The 2026 NFL Draft is approaching, with hundreds of college prospects hoping to hear their names called and others aiming to sign as undrafted free agents. Our NFL Draft prospect rankings feature our top players heading into the draft.
Who Are Some of the Top 2026 NFL Draft Prospects?
Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State
Jordyn Tyson began the season as PFSN's preliminary WR1 in the 2026 NFL Draft, and while the gap has closed, he remains in that position midway through the current campaign. Tyson showed visible promise with a 75-catch, 1,101-yard, 10-touchdown 2024 performance, but has put it all together in 2025. Strengths have become dominant traits, and former weaknesses or neutral traits have become strengths.
At around 6'2", 200 pounds, Tyson has the tall and lean frame teams look for in prospective X or movement-Z receivers, but he has the foot speed, corrective twitch, curvilinear mobility, hip fluidity, and vertical stacking speed of a WR three inches shorter. His route-running building blocks are elite, and weaponized by an instinctive feel for tempo and spacing. He can beat press with a vast array of releases, or carve through zone with his burst and bend. At the catch point, he's a flexible, acrobatic converter, and in the RAC phase, he's a glider with endless creation potential.
As a long-striding size-speed phenom and three-level threat at WR, Tyson bears some similarity to Torry Holt, member of the "Greatest Show on Turf" around the turn of the century. Tyson's best qualities are overwhelming for defenders, and it's hard to poke holes in his game. He occasionally experiences focus drops when anticipating contact over the middle, and he doesn't have elite play strength after the catch, but it's not long before you're forced to nitpick.
The numbers back up Tyson's dominance to this point. He has a strong PFSN WRi number of 80.5, and per TruMedia, he generates 0.42 EPA per target. His on-field target share of 34.9% is seventh-highest in the nation, and his on-field target share in the red zone, in scoring territory, is a whopping 52.6%—first among WRs with 40 or more targets. Simply put: Tyson is a playmaker. The Sun Devils can't help but get him the ball—not because they're force-feeding, but because he's too effective.
Jonah Coleman, RB, Washington
Jonah Coleman won't run as fast as the rest of my RBs in the Top 100, nor will he jump as high in the vertical. But at 5'9", 228 pounds, Coleman is tailor-made to be a rotational early-down back at the very least, and a potential gem of a volume back in the right offense.
For his size, he has excellent short-area energy, foot speed, cutting flexibility, and feel for tempo, and as you might expect from his build, he can absorb solo hits with contact balance and physicality, then reset and keep runs alive. In short, Coleman has the quicks, instincts, and physicality to outplay his athletic testing and draft billing.
CJ Allen, LB, Georgia
CJ Allen isn't as big or long as most other LBs in the early-round range, but he's simply a good football player who has the skills that transfer on Sundays. Athletically, Allen is quick, amped-up, and explosive on the attack, and he has the speed and range to cover ground to the sideline, or drop in coverage on seam routes or into Tampa 2 zones. Allen's burst can be weaponized as a blitzer up gaps, or as a breaker on short curls and hitches, and his rapid play pace and fast processing magnifies his utility as a responder.
Allen's take-on technique can still be inconsistent, as he doesn't have the high-end length to consistently control blocks. Nevertheless, Allen is a well-rounded two-phase, three-down LB with definite starting ability as a MIKE or WILL.
FAQ
When was the 2026 NFL Draft?
The 2026 NFL Draft will take place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, between April 23 and 25.
The draft will follow the traditional three-day format, from Thursday to Saturday. The first round will be on Thursday, April 23, with the second and third rounds on Friday, April 24. The final four rounds of the draft will take place on Saturday, April 25.