Scouting Notebook: Indiana's defensive line, a Cincinnati trench player, and some more 2027 NFL Draft sleepers to watch

Another week, another Summer Scouting Notebook

It’s time for our weekly Scouting Notebook as we get a bit deeper into summer scouting the 2027 NFL Draft class.

We’ve got a loaded slate this week, from talking quarterbacks on Yahoo! Sports’ Football 301 podcast with Nate Tice, to some sleepers in the class, to highlighting an entire unit on the defensive National Champs, and more. There is much to get through!

Table of Contents

• Coming up on Daft on Draft

• Talking QBs with Nate Tice

• Some sleepers in the state of Texas

• Prospect Spotlight: Cincinnati OG Evan Tengesdahl

• Indiana’s DL group is a ton of fun

So, let’s get into this week’s Scouting Notebook to see what has stood out to me as I get deeper into summer scouting.

Coming up on Daft on Draft

I will be recording a new Inside the Film Room tonight on an EDGE rusher who has popped on broadcast viewings. I am excited to dive under the hood and see if the tape matches the bursts I’ve seen when watching games live.

If you are unfamiliar with my Inside the Film Room series, you can find them here to get a good idea of what to expect.

James and I took the week off from recording the Daft on Draft Podcast as well, but we will be back next week to begin our summer scouting series. We are starting with quarterbacks as well, and have a fun cadence planned for summer scouting. So, be sure to tune into that.

I am also starting a Monday Morning Hangover newsletter. The goal here is to wrap up any quick-hitting news into one aggregated letter, look back at the week prior, and perhaps look ahead at what is to come on Daft on Draft. This will become meatier when games are happening over the weekend before that Monday, but we’ll make do throughout the offseason as well.

Draft season never ends! So, get your year-round draft content here at Daft on Draft.

Talking QBs with Nate Tice

In case you missed it, I went on Yahoo! Sports’ Football 301 podcast with Nate Tice to discuss the upcoming quarterback class. The episode is 90 minutes long, and we go deep into the class. It’s a great primer episode for anyone looking to get ahead of the action.

Quarterbacks discussed include:

• Arch Manning, Texas

• Dante Moore, Oregon

• LaNorris Sellers, South Carolina

• Drake Lindsey, Minnesota

• Drew Mestemaker, Oklahoma State

• CJ Carr, Notre Dame

• Julian Sayin, Ohio State

• Trinidad Chambliss, Ole Miss

• Jayden Maiava, USC

• Byrum Brown, Auburn

• Brendan Sorsby, Texas Tech

You can find that episode on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.