Each week of the college football season brings new clarity and new questions about the next wave of NFL talent. As we reach the Conference Championships of the 2025 college football campaign, my Top 100 NFL Draft Prospects list is coming into focus. This ranking highlights the players who have most impressed with their production, potential, and pro-ready traits through the first half of the season.
From Ohio State’s defensive standouts to breakout stars from across the country, these are the names generating the most buzz in NFL scouting circles right now. Below is my complete list of top 100 prospects of the college football season.
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1) Arvell Reese, LB/EDGE, Ohio State
2) Caleb Downs, SAF, Ohio State
3) Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State
4) Dante Moore, QB, Oregon
5) Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana
6) Rueben Bain Jr., EDGE, Miami (FL)
7) Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State
8) Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame
9) Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State
10) Keldric Faulk, EDGE, Auburn
11) Ty Simpson, QB, Alabama
12) Peter Woods, DT, Clemson
13) Makai Lemon, WR, USC
14) Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon
15) Caleb Lomu, OT, Utah
16) Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU
17) Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee
18) KC Concepcion, WR, Texas A&M
19) Chris Bell, WR, Louisville
20) Olaivavega Ioane, OG, Penn State
21) Caleb Banks, DT, Florida
22) Spencer Fano, OL, Utah
23) Chase Bisontis, OG, Texas A&M
24) Keith Abney II, CB, Arizona State
25) Colton Hood, CB, Tennessee
26) Avieon Terrell, CB, Clemson
27) Kayden McDonald, DT, Ohio State
28) Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, SAF, Toledo
29) CJ Allen, LB, Georgia
30) Denzel Boston, WR, Washington
31) Blake Miller, OT, Clemson
32) D’Angelo Ponds, CB, Indiana
33) Kadyn Proctor, OL, Alabama
34) David Bailey, EDGE, Texas Tech
35) Chris Brazzell II, WR, Tennessee
36) Kenyatta Jackson Jr., EDGE, Ohio State
37) Genesis Smith, SAF, Ohio State
38) Taurean York, LB, Texas A&M
39) Will Lee II, CB, Texas A&M
40) AJ Haulcy, SAF, LSU
41) Max Iheanachor, OT, Arizona State
42) A’Mauri Washington, DT, Oregon
43) Oscar Delp, TE, Georgia
44) Mateen Ibirogba, DT, Wake Forest
45) Trevor Goosby, OT, Texas
46) Emmett Johnson, RB, Nebraska
47) Xavier Scott, DB, Illinois
48) Kamari Ramsey, DB, USC
49) Dillon Thieneman, SAF, Oregon
50) Christen Miller, DT, Georgia
51) Julian Neal, CB, Arkansas
52) Treydan Stukes, CB, Arizona
53) R Mason Thomas, EDGE, Oklahoma
54) Bear Alexander, DT, Oregon
55) Davison Igbinosun, CB, Ohio State
56) Iapani Laloulu, OL, Oregon
57) Skyler Bell, WR, UConn
58) Parker Brailsford, OC, Alabama
59) Anthony Hill Jr., LB, Texas
60) LJ Martin, RB, BYU
61) Chris Johnson, CB, San Diego State
62) Isaiah World, OT, Oregon
63) Demond Claiborne, RB, Wake Forest
64) Anthony Lucas, EDGE, USC
65) LT Overton, EDGE, Alabama
66) Eric Singleton Jr., WR, Georgia Tech
67) Germie Bernard, WR, Alabama
68) Dametrious Crownover, OT, Texas A&M
69) Amare Ferrell, SAF, Indiana
70) Jonah Coleman, RB, Washington
71) Anthony Smith, EDGE, Minnesota
72) Drew Shelton, OL, Penn State
73) Brandon Cisse, CB, South Carolina
74) Antonio Williams, WR, Clemson
75) Darrell Jackson Jr., DT, Florida State
76) Eli Raridon, TE, Notre Dame
77) PJ Williams, OL, SMU
78) Tristan Leigh, OT, Clemson
79) Brenen Thompson, WR, Mississippi State
80) Fa’alili Fa’amoe, OL, Wake Forest
81) Jake Golday, LB, Cincinnati
82) Chandler Rivers, CB, Duke
83) Hezekiah Masses, CB, California
84) Joshua Josephs, EDGE, Tennessee
85) Preston Hodge, CB, Colorado
86) Lance Heard, OT, Tennessee
87) Brendan Sorsby, QB, Cincinnati
88) Devon Marshall, CB, NC State
89) Ja’Kobi Lane, WR, USC
90) Cashius Howell, EDGE, Texas A&M
91) Justice Haynes, RB, Michigan
92) Emmanuel Pregnon, OG, Oregon
93) Kaytron Allen, RB, Penn State
94) Sam Hecht, OC, Kansas State
95) Tacario Davis, CB, Washington
96) Keylan Rutledge, OG, Georgia Tech
97) Michael Trigg, TE, Baylor
98) Matayo Uiagalelei, EDGE, Oregon
99) Jermaine Mathews Jr., CB, Ohio State
100) Elijah Sarratt, WR, Indiana
Top 2026 NFL Draft Prospects
I use my sub-trait grade framework to sort players into brackets, and then have the autonomy to sort players within those brackets based on other notable factors such as production, medicals, off-field history, and more.
On this update of the 2026 NFL Draft Top 100 Big Board, we’ll go over a few major developments. First, Dante Moore and Fernando Mendoza have separated from Ty Simpson in the QB1 battle.
All three QB prospects grade as easy first-round picks on my scale, but Moore and Mendoza have reached a level of operational consistency that Simpson has struggled to match — particularly with his accuracy and situational precision.
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It’s still my belief that Simpson is arguably the best processor of the group (all three are stellar mentally), but Simpson’s general freneticism and at-times volatile mechanical alignment on release has too often gotten in his own way this season, particularly against pressure.
Simpson already falls below Moore and Mendoza by way of raw talent, and his inferior accuracy profile just widens the gap. He’s still close to my Top 10, but Moore and Mendoza are a tier above as QB1 candidates in the 2026 NFL Draft.
Elsewhere on the latest update, the depth of the cornerback class was revealed, while newfound depth in the offensive line group also showed up.
There are 19 cornerbacks in my updated 2026 NFL Draft Top 100, and there are several others just outside the cut who could challenge for Top 100 real estate down the line. Mansoor Delane and Jermod McCoy still lead the group, but players like Chris Johnson, Brandon Cisse, and Hezekiah Masses are rising fast, and Treydan Stukes is a big sleeper.
On the offensive line, three new prospects — Trevor Goosby of Texas, Sam Hecht, and Keylan Rutledge, cracked the Top 100 this week, with Goosby opening inside the Top 50.
I hadn’t previously ranked Goosby due to a slow start and his outstanding eligibility, but he’s heated up down the stretch, and has the athleticism, physicality, and sense of timing to potentially command Round 1 capital if he declares.
Cashius Howell wasn’t too much for him; in fact, Goosby dominated that matchup with his range out of his kick and his overwhelming length.
