25 April 2026
The latest North Dakota State QB prospect is perhaps the program’s most athletic. Payton (6’3”/232) ran a 4.56 40-yard dash at the combine and earned an impressive 9.86 RAS to elevate an already intriguing draft stock. Payton is a fifth-year prospect who only saw one season as a starter, but his big-play ability was undeniable. The lefty rushed for 136-777-13 in his final season with the Bison while throwing for 2,719-16-4. His deep ball completion percent numbers look like something out o ...25 April 2026
Cruz Jr. (6’5/313) possesses rare athleticism, posting a near-perfect 9.99 RAS backed by a blazing 4.94 40 (98th percentile) and an explosive 35” vertical (99th percentile). Cruz logged over 1,800 career snaps with experience at both tackle and guard, turning in an adequate 2025 campaign with a 70.3 overall grade and 67.3 pass-block grade, allowing two sacks and 16 pressures on 354 pass-blocking snaps. He flashes heavy hands and upper-body power, capable of jolting defenders off-balance when ...25 April 2026
25 April 2026
Randall could be the next big-bodied WR-to-RB convert to earn an NFL roster spot. He suffered a torn ACL during a 2022 spring practice and recovered in time to resume playing in Week 3 that year. Randall’s splash plays in the run game and return game late in 2024 inspired coach Dabo Swinney to move Randall from WR to RB for the 2025 season. Built to handle a three-down workload, Randall, 21, measured 6’3/232 at the NFL Scouting Combine. In his lone season at running back, Randall produced a ...25 April 2026
Masses is a wiry cornerback, standing 6’1/179. He spent three seasons at Florida International before transferring to Cal last year. Pro Football Focus credits him with nine pass breakups in 2025, tying for fifth among P4 cornerbacks. Masses made the CUSA All-Freshman team in 2022 and earned second-team All-American honors in 2025. His slenderness could be an issue at the pro level, but he has the frame to add weight. Masses joins a Raiders secondary that allowed the league’s ninth highest d ...25 April 2026
Allen (5’11/180) played for three schools in four years, finishing his college career with 51 receptions for 674 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2025 at Cincinnati, adding seven carries for 20 yards. He began at Louisiana Tech, tallying his college career-best 778 receiving yards with the Bulldogs as a sophomore. After a junior year stint at Texas A&M saw low usage, he transferred to Cincinnati and led the Bearcats in receiving. Though Allen has a smaller frame, he is quick at getting open and ...25 April 2026
Coleman (5’10/179) spent his college career with four teams in four seasons, starting at Jackson State with Travis Hunter and Deion Sanders. After Hunter and Sanders left for Colorado, he hopped to Louisville and Mississippi State before finishing at Missouri. Coleman spent much of his college career as a slot receiver with some punt return ability mixed in. He is undersized but has acceleration and agility to make him an effective ball-carrier in space. Coleman is limited in his route tree wi ...25 April 2026
Law (5’11”/203) spent three years as a backup at Alabama before transferring to Kentucky for the 2025 season. The former four-star recruit wound up leading the Wildcats in receiving (53-540-3) in his lone season with the team, and also contributed on both the kick and punt return teams. Law is a sturdily built prospect who specializes in the short areas of the field. In three of his four college seasons, he had an ADOT of 3.4 or lower, with most of his production coming after the catch. Last ...25 April 2026
Nowakowski will enter a tight end room with Darnell Washington and Pat Freiermuth. He’s unlikely to see consistent playing time behind the veterans. Nowakowski (6’2/250) spent six years in the Big 10, with the first five coming at Wisconsin. He transferred to eventual national champion Indiana for 2025, where he proceeded to nearly double his previous career receptions total. He enters the pros with just 50 grabs across 50 college appearances, though the 32 he posted in 2025 provide hope he ...25 April 2026
24 years old and coming off a five-year college career, Royer (6’5/247) spent three invisible seasons at Ohio State before transferring to Cincinnati and catching 50 balls in 2024. That number declined to 29 in 2025 despite appearing in one more game, though his yardage total fell “only” 105 yards from 521 to 416. Praised for his physicality at the catch point, Royer has a projectable skill-set as a blocker. A short-area threat who can do some damage on schemed looks, Royer will look to ca ...25 April 2026
Styles Jr. (6’0"/194) is a traits-driven projection after converting from wide receiver, pairing a near-perfect 9.99 RAS with rare verified speed (4.27s, 100th percentile) and explosiveness that immediately pops in transition reps and recovery situations. Over 334 career coverage snaps, he allowed 31 receptions on 51 targets (60.8 percentile) for 340 yards with a 66.0 coverage grade in 2025, showing incremental growth after a 48.2 mark the year prior. Styles’ 11.0 yards per reception allowed ...25 April 2026
Styles Jr. (6’0"/194) is a traits-driven projection after converting from wide receiver, pairing a near-perfect 9.99 RAS with rare verified speed (4.27s, 100th percentile) and explosiveness that immediately pops in transition reps and recovery situations. Over 334 career coverage snaps, he allowed 31 receptions on 51 targets (60.8 percentile) for 340 yards with a 66.0 coverage grade in 2025, showing incremental growth after a 48.2 mark the year prior. Styles’ 11.0 yards per reception allowed ...25 April 2026
25 April 2026
Rivers (5’9/185) is an undersized but explosive nickel projection with a solid 8.99 RAS highlighted by 4.40s speed (93rd-percentile) and a pair of 92nd-percentile jumps, though his 29 ¼” arms are suboptimal. Across 441 coverage snaps, Rivers allowed 32 receptions on 51 targets (62.7 percent) for 421 yards, surrendering 8.3 yards per target and 0.95 yards per coverage snap with 2 INTs and 6 PBUs. His 11.0 havoc plays and 53 tackles underscore an aggressive, high-motor defender who plays bigg ...25 April 2026
Demmings (6’1/193) profiles as a press-heavy boundary defender with four years of steady ball production, allowing just 69 receptions on 146 targets (47.3%) for 1,019 yards across 1,104 coverage snaps in his career. His 2025 campaign (48.6% completion rate, 80.4 coverage grade) showcased improved efficiency at the catch point, though his 13.7 yards per reception allowed and inconsistent eye discipline in off coverage still created volatility on intermediate and vertical concepts. Demmings pair ...25 April 2026
Koziol (6’6.5/247) spent three seasons at Ball State honing his skills. He led the Cardinals with seven touchdowns as a rookie. While his three touchdowns in 2023 don’t pop off the box score, Koziol was the only player on the team to score more than one touchdown through the air. He then put it all together in 2024 with 94 receptions for 839 yards and eight scores. Having thoroughly dominated the MAC, Koziol got called up to the Big 12 for his final season of college ball. He led the confere ...25 April 2026
The top running back recruit of the 2022 class, Singleton (6’/219) burst onto the scene as a true freshman with 1,061 yards at a staggering 6.8 yards per carry. He split work with fellow newcomer Kayton Allen and that would never change during his four years at Penn State. Though his role on the ground never improved much, Singleton exploded as a receiver in his sophomore and junior seasons. He caught 26 passes for 308 yards and two scores in 2023 and jumped to 41 grabs for 375 yards with five ...25 April 2026
Elliott (6'2"/231), 22, spent two seasons apiece at New Mexico State and Arizona State. In 2023, he earned second-team All-CUSA honors. In 2025, he earned second-team All-Big 12 honors. The Athletic’s Dane Brugler notes Elliott “was the only player from a power conference in 2025 with 90-plus tackles, 14-plus tackles for loss and seven-plus sacks.” He has just five passes defended and one interception over the past two seasons, and could be best suited to a run-defense role while helping o ...25 April 2026
