{"id":266960,"date":"2026-02-25T09:45:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=266960"},"modified":"2026-02-25T09:24:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:24:41","slug":"5-offensive-2026-nfl-draft-prospects-to-watch-at-the-nfl-combine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2026\/02\/25\/5-offensive-2026-nfl-draft-prospects-to-watch-at-the-nfl-combine\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Offensive 2026 NFL Draft Prospects to Watch at the NFL Combine"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are many prospects who could greatly impact their draft stock at the combine. These five offensive NFL Draft prospects are names to watch as potential draft risers<\/a> at the 2026 NFL Combine.<\/p>\n

2026 NFL Draft Big Board<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Top Offensive NFL Draft Prospects to Watch at the NFL Combine<\/h2>\n

RB Jadarian Price, Notre Dame<\/h3>\n

Jadarian Price<\/a> is a top contender to be the second running back drafted after his teammate Jeremiyah Love<\/a>. Price is a running back who has tremendous speed and acceleration. If he can stand out as one of the top players in both the athletic testing and the on-field workout at the combine, Price can greatly increase his chances of being the second running back taken in the draft and a potential top 50 pick.<\/p>\n

Current Draft Projection- Second Round<\/p>\n

WR Brenen Thompson, Mississippi State<\/h3>\n

Brenen Thompson is one of the best deep threat wide receivers in this year\u2019s draft class. He might be the fastest player in the draft class as well. Thompson is a track star who won the Texas 3A 200-meter title, and he is a top candidate to run the fastest 40-yard dash time this year. Along with elite speed, Thompson has amazing overall movement skills and change-of-direction ability as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Current Draft Projection- Fourth\/Fifth Round<\/p>\n

WR Ted Hurst, Georgia State<\/h3>\n

Ted Hurst<\/a> is a wide receiver prospect who has great size for the position. He measured in at 6-foot-3 and 207 pounds at the Senior Bowl<\/a>, and he was one of the top performers at the Senior Bowl this year as well. Hurst is an athletic player with good speed at his size, and a strong performance at the combine after a good showing at the Senior Bowl could help further increase his chances of becoming a potential Day 2 pick in the draft.<\/span><\/p>\n

Current Draft Projection- Third\/Fourth Round<\/span><\/p>\n

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Nov 1, 2024; East Hartford, Connecticut, USA; Georgia State Panthers wide receiver Ted Hurst (16) makes a touchdown catch against the Connecticut Huskies in the second quarter at Rentschler Field at Pratt & Whitney Stadium. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

TE Kenyon Sadiq, Oregon<\/h3>\n

Kenyon Sadiq<\/a> is an incredible all-around athlete who ranked No. 11 on Bruce Feldman\u2019s 2025 College Football Freaks List<\/a>. He has tremendous top-end speed at his size, good strength, and has a great chance to have one of the best vertical jumps of any tight end at the combine this year. A strong performance at the combine could help solidify Sadiq as a first-round pick in the draft.<\/span><\/p>\n

Current Draft Projection- Mid\/Late First Round<\/span><\/p>\n

TE Eli Stowers, Vanderbilt<\/h3>\n

Sadiq is not the only tight end in the draft who ranked high on Bruce Feldman\u2019s Freaks List. Eli Stowers was No. 15 on Feldman\u2019s list and is a fast and explosive athlete. He is a track and field star who won the 2019 Texas 6A high-jump state title. Eli Stowers<\/a> has a good chance to rank near the top in the broad jump, vertical jump, and 40-yard dash among all tight ends at the combine this year. A strong performance at the combine could also help improve his chances of potentially being a second-round pick and one of the top two tight ends selected in the draft.<\/span><\/p>\n

Current Draft Projection- Second Round<\/span><\/p>\n

Main Photo: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The NFL Combine offers prospects a chance to showcase their abilities to NFL teams. Here is a list of names to watch at the 2026 NFL Combine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5467,"featured_media":265179,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1647],"tags":[33533,34220,32982,33835,33777,34213],"class_list":["post-266960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","tag-2026-nfl-draft","tag-brenen-thompson","tag-eli-stowers","tag-jadarian-price","tag-kenyon-sadiq","tag-ted-hurst"],"modified_by":"Sue Levine","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5467"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=266960"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":267100,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266960\/revisions\/267100"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/265179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=266960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=266960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}