SūmerSports’ 2026
Rookie Draft Guide
Intuitive data visualizations, position-specific metrics, and scouting insights to help you evaluate this upcoming 2026 draft class.
Top 25 Badges:
Safety
Caleb
Downs
Ohio State Buckeyes - Senior
6'0"
Height
206
Weight
21.4
Age
Downs is a versatile, downhill safety with impact presence. He shows quick processing, physical tackling, and ball skills across multiple alignments.
Safety
Emmanuel
McNeil-Warren
Toledo Rockets - Senior
6'4"
Height
201
Weight
22.3
Age
McNeil-Warren is a physical, instinctive boundary safety. He shows strong tackling, short-area quickness, and run-game awareness.
Safety
Dillon
Thieneman
Oregon Ducks - Senior
6'0"
Height
201
Weight
21.7
Age
Thieneman is a versatile, physical safety with functional starting value. He shows strong run keys, aggressive tackling, and reliable zone awareness with positional flexibility.
Safety
A.J.
Haulcy
Louisiana State Fighting Tigers - Senior
6'0"
Height
215
Weight
22.3
Age
Haulcy is a rangy, speed-driven safety with playmaking traits. He shows fluid range, strong ball skills, and burst to close from depth.
Safety
Kamari
Ramsey
Southern California Trojans - Senior
6'0"
Height
202
Weight
21.7
Age
Ramsey is a versatile, rangy safety with alignment flexibility. He shows strong instincts, man-zone versatility, and reliable tackling range.
Safety
Zakee
Wheatley
Penn State Nittany Lions - Senior
6'3"
Height
203
Weight
24.1
Age
Wheatley is a versatile, rangy safety with consistent starting value. He shows quick trigger, strong instincts, and effective man-coverage range.
Safety
Genesis
Smith
Arizona Wildcats - Senior
6'2"
Height
202
Weight
21.5
Age
Smith is a versatile, athletic safety with depth value. He shows good range, ball tracking, and short-area quickness.
Safety
Louis
Moore
Indiana Hoosiers - Senior
5'11"
Height
191
Weight
25.3
Age
Moore is a tough, instinctive boundary safety with depth value. He shows good ball skills, zone awareness, and short-area closing ability.
Safety
Michael
Taaffe
Texas Longhorns - Senior
6'0"
Height
190
Weight
23.2
Age
Taaffe is a tough, instinctive depth safety with special teams value. He shows good run-pass recognition, short-area closing ability, and physical competitiveness.
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