With the 2025 NFL season winding down and half of the league's 32 teams already looking toward the offseason, it's as good a time as any to take a closer look at the 2026 draft class.
Toledo enters a new era in the Boca Raton Bowl in its first game without coach Jason Candle at the helm since 2015. The Rockets are juggling not only a coaching change but also injuries and opt-outs ahead of their first meeting with Louisville in decades.
Each week, Yardbarker monitors the 2026 NFL Draft, scheduled April 23-25 in Pittsburgh. From a Notre Dame running back to a Toledo defensive back, here are five players we're tracking.
Toledo is the highest rated team. Red Murdock and Emmanuel McNeil-Warren rank as the MAC’s top players. Last summer was a monumental one for the sport of college football.
The Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl LVIII thanks in large part to their elite defense outdueling a talented San Francisco 49ers offense. Kansas City’s defense still features plenty of talent, but the unit took a step back this season.