2026 EDGE Prospects Rankings are updated by Shane P. Hallam as needed throughout the season and offseason. If you want more in depth reasoning for rankings, tweet him @ShanePHallam. See his 2024 and 2025 Rankings as well for insight into those NFL Draft classes. Here are the 2026 EDGE Prospects
2026 Rankings
Big Board | QB | RB | WR | TE | OT | iOL | EDGE | DL | LB | CB | S | K | P | LS
Rank Name School Years out of HS Height Weight
1
Keon Keeley
Alabama
1
6-5
242
2
Adepoju Adebawore
Oklahoma
1
6-4
240
3
Matayo Uiagalelei
Oregon
1
6-5
265
4
Damon Wilson
Georgia
1
6-3
225
5
Samuel M'Pemba
Georgia
1
6-3
240
6
Dashawn Womack
LSU
1
6-4
240
7
Yhonzae Pierre
Alabama
1
6-3
223
8
Qua Russaw
Alabama
1
6-2
230
9
Jayden Wayne
Miami (FL)
1
6-5
245
10
Joshua Mickens
Ohio State
1
6-3
225
11
Bai Jobe
Michigan State
1
6-3
225
12
Gabriel Harris
Georgia
1
6-4
237
13
Rueben Bain
Miami (FL)
1
6-2
250
14
Caleb Herring
Tennessee
1
6-5
206
15
Jordan Renaud
Alabama
1
6-3
245
16
Jaxon Howard
LSU
1
6-4
245
17
Braylan Shelby
Southern Cal
1
6-4
235
18
Ta'Mere Robinson
Penn State
1
6-4
225
19
Desmond Umeozulu
South Carolina
1
6-6
239
20
Colton Vasek
Texas
1
6-5
225
21
Jameial Lyons
Penn State
1
6-4
255
22
Chandavian Bradley
Tennessee
1
6-4
209
23
Derion Guillette
Texas
1
6-2
220
24
Jaybron Harvey
North Carolina
1
6-3
215
25
Princewill Umanmielen
Nebraska
1
6-4
225
26
Hunter Clegg
Utah
1
6-4
235
27
Adonijah Green
Louisville
1
6-5
206
28
David Ojiegbe
Clemson
1
6-3
235
29
Jamarious Brown
Mississippi
1
6-3
250
30
Lamont Green Jr.
Florida State
1
6-3
228
31
Isaiah Crawford
Texas Tech
1
6-4
210
32
Blake Purchase
Oregon
1
6-2
240
33
AJ Hoffler
Clemson
1
6-4
240
34
Isaiah Nixon
UCF
1
6-4
215
35
Tyler Thompson
North Carolina
1
6-4
200
36
Joseph Mupoyi
Penn State
1
6-5
230
38
Dylan Gooden
Maryland
1
6-4
204
39
Cameron Lenhardt
Nebraska
1
6-3
250
40
Monteque Rhames
South Carolina
1
6-5
235
41
Daymion Sanford
Texas A&M
1
6-2
210
42
Siale Esera
BYU
1
6-3
250
43
Dylan Carpenter
LSU
1
6-3
240
44
Neeo Avery
Maryland
1
6-5
230
45
Jordan Allen
Kansas State
1
6-3
225
46
Taylor Wein
Oklahoma
1
6-5
235
47
David Peevy
Southern Cal
1
6-4
230
48
Nathan Robinson
Tennessee
1
6-5
272
49
Chase Brackney
Iowa
1
6-4
285
50
Antonio Camon
Pittsburgh
1
6-2
250
Rank Name School Years out of HS Height Weight
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