Adam Randall, RB, Clemson
197. Deontae Lawson, LB, Alabama
198. Keagen Trost, OG, Missouri
199. Joe Royer, TE, Cincinnati
200. Isaiah World, OT, Oregon
201. Thaddeus Dixon, CB, North Carolina
202. Seth McGowan, RB, Kentucky
203. Matt Gulbin, OC, Michigan State
204. Kaelon Black, RB, Indiana
205. Cameron Ball, DL, Arkansas
206. Fernando Carmona, OG, Arkansas
207. Nadame Tucker, EDGE, Western Michigan
208. Pat Coogan, OC, Indiana
209. Brandon Cleveland, DL, NC State
210. T.J. Hall, CB, Iowa
211. Jager Burton, OC, Kentucky
212. Michael Heldman, EDGE, Central Michigan
213. Marlin Klein, TE, Michigan
214. Jeremiah Wright, OG, Auburn
215. Trey Moore, EDGE, Texas
216. Jordan van den Berg, DL, Georgia Tech
217. D.J. Campbell, OG, Texas
218. Sawyer Robertson, QB, Baylor
219. Jalen Huskey, SAF, Maryland
220. Taylen Green, QB, Arkansas
221. Louis Moore, SAF, Indiana
222. Bryson Eason, DL, Tennessee
223. Miles Scott, SAF, Illinois
224. Domani Jackson, CB, Alabama
225. Cole Wisniewski, SAF, Texas Tech
226. Ar’maj Reed-Adams, OG, Texas A&M
227. Wesley Williams, EDGE, Duke
228. J. Michael Sturdivant, WR, Florida
229. Collin Wright, CB, Stanford
230. Tyreak Sapp, EDGE, Florida
231. Reggie Virgil, WR, Texas Tech
232. Fa’alili Fa’amoe, OT, Wake Forest
233. Latrell McCutchin Sr., CB, Houston
234. Zavion Thomas, WR, LSU
235. Caden Barnett, OG, Wyoming
236. Ahmaad Moses, SAF, SMU
237. Dallen Bentley, TE, Utah
238. Cade Klubnik, QB, Clemson
239. Micah Morris, OG, Georgia
240. Joshua Cuevas, TE, Alabama
241. Quintayvious Hutchins, EDGE, Boston College
242. Jackie Marshall, DL, Baylor
243. Luke Altmyer, QB, Illinois
244. Jordan Hudson, WR, SMU
245. Rahsul Faison, RB, South Carolina
246. Carver Willis, OG, Washington
247. Khalil Dinkins, TE, Penn State
248. Le’Veon Moss, RB, Texas A&M
249. Harrison Wallace III, WR, Mississippi
250. David Gusta, DL, Kentucky
251. Emmanuel Henderson, WR, Kansas
252. Michael Trigg, TE, Baylor
253. Roman Hemby, RB, Indiana
254. Aidan Hubbard, EDGE, Northwestern
255. Karson Sharar, LB, Iowa
256. Matthew Hibner, TE, SMU
257. Eric McAlister, WR, TCU
258. Anthony Lucas, EDGE, USC
259. Gary Smith III, DL, UCLA
260. Alex Harkey, OG, Oregon
261. Kaden Wetjen, WR, Iowa
262. Alan Herron, OT, Maryland
263. Kendal Daniels, LB, Oklahoma
264. Scooby Williams, LB, Texas A&M
265. Mikail Kamara, EDGE, Indiana
266. Andre Fuller, CB, Toledo
267. Skyler Gill-Howard, DL, Texas Tech
268. Diego Pavia, QB, Vanderbilt
269. Toriano Pride Jr., CB, Missouri
270. Hezekiah Masses, CB, California
271. Noah Whittington, RB, Oregon
272. Jalon Daniels, QB, Kansas
273. Skyler Thomas, SAF, Oregon State
274. Tanner Koziol, TE, Houston
275. Brett Thorson, P, Georgia
276. Haynes King, QB, Georgia Tech
277. Cian Slone, EDGE, NC State
278. Behren Morton, QB, Texas Tech
279. Jaeden Roberts, OG, Alabama
280. Lewis Bond, WR, Boston College
281. Bishop Fitzgerald, SAF, USC
282. Vincent Anthony Jr., EDGE, Duke
283. Jam Miller, RB, Alabama
284. Enrique Cruz, OT, Kansas
285. C.J. Daniels, WR, Miami
286. Lorenzo Styles Jr., SAF, Ohio State
287. Evan Beernsten, OG, Northwestern
288. Xavian Sorey Jr., LB, Arkansas
289. Vinny Anthony II, WR, Wisconsin
290. Nolan Rucci, OT, Penn State
291. Aaron Graves, DL, Iowa
292. Trey Smack, K, Florida
293. D.J. Rogers, TE, TCU
294. Anterio Thompson, DL, Washington
295. Avery Smith, CB, Toledo
296. Cole Brevard, DL, Texas
297. Chip Trayanum, RB, Toledo
298. Jack Pyburn, EDGE, LSU
299. Barion Brown, WR, LSU
300. Tyren Montgomery, WR, John Carroll

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