Taking our internal scouting grades and more importantly our draft valuations on each player (based on their talent + their positional importance and the supply/demand at the position this year) and comparing where had them projected versus where they actually got picked...we rank the top 25 best values/picks in the 2026 NFL Draft.
*Tomorrow we'll look at the 25 worst picks, statistically speaking, per our computer models.
#1: Dametrious Crownover, Texas A&M / NE pick #196
#2: Jermod McCoy, Tennessee / LV pick #101
#3: Emmanuel Pregnon, Oregon / JAX pick #88
#4: Billy Schrauth, Notre Dame / TB pick #160
#5: Chandler Rivers, Duke / BAL pick #162
#6: Cyrus Allen, Cincinnati / KC pick #176
#7: Keionte Scott, Miami / TB pick #116
#8: Jordan Van Den Berg, Ga Tech / CHI pick #213
#9: Daylen Everette, Georgia / PIT pick #85
#10: Micah Morris, Georgia / PHI pick #207
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#11: Ephesians Prysock, Washington / SF pick #139
#12: A.J. Haulcy, LSU / IND pick #78
#13: Skyler Bell, UConn / BUF pick #125
#14: Gennings Dunker, Iowa / PIT pick #96
#15: Ted Hurst, Georgia State / TB pick #84
#16: Harold Perkins Jr., LSU / ATL pick #215
#17: Brian Parker II, Duke / CIN pick #189
#18: Lorenzo Styles Jr., Ohio State / NO pick #172
#19: Jeremiah Wright, Auburn / NO pick #132
#20: Dani Dennis-Sutton, Penn St / GB pick #120
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#21: Eli Stowers, Vanderbilt / PHI pick #54
#22: Josh Cameron, Baylor / JAX pick #191
#23: Tacario Davis, Wash / CIN pick #72
#24: Bryce Lance, NDSU / NO pick #136
#25: Cole Payton, No. Dakota St. / PHI pick #178
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#26: Jaren Kanak, Oklahoma / TEN pick #225
Teams with the most players/picks on this list...
TB (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) — 3 players
Billy Schrauth, Keionte Scott, Ted Hurst
NO (New Orleans Saints) — 3 players
Lorenzo Styles Jr., Jeremiah Wright, Bryce Lance
PHI (Philadelphia Eagles) — 3 players
Micah Morris, Eli Stowers, Cole Payton
JAX (Jacksonville Jaguars) — 2 players
Emmanuel Pregnon, Josh Cameron
PIT (Pittsburgh Steelers) — 2 players
Daylen Everette, Gennings Dunker
CIN (Cincinnati Bengals) — 2 players
Brian Parker II, Tacario Davis
Other related reports:
(5/4) Statistically grading each team's NFL Draft picks + UDFA: https://ffmetrics.com/6589-2026-nfl-draft-grades-pure-grading-based-on-economical-methodology-scouting-grades
