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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

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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.

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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
Waylee.

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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.

2026 Panini Senior Bowl

RosterWatch 2026 15th-Annual All-Senior Bowl Roster

Congratulations to the 2026 RosterWatch All-Senior Bowl Roster, who, like the alumni listed above, most impressed our staff with not only their on-field skills, but also their off-field temperaments and personalities as professionals during the week of 2025 practices for the Panini Senior Bowl. Some of these players will have All-Pro NFL careers, and we’re honored, as always, to have been in attendance for their introduction to the National Football League in Mobile.

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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.

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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.

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PRO 2026 Rookie Spotlight: Roman Hemby, RB Indiana

After four years of good football at Maryland, finishing with 800+ yards from scrimmage in 3 of 4 seasons. Roman Hemby transferred to Indiana, where he finally crested 1,000 rushing yards in the 14th game of the season.

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PRO 2026 Rookie Spotlight: Le’Veon Moss, RB Texas A&M

I’ll come out and say it, If Le’Veon Moss didn’t have the injury history he does at Texas A&M (2024 ACL Tear + 2025 Ankle Injury), causing him to miss significant time in 2025, he would have a near 1st round grade for me.