The two-down grinder will join a Washington backfield alongside Rachaad White and Jacory Croskey-Merritt. Allen (5’11/216) was a four-star recruit with offers from every powerhouse in the country. After landing at Penn State, he immediately showed why he was so sought after coming out of high school. He ran for a pair of touchdowns against Auburn in his third career game and cleared 100 yards versus Central Michigan the next week. Allen would go on to lead the Nittany Lions in carries while competing with five-star freshman Nick Singleton for touches. That would be the case for all four of his seasons at Penn State. Allen’s outstanding career culminated in a 210-1,303-15 rushing line in 2025, making him Penn State’s all-time leading rusher. He does all the little things well as a runner, allowing plays to develop and following blockers like a seasoned pro. The biggest drawback is a lack of top-end speed or agility. Allen’s mark of 3.8 yards after contact per carry ranked just outside the top 50 backs in the country last year. The fact that he opted not to do athletic testing at the NFL Combine or his Pro Day suggests his numbers would have been underwhelming.
The Jets dealt pick No. 199 and No. 242 for No. 188. Cooper (6’6/337) is a massive, road-grading interior presence whose gargantuan frame and heavy hands make him a tone-setter in downhill run schemes. A four-year contributor with over 3,100 career snaps, Cooper delivered a commendable 2025 campaign with a 78.9 PFF pass-block grade and just 12 pressures allowed on 550 pass-blocking snaps (98.8% block efficiency), showcasing improved stability in protection. He wins with power and re-anchor ability, using quick, forceful hands to halt momentum and create displacement on double teams and drive blocks. Cooper’s game is built for tight quarters, where his size, core strength and body control allow him to neutralize defenders, but his limited athleticism and inconsistent pad level show up when he’s forced to operate in space. Penalties are a concern with 19 over his career (8 in 2025), reflecting lapses in technique and timing. With scheme-dependent value and guard-only experience, Cooper projects as a power-scheme starter candidate whose ceiling is tied to minimizing penalties and improving consistency against quick interior defenders.
Parker played almost exclusively at right tackle, logging 1,627 snaps there over the last two seasons, but profiles best inside where his low pad level, anchor strength and finishing mentality can be maximized in tighter quarters. He produced strong pass-protection numbers, posting an 83.4 PFF grade in 2025 (85.4 in 2024) while allowing 3 sacks and 20 pressures on 538 pass-blocking snaps with a 97.7 pass-block efficiency, reinforcing his ability to hold up against power. Parker brings an impressive athletic profile for the interior with a 9.12 RAS, highlighted by adequate size (6’4/309) and above-average movement skills, giving him the tools to transition effectively to center or guard. He excels in a phone booth, using heavy hands and active feet to generate movement in the run game while showing the ability to wall off defenders and reset his hands in pass protection. His anchor is a clear strength, particularly versus bull rushers, but his limited length and occasional balance issues can lead to defenders slipping off blocks or winning early with quickness. Parker can also look a bit labored when gaining depth against speed, reinforcing the need for a full-time move inside. With positional versatility, strong pass-protection traits and high-end athletic testing, Parker projects as a versatile interior lineman whose upside hinges on a successful transition to center or guard at the next level. The Bengals announced him as a center when they drafted him.
After three seasons with Kentucky, Brown (5’11"/177) concluded his college career with LSU. He tallied 32 carries throughout four seasons in addition to 175 career receptions and 65 career kick returns. Both Kentucky and LSU’s utilization of him showed Brown’s speed as an open space ball-carrier. Though he ran a speedy 4.40 40-yard dash at the combine, a relatively slow 1.62 10-yard split shows he is more a deep sprinter than a between-the-sticks route runner. Brown’s ability to slash downfield will be more prevalent than his route tree at the NFL level. With kick return experience under his belt, Brown can crack a roster through special teams while competing for a depth receiver spot.
With a bulky frame, Cameron (6’1/220) profiles best as a physical, contested-catch receiver. He started almost exclusively on the outside at Baylor, operating as the Bears’ No. 1 wideout his last two seasons. Totaling 19 touchdowns over that span, Cameron also led the Big 12 with 5.8 receptions per game in 2025. Cameron lacks the burst and route-running skills to separate consistently and is not a yards-after-catch player. However, he possesses good ball skills, rarely tallying drops while his physical presence often bullied college cornerbacks. The Athletic’s Dane Brugler also notes Cameron is a “competitive blocker and can be an asset in the run game.” An NFL team can build upon Cameron’s physical toolset to develop him as a blocker and big-bodied receiver at the next level.
Davis is a four-year starter with 49 consecutive starts at left tackle whose dense 6’4”, 322-pound frame, 34 1/4” arms and power profile project more cleanly inside to guard at the next level. Davis logged 740 snaps at left tackle in 2025, pairing physical run blocking (354 run-block snaps, 1.1 percent blown run block rate) with strong discipline, cutting his penalties down to just one after posting nine the prior season. His game is built on grip strength, heavy hands and upper-body torque, allowing him to forklift defenders at the point of attack and control reps once latched. In pass protection, Davis surrendered 4 sacks with a 4.4 percent pressure rate on 387 pass-blocking snaps, reflecting issues with lateral range and foot speed against edge threats. His heavy-footed movement profile shows up when mirroring speed rushers or handling inside counters, and his base/hand timing can become inconsistent under stress. Davis projects as an interior conversion candidate with starting upside at guard in gap-heavy schemes, where his strength, leverage and improved discipline can be maximized while minimizing exposure to NFL speed.
Kelly broke out in his third season at Weber State in 2023, totaling 56 tackles, 12 TFLs, 10.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, two passes defended and one interception and earning first-team All-Big Sky honors while leading the Big Sky in forced fumbles and sacks. He transferred to BYU the following year. In 2025, he totaled 55 tackles, 13.5 TFLs, 10 sacks, two forced fumbles and one pass defended and earned first-team All-Big 1 honors. Kelly, 23, stands 6’2/240 and fared well at the NFL Scouting Combine.
A massive, elongated tackle with 35 3/8” arms, Crownover (6’7"/319) is a former tight end with a basketball background that shows in his balance. Crownover has logged over 1,800 career snaps while allowing just three total sacks, using his length and grip strength to latch, steer and finish defenders in the run game with a nasty demeanor. His 2025 campaign, however, was uneven, posting a 58.4 PFF pass-block grade while surrendering 27 pressures, highlighting inconsistencies in his pass sets. Crownover tested as a solid size/speed athlete with a 7.66 RAS, but his poor agility profile (4.98s shuttle) shows up on tape when redirecting against counters or handling quick-twitch edge threats. He can overset and struggle to mirror laterally, allowing rushers to attack his edges, while penalties (11 in 2025) and technique lapses further muddy his projection. At his best, he’s a downhill mauler who can climb, locate and finish in the run game. With rare length, developmental traits and a high-cut frame, Crownover projects as a swing tackle with upside if his pass protection technique can be refined and stabilized.
Daniels (6’2”/202) is a sixth-year prospect who made stops at Liberty (2020-2023) and LSU (2024) before finishing his career at Miami in 2025. What Daniels lacks in speed (4.58 40-yard dash), he makes up for with creative route running and an impressive ability to pull off contested catches (62.3 percent contested catch rate, per PFF). He’s a good downfield threat and broke out for 55/1,067/10 in 2023 at Liberty, but Daniels’ production fell off in his final two seasons when the level of competition was ramped up while playing for LSU and Miami. Given what we saw from Daniels in his post-Liberty career, it seems unlikely he will look like the player we saw in his breakout season when he’s facing NFL-caliber talent on every snap. He has very limited experience on special teams, returning just three punts in his career and never logging a single snap on the kick/punt coverage units. Despite his sixth-round pedigree, he’ll face an uphill battle to make a 53-man roster in his rookie season.
A four-year college player, Claiborne is an explosive, shifty running back. He stands 5’10/188 and ran a 4.37-second 40 at the NFL Scouting Combine. Claiborne increased his yards per carry and reception totals each season and consecutively received third- and second-team All-ACC honors over the last two years. He posted a 229/1,053/11 rushing line and a 22/250/2 receiving line in 2024 before going for 179/909/10 and 28/137/0 in 2025. The Athletic’s Dane Brugler says, “he has the mismatch-creating athleticism and receiving upside to be a diet version” of Dolphins RB De’Von Achane. Operating in a change-of-pace role in Minnesota this year is the most likely outcome, though his high-end potential should not be written off.
Henderson (6’1”/185) is an undersized receiver who finally earned a meaningful role in his fourth collegiate season after transferring to Kansas in 2025. A former four-star recruit who originally committed to Alabama as a running back in 2022, Henderson never logged a rush attempt while with the Tide and eventually switched to receiver. In his lone season with the Jayhawks he totaled 45 receptions for 766 yards and five touchdowns while averaging 17.0 YPR and a 15 ADOT. He displayed an impressive ability to create after the catch, averaging a 7.0 yards after the catch per reception. He flashed as a return man throughout his college career, returning 25 kicks for 570 yards and one touchdown, and can also contribute on the punt coverage team.
Campbell (6’2/313) is a durable, three-year starter with a gap-scheme profile built on power, leverage and toughness in tight quarters. Campbell logged over 2,600 career snaps and turned in a solid 2025 season with a 77.6 PFF pass-block grade, allowing 1 sack and 18 pressures on 484 pass-blocking snaps. He wins with core strength, hand resets and the ability to drop a firm anchor, consistently holding his ground against bull rushers while flashing strong second-phase blocking ability in the run game. Campbell tested as a solid athlete with a 7.90 RAS, highlighted by elite straight-line speed (5.01 forty, 1.75 10-yard split), but his play speed and lateral mobility remain average, particularly when asked to operate in space. He can struggle with balance and timing on combo blocks, often leaning into contact and losing control when defenders counter late in the rep. His effectiveness dips outside of gap and inside-zone concepts, reinforcing his scheme-dependent projection. With size, experience and pro-ready strength, Campbell profiles as a developmental swing interior lineman who can provide depth and spot-start value in a power-based offense.
Jackson is coming off a down year in which he defended just one pass. He logged nine in 2024, along with two interceptions, 52 tackles and two TFLs. A knee injury suffered in Jackson’s high school senior season slowed his development. It was reported locally as a torn tendon and as a “patella injury” by The Athletic’s Dane Brugler. Jackson reportedly reinjured the knee as a college freshman, and it bothered him throughout the 2022 season. The former record-setting high school sprinter encouragingly clocked a 4.41-second 40 at the NFL Scouting Combine and measured in at 6’1/194.
The 49ers have already made it abundantly clear that Aiyuk will not be playing for them moving forward after a saga that included the team removing his guaranteed money for not showing up to rehab sessions. Rapoport added that the Commanders have had continued interest in the veteran wide receiver but have been hesitant to discuss trade talks under the assumption that the 49ers will be releasing Aiyuk, bringing us to the stalemate at hand. Either way, Rapoport believes Aiyuk will be playing the 2027 season in Washington.
Taylor (6’7"/314) is a rugged, multi-position veteran with over 3,100 career snaps and experience logging 100-plus reps at four different offensive line spots, projecting as a high-IQ interior chess piece. Taylor posted a steady 2025 campaign with a 71.4 pass block grade and somewhat elevated 97.4 percent block efficiency rate, allowing five sacks and 22 pressures across 537 pass-blocking snaps, while continuing a multi-year trend of reliable, assignment-sound play. His game is built on coordination and hand carriage, consistently marrying feet, hands and eyes to absorb and redirect force, giving him a strong transition profile into a “phone booth” NFL role. Taylor brings above-average testing (9.20 RAS) with good explosion and functional movement skills, though his play strength doesn’t always translate into consistent displacement at the point of attack. His upright pad level and lack of consistent leverage limit his ability to generate push in the run game despite a respectable 72.3 run block grade in 2025, and he wins more with positioning than raw power. Taylor’s intelligence, toughness, and versatility stand out, but his ceiling is capped by middling anchor consistency and a lack of dominant traits. He projects as a pliable interior swing lineman with emergency tackle flexibility, offering valuable depth in schemes where his processing, technique, and positional versatility can keep him active on game days.
Gill-Howard (6’0/280) is a late-blooming interior disruptor whose production arc spiked after transferring to Texas Tech, posting an 88.6 overall grade with a career-best 90.0 pass-rush grade in 2025 despite a limited 165-snap sample. Over his final two seasons he generated 41 pressures and 6 sacks, including a strong 17-hurry campaign in 2024, showcasing a penetrating skill set built on quickness rather than mass. Gill-Howard’s 54 career pressures on just 906 total snaps reflect an efficient interior rusher capable of creating disruption in rotational usage, while adding 52 run stops with a commendable 8.6% missed tackle rate. Athletically, his 5.61 RAS is dragged down by poor size metrics at 6’0”, 280 pounds with subpar length (30 ¾”), but he compensates with good explosion (30.5” vertical) and above-average short-area movement skills that show up on tape.
Gill-Howard (6’0/280) is a late-blooming interior disruptor whose production arc spiked after transferring to Texas Tech, posting an 88.6 overall grade with a career-best 90.0 pass-rush grade in 2025 despite a limited 165-snap sample. Over his final two seasons he generated 41 pressures and 6 sacks, including a strong 17-hurry campaign in 2024, showcasing a penetrating skill set built on quickness rather than mass. Gill-Howard’s 54 career pressures on just 906 total snaps reflect an efficient interior rusher capable of creating disruption in rotational usage, while adding 52 run stops with a commendable 8.6% missed tackle rate. Athletically, his 5.61 RAS is dragged down by poor size metrics at 6’0”, 280 pounds with subpar length (30 ¾”), but he compensates with good explosion (30.5” vertical) and above-average short-area movement skills that show up on tape.
Rivers (5’9/185) is an undersized but explosive nickel projection with a solid 8.99 RAS highlighted by 4.40s speed (93rd-percentile) and a pair of 92nd-percentile jumps, though his 29 ¼” arms are suboptimal. Across 441 coverage snaps, Rivers allowed 32 receptions on 51 targets (62.7 percent) for 421 yards, surrendering 8.3 yards per target and 0.95 yards per coverage snap with 2 INTs and 6 PBUs. His 11.0 havoc plays and 53 tackles underscore an aggressive, high-motor defender who plays bigger than his frame, flashing timing and ball skills to disrupt throws. Rivers’ 9.8 percent forced incompletion rate and 8 explosive plays allowed reflect a volatile profile, as his anticipation and quick-trigger footwork can both create and concede chunk gains. He projects best as a sub-package slot corner where his twitch, processing speed, and competitiveness can offset size limitations, though durability and play strength versus bigger targets remain concerns.
Demmings (6’1/193) profiles as a press-heavy boundary defender with four years of steady ball production, allowing just 69 receptions on 146 targets (47.3%) for 1,019 yards across 1,104 coverage snaps in his career. His 2025 campaign (48.6% completion rate, 80.4 coverage grade) showcased improved efficiency at the catch point, though his 13.7 yards per reception allowed and inconsistent eye discipline in off coverage still created volatility on intermediate and vertical concepts. Demmings pairs length with fluid hips to stay attached in-phase, generating disruption through timing and ball tracking rather than elite short-area twitch. His athletic profile backs the upside with a 9.10 RAS featuring elite explosion and 4.41s speed, though his 7.28 three-cone (23rd%) underscores the stiffness that shows up against sharp route breaks.
Koziol (6’6.5/247) spent three seasons at Ball State honing his skills. He led the Cardinals with seven touchdowns as a rookie. While his three touchdowns in 2023 don’t pop off the box score, Koziol was the only player on the team to score more than one touchdown through the air. He then put it all together in 2024 with 94 receptions for 839 yards and eight scores. Having thoroughly dominated the MAC, Koziol got called up to the Big 12 for his final season of college ball. He led the conference with 74 receptions in his lone season at Houston. Koziol turned that into 727 yards and six scores. Despite his gaudy counting stats, Koziol has several limitations. He is a non-factor after the catch, averaging just 3.5 YAC per catch over his career. He’s also a lumbering route runner, leading to an inflated number of his targets being contested. All in, Koziol looks like a rim finisher in the red zone, but a high-leverage TE2 role may be his ceiling. The Jaguars double-down at tight end this draft, adding more of a receiving threat in Koziol after selecting a blocking tight end in Nate Boerkircher in the second round.
The top running back recruit of the 2022 class, Singleton (6’/219) burst onto the scene as a true freshman with 1,061 yards at a staggering 6.8 yards per carry. He split work with fellow newcomer Kayton Allen and that would never change during his four years at Penn State. Though his role on the ground never improved much, Singleton exploded as a receiver in his sophomore and junior seasons. He caught 26 passes for 308 yards and two scores in 2023 and jumped to 41 grabs for 375 yards with five touchdowns in 2024. Penn State’s entire football program fell apart in Singleton’s final season and he was held to just 549 yards on the ground and 219 through the air. Singleton has the top gear you would expect from someone with over 1,100 career kick return yards, but he goes down on first contact rather easily. He’s a straight-line runner whose calling card in the NFL will be his speed and pass-catching prowess. At his size, that’s an interesting skill set to have.
Elliott (6'2"/231), 22, spent two seasons apiece at New Mexico State and Arizona State. In 2023, he earned second-team All-CUSA honors. In 2025, he earned second-team All-Big 12 honors. The Athletic’s Dane Brugler notes Elliott “was the only player from a power conference in 2025 with 90-plus tackles, 14-plus tackles for loss and seven-plus sacks.” He has just five passes defended and one interception over the past two seasons, and could be best suited to a run-defense role while helping out on special teams.
Kilgore (6’1/210) is a high-variance nickel defender whose production and playmaking jump off the page, tallying 53 tackles with 14 havoc plays and two INTs plus 11 PBUs in 2025. In coverage, he allowed just 19 receptions on 50 targets (38.0%) for 248 yards, good for 0.72 yards per coverage snap and a stellar 15.4 passer rating allowed while producing an elite 24.0 percent forced incompletion rate. Kilgore’s aggressive play style shows up both positively and negatively, as he attacks throwing windows and plays through the catch point but can be manipulated by tempo and route detail, surrendering occasional leverage. His 9.60 RAS reflects an explosive, long-framed athlete with high-end speed (4.40 40, 99th percentile) and vertical juice, though his transitions and pedal efficiency remain inconsistent relative to his tools. Against the run, he contributes with physicality (46.2 percent run tackle share, 85.5 percent tackle rate) and flashes downhill urgency, but his angles and control can waver in space. Kilgore projects as a traits-driven nickel/safety hybrid whose ball production and athletic ceiling give him upside in a matchup-oriented role, though refinement in technique and discipline will determine whether he develops into a reliable starter.
Law (5’11”/203) spent three years as a backup at Alabama before transferring to Kentucky for the 2025 season. The former four-star recruit wound up leading the Wildcats in receiving (53-540-3) in his lone season with the team, and also contributed on both the kick and punt return teams. Law is a sturdily built prospect who specializes in the short areas of the field. In three of his four college seasons, he had an ADOT of 3.4 or lower, with most of his production coming after the catch. Last season, 505 of his 540 yards came after the catch, with 36 of his 64 targets coming behind the line of scrimmage, per PFF. He has only three career drops on his resumé, but Law is a limited route-runner who will need to prove he can win beyond the line of scrimmage if he hopes to one day earn a consistent role on offense. His special teams prowess should give him a good chance at earning a roster spot in Detroit while buying him time to develop other areas of his game.
Nowakowski will enter a tight end room with Darnell Washington and Pat Freiermuth. He’s unlikely to see consistent playing time behind the veterans. Nowakowski (6’2/250) spent six years in the Big 10, with the first five coming at Wisconsin. He transferred to eventual national champion Indiana for 2025, where he proceeded to nearly double his previous career receptions total. He enters the pros with just 50 grabs across 50 college appearances, though the 32 he posted in 2025 provide hope he could eventually be more than just a blocker. But “just a blocker” is what he is at the moment, and not a particularly big one at that. Built much more like a fullback than tight end, Nowakowski will have to learn to ply his trade on special teams before getting a shot on offense.