It's never too early for our analysts to stack their 2026 NFL draft boards. How do the top players at every position rank against each other?
We pulled together top-fives at every single position from four NFL draft analysts -- Mel Kiper Jr., Matt Miller, Jordan Reid and Field Yates. How do their evaluations differ, and which players are the unanimous No. 1s at their positions? How do the analysts view Fernando Mendoza and the rest of the quarterback class? How does the wide receiver group fill out, and which schools dominate the front seven positions? Who are the top cornerbacks, and which rushers lead our analysts' running back rankings?
Get a side-by-side look at all four experts' positional breakdowns. Plus, we took each analyst's overall rankings, averaged them out and came up with a consensus top-10 ranking for the 2026 class. Who makes it onto the list?
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CONSENSUS TOP-10 OVERALL RANKING
TOP PLAYERS AT EVERY POSITION
Note: Some prospects are listed under different positions for different analysts.
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Kiper: March 30 Miller: April 10 Reid: April 14 Yates: April 16 Quarterbacks Kiper
1. Fernando Mendoza, Indiana 2. Ty Simpson, Alabama 3. Carson Beck, Miami 4. Drew Allar, Penn State 5. Garrett Nussmeier, LSU
Miller
1. Fernando Mendoza, Indiana 2. Ty Simpson, Alabama 3. Garrett Nussmeier, LSU 4. Drew Allar, Penn State 5. Cole Payton, North Dakota State
Reid
1. Fernando Mendoza, Indiana 2. Ty Simpson, Alabama 3. Garrett Nussmeier, LSU 4. Carson Beck, Miami 5. Cole Payton, North Dakota State
Yates
1. Fernando Mendoza, Indiana 2. Ty Simpson, Alabama 3. Carson Beck, Miami 4. Garrett Nussmeier, LSU 5. Cole Payton, North Dakota State
Running backs
Kiper
1. Jeremiyah Love, Notre Dame 2. Jadarian Price, Notre Dame 3. Emmett Johnson, Nebraska 4. Kaytron Allen, Penn State 5. Mike Washington Jr., Arkansas