RJ Hamster
NFL Scouts Reveal Most Underhyped & Overhyped Prospects
NFL Confidential: Scouts, Execs Dish on Most Underhyped, Overhyped 2026 Draft Prospects
After months of buildup, we’re finally starting to see how the 2026 NFL Draft might shake out. We already know Fernando Mendoza will almost certainly be the No. 1 overall pick, and Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson might join him in the first round.
But is a first-round evaluation of Simpson the correct one? Are the first-round evaluations of other top prospects also correct?
We surveyed numerous scouts and executives across the NFL to figure out which prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft are underhyped and overhyped as we’re less than two weeks from one of the league’s grand events. One of the things we came away with was that there wasn’t even a consensus on Mendoza, let alone Simpson and some of the other quarterbacks.
So, which prospects should we be keeping our eyes on ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft? Here are the prospects executives think are getting too much hype, and the ones who aren’t getting enough hype.
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