2026 Top Five Positional Rankings: Pre Combine Edition

You obviously aren’t giving up on Allar
Do you have Beck as your number one qb?
Disagree
Agree on Some of what you said about Miami
It wasn’t all Beck
Canes had a stifling defense
Beck ought to be able to read defenses
That was his 6 year in college football.
Let’s see how the choker does in the NFL
As far as Allar
Strong arm
Great physical attributes
End
Maybe with different coaching and some wrs he might be able to upgrade his game
To me not a first rd pick
Chambliss a better qb than both of these guys

 

Mmhmm..


Considering this is getting us no where, allow me to state again as to why Makai Lemon missed the cut;


"No one is doubting Lemon's ability to get open during the route. My major worry for him is beating press consistently at the LOS. At USC that was possible given how such Corners were few and far between. In the NFL?! Not nearly as easily; doubly so with this current crop of CBs.


Part of the issue is his lack of a varied release package to get open at the LOS. The other issue I have with him is his lack of acceleration at the LOS.


Now K.C. Concepcion does have issues with defeating press but possess far superior acceleration with a better overall release package. He still will struggle but not nearly as much as Makai Lemon will imo."


In short?!


You need to be able to defeat your opponent consistently, as a WR, at the LOS for your route running and separation abilities during the play to even matter. Makai hasn't shown this ability nearly enough for me to place him in the Top Five. K.C. has and, as I said and will again, possesses superior agility ans acceleration which will allow him to be a more complete WR Day One.


You said it yourself; Lemon is mainly a Slot Option. Slot options are plentiful in every NFL Draft. Wide Receivers who have K.C.s size but can be used both inside and out?! Those types of WRs are rare.

 

Trinidad is returning to college though.


Even if he wasn't, he would make my list. He escapes the pocket, even clean pockets, far too often and far too soon for my liking. Even worse?! Trinidad cannot see over the MOF. If anything, my pro comp for him was Kyler Murray Lite.

 

Hilarious comparing him to the midget in Arizona
He is 6 ft way too short
Nonsense
Chambliss will throw first before running
Murray in college ran first
Still runs first
No comparison to me
Of course I also thought Rattler would be a starter, in which he was for a short time
Too bad he ended up with the Aints

 

What do you think of Sellers from SC?
He definitely made right choice of coming back next season
As everyone will say
A lot of athletic ability- I agree
Throws a pretty deep ball
Awful intermediate passing game
Tends to try to do too much resulting in bad bad sacks and turnovers
Me being a Gamecock fan I hope the young man improves this upcoming season

 

Your missing the point. Neither can operate the MOF efficiently. Neither possess even good pocket presence; let alone pocket poise. Their biggest flaw though is that both are one read QBs.


That simply isn't going to work at the NFL Level. Kyler Murray was a far superior player overall coming out of Oklahoma and he doesn't know what it means to play for the Super Bowl; much less the NFC Championship Game. Now, the Organization in the Arizona Cardinals surely don't help matters but many of the issues that Kyler had at Oklahoma got magnified at the NFL Level. He is a good starter but nothing more.


I expect Trinidad to be the same.

 

Man... a backfield featuring Love and Warren?!.... One can dream!

 

but the one i liked after howard last year ended up as the aint's starter. slough. then there was the guy i wanted to pick to replace ben when the time came, brock purdy. i guess this makes me the QB whisperer.

 

Great stuff per usual. Lots to like in here, but man I hate the QB rankings lol Allar isn't a good prospect really at all IMO. He's a double redshirt no questions asked to me. Very far away from being able to see an NFL field. Beck is okay, but I'd have Simpson, Mendoza, and Nussmeier all ranked ahead of him. Lots to like long term, just has to find a way to not be an absolute turnover machine. Both of them have the "folds in big games/big moments" moniker that I hate for QB's (though Beck did have an okay playoff run). I did like the inclusion of Ponds and Igbinosun at CB. Ponds is slot only, but a dawg. Igbinosun has a lot to work with.

I paid most attention to the top prospects at QB, WR, CB, S, ILB, and DL as those are really the only positions I'd like us to target for our first two selections. We can stray from those in round 3 for a G or something. Though, I do think FA will change this greatly.

 

Ty Simpson has a lot of buzz throwing the football at the combine. He was the best of the QB's there throwing the football, showing accuracy, touch, and velocity in short, medium and long range. He has a very good NFL arm.

Not only is he trending as a first round pick, he could be among the first 16 players taken.

I will say it again, if he interviews well and tests well (S2 / wonderlic ) I take him in round one.

https://www.nfl.com/prospects/ty-simpson/32005349-4d63-9376-c6de-c1666dcadc47

 

Or he had a dolt for a head coach / OC and average at best college Wide Receivers. This is 100% true. Judge him as if he had both.

BUT

Something is off with his accuracy in hitting players on the move and on break in their routes. And regressed as a passer. However is a good ball security QB with a great arm and size.

With a good NFL coach that can develop a quarterback... like McCarthy.

I have a round three grade on him. He is worth the gamble and fits in an offense that likes to throw the football down the field and features play action. I would take him in round three IF we don't select Simspon in round one.

With his amr and size, both of which are NFL elite, you're not taking a swing in the dirt, and have a chance to hit a high fastball for a home run.

 

He is a good third saftey for an NFL team and one that brings value on 3rd down due to his ball skills and smarts. Maybe a starter in the NFL. He is a bit slow ( 4.5 ) and not sudden enough in his movement to be trusted in deep coverage.

But Defensive football to me is mostly about situational football and good coaches put the players in position to shine.

 

No F'n way on Beck in the first three rounds of the draft. I am based near Miami as while he is a fair NFL prospect ( I gave him a 5th round grade ) he is also a rich playboy type, who hired ESM for his agent. They may have paid this author of the article to write nice things about him. His ratings on Beck in the article sugest a man who will be taken in round one.

 

Quick points of order everyone!!


Misunderstood traits vs tools in the description. My mistake. Traits is what a player is (i.e. height, weight, speed, etc.) while tools is what a player can do (technique, anticipation, route recognition, etc.)


Again, really sorry about the mix up!

 

Haven't forgotten about the Post Combine stuff everyone!!


Nursing an illness. Still under the weather. I do have the Top 32 all but wrapped up!! Should be going live by Saturday!