2026 NFL Draft Big Board: Updated Top-50 players after declaration window passes
Players went back to school, some transferred, and more games were played
The college football season has come to an end with likely 2026 NFL Draft first overall pick Fernando Mendoza leading the Indiana Hoosiers to a national title. That means there are officially no more games left to evaluate as we move into the pre-draft process.
The declaration decision window has also closed for every team except Indiana and Miami, flipping my big board, published about a month ago, on its head. All-in-all, eight players who were on that original top-50 big board opted to go back to school. Here is the list of those players:
Oregon DT A’Mauri Washington (6th overall)
Oregon QB Dante Moore (7th overall)
Colorado to Arizona State transfer WR Omarion Miller (20th overall)
South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers (31st overall)
Ohio State EDGE Kenyatta Jackson (32nd overall)
Oregon TE Jamari Johnson (36th overall)
Ohio State OG Austin Siereveld (46th overall)
Oregon EDGE Matayo Uiagaleilei (48th overall)
That, plus the playoff football tape that has hit since then have some movement in my top-50. So, who are my top-50 players in the 2026 NFL Draft now that the season has come to a close and after a bit of an overhaul, given the NFL Draft decisions made by underclassmen?
Here you go.
