2026 NFL Combine Thread: 2.26.26 - 3.1.26

[LinvilleGorge]

13 minutes ago, SCMunnerlyn1 said:

Is this class decent enough for a flyer on a 4th round development QB? 

We'll see. There's some guys who are intriguing. Drew Allar would probably be the top of my list. Talen Green has Anthony Richardson type physical talent and that's always intriguing if you can get it in the mid-rounds. The Baylor guy and the NDSU guy are two others. It's just really hard to predict exactly where these types of prospects are going to land on the draft and they're probably scattered wildly on draft boards across the league. All it takes is one for a guy to go a lot earlier than expected.

[Soul Rebel]

https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2026/story/_/id/48053564/2026-nfl-mock-draft-two-rounds-64-picks-jordan-reid-combine

Jordan Reid is pretty locked in and an expert that I trust more than others. Pretty sensible and logical with his thoughts, and the rumors he hears quite often, are not click bait.

I was intrigued by the buzz about the Panthers at the combine. Chubb? Thibodeaux? Hendrickson? 

If Fano falls, run the card up. I don't care about arm length with the production and versatility as a LT or RT (see: Slater, Rashawn).

 

He then comes back with a rush LB though, which is odd given the first statement about preferring to address in FA/trade....

Only guy I'd look at based on the way the board fell here, is Wheatley. TBF, Thomas is probably more of a BPA over Wheatley. Hill, Jr. goes 46 and Rodriguez went 49th. This reminds me too much of the '23 draft when we thought our guy would be there and we settled for DJ.

Edited 3 hours ago by Soul Rebel

[LinvilleGorge]

I'm just not sold on us being highly interested in Fano. We seem to prefer big mauler type OL and Fano is the opposite.

[strato]

6 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I'm just not sold on us being highly interested in Fano. We seem to prefer big mauler type OL and Fano is the opposite.

Last tackle we drafted there were different people in charge. May or may not make a difference. 

[rebelrouser]

1 hour ago, Soul Rebel said:

If Fano falls, run the card up. I don't care about arm length with the production and versatility as a LT or RT (see: Slater, Rashawn).

Agree.  Dude is a freak athlete at 6'6".  

[firefox1234]

1 hour ago, Soul Rebel said:

https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2026/story/_/id/48053564/2026-nfl-mock-draft-two-rounds-64-picks-jordan-reid-combine

Jordan Reid is pretty locked in and an expert that I trust more than others. Pretty sensible and logical with his thoughts, and the rumors he hears quite often, are not click bait.

I was intrigued by the buzz about the Panthers at the combine. Chubb? Thibodeaux? Hendrickson? 

If Fano falls, run the card up. I don't care about arm length with the production and versatility as a LT or RT (see: Slater, Rashawn).

 

He then comes back with a rush LB though, which is odd given the first statement about preferring to address in FA/trade....

Only guy I'd look at based on the way the board fell here, is Wheatley. TBF, Thomas is probably more of a BPA over Wheatley. Hill, Jr. goes 46 and Rodriguez went 49th. This reminds me too much of the '23 draft when we thought our guy would be there and we settled for DJ.

Mason Thomas fascinates me but that size scares me even though he looks really good on film and has the production to back it.

[ForJimmy]

4 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I have a very hard time believing any of these types of rumors this time of year. We're in peak lying season. LOL

No it's legit!  I probably wouldn't draft Downs before pick... 19?  Just to play it safe.

[LinvilleGorge]

8 minutes ago, ForJimmy said:

No it's legit!  I probably wouldn't draft Downs before pick... 19?  Just to play it safe.

Yeah, with our luck with injuries we'd draft him and he'd pop his ACL walking across the stage to shake Goodell's hand. LOL

[Basbear]

56 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Yeah, with our luck with injuries we'd draft him and he'd pop his ACL walking across the stage to shake Goodell's hand. LOL

Its from the combine doctors and some team in the teens leaked the infro(my guess), its 100% legit. My thinking is he was a game changer with a bum knee. MCL should heal before TC and if he makes it until the end, fix the knee/acl/whatever in the next off-season. Like the short armed DE bain, he's not going to fall far even with bad news...just too good.