Aaron Eckhart Ranked

Welcome to "Ranked", a weekly series where I rank a franchise or filmography from worst to best and hand out assorted related superlatives. This week, I'm profiling the work of Aaron Eckhart-whose latest project "Deep Water" releases in theaters tonight. 

Aaron Eckhart's Filmography Ranked:

16.The Bricklayer (D)

15.The Pledge (D+)

14.Any Given Sunday (C-)

13.I, Frankenstein (C)

12.Paycheck (C)

11.Line of Duty (C)

10.The Rum Diary (B-)

9.Battle: Los Angeles (B-)

8.London Has Fallen (B-)

7.Olympus Has Fallen (B-)

6.Bleed for This (B)

5.Thank You for Smoking (B)

4.Erin Brockovich (B)

3.Sully (B)

2.Rabbit Hole (B+)

1.The Dark Knight (B+)

Top Dog: The Dark Knight (2008)

While I'm downright negative on it compared to a lot of people out there, The Dark Knight is an unquestionable cultural touchstone movie that really cemented Christopher Nolan as the Hollywood pillar that he is today and provided the world with one final showcase of the late Heath Ledger's extraordinary talent with his career-defining turn as The Joker. 

Bottom Feeder: The Bricklayer (2024)

Deep Water is the second collaboration between Eckhart and Renny Harlin in recent years. It won't take much for it to be an improvement over their first. Ironically, The Bricklayer is considered to be one of the better VOD action vehicles Eckhart has fronted since he got demoted to Hollywood's minor leagues in the late 2010's and if that's the case, I'm glad that I haven't bothered to watch the ones that are viewed as the worst. This is just a completely lifeless slog with incoherent action and an even more incoherent espionage thriller storyline that takes itself far too seriously for something that's so deeply stupid at its core. Both Harlin and Eckhart are above this kind of thing and it's a shame to see them be forced to take on these kinds of projects to remain steadily employed.  

Most Underrated: Rabbit Hole (2010)

Thumbing through streaming service to find a couple of Nicole Kidman titles to watch for this piece ahead of the release of The Northman 4 years ago this month led me to watching Rabbit Hole and I'm thankful that it happened to be on HBO Max at that time because this is a great little movie that otherwise would've evaded my radar. Kidman and Eckhart are terrific are a married couple trying to put the pieces of their life back together after their 4-year-old son is killed in a tragic accident and the film manages to tackle the grieving process with a full compassionate heart without glossing over the ugly emotions that accompany it or resorting to shamelessly over-the-top melodrama to upsell the emotional turmoil its characters are facing. 

Most Overrated: Any Given Sunday (1999)

The timing of Any Given Sunday showing up here once again couldn't be more impeccable as some clips from it have been recirculating online in honor of Al Pacino celebrating his 86th birthday last weekend. Oliver Stone let's all of his worst impulses take the wheel here as he churns out a cartoonish, shockingly dull examination of the petty, ego-driven landscape that is a professional football organization. Pacino and Jamie Foxx's swagger gives the movie pulse at times, but a couple of cool scenery-chewing performances can't provide this film with the level of maximalist spark it needs to deliver on its aspirations to be a relentlessly chaotic gridiron soap opera.

10 Most Anticipated Albums of Summer 2026

10.Your Spirit Dies-It Is Well... (Release Date: May 22)

9.Ariana Grande-Petal (Release Date: July 31)

8.Vince Staples-Cry Baby (Release Date: June 5)

7.Boundaries-Yearning: The Unbeautiful After (Release Date: July 17)

6.Genesis Owusu-Redstar Wu & the Worldwide Scourge (Release Date: May 15)

5.Periphery-A Pale White Dot (Release Date: May 15)

4.Static Dress-Injury Episode (Release Date: May 29)

3.August Burns Red-Season of Surrender (Release Date: June 5)

2.Converge-Hum of Hurt (Release Date: June 5)

1.Loathe-A Stranger to You (Release Date: July 17)

Also Plan on Listening To:

Haste the Day-Dissenter (Release Date: May 1)

Isaiah Rashad-It's Been Awful (Release Date: May 1)

Kacey Musgraves-Middle of Nowhere (Release Date: May 1)

Frozen Soul-No Place of Warmth (Release Date: May 8)

Ingested-Denigration (Release Date: May 8)

Drake-Iceman (Release Date: May 15)

JPEGMAFIA-Experimental Rap (Release Date: May 21)

Sublime-Until the Sun Explodes (Release Date: June 5)

Kelsey Lu-So Help Me God (Release Date: June 12)

Olivia Rodrigo-You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love (Release Date: June 12)

Muse-The Wow! Signal (Release Date: June 26)

Electric Callboy-Tanzeid (Release Date: August 7)

10 Most Anticipated Movies of Summer 2026

Somehow someway, the beginning of the summer movie season is imminent. What Hollywood has lined up for the next four months is frankly absurd and should have theater owners doing cartwheels. Starting this week with The Devil Wears Prada 2 and running up until roughly the beginning of August when Spider-Man: Brand New Day debuts , there's a near constant stream of huge titles on the docket that should inspire many a "Is the box office back to pre-pandemic levels?!?" pieces in the trades. 

Beyond this lengthy hit parade, there's still a lot of intrigue to be found including a deep slate of horror titles (Hokum, Obsession, Passenger, Backrooms, Leviticus, Evil Dead Burn, Ice Cream Man, Insidious: Out of the Further), Jason Statham's latest massacre of human traffickers (Mutiny), Will Gluck's attempt to replicate the success of Anyone But You with another R-rated romcom led by a pair of rising stars (One Night Only), audacious indies from some of Hollywood's favorite weirdo filmmakers (I Love Boosters, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, I Want Your Sex) and of course, a family comedy about a group of sheep trying to solve the murder of their shepherd (The Sheep Detectives). 

Here are the 10 movies currently set to release from May-August that I'm most excited to see. Hope you enjoy. 

Already seen and really enjoyed: Obsession (May 15)

10.Spider-Man: Brand New Day (July 31):

The ending of No Way Home left MCU Peter Parker in a dark, lonely place and with Destin Daniel Cretton taking over the directorial duties from Jon Watts, I'm cautiously optimistic that he'll be able to pull off the big tonal shift that accompanies this stage of Parker's journey and make the best Tom Holland-era Spider-Man movie yet. 

9.Tuner (May 22):

Documentarian Daniel Roher's narrative feature debut quietly drew strong reviews on the festival circuit last fall, and its plot surrounding a piano tuner with hypersensitive hearing (Leo Woodall) who inadvertently discovers he has a gift for cracking safes sounds like a really unique spin on the heist/ crime thriller genre. 

8.Carolina Caroline (June 5):

We've seen quite a few Bonnie and Clyde-style crime romances over the years, but Carolina Caroline is the first one to be led by the perpetually underrated Samara Weaving and Kyle Gallner and helmed by soulful indie filmmaker Adam Carter Rehmeier. If all of the ingredients are blended together properly, this could be one of the season's most endearing gems.   

7.Hokum (May 1):

Kicking off May's particularly busy horror slate is this Irish folk horror flick from Damian Mc Carthy, whose profile raised significantly after the release of his last feature Oddity in the summer of 2024. Hokum has picked up a good amount of buzz since it premiered to strong reviews at SXSW last month and the trailer has an eerie atmosphere that gives off the vibe of a good old fashioned campfire ghost story.  

6.Toy Story 5 (June 19):

Oddly enough, I feel like Toy Story 5 is a more "necessary" sequel than Toy Story 4 as it confronts the very timely issue of technology infringing on the space that toys used to occupy and what impact that can have on a child's capacity to use their imagination, find joy through play, etc. Plus, Pixar legend Andrew Stanton finally getting to direct an entry in the franchise that he helped build as a writer and animator just feels right. 

5.Supergirl (June 26):

A moody space western about Superman's cousin (Mily Alcock) embarking on an intergalactic mission to save her beloved dog Krypto from dying is precisely the kind of big swing James Gunn promised he would take when he was hired as the creative head of DC Studios in the fall of 2022. Alcock looks to be very well-cast as the cynical hero who's tortured by witnessing the death of her home planet, the action scenes teased in the trailers look really cool and getting to see Jason Momoa take on the role of Lobo after actively campaigning for it for so long should be a real treat. 

4.Jackass: Best and Last (June 26):

While I felt that Jackass Forever was kind of the perfect sendoff for the crew, I'm never going to be anything less than thrilled to spend 90 or so minutes watching these reckless goofballs inflict harm on themselves in the name of making an audience laugh.

3.The Invite (June 26):

Olivia Wilde was in desperate need of a bounceback directorial effort after the drama-filled rollout of Don't Worry Darling and all indications are that that she was able to pull it off with The Invite. This intimate dramedy starring Seth Rogen, Edward Norton, Penelope Cruz and Wilde herself inspired an old school frenzied bidding war following its rowdy Sundance premiere in January and the victor in that battle (A24) made it one of the cornerstones of their summer release slate, which is a really encouraging sign of just how much confidence they have in its ability to succeed as a counterprogramming option in this titan-filled portion of the calendar.  

2.Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (August 7):

I Saw the TV Glow is a completely singular piece of filmmaking that provided a clear window into what it feels like when a person has to grapple with their gender identity. Whatever Jane Schoenbrun cooked up next was going to land in a prime spot on my most anticipated movies of the year list and their take on the slasher genre that features an absolutely insane collection of actors (Hannah Einbinder, Gillan Anderson, Eva Victor, Jack Haven, Sarah Sherman, Zach Cherry, Patrick Fischler, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Quintessa Swindell, Dylan Baker) sounds it like could be another mesmerizing face-melter.   

1.The Furious (June 12):

Action movie buffs have been starved of the experience of seeing a pure martial arts spectacle on the big screen for far too long. That all changes with The Furious. Japanese director Kenji Tanigaki was able to assemble a cast featuring a number of virtuoso martial artists from all over the world (Mo Tse, Joe Taslim, Brian Le, Yayan Ruhian, Jeeja Yanin) for this project and unsurprisingly given the pedigree of these folks, the early word is that the fight choreography here is some of the most insane ever committed to film. If The Furious can match or exceed the quality of The Raid movies, there's a real chance that I'll levitate out of the theater. 

Also Plan on Seeing:

Deep Water (May 1)

The Devil Wears Prada 2 (May 1)

One Spoon of Chocolate (May 1)

Mortal Kombat II (May 8)

The Sheep Detectives (May 8)

In the Grey (May 15)

Is God Is (May 15)

I Love Boosters (May 22)

Passenger (May 22)

Saccharine (May 22)

Backrooms (May 29)

Power Ballad (May 29)

Masters of the Universe (June 5)

Scary Movie (June 5)

Disclosure Day (June 12)

Maddie's Secret (June 12)

The Death of Robin Hood (June 19)

Leviticus (June 19)

Voicemails for Isabelle (June 19)

Little Brother (June 26)

Evil Dead Burn (July 10)

Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass (July 10)

The Odyssey (July 17)

72 Hours (July 24)

Motor City (July 24)

I Want Your Sex (July 31)

The Last House (August 7)

One Night Only (August 7)

Super Troopers 3 (August 7)

The End of Oak Street (August 14)

The Rivals of Amziah King (August 14)

The Wrong Girls (August 14)

Mutiny (August 21)

Spa Weekend (August 21)

Coyote vs. Acme (August 28)

The Dog Stars (August 28)

Idiots (August 28)

The Whisper Man (August 28)

2026 NFL Draft Recap: Biggest Winners and Losers, Best and Worst Value Picks and Draft Grades for All 32 Teams

Biggest Winners: New York Jets

Saying the Jets won the draft has basically become a recurring bit at this point. Through some combination of bad coaching and their immense institutional stink they'll probably fuck up the careers of many of the players I'm praising them for selecting, but as I sit here on April 27th, 2026, I can't deny how smitten I am with their draft haul. Trading away a pair of cornerstone players in Quinnen Williams and Sauce Gardner in the middle of last season gave them the space to aggressively add players to help serve as the foundation for their latest rebuilding effort and they used their stockpile of picks brilliantly. Their trio of 1st round picks (David Bailey, Kenyon Sadiq, Omar Cooper Jr.) should all be in line to start Week 1 as long they don't get hurt or completely eat shit during camp, D'Angelo Ponds is a feisty slot corner who should bring some much-needed toughness and ball skills to a porous secondary that pulled off the astonishing feat of nabbing 0 INT's last season, Darrell Jackson Jr. has an enticing strength/size combo that could allow him to emerge as a valuable depth piece in their overhauled interior defensive line room and lastly, they wisely opted to select a clear developmental QB prospect on Day 3 in Cade Klubnik instead of pushing their chips in to select a boom-or-bust prospect in Ty Simpson in Round 1. 

Honorable Mentions: Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens

Biggest Losers: Jacksonville Jaguars

Swinging a deal for Travis Hunter last year put the Jaguars in a bit of a precarious position in this year's draft as they didn't make a pick until the bottom of the 2nd round and I feel like they really mismanaged the relatively limited capital they did have. Using their initial pick on an unpolished 25-year-old tight end in Nate Boerkircher who was widely projected as a 4th or 5th round pick when they could've grabbed a potential starting inside linebacker in Anthony Hill Jr. instead was a total head-scratcher and things didn't get much better when they reached for nose tackle Albert Regis and safety Jalen Huskey in the 3rd round. Their wacky dart throw mentality carried into Day 3 when they selected Duke edge rusher Wesley Williams, another raw tight end in Tanner Koziol and projected UDFA C.J. Williams-who was ranked the #82 WR in The Athletic writer Dane Brugler's aptly named colossal draft guide The Beast. If not for the selection of hard-nosed guard Emmanuel Pregnon and hyperathletic wide receiver/return specialist Josh Cameron, I'd having nothing good to say about the Jags class at all.

Dishonorable Mentions: Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, New England Patriots

Best Value Pick: Dillon Thieneman to the Bears (25th overall)

Some great luck with the board allowed the Bears to add an incredibly exciting young player to their safety room that has plenty of vacancies following a mass exodus of vets that suited up for them in 2025 via free agency last month without having to move up from #25. Thieneman has the range and versatility to handle a variety of different assignments (box safety, single high safety, slot corner, etc.) and his nose for the ball should really endear him to DC Dennis Allen.  

Honorable Mentions: Omar Cooper Jr. to the Jets (30th overall), Emmanuel McNeil-Warren to the Browns (58th overall), Kayden McDonald to the Texans (36th overall)

Worst Value Pick: Peter Woods to the Chiefs (29th overall)

I really like how the Chiefs attacked this draft with one big exception. Finding an interior defensive line piece to pair with Chris Jones was a big need for KC, I just don't think Woods has a strong shot of thriving in the NFL. He's coming off a very underwhelming final season at Clemson where the explosiveness that made him a projected top 10 pick at this time last year didn't show up very often and unless that special level of burst magically returns now that he's exited the presence of Dabo Swinney, his run game deficiencies and light arsenal of pass rushing moves are going to cause him to struggle to make a meaningful impact at this level. 

Dishonorable Mentions: Caleb Banks to the Vikings (18th overall), Jadarian Price to the Seahawks (32nd overall), Nate Boerkircher to the Jaguars (56th overall)

Draft Grades:(https://www.nfl.com/news/2026-nfl-draft-final-snap-grades-for-every-team)

Arizona Cardinals: B

Atlanta Falcons: B

Baltimore Ravens: A-

Buffalo Bills: B+

Carolina Panthers: A

Chicago Bears: B+

Cincinnati Bengals: B

Cleveland Browns: A-

Dallas Cowboys: B+

Denver Broncos: B+

Detroit Lions: B+

Green Bay Packers: B

Houston Texans: B

Indianapolis Colts: B

Jacksonville Jaguars: C-

Kansas City Chiefs: A-

Las Vegas Raiders: B+

Los Angeles Chargers: B

Los Angeles Rams: B-

Miami Dolphins: B

Minnesota Vikings: B-

New England Patriots: B-

New Orleans Saints: B+

New York Giants: B

New York Jets: A

Philadelphia Eagles: B+

Pittsburgh Steelers: B+

San Francisco 49ers: B

Seattle Seahawks: B-

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: A-

Tennessee Titans: B+

Washington Commanders: B

2026 NFL Draft: Top 50 Overall Prospects and Top 5 by Position (Updated w/NFL Landing Spots)

Top 50 Overall Prospects:

1.Jeremiyah Love, running back (Notre Dame), Selected 3rd overall by the Arizona Cardinals

2.Caleb Downs, safety (Oho State), Selected 11th overall by the Dallas Cowboys

3.Fernando Mendoza, quarterback (Indiana), Selected 1st overall by the Las Vegas Raiders

4.David Bailey, edge rusher (Texas Tech), Selected 2nd overall by the New York Jets

5.Mansoor Delane, cornerback (LSU), Selected 6th overall by the Kansas City Chiefs

6.Carnell Tate, wide receiver (Ohio State), Selected 4th overall by the Tennessee Titans

7.Rueben Bain Jr., edge rusher (Miam), Selected 15th overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 

8.Makai Lemon, wide receiver (USC), Selected 20th overall by the Philadelphia Eagles

9.Dillon Thieneman, safety (Oregon), Selected 25th overall by the Chicago Bears

10.Arvell Reese, edge rusher/inside linebacker (Ohio State), Selected 5th overall by the New York Giants

11.Jordyn Tyson, wide receiver (Arizona State), Selected 8th overall by the New Orleans Saints

12.Kenyon Sadiq, tight end (Oregon), Selected 16th overall by the New York Jets 

13.Olaivavega Ioane, guard (Penn State), Selected 14th overall by the Baltimore Ravens

14.Francis Mauigoa, tackle (Miami), Selected 10th overall by the New York Giants

15.Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, safety (Toledo), Selected 58th overall by the Cleveland Browns

16.Spencer Fano, tackle (Utah), Selected 9th overall by the Cleveland Browns

17.Kayden McDonald, defensive tackle (Ohio State), Selected 36th overall by the Houston Texans

18.Cashius Howell, edge rusher (Texas A&M), Selected 41st overall by the Cincinnati Bengals

19.Avieon Terrell, cornerback (Clemson), Selected 48th overall by the Atlanta Falcons

20.Omar Cooper Jr., wide receiver (Indiana), Selected 30th overall by the New York Jets

21.Akheem Mesidor, edge rusher (Miami), Selected 22nd overall by the Los Angeles Chargers

22.Jermod McCoy, cornerback (Tennessee), Selected 101st overall by the Las Vegas Raiders

23.Jacob Rodriguez, inside linebacker (Texas Tech), Selected 43rd overall by the Miami Dolphins

24.D'Angelo Ponds, cornerback (Indiana), Selected 50th overall by the New York Jets

25.KC Concepcion, wide receiver (Texas A&M), Selected 24th overall by the Cleveland Browns

26.Zion Young, edge rusher (Missouri), Selected 45th overall by the Baltimore Ravens

27.Denzel Boston, wide receiver (Washington), Selected 39th overall by the Cleveland Browns

28.Blake Miller, tackle (Clemson), Selected 17th overall by the Detroit Lions

29.Keldric Faulk, edge rusher (Auburn), Selected 31st overall by the Tennessee Titans

30.Christen Miller, defensive tackle (Georgia), Selected 42nd overall by the New Orleans Saints

31.Chris Johnson, cornerback (San Diego State), Selected 27th overall by the Miami Dolphins

32.Keith Abney II, cornerback (Arizona State), Selected 157th overall by the Detroit Lions

33.Monroe Freeling, tackle (Georgia), Selected 19th overall by the Carolina Panthers

34.Chris Bell, wide receiver (Louisville), Selected 94th overall by the Miami Dolphins

35.Colton Hood, cornerback (Tennessee), Selected 37th overall by the New York Giants

36.Gabe Jacas, edge rusher (Illinois), Selected 55th overall by the New England Patriots

37.Emmanuel Pregnon, guard (Oregon), Selected 88th overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars

38.A.J. Haulcy, safety (LSU), Selected 78th overall by the Indianapolis Colts

39.Germie Bernard, wide receiver (Alabama), Selected 47th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers

40.Eli Stowers, tight end (Vanderbilit), Selected 54th overall by the Philadelphia Eagles

41.Ty Simpson, quarterback (Alabama), Selected 13th overall by the Los Angeles Rams

42.Lee Hunter, defensive tackle (Texas Tech), Selected 49th overall by the Carolina Panthers

43.Treydan Stukes, cornerback/safety (Arizona), Selected 38th overall by the Las Vegas Raiders

44.Jonah Coleman, running back (Washington), Selected 108th overall by the Denver Broncos

45.Kadyn Proctor, tackle/guard (Alabama), Selected 12th overall by the Miami Dolphins

46.R Mason Thomas, edge rusher (Oklahoma), Selected 40th overall by the Kansas City Chiefs

47.Mike Washington Jr., running back (Arkansas), Selected 122nd overall by the Las Vegas Raiders

48.Brandon Cisse, cornerback (South Carolina), Selected 52nd overall by the Green Bay Packers

49.Antonio Williams, wide receiver (Clemson), Selected 71st overall by the Washington Commanders 

50.Derrick Moore, edge rusher (Michigan), Selected 44th overall by the Detroit Lions

Top 5 by Position:

Quarterback:

1.Fernando Mendoza (Indiana) NFL team: Las Vegas Raiders

2.Ty Simpson (Alabama) NFL team: Los Angeles Rams

3.Drew Allar (Penn State) NFL team: Pittsburgh Steelers

4.Carson Beck (Miami) NFL team: Arizona Cardinals

5.Garrett Nussmeier (LSU) NFL team: Kansas City Chiefs

Running Back:

1.Jeremiyah Love (Notre Dame) NFL team: Arizona Cardinals

2.Jonah Coleman (Washington) NFL team: Denver Broncos

3.Mike Washington Jr. (Arkansas) NFL team: Las Vegas Raiders

4.Jadarian Price (Notre Dame) NFL team: Seattle Seahawks

5.Emmett Johnson (Nebraska) NFL team: Kansas City Chiefs

Wide Receiver:

1.Carnell Tate (Ohio State) NFL team: Tennessee Titans

2.Makai Lemon (USC) NFL team: Philadelphia Eagles

3.Jordyn Tyson (Arizona State) NFL team: New Orleans Saints

4.Omar Cooper Jr. (Indiana) NFL team: New York Jets

5.KC Concepion (Texas A&M) NFL team: Cleveland Browns

Tight End:

1.Kenyon Sadiq (Oregon) NFL team: New York Jets

2.Eli Stowers (Vanderbilt) NFL team: Philadelphia Eagles

3.Max Klare (Ohio State) NFL team: Los Angeles Rams

4.Justin Joly (NC State) NFL team: Denver Broncos

5.Oscar Delp (Georgia) NFL team: New Orleans Saints

Tackle:

1.Francis Mauigoa (Miami) NFL team: New York Giants

2.Spencer Fano (Utah) NFL team: Cleveland Browns

3.Blake Miller (Clemson) NFL team: Detroit Lions

4.Monroe Freeling (Georgia) NFL team: Carolina Panthers

5.Kadyn Proctor (Alabama) NFL team: Miami Dolphins

Guard:

1.Olaivavega Ioane (Penn State) NFL team: Baltimore Ravens

2.Emmanuel Pregnon (Oregon) NFL team: Jacksonville Jaguars

3.Keylan Rutledge (Georgia Tech) NFL team: Houston Texans

4.Gennings Dunker (Iowa) NFL team: Pittsburgh Steelers

5.Caleb Tiernan (Northwestern) NFL team: Minnesota Vikings

Center:

1.Sam Hecht (Kansas State) NFL team: Carolina Panthers

2.Connor Lew (Auburn) NFL team: Cincinnati Bengals

3.Jake Slaughter (Florida) NFL team: Los Angeles Chargers

4.Logan Jones (Iowa) NFL team: Chicago Bears

5.Brian Parker II (Duke) NFL team: Cincinnati Bengals

Edge Rusher:

1.David Bailey (Texas Tech) NFL team: New York Jets

2.Ruben Bain Jr. (Miami) NFL team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 

3.Arvell Reese (Ohio State) NFL team: New York Giants

4.Cashius Howell (Texas A&M) NFL team: Cincinnati Bengals

5.Akheem Mesidor (Miami) NFL team: Los Angeles Chargers

Defensive Tackle:

1.Kayden McDonald (Ohio State) NFL team: Houston Texans

2.Christen Miller (Georgia) NFL team: New Orleans Saints

3.Lee Hunter (Texas Tech) NFL team: Carolina Panthers

4.Gracen Halton (Oklahoma) NFL team: San Francisco 49ers

5.Caleb Banks (Florida) NFL team: Minnesota Vikings

Inside Linebacker

1.Jacob Rodriguez (Texas Tech) NFL team: Miami Dolphins

2.Sonny Styles (Ohio State) NFL team: Washington Commanders

3.Josiah Trotter (Missouri) NFL team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers

4.C.J. Allen (Georgia) NFL team: Indianapolis Colts

5.Jake Golday (Cincinnati) NFL team: Minnesota Vikings

Cornerback:

1.Masoor Delane (LSU) NFL team: Kansas City Chiefs

2.Avieon Terrell (Clemson) NFL team: Atlanta Falcons

3.Jermod McCoy (Tennessee) NFL team: Las Vegas Raiders

4.D'Angelo Ponds (Indiana) NFL team: New York Jets

5.Chris Johnson (San Diego State) NFL team: Miami Dolphins

Safety:

1.Caleb Downs (Ohio State) NFL team: Dallas Cowboys

2.Dillon Thieneman (Oregon) NFL team: Chicago Bears

3.Emmanuel McNeil-Warren (Toledo) NFL team: Cleveland Browns

4.A.J. Haulcy (LSU) NFL team: Indianapolis Colts

5.Bud Clark (TCU) NFL team: Seattle Seahawks 

2026 NFL Draft: Top 50 Prospects Available on Day 3

1.Jermod McCoy, cornerback (Tennessee) 

2.Keith Abney II, cornerback (Arizona State) 

3.Jonah Coleman, running back (Washington)

4.Mike Washington Jr., running back (Arkansas)

5.Skyler Bell, wide receiver (UConn)

6.Dani Dennis-Sutton, edge rusher (Penn State) 

7.Elijah Sarratt, wide receiver (Indiana)

8.Sam Hecht, center (Kansas State)

9.Keionte Scott, cornerback (Miami)

10.Gracen Halton, defensive tackle (Oklahoma)

11.Connor Lew, center (Auburn)

12.Chandler Rivers, cornerback (Duke)

13.Bryce Lance, wide receiver (North Dakota State)

14.Emmett Johnson, running back (Nebraska)

15.Kaytron Allen, running back (Penn State)

16.Kamari Ramsey, safety (USC)

17.Nick Singleton, running back (Penn State)

18.Malik Muhammad, cornerback (Texas)

19.Devin Moore, cornerback (Florida)

20.Deion Burks, wide receiver (Oklahoma)

21.Zakee Wheatley, safety (Penn State)

22.Rayshaun Benny, defensive tackle (Michigan)

23.Joshua Josephs, edge rusher (Tennessee) 

24.Jalen Farmer, guard (Kentucky)

25.Brenen Thompson, wide receiver (Mississippi State)

26.Justin Joly, tight end (NC State)

27.Kyle Louis, inside linebacker (Pittsburgh)

28.Darrell Jackson Jr., defensive tackle (Florida State)

29.Brian Parker II, center/guard/tackle (Duke)

30.Genesis Smith, safety (Arizona)

31.LT Overton, edge rusher (Alabama)

32.Kage Casey, tackle/guard (Boise State)

33.Garrett Nussmeier, quarterback (LSU)

34.Keyshaun Elliott, inside linebacker (Arizona State)

35.Billy Schrauth, guard (Notre Dame)

36.Kaleb Proctor, defensive tackle (Southeastern Louisiana)

37.Dametrious Crownover, tackle (Texas A&M)

38.Zxavian Harris, defensive tackle (Ole Miss)

39.Jalon Kilgore, cornerback/safety (South Carolina)

40.Will Lee III, cornerback (Texas A&M)

41.Michael Trigg, tight end (Baylor)

42.Kevin Coleman Jr., wide receiver (Missouri)

43.Deonate Lawson, inside linebacker (Alabama)

44.Jude Bowry, tackle (Boston College)

45.Charles Demmings, cornerback (Stephen F. Austin)

46.Harold Perkins Jr., inside linebacker (LSU)

47.Cyrus Allen, wide receiver (Cincinnati) 

48.Cade Klubnik, quarterback (Clemson)

49.Beau Stephens, guard (Iowa)

50.Seth McGowan, running back (Kentucky)

2026 NFL Draft: Top 50 Prospects Available on Day 2

1.Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, safety (Toledo)

2.Kayden McDonald, defensive tackle (Ohio State)

3.Cashius Howell, edge rusher (Texas A&M)

4.Avieon Terrell, cornerback (Clemson)

5.Jermod McCoy, cornerback (Tennessee) 

6.Jacob Rodriguez, inside linebacker (Texas Tech)

7.D'Angelo Ponds, cornerback (Indiana)

8.Zion Young, edge rusher (Missouri)

9.Denzel Boston, wide receiver (Washington)

10.Christen Miller, defensive tackle (Georgia)

11.Keith Abney II, cornerback (Arizona State)

12.Chris Bell, wide receiver (Louisville) 

13.Colton Hood, cornerback (Tennessee) 

14.Gabe Jacas, edge rusher (Illinois) 

15.Emmanuel Pregnon, guard (Oregon)

16.A.J. Haulcy, safety (LSU)

17.Germie Bernard, wide receiver (Alabama)

18.Eli Stowers, tight end (Vanderbilt)

19.Lee Hunter, defensive tackle (Texas Tech)

20.Treydan Stukes, cornerback/safety (Arizona)

21.Jonah Coleman, running back (Washington)

22.R Mason Thomas, edge rusher (Oklahoma)

23.Mike Washington Jr., running back (Arkansas)

24.Brandon Cisse, cornerback (South Carolina)

25.Antonio Williams, wide receiver (Clemson)

26.Derrick Moore, edge rusher (Michigan)

27.Skyler Bell, wide receiver (UConn)

28.Dani Dennis-Sutton, edge rusher (Penn State)

29.Elijah Sarratt, wide receiver (Indiana)

30.Zachariah Branch, wide receiver (Georgia)

31.Chris Brazzell II, wide receiver (Tennessee) 

32.Sam Hecht, center (Kansas State)

33.Keionte Scott, cornerback (Miami)

34.Romello Height, edge rusher (Texas Tech)

35.Gracen Halton, defensive tackle (Oklahoma)

36.Bud Clark, safety (TCU)

37.Ted Hurst, wide receiver (Georgia State)

38.Josiah Trotter, inside linebacker (Missouri)

39.Connor Lew, center (Auburn)

40.T.J. Parker, edge rusher (Clemson)

41.Chandler Rivers, cornerback (Duke)

42.Bryce Lance, wide receiver (North Dakota State)

43.Gennings Dunker, guard/tackle (Iowa)

44.Davison Igbinosun, cornerback (Ohio State)

45.De'Zhaun Stribling, wide receiver (Ole Miss)

46.Emmett Johnson, running back (Nebraska)

47.Domonique Orange, defensive tackle (Iowa State)

48.Kaytron Allen, running back (Penn State)

49.C.J. Allen, inside linebacker (Georgia)

50.Kamari Ramsey, safety (USC)