2026 Rookie Big Board

An early look at the 2026 rookies with C.J. Freel

Updated: Wed 1/14 (bookmark this page!)

#	Name	PosPosition	College	FDS 1/14	CJ 1/10		2025	Stats
1	JLJeremiyah Love	RB1	Notre Dame	1	1	Rush Yds 1,372	TD 21	Avg 6.9	Rec Yds 280
2	FMFernando Mendoza	QB1	Indiana	3	2	Pass Yds 3,349	TD 41	Int 6	QBR 188.0
3	JTJordyn Tyson	WR1	Arizona State	2	4	Rec 61	Rec Yds 711	TD 8	Avg 11.7
4	MLMakai Lemon	WR2	USC	5	3	Rec 79	Rec Yds 1,156	TD 11	Avg 14.6
5	CTCarnell Tate	WR3	Ohio State	4	5	Rec 51	Rec Yds 875	TD 9	Avg 17.2
6	DBDenzel Boston	WR4	Washington	6	6	Rec 62	Rec Yds 881	TD 11	Avg 14.2
7	KCK.C. Concepcion	WR5	Texas A&M	7	7	Rec 61	Rec Yds 919	TD 9	Avg 15.1
8	KSKenyon Sadiq	TE1	Oregon	8	11	Rec 51	Rec Yds 560	TD 8	Avg 11.0
9	ESElijah Sarratt	WR6	Indiana	9	10	Rec 62	Rec Yds 802	TD 15	Avg 12.9
10	JCJonah Coleman	RB2	Washington	12	8	Rush Yds 758	TD 17	Avg 4.9	Rec Yds 354
11	AWAntonio Williams	WR7	Clemson	14	9	Rec 55	Rec Yds 604	TD 4	Avg 11.0
12	JLJa'Kobi Lane	WR8	USC	13	12	Rec 49	Rec Yds 745	TD 4	Avg 15.2
13	EJEmmett Johnson	RB3	Nebraska	10	16	Rush Yds 1,451	TD 15	Avg 5.8	Rec Yds 370
14	GBGermie Bernard	WR9	Alabama	11	18	Rec 64	Rec Yds 862	TD 7	Avg 13.5
15	JPJadarian Price	RB4	Notre Dame	16	13	Rush Yds 674	TD 13	Avg 6.0	Rec Yds 87
16	ZBZachariah Branch	WR10	Georgia	18	14	Rec 81	Rec Yds 811	TD 6	Avg 10.0
17	CBChris Bell	WR11	Louisville	17	17	Rec 72	Rec Yds 917	TD 6	Avg 12.7
18	TSTy Simpson	QB2	Alabama	15	20	Pass Yds 3,567	TD 28	Int 5	QBR 145.2
19	CBIChris Brazzell II	WR12	Tennessee	21	15	Rec 62	Rec Yds 1,017	TD 9	Avg 16.4
20	ESEli Stowers	TE2	Vanderbilt	20	19	Rec 62	Rec Yds 769	TD 4	Avg 12.4
21	NSNicholas Singleton	RB5	Penn State	19	21	Rush Yds 549	TD 14	Avg 4.5	Rec Yds 219
22	TCTrinidad Chambliss	QB3	Ole Miss	22	23	Pass Yds 3,937	TD 22	Int 3	QBR 155.4
23	KAKaytron Allen	RB6	Penn State	23	24	Rush Yds 1,303	TD 15	Avg 6.2	Rec Yds 68
24	OCJOmar Cooper Jr.	WR13	Indiana	25	22	Rec 64	Rec Yds 866	TD 13	Avg 13.5
25	CBCarson Beck	QB4	Miami (FL)	24	30	Pass Yds 3,581	TD 29	Int 11	QBR 159.4
26	MKMax Klare	TE3	Ohio State	29	26	Rec 43	Rec Yds 448	TD 2	Avg 10.4
27	MWJMike Washington Jr.	RB7	Arkansas	30	32	Rush Yds 1,070	TD 8	Avg 6.4	Rec Yds 226
28	CKCade Klubnik	QB5	Clemson	37	27	Pass Yds 2,943	TD 16	Int 6	QBR 139.0
29	KSKeshaun Singleton	WR14	South Florida	28	38	Rec 50	Rec Yds 877	TD 8	Avg 17.5
30	ARAdam Randall	RB8	Clemson	33	33	Rush Yds 814	TD 13	Avg 4.8	Rec Yds 254
31	SBSkyler Bell	WR15	UConn	41	25	Rec 101	Rec Yds 1,278	TD 13	Avg 12.7
32	ATAmare Thomas	WR16	Houston	26	41	Rec 67	Rec Yds 966	TD 12	Avg 14.4
33	DCDemond Claiborne	RB9	Wake Forest	31	36	Rush Yds 907	TD 10	Avg 5.1	Rec Yds 140
34	ISIan Strong	WR17	Rutgers	27	42	Rec 52	Rec Yds 762	TD 5	Avg 14.7
35	RHRoman Hemby	RB10	Indiana	34	35	Rush Yds 1,060	TD 7	Avg 5.0	Rec Yds 160
36	DTDarius Taylor	RB11	Minnesota	32	39	Rush Yds 670	TD 4	Avg 4.7	Rec Yds 245
37	GNGarrett Nussmeier	QB6	LSU	44	28	Pass Yds 1,927	TD 12	Int 5	QBR 133.8
38	DADrew Allar	QB7	Penn State	45	29	Pass Yds 1,100	TD 8	Int 3	QBR 135.7
39	NHNyziah Hunter	WR18	Nebraska	35	40	Rec 43	Rec Yds 617	TD 5	Avg 14.3
40	DBDeion Burks	WR19	Oklahoma	42	34	Rec 57	Rec Yds 620	TD 4	Avg 10.9
41	EREli Raridon	TE4	Notre Dame	46	31	Rec 32	Rec Yds 482	TD 0	Avg 15.1
42	JCJeremiah Cobb	RB12	Auburn	36	43	Rush Yds 969	TD 5	Avg 5.5	Rec Yds 83
43	GWGriffin Wilde	WR20	Northwestern	39	44	Rec 71	Rec Yds 880	TD 8	Avg 12.4
44	JMJohn Mateer	QB8	Oklahoma	38	46	Pass Yds 2,885	TD 14	Int 11	QBR 129.4
45	CBCooper Barkate	WR21	Duke	40	45	Rec 72	Rec Yds 1,106	TD 7	Avg 15.4
46	MFMalachi Fields	WR22	Notre Dame	48	37	Rec 36	Rec Yds 630	TD 5	Avg 17.5
47	MTMichael Trigg	TE5	Baylor	43	47	Rec 50	Rec Yds 694	TD 6	Avg 13.9
48	DWDae'Quan Wright	TE6	Ole Miss	47	48	Rec 39	Rec Yds 635	TD 5	Avg 16.3