- LT Overton is an early high edge defender prospect: The 6-foot-5 and 280-pound Alabama star earned an 82.3 PFF general grade, an 81.7 PFF run-defense grade and a 77.6 PFF pass-rush grade this previous season.
- Eli Stowers will get one other yr of catching passes from Diego Pavia: Stowers shockingly didn’t declare for the 2025 NFL Draft, although a crowded tight finish class and an opportunity to have one other unbelievable season with Pavia seemingly fueled the choice.
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When turning the web page to the following draft class every summer season, the pure tendency is to concentrate on newly eligible prospects. But the very fact of the matter is that there are many seniors who could have an opportunity to make use of the faculty soccer season to raised their inventory, too.
Here are 10 seniors who we expect are poised to stand up draft boards this season.
C JAKE SLAUGHTER, FLORIDA
We kick off this record with one of many higher offensive linemen within the 2026 NFL Draft class. Slaughter earned some begins in 2023 earlier than beginning each sport of the 2024 marketing campaign. The Florida native was persistently glorious in 2024, ending the yr as the one Power Four middle to file 80.0-plus PFF pass-blocking and run-blocking grades.
There appeared to be likelihood that Slaughter would declare for final yr’s draft, and he may have been the primary true middle off the board (relying on one’s positional label for Grey Zabel). Another yr of persistently good play could assist him lock in a top-100 choice, maybe as the highest middle within the draft.
EDGE LT OVERTON, ALABAMA
Overton was draft-eligible final season and persistently ranked within the high 50 on the PFF Big Board as the faculty soccer season wore on, however he opted to return to Alabama for one more yr. After beginning simply 4 video games in his first two seasons at Texas A&M, Overton grew to become a full-time starter at Alabama as a real junior in 2024.
He earned an 82.3 PFF general grade, an 81.7 PFF run-defense grade and a 77.6 PFF pass-rush grade this previous season. His 18.0% pass-rush win price was a top-40 mark amongst greater than 500 qualifying FBS edge defenders.
Overton is listed at 6-foot-5 and 280 kilos, and if he can proceed to win one-on-one, he is usually a first-round edge rusher in 2026.
EDGE TYREAK SAPP, FLORIDA
Tyreak Sapp’s final identify and place could lead your thoughts to Hall of Famer Warren Sapp. Although they don’t seem to be associated, you must nonetheless take note of the longer term NFL participant.
In his redshirt junior season in 2024, Sapp earned an elite 90.4 PFF general grade — a top-10 determine in school soccer amongst edge defenders. He was stout in run protection and cross dashing, posting 88.7 and 82.2 PFF grades in these departments, respectively, whereas logging a career-high 14.2% pass-rush price. Getting that price nearer to twenty% may result in a first-round choice for Sapp. The relaxation is already there.
EDGE DANI DENNIS-SUTTON, PENN STATE
Dennis-Sutton was a five-star recruit and top-30 participant within the 2022 class, in accordance with 247 Sports. The 6-foot-5, 265-pound defensive finish brings perfect measurement to the place for the NFL. He was a rotational contributor at Penn State till final season, when he began 14 of 16 video games.
Dennis-Sutton has been an all-around participant to date, incomes single-season PFF general grades of 72.2, 77.5 and 73.9 over the previous three seasons with out dominating in anybody space. The extra pass-rush snaps he performs, the decrease his win price: his clip dropped from 21.7% to 17.7% to 14.4% final season. Bringing that quantity again up would be the key to enhancing his draft inventory.
EDGE MIKAIL KAMARA, INDIANA
At 6-foot-1 and 265 kilos, Kamara isn’t formed like a typical NFL cross rusher, however his 88.7 PFF pass-rush grade in 2024 means you higher strategy his model with an open thoughts — as a result of it really works.
After leaping from James Madison to Power Four competitors at Indiana final season, Kamara practically doubled his pass-rush win price, from 8.9% to 16.5%. Another yr of that and he’ll be thought-about at the least a mid-round choice.
EDGE DERRICK MOORE, MICHIGAN
Moore was a rotational edge rusher in 2023 however began 12 video games in 2024. More begins gave strategy to higher numbers, together with a career-high 86.5 PFF pass-rush grade. His 23.1% pass-rush win price was one of many highest marks in all of school soccer, showcasing his capacity to win one-on-one.
If Moore can have one other season with a 20%-plus price, he’ll simply elevate himself into the highest 100.
G AR’MAJ REED-ADAMS, TEXAS A&M
Reed-Adams may have capitalized on a weaker inside offensive line class within the 2025 NFL Draft however opted to return to Texas A&M for one more season.
He earned an 83.2 PFF general grade in 2024 with the Aggies after 4 years at Kansas. His PFF run-blocking grade powered that rise, leaping from 63.1 to 85.9 in 2024, however he has additionally allowed simply 10 pressures in every of the previous two years. An analogous season in 2025 may result in Reed-Adams turning into a top-50 choose within the 2026 NFL Draft as one of many high inside offensive linemen.
CB CHANDLER RIVERS, DUKE
Rivers’ 90.7 PFF general grade in 2024 tied with Texas’ Jahdae Barron for the highest mark amongst Power Four cornerbacks. He allowed fewer than 300 receiving yards (296) with three interceptions and eight compelled incompletions.
He’s on the smaller aspect at simply 5-foot-10 and 180 kilos, but when he has one other lockdown season, he’ll be talked about as one of many higher cornerbacks within the class.
LB DEONTAE LAWSON, ALABAMA
Lawson was poised to enter the 2025 NFL Draft earlier than tearing his ACL in opposition to Oklahoma in late November of final season. He shall be a fifth-year senior for the 2025 season, however the excellent news is that it feels like he’ll be prepared for fall camp after lacking all of spring camp whereas rehabbing.
His 84.4 PFF run-defense grade in 2024 was a profession excessive, and his anticipation and confidence seemed to be at his highest ranges but. If he can get confidence again in that knee and nonetheless play as quick as he did in 2024, he could be one of many high linebackers within the 2026 NFL Draft.
TE ELI STOWERS, VANDERBILT
Stowers shockingly didn’t declare for the 2025 NFL Draft, although a crowded tight finish class and an opportunity to have one other unbelievable season at Vanderbilt with quarterback Diego Pavia seemingly fueled the choice.
The 6-foot-4, 235-pound former quarterback earned an 89.0 PFF receiving grade final season, the fifth-best mark amongst FBS tight ends. He dropped simply one in all his 70 targets whereas racking up 17 performs of 15 yards or extra. 2023 shall be simply his third season as a full-time tight finish, and if what we’ve already seen is simply the baseline, he may very well be the very best tight finish within the nation this season.