PRO 2026 Rookie Spotlight: Jeremiyah Love, RB Notre Dame
Jeremiyah Love finished his three-year career at Notre Dame as one of, if not the most prolific Running Back’s with fewer than 500 career touches that we’ve ever evaluated. In 2025, he amassed 1,652 total yards after a second consecutive season with more than 25 receptions. Finishing as a consensus All-American and Third in Heisman Voting behind Fernando Mendoza (QB) and Diego Pavia (QB).
PRO 2026 Rookie Spotlight: Emmett Johnson, RB Nebraska
Emmett Johnson is an interesting cookie to crack in the 2026 NFL Draft class, as a 3-star out of Holy Angels in Minneapolis, MN. Johnson chose Nebraska over the home-state Minnesota Gophers. Redshirting his first fall at Nebraska, it took Emmett two more years to see starting snaps because of guys like Anthony Grant, Dante Dowdell, and Rahmir Johnson. When he took over in 2025, there was no looking back.
Cody Carpentier’s 2026 NFL Draft Big Board – Top 50
RosterWatch Nation, it’s been another maniacal start to draft season and, like you, we’re excited for April’s draft and the ensuing analysis of its fantasy fallout. For now, we present Cody Carpentier’s NFL Draft Big Board. After many hours of Film Analysis, mixed with the results of the Panini Senior Bowl and the Shrine Bowl, Cody’s Top 50 Prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft is here. This list can and will change as new things come in, some would call this a “Bayesian process”.
PRO 2026 Rookie Spotlight: Adam Randall, RB Clemson
Adam Randall is an extremely impressive human, graduating from Clemson in 3 years, before finishing his Senior Season with a Masters degree in Athletic Leadership. Voted by his Clemson teammates as a permanent team captain in 2025, before earning an AFCA Good Works Team selection. On top of all of that, Randall switched positions in January of 2025 from Wide Receiver to Running Back, after playing Wide Receiver throughout High School and College.
Cody Carpentier’s 2026 NFL Draft Top 5 Positional Rankings 1.0
Cody Carpentier will soon release his 3-Round NFL Mock Draft (3.0) after we return from the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, and will soon release his full Initial Top 100 NFL Draft Big Board; however, today Cody’s “Top 5’s” (and Top 10 for some) by position are here on the ticker at RosterWatch. EDITOR’S NOTE: These
PRO 2026 Rookie Spotlight: Mike Washington Jr, RB Arkansas
Mike Washington Jr became the 16th player in Arkansas program history with a 1,000-yard rushing season, the first since Raheim Sanders in 2022. Washington was a three-star prospect according to ESPN and Rivals while Attending Cicero-North Syracuse High School in Cicero, N.Y.
PRO 2026 Rookie Spotlight: J’Mari Taylor, RB Virginia
After five seasons at North Carolina Central, accumulating 1,882 rushing yards and 615 receiving yards, Taylor transferred up north to Virginia, where he split the backfield 60-40 with Senior Harrison
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Cody Carpentier’s 2026 NFL Mock Draft 2.0
The College Football season is complete. We just got home from the 15th annual trip to Mobile for the Panini Senior Bowl, and I’ve got a few takes in my back pocket. So we’re back to bring you the third iteration of my 2026 NFL Mock Draft Series.
PRO 2026 Rookie Spotlight: Seth McGowan, RB Kentucky
McGowan has played in 31 career games (8 at Oklahoma, 12 at New Mexico State, and 11 at UK) with 21 starts (11 at New Mexico State and 10 at UK). Coming out of high school, he was a consensus four-star recruit coming out of Poteet High School in Texas and a Top 200 player.
PRO 2026 Rookie Spotlight: Rahsul Faison, RB South Carolina
Hardly becoming eligible to play before the 2025 season, Rahul Faison transferred to South Carolina in January of 2025. He was ineligible until August 25th, the week of their season opener against Virginia Tech.
