Draft Insider: Marquee Matchups Prospect Preview, QB Big Board Shakeup, Latest Industry Buzz & More
AAF Draft Insider brings you marquee matchups for NCAA Week 12 with a look at top prospects, in-depth scouting reports, videos, intel and more. Plus, the latest scouting and agent industry rumblings.
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SCOUTING THE LEAGUE: TODD WORLEY, HULA BOWL
As we get closer to the NFL Draft all-star games, it’s time to check-in on one of the oldest events on the circuit - The Hula Bowl. And though there have been recent challenges, new director of player personnel Todd Worley is excited about what the game is and will be. Tune-in for the latest edition of Scouting The League, with hosts Neil Stratton and Rodrik David. All Access Football brings you behind the scenes of the NFL Draft process with original content programming such as Scouting The League, be sure to subscribe for new show alerts.
2026 NFL DRAFT HEADQUARTERS
Be sure to bookmark our 2026 NFL Draft HQ Page 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. You can find sortable ranked prospects for every Power Four program below, along with rankings,
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DRAFT INSIDER: NCAA WEEK 12 PROSPECT PRIMER
This week in All Access Football Draft Insider, we’ve got you covered with a list or premier prospects in the upcoming 2026 NFL Draft, as we turn our attention to the ACC and SEC, featuring 74 players highlighted for you to learn more about.
In addition, we break down the latest NFL front office poll identifying the top quarterback prospects who could declare for the draft. Plus, an update on one of the biggest sports agencies who have expanded their player representation.
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NCAA WEEK 12 MARQUEE MATCHUP
No.9 NOTRE DAME IRISH (7-2) at No.22 PITTSBURGH PANTHERS (7-2)
The sudden red-hot Pitt Panthers are undefeated since making the switch to true freshman quarterback Mason Heintschel, reeling off five straight victories. However, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish boast a mighty impressive freshman signal-caller of their own in CJ Carr. While Notre Dame comes into this matchup as a double-digit favorites, Pittsburgh is not a program to be slept on. In fact, a win over the Fighting Irish would catapult the Panthers into College Football Playoff contention.
Despite a bountiful of up-and-coming prospects on both programs, AAF Draft Insider shines the spotlight on draft-eligible players for the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh.
NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH NFL DRAFT WATCH REPORT — What You’ll Find: The Notre Dame Fighting Irish NFL Draft Watch Report has been updated to include a whopping 29 draft-eligible prospects, including 14 in-depth scouting reports, plus verified measurements and projections for each player. We leave no stone unturned! READ IT HERE.
PITTSBURGH PANTHERS NFL DRAFT WATCH REPORT — What You’ll Find: The Pittsburgh Panthers NFL Draft Watch Report has been updated to include 16 draft-eligible prospects for the 2026 NFL Draft, with two in-depth player evaluations, complete with background reports, plus verified measurements and projections for each player, along with our Global Prospect Tracker, in addition to three underclassmen to keep an eye on for the 2027 NFL Draft & beyond. READ IT HERE.
NCAA WEEK 12 MARQUEE MATCHUP
No.10 TEXAS LONGHORNS (7-2) at No.5 GEORGIA BULLDOGS (8-1)
In what is sure to have implications on the SEC Championship and College Football Playoff, No.10 Texas visits No.5 Georgia in the featured SEC marquee matchup of the week. Both schools are viewed as national championship contenders, with each program featuring a handful of potential first round picks. For Texas, linebacker Anthony Hill is a hight motor, sideline-to-sideline, heat-seeking missile with a versatile skill-set to play off-ball, or get after the quarterback. Georgia also features a playmaking linebacker in CJ Allen, who brings elite level size, speed and instincts.
The field in Athens is sure to be littered with Sunday players, be sure to keep reading below to learn about all the names you need to know on the draft radar.
TEXAS LONGHORNS NFL DRAFT WATCH REPORT — What You’ll Find: The Texas Longhorns NFL Draft Watch Report has been updated to include 16 draft-eligible prospects for the 2026 NFL Draft, with two in-depth scouting reports, including background reports, plus verified measurements and projections for each player, along with five underclassmen to keep an eye on for the 2027 NFL Draft & beyond, in addition to video analysis. READ IT HERE.
GEORGIA BULLDOGS NFL DRAFT WATCH REPORT — What You’ll Find: The Georgia Bulldogs NFL Draft Watch Report has been updated to include 17 draft-eligible prospects for the 2026 NFL Draft, with four in-depth player evaluations, plus verified measurements and projections for each player. READ IT HERE.
QB BIG BOARD SHAKEUP: THE RACE TO NO.1 TURNED UPSIDE DOWN
With the college football season sprinting down the stretch run and the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh just 160 days away, ESPN repolled 25 NFL scouts and executives on the top draft-eligible quarterback. Results prove to be starkly different from the previous poll just six weeks ago. When polled back in September, South Carolina signal-caller LaNorris Sellers (8) was the top vote-getter, with LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier (7) slightly behind him. Others who received at least three votes were Carson Beck of Miami and John Mateer of Oklahoma. Just six weeks later, the list looks almost unrecognizable. In the most recent poll, released this week, Fernando Mendoza (13) of Indiana led all quarterbacks, followed by Dante Moore (6) of Oregon and Ty Simpson (3) of Alabama. It is just the latest example of how volatile the quarterback prospect market has become. “It’s not a stellar class,” one scout told ESPN. “If you add the maybes [who have eligibility and could leave school], now it gets interesting. The top is better than last year’s class, for sure.” The rise of Moore and Simpson makes them polarizing prospects, as both signal-callers are in their first season as starters. While history of first round quarterbacks with just one-year of starting experience have not panned out well in recent NFL memory (Anthony Richardson, Dwayne Haskins, Mitchell Trubisky, Mark Sanchez), it may make business sense for either, or both, Moore and Simpson to take advantage of what is viewed as a ‘weak’ quarterback class and strike while the iron’s hot. Surely, it will be a much-debated topic and a top storyline over the final two months of the year. — This story was originally filed for ‘The Friday Wrap’ on Inside The League. Subscribe (Free) for the latest developments in the scouting and agent communities, here.
MOVERS & SHAKERS: WEST COAST SUPER AGENT JOINS JL SPORTS
You don’t often see agents change firms after Halloween but Evan Brennan has, moving from UA Sports to JL Sports. His arrival gives JL 10 NFLPA-certified contract advisors. Agency owner Joe Linta, who was 18th among all agents with 31 active NFL clients on our last count, gets a hard-working presence in the Northwest who continually turns up Day 3/UDFA types that beat the odds. Per NFLPA rolls, Brennan, who was certified in 2013, had 11 active clients as of this month. — This story was originally posted on Succeed In Football, a free blog dedicated towards those who wish to achieve success in the football industry.
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