The NFL Draft is loaded with talent. It is also loaded with fun nicknames. We take a closer look at the nicknames as we approach the final copy, er, rather, the draft.
2026 Draft Prospects Nicknames: A look at Fun Nicknames
- Domonique Orange (Defensive Tackle, Iowa State) – “Big Citrus” 335-pound tackle, he’s already been using the nickname in social media.
This is what next-level looks like, Big Citrus coming through 💪🍊
Domonique Orange NFL Draft Tape 🎞️#Big12FB | @CycloneFB pic.twitter.com/pD7OF5eqt4— Big 12 Studios (@big12studios) April 20, 2026
- Kenyon Sadiq (Tight End, Oregon) – “Sadiq the Freak” – His Combine performance solidified how special this athlete’s measurables are.Freakish.
Kenyon Sadiq is a freak athlete with big-time NFL potential 💪pic.twitter.com/DzbR8CaZwT
— Underdog NFL Draft – Josh & Hayden (@UDFootballShow) April 20, 2026
- Squirrel White (Wide receiver, Florida State) – The name fits for this shifty and short wide receiver. Sure to make defensive backs nuts.
- Zachariah Branch (Wide receiver, Georgia) – “The Human Joystick” – Nicknamed for his game breaking ability, a speed receiver with moves galore.
Insane: Georgia star WR Zachariah Branch BEAT a pickup truck in a race in the desert.
Branch ran a 4.36 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine.
This kid will be SPECIAL.
😱😱😱 pic.twitter.com/Y6cVcWuQ4w
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) March 5, 2026
- Lee Hunter (Defensive Tackle, Texas Tech) – “The Fridge” Earned the nickname because a coach said “Opponents have to get through him to eat.” Massive man who plugs up the gaps.
Texas Tech DT Lee Hunter posted a 21.5-inch vert
4th lowest for a DT at the NFL Combine since 2013
Hunter is big-time top heavy with thinner legs, so not stunning this isn’t his bright spot https://t.co/tRO8cEuN55 pic.twitter.com/VF6ZNdoFmn
— Clint Goss (@NFLDraftDome) February 26, 2026
- Dontay Corleone (Defensive Tackle, Cincinnati) – “The Godfather.” He’s the boss of the defensive line.
2. @BruceFeldmanCFB’s annual list of college football’s biggest athletic freaks is out, and Dontay Corleone is #14.
He benches 485 pounds and his 3-cone time would have been #3 for his position at the combine.
“Good luck to anybody trying to block Dontay,” said Coach Satterfield. pic.twitter.com/gQZ9axrYSL— Dan Hoard (@Dan_Hoard) August 4, 2025
- Elijah Sarratt (Wide receiver, Indiana) – “Waffle House” His own reference, because he’s “always open.”Just a little Terrell Owens in him.
Elijah Sarratt…
-again, no separation but strong hands, playmaker
-30 contested targets on the 2025 season
-did not test at the combine but his pro day is tomorrow (4/1) pic.twitter.com/tZu4UAMaAF
— Nate (@BallCoach_Nate) April 1, 2026
- Scooby Williams (Linebacker, Texas A&M) – Name refers to how Williams will ‘solve the mystery’ of NFL offenses.
Source: Former Texas A&M LB Scooby Williams received an invite to compete in the 2026 NFL Combine. He spent two seasons at A&M, tallying a combined 62 tackles, 12 TFLs, one sack, two INTs, six passes defended, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery. https://t.co/7Bd816h28a
— Carter Karels (@CarterKarels) December 31, 2025
- Sonny Styles (Linebacker, Ohio State) – “The Cyborg” – Given the nickname for his combination of size and freakish Combine measurables.
- Diego Pounds (Offensive Tackle, Ole Miss) – Conservatively weighed as 335 pounds, a number that was reduced for The Combine.
