We recently looked at what anonymous scouts speaking to veteran NFL writer Bob McGinn thought of top wide receiver prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft class. Here is a look at what those scouts, speaking to McGinn for the Go Long TD Substack, think of several other offensive prospects in the 2026 draft class.
Running back
Jeremiyah Love, Notre Dame
“A home run hitter.”
“He has so much athletic ability and speed for the position,” said one scout. “He’s a home-run hitter, a decisive runner with really good vision. Like a Chris Johnson and Jahmyr Gibbs type. Not a power back, but he does have some strength and toughness to him inside, which is more than you usually see from a back with his kind of speed. Very good hands. Willing pass protector. He’s the best NFL prospect in this draft.”
The Love trap.
“I liked Jonathan Taylor a lot more coming out,” a fifth scout said. “You don’t want to take those guys too high. The Raiders took Jeanty high and what a disappointment he was. Josh Jacobs would be a good comparison. Love was a lot more productive but he got the ball a lot more where Jacobs shared carries at Alabama. Look, if somebody wants a back they’ll take Love. He’s a real good, solid back. But you get sucked into the Jeremiyah Love’s and you just don’t know. They have injuries, this and that, or your line needs work. I just don’t know how you take a running back that high.”
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Jonah Coleman, Washington
I dropped something on Coleman in here because he is a mid-round player Chris and I both like. In the event, of course, that the Giants do not draft Love.
“He’s a tank.”
“He may not run well but he’s a tank. He’ll be an every-down running back in the NFL. This guy’s powerful. He’ll make the first guy miss and run over the next guy. Thing that will get him is (speed). He’ll be in the 4.60-4.65 range. But once he gets on the field he’ll be productive. He’s a well-rounded guy.”
“He’ll break tackles.”
“Is he a starter? Yes, he’s a starter type,” said a fourth scout. “He’s kind of a third-down back. Can do a little bit of everything. Runs with a low center of gravity. He’ll break tackles, too, because he’s got a thicker lower body that you want.”
Tackle
Francis Mauigoa, Miami
“An All-Pro type.”
“I liked Will Campbell but I’d have to say this guy’s better than Will Campbell,” one scout said. “He’s not that (Hall of Famer Willie Roaf) but he’ll be an All-Pro type. He looks like a guard but he moves like a tackle. He’s got feel, balance, and he can bend. He positions guys really well. He’s an instant starter.”
“Big power player.”
“He’s either a right tackle or a guard,” said a third scout. “Big power player. I see him more as a guard. He definitely can be a starting tackle but he’s a Pro Bowl guard. He just doesn’t have quite the agility outside on the NFL level. I’d take him over (Penn State’s Vega) Ioane as a guard.”
Spencer Fano, Utah
“A top-15 pick.”
“Against Texas Tech there were a couple times when he gave up his edges early in the play,” a fourth scout said. “But he has the footwork to recover. I think he’s a better foot athlete than Will Campbell. I honestly don’t think that’s much of a concern. Light on his feet. He can mirror in pass pro. Not like a powerful, uproot, road-grader type but he can generate power by being on the move. He’s not weak. It’s more of a stalemate to a gradual win. He’s a top-15 pick.”
“Just kind of average.”
“He’s just kind of average at everything,” a fifth scout said. “Doesn’t have top strength or top movement or feet. Inconsistent with production. He moved around better at the combine than I saw on tape but that’s drill work. He’s got a quirky-type personality.”
Kadyn Proctor, Alabama
“Exactly the same” as Evan Neal.
“I didn’t like Evan Neal and this guy is exactly the same,” a second scout said. “I wanted to like him, too. He has a little bit of movement for being so big. But the game against Auburn, he’s just standing around watching. He just teases you and, ultimately, disappoints. Big, good-looking dude but not physical, not a lot of grit. Stands around and watches.”
“The intelligence is not great.”
“Light on his feet. He can bend. He can move people. He can anchor. Talentwise, there’s no question who this kid is. But he has had weight issues over his career. The intelligence is not great. At the end of the day, O-linemen that are big, smart and tough are the guys that play. The guys that are super talented and maybe not that smart and have weight issues and the work ethic doesn’t match to the talent are the ones you worry about. He’s how you want to draw them up physically but it gives you a little pause with who he is.”
Max Iheanachor, Arizona State
This was interesting to see how different scouts saw a player who has not played a lot of football.
“His arrow is up.”
“He’s literally only played real football for maybe four years. His arrow is up. He’s got the feet. His deficiencies are all coachable and things he can (improve). Physically, he has first-round talent. He got better as the season went along this year. What he did against David Bailey and those Texas Tech ends put him on the map. You saw what he could do against a real NFL-type pass rusher. He just needs to play more.”
“He just plays raw.”
“He’s new to football and he plays like it,” a fourth scout said. “These guys are always hit or miss and how long will it take and if he’ll get it. You can see the ability, the flashes but he just plays raw. You just don’t know the background, the learning, the work ethic, and whether you have confidence that’s going to develop. He’s off balance a lot. The hand placement’s wide. He doesn’t seem to pick things up quickly and visually. He is a classic Senior Bowl guy. Everything’s kind of dumbed down there. Those kind of guys shine. It’s easy. You don’t have to learn much. That’s why it isn’t (valuable). He’ll be a second-rounder. If you do all the background and the learning and the toughness, then you say, ‘All right, he’s worth a shot.’”
Guard
Vega Ioane, Penn State
“A Pro Bowl guard.”
“He’s a Pro Bowl guard,” another scout said. “He reminds me of Tyler Booker from Alabama last year. They’re very similar. Big mauler kind of guy, good enough athlete, better in the run game than the pass. Whatever value you put on a guard, he’s going to start and be a really good player and be your guy.”
“I think he’s overrated.”
“He’s a mauler in the run game but he’s a limited athlete,” said a fourth scout. “When he gets out and pulls he’s heavy-legged. I don’t see it. I think he’s overrated. What does he do best? Well, he’s powerful. He’s a pretty good run blocker, but he’s not a great pass protector. He is against power, but he lacks quickness. He lumbers in space a little bit. Now if he’s running in a straight line and in (space) he’s gonna maul you. I just think he lacks top athletic ability.”
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Emmanuel Pregnon, Oregon
“A steady eddie.”
“He’s steady eddie,” said a third scout. “Solid. Little bit older so you can see he really knows how to play. Nothing dynamic, but he’s going to be a solid, good player. He’ll go in the second.”
“A little bit soft.”
“He’s like Ed Ingram a little bit that the Vikings took (second round, 2022) and now he’s at Houston,” said a fourth scout. “He’s a good enough athlete but there’s something missing. He’s a little bit soft. He’s on the ground a little bit. You wish he was a little more of a competitive player with better effort. He’ll fall off a run block sometimes. He’s not real nasty. But he’s a pretty good pass protector. Good wide base. Good hands. At the end of the day you say, ‘OK, this guy’s probably a low-level starter.’”
Gennings Dunker, Iowa
“Definitely an inside player.”
“He was a right tackle but he’s stiff on making adjustments,” said a third scout. “But inside, boy, when he’s in the run game, boy, he gets on guys and mauls ‘em. He’s definitely an inside player. You can get by with him for a time out on the edge but he’s not athletic enough. He can pass set but he can’t redirect to the inside move. He doesn’t redirect and adjust really well in space. But he’s what you want in the run game. He’s gonna get on guys and, shoot, create holes and space and all that stuff.
“Ugliest looking guy.”
“He’s a flashy guy. Looks like a fish out of water against the pass rush. Lacks the adjust part of it and the anticipation. When I was around him I got Cody Mauch vibes, the kid that came out of North Dakota State a few years ago (second round, Bucs, 2023). Maybe that’s because of his looks. He’s got the long hair and the mustache. Ugliest looking guy.”
Keylan Rutledge, Georgia Tech
“He’s got that DNA.”
“He’s a guy that knows how to play,” said one scout. “Not the most athletically talented. Not that he’s terribly deficient, either. Average athlete, but he makes up for it. He’s got that DNA that good linemen have. Tough, he’s gritty, he’s strong, he understands. If you combined him and [Jalen] Farmer you’d have a first-rounder. He doesn’t have the talent and the body that guy does and won’t get drafted as high probably, but something tells me he’s going to be a success.”
“Doesn’t have the wide hips.”
“I think he’s a late-round guy,” said a third scout. “He’s got a chance because you keep nine or 10 linemen. He’s little. Not a real big, thick guy. Plays a little high. He’s got too many limitations. He just doesn’t have the wide hips. It’s funny how guys at 316 can look small but there’s so many guys that are 330, 340.”
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