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Even after 257 selections, not all of the draft’s top talent is off the board. A number of highly ranked prospects on the PFF Big Board remain available as undrafted free agents, offering teams value and upside beyond the draft.
Here are the best remaining prospects for teams to sign as undrafted free agents.
1. Arizona Cardinals: QB Julian Sayin, Ohio State
It’s difficult to envision a world where the Cardinals aren’t back searching for a quarterback near the top of next year’s draft, despite taking a chance on Carson Beck at the top of the third round this year. Sayin was PFF’s highest-graded FBS quarterback from last season but he must spend another full season in the spotlight for the preseason national championship favorites. If this pure pocket passer can replicate his play from last year, he deserves to be a top selection.
2. Miami Dolphins: WR Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State
Jeremiah Smith has been built up as a future blue-chip prospect ever since arriving at Ohio State. Carnell Tate was selected fourth overall despite Smith comfortably out-producing him over the past two seasons. This 20-year-old has the size and athletic profile of a hall of famer, with 27 touchdowns in just two years.
3. New York Jets: QB Dante Moore, Oregon
Moore would be reuniting with tight end Kenyon Sadiq in the Jets offense. He led the FBS in big time throws last season with 30, meanwhile Sadiq hauled in 30 total first down receptions. While incredibly gifted, Moore will need to develop his oftentimes erratic decision making to warrant a top five selection — he threw 10 interceptions last year, some of which spawn from 9 turnover-worthy plays in his last 7 outings.
4. Cleveland Browns: QB Arch Manning, Texas
Manning may be the most discussed prospect in next year’s class regardless of where his draft stock ends up. He has all the resources to deliver a majorly impressive 2026 season at Texas, but even if Manning falls slightly short of expectations, he possesses an athletic profile (6-foot-4, 219 pounds with legitimate speed) that most other top quarterback prospects can’t match.
5. Tennessee Titans: CB Leonard Moore, Notre Dame
Moore could well have been a top-10 selection this year following his FBS-best campaign last fall highlighted by his 91.8 overall PFF grade. Moore came away with five interceptions en route to becoming an established superstar for the Notre Dame defense.
6. Las Vegas Raiders: WR Cam Coleman, Texas
Wide receiver is the most logical position for the Raiders to attack early next year as they look to give Fernando Mendoza a career-long WR1. No wide receiver has emerged as a clear second option behind Jeremiah Smith just yet, but if anyone is going to, it’s Cam Coleman. The fifth overall player in the 2024 recruiting class has transferred from Auburn to become Arch Manning’s top target.
7. New Orleans Saints: ED Colin Simmons, Texas
Similar to Leonard Moore, Simmons would’ve been right in the mix for the top of the 2025 class alongside David Bailey and Arvell Reese. The undersized but remarkably explosive edge defender led the SEC in pressures last season (59) en route to posting a 91.7 PFF pass rushing grade for his sophomore season.
8. Pittsburgh Steelers: QB Brendan Sorsby, Texas Tech
I think we have a very live possibility of four quarterbacks in the top ten next season, only heightened by the fact that none of the obvious quarterback-needy teams came away with Ty Simpson this year. This could be one of a list of quarterbacks who emerges in 2026, and the Steelers are one of a list of potential teams in search of a franchise player. Teams will love Sorsby’s decision making and composure under pressure — just seven sacks on 114 pressures last season at Cincinnati.
9. Carolina Panthers: CB Ellis Robinson IV, Georgia
We’ve only seen 550 total reps from Robinson to date, but he has ticked every box and his lofty recruiting status shows this is clearly a player with top-10 pedigree. Robinson has only allowed 16 receptions on 38 targets so far at Georgia. He will face a gauntlet of receiving talent next season which will really define his final draft stock (if he indeed chooses to declare early).
10. Atlanta Falcons: OT Trevor Goosby, Texas
Left tackle Jake Matthews will be 35 next offseason meanwhile right tackle Jawaan Taylor will be an unrestricted free agent. There are several options for the first tackle off the board, but I’m going to go with Goosby who immediately looked NFL-ready in his first season as a starter when posting grades above 80.0 in both pass protection and run blocking after taking over from Kelvin Banks Jr.
11. New York Giants: DI David Stone, Oklahoma
On the surface, the Giants have needs everywhere except quarterback and the two positions they addressed in the first round of the 2025 draft. Stone isn’t the same pass rusher Dexter Lawrence was for the Giants — he only has three career sacks to date — but he is built like a mammoth and could rejuvenate a defense that was pummelled by run-heavy offenses a season ago.
12. Washington Commanders: WR Ryan Coleman-Williams, Alabama
Coleman-Williams will still be 19 years old at the end of next year’s college football season, so there’s a real possibility he could return to Alabama for his senior season if he is unable to improve his hands (17 career drops on 114 catchable targets) and production concerns (nine games with less than 50 receiving yards last season). If he can show more glimpses of the electric player we watched vs. Georgia as a true freshman, he could easily emerge as a top ten selection.
13. Minnesota Vikings: ED Dylan Stewart, South Carolina
Ageing pass rusher Andrew Van Ginkel likely needs to be replaced after this season, and Dylan Stewart is one of the freakiest athletes in the upcoming class. Similar to Coleman-Williams, he went off the boil as a sophomore after putting college football on notice in his freshman year. Regardless, 88 pressures in two years of SEC football is worthy of early-first-round hype. Quarterback could also be a possibility for Minnesota here if JJ McCarthy continues to disappoint.
14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: TE Jamari Johnson, Oregon
The Buccaneers passed on one Oregon tight end this year because the bigger need and better value was available in Miami’s Rueben Bain Jr. They could return to the well next year though and pick Johnson who largely outperformed Sadiq last season. Johnson is a more traditional in-line tight end but still brings blistering pace. He averaged 9.1 yards after the catch last season compared to Sadiq’s 4.9.
15. New York Jets (via Colts): WR KJ Duff, Rutgers
Duff is a man-mountain listed at 6-foot-6 and 225 pounds. His remarkable ability at the catch point would perfectly complement the Jets’ existing wide receiver duo of route running savant Garrett Wilson and explosive YAC weapon Omar Cooper Jr. Duff led all of college football with 22 contested catches last season.
16. Chicago Bears: IOL Cade Pieper, Iowa
The Bears just drafted Iowa C Logan Jones 57th overall. Pieper will make the transition from guard to replace Jones at center this season for the Hawkeyes and if his form can carry across, there’s no reason why he won’t be the first interior lineman selected next year. The bulldozing run blocking style of these Iowa offensive linemen brings Ben Johnson fond memories of players like Frank Ragnow in Detroit.
17. Cincinnati Bengals: OT Cayden Green, Missouri
Green allowed just 7 pressures last season and brings prove ability at both tackle and guard. These tackle prospects are queuing up for first round evaluations, but luckily the vast majority play in college football’s most stacked conferences. We’ll see Green play his trade against as many as five preseason top-15 teams next year, including Colin Simmons’ Texas.
18. Jacksonville Jaguars: OT Carter Smith, Indiana
Smith is arguably the best overall tackle in college football in 2026, however after deciding to return to Indiana for his fifth season, he won’t have the age-advantage of his offensive tackle counterparts. Smith won Big Ten Offensive Linemen of the Year last season protecting Fernando Mendoza’s blind side.
19. New York Jets (via Cowboys): S KJ Bolden, Georgia
Bolden is currently the top safety in next year’s class. He already has two years of high-quality play under his belt for Kirby Smart’s defense, and took strides against the run this past season when registering a 91.3 PFF run defense grade. Bolden does everything right, and while maybe not possessing the same hype or versatility as Caleb Downs, I really don’t believe the gap between the two prospects is overly large.
20. Houston Texans: LB Rasheem Biles, Texas
Azeez Al-Shaair’s contract is expiring at the end of next season. Biles is another highly-touted transfer for the Longhorns following two promising seasons at Pitt. Not many prospects boast triple digit snap counts in the slot, box and defensive line. Biles probably profiles best as an off-ball coverage-orientated linebacker, but his 12 sacks over the last two seasons prove he’s an incredibly adept pass rusher as well.
21. Denver Broncos: TE Trey’Dez Green, LSU
Maybe this is an ambitious projection for Green who has just 46 career receptions to date as a former basketball recruit. His seven touchdowns last season and elite performances against South Carolina and Houston make him one to keep on the radar for the first round. Green looks like somebody who could absolutely demolish pre-draft testing given his natural athleticism.
22. Dallas Cowboys (via Packers): LB Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, Notre Dame
Despite lots of smoke around the Cowboys trading up to acquire Sonny Styles in this year’s draft, Caleb Downs was the defender of choice for Jerry Jones at tremendous value. The Cowboys aren’t done building out Christian Parker’s defense for the future, though. Viliamu-Asa has played sparingly through two seasons in South Bend, however his 94.0 PFF run defense grade was the highest in the nation last year.
23. Philadelphia Eagles ED A.J. Holmes Jr., Texas Tech
The Eagles need long-term solutions on the edge. They’ve already taken a step in the right direction after landing Jonathan Greenard to a $100m deal via trade on Friday night. Holmes was an integral piece of the most ferocious defensive line in college football last year. He will have a lot more to prove in 2026 without David Bailey and Lee Hunter attracting the attention, but with Holmes you can guarantee you’re getting a top-class run defender at the very least.
24. Kansas City Chiefs: ED Matayo Uiagalelei, Oregon
The Chiefs traded up inside the top-10 this year but not for a pass rusher like many had mocked before the draft. Their need at this spot next year will hinge on the rookie success of second round pick R Mason Thomas. Uiagalelei had 52 pressures last season and returns to spearhead the best defensive line in college football on paper.
25. Detroit Lions: CB Kelley Jones, Mississippi State
Listed at 6-foot-4, Jones is a tantalizing evaluation. He is a long, lean, disciplined perimeter cornerback who conceded just 11 receptions on 375 coverage snaps last year. This is a pass breakup machine with plenty of instincts to make plays at the catch point.
26. San Francisco 49ers: S Ty Benefield, LSU
The Boise State transfer has no shortage of film to already go off prior to his final season — 2,169 snaps already tallied in college football. He must improve his tackling efficiency (18.1% career missed rate) but his versatility to align anywhere on defense gives him boundless potential on his transition to SEC football.
27. New England Patriots: OT Jordan Seaton, LSU
Seaton is our third SEC offensive tackle projected to go in the first round. He missed the end of last season at Colorado due to injury, but when healthy he allowed just seven pressures on 328 pass blocking snaps. One year prior, Seaton was tasked with projecting Shedeur Sanders’ blindside where penalties became a consistent theme (15 in total). He seems to have cleaned up this issue since and brings ideal size for the NFL.
28. Los Angeles Chargers: IOL Iapani Laloulu, Oregon
Laloulu will enter the league as a four-year starter for a blue-blood program with experience at all three interior positions. He has allowed just one career sack, and played his best football in 2024 en route to winning a Big Ten title with Oregon.
29. Baltimore Ravens: DI A'Mauri Washington, Oregon
The fourth Duck selected inside the first round is the man who will be facing Laloulu in practice all season. Washington can play either 1-tech or 3-tech and if he can improve his finishing ability (22% career missed tackle rate) he could be considered an early first round pick. Washington even has some reps as a fullback from last season.
30. Seattle Seahawks: DI Will Echoles, Ole Miss
The Seahawks have several expiring contracts to address on the defensive line. Echoles led all Power Four interior linemen in both pressures and defensive stops last season, despite being initially recruited to play on the offensive line.
31. Buffalo Bills: ED Damon Wilson II, Miami
Wilson takes over from first round duo Rueben Bain Jr. and Akheem Mesidor having transferred from Missouri. He still has question marks as a run defender, but his pass rushing production is undeniable — 54 pressures and 8 sacks last season.
32. Los Angeles Rams: WR Mario Craver, Texas A&M
The Rams bypassed their need for receiving help in the first round this year to instead draft quarterback Ty Simpson. The odds remain in their favor to win their third Lombardi trophy next season, in which case, this luxury pick could be best spent on a more dynamic element of their offense. Craver could be a rookie of the year candidate in the correct scheme.
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