Draft Insider: Bowl Season Wrap Up
All Access Football wraps up their NCAA bowl game coverage with a look at top prospects to be aware of for all the schools playing in the final college football bowl matchups of the season.
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AAF INSIDER: NCAA BOWL SEASON FINALE & ALL-STAR UPDATES
Welcome to the January 2, 2026 edition of the All Access Football Draft Insider.
In this edition of the AAF Newsletter, we preview the final bowl game matchups of the season with NFL Draft Watch reports for every school in action amongst the four games on tap for Friday, scheduled as follows:
We will have more analysis from the College Football Playoff Quarterfinals throughout the weekend. In the meantime, be sure to check out our updated big board rankings for quarterbacks and running backs, as changes have been made to reflect early entries, player returnees and transfer portal announcements.
Don’t forget to tune-in on Saturday at 10:00am eastern time for the AAF NFL Draft Watch Show, as we look ahead towards the College Football Playoff Semifinal matchups.
In case you missed it, the NFL Draft Bible updated their Hot 100 Prospects, earlier in the week. We have also archived all of our Bowl Season Reports from the past month below.
ALL ACCESS FOOTBALL 2026 NFL DRAFT HEADQUARTERS
Be sure to check back periodically for constant updates, as we count you down to the 2026 NFL Draft with boots on the ground coverage of the all-star game circuit, NFL Scouting Combine and pro day trails.
NFL DRAFT RANKINGS: QB | RB | WR | TE | OT | OG | C | DT | ER | LB | CB | S
DRAFT WATCH: LOCKHEAD MARTIN ARMED FORCES BOWL — 1PM
TEXAS STATE BOBCATS TOP PROSPECTS:
RB Lincoln Pare, rSr, 5082, 200, 4.60e (American Bowl Invite)
C Ezra Dotson-Oyetade, rSr, 6026, 290, 5.00e
CB Jaden Rios, rSr, 6022, 190, 4.60e (Hula Bowl Invite)
RICE OWLS PLAYERS TOP PROSPECTS:
LB Andrew Awe, rSr, 6016, 230, 4.79e
*Complete Mid-Major Draft Watch Here
DRAFT WATCH: AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL — 4:30PM
CINCINNATI BEARCATS TOP PROSPECTS:
WRJeff Caldwell, Sr, 6040, 215, 4.45e (Shrine Bowl Invite)
WR Cyrus Allen, rSr, 5112, 180, 4.47e (American Bowl Invite)
TE Joe Royer, rSr, 6042, 255, 4.79e (Senior Bowl Invite)
C Gavin Gerhardt, rSr, 6040, 310, 5.15e (Hula Bowl Invite)
DT Dontay Corleone, rSr, 6010, 320, 4.95e (Senior Bowl Invite)
LB Jake Golday, rSr, 6032, 240, 4.78e (Senior Bowl Invite)
LB Jack Dingle, rSr, 6032, 240, 4.59e (American Bowl Invite)
*Complete Cincinnati Draft Watch Report Here
NAVY MIDSHIPMEN TOP PROSPECTS:
WR Eli Heidenreich, Sr, 5112, 205, 4.50e (Shrine Bowl Invite)
DT Landon Robinson, Sr, 6002, 287, 4.79e (Shrine Bowl Invite)
*Complete Mid-Major Draft Watch Here
DRAFT WATCH: TRUST & WILL HOLIDY BOWL — 8:00PM
SMU MUSTANGS TOP PROSPECTS
WR Romello Brinson, SMU, rSr, 6016, 190, 4.49e (Senior Bowl Invite)
TE Matt Hibner, rSr, 6036, 251, 4.70e (American Bowl Invite)
TE RJ Maryland, Sr, 6035, 237, 4.58e (American Bowl Invite)
DT Jeffrey M’Ba, Sr, 6050, 312, 5.05e (Senior Bowl)
ER Isaiah Smith, Sr,6030, 250, 4.77e (American Bowl)
S Ahmaad Moses, Sr, 5095, 200, 4.56e (Shrine Bowl Invite)
S Isaiah Nwokobia, rSr, 6005, 202, 4.57e (American Bowl)
*Complete SMU Draft Watch Report Here
ARIZONA WILDCATS TOP PROSPECTS
RB Ismail Mahdi, rSr, 5085, 185, 4.45e
WR Kris Hutson, rSr, 5110, 174, 4.44e
CB Ayden Garnes, rSr, 5115, 185, 4.53e (American Bowl Invite)
S Dalton Johnson, rSr, 5106, 200, 4.57e (Shrine Bowl Invite)
*Complete Arizona Draft Watch Report Here
DRAFT WATCH: DUKE’S MAYO BOWL — 8:00PM
MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS TOP PROSPECTS
QB Blake Shapen, rSr, 6002, 203, 4.90e (Hula Bowl Invite)
RB Davon Booth, Sr, 5086, 205, 4.54e (Hula Bowl Invite)
TE Seydou Traore, Sr, 6034, 237, 4.65 (Shrine Bowl Invite)
OG Albert Reese IV, rSr, 6062, 330, 5.30e (American Bowl Invite)
CB Kelley Jones, rSo, 6032, 195, 4.52e
S Isaac Smith, Jr, 5116, 220, 4.52e
*Complete Mississippi State Draft Watch Report Here
WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS TOP PROSPECTS
RB Demond Claiborne, Sr, 5085, 200, 4.52e (Shrine Bowl Invite)
OT Fa’amoe Fa’alili, rSr, 6045, 314, 5.02e (American Bowl Invite)
CB Karon Prunty, rSr, 6010, 192, 4.52e (Hula Bowl Invite)
S Nick Anderson, rSr, 5112, 197, 4.55e (American Bowl Invite)
*Complete Wake Forest Draft Watch Report Here
ALL ACCESS FOOTBALL BOWL GAME COVERAGE
Missed any bowl previews? Want to be in the know when it comes to top prospects for each school? Check out our Bowl Season Reports archives below.
