Dane Brugler

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Dane Brugler

As part of my post-draft wrap up, I like to revisit my initial top-50 draft board from August to examine the trajectory of prospects. For better or worse, I always try to be transparent with my evaluation process and reasoning for prospect rankings. A preseason board is a starting point, and this look-back exercise helps illustrate the journey each prospect took.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Dianna Russini |Dane Brugler

The Cleveland Browns entered the 2025 NFL Draft with plenty of quarterback uncertainty; Deshaun Watson is out indefinitely with an Achilles injury, and the top of the depth chart might be veterans Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett. The Browns needed to leave draft weekend with a quarterback - they left with two, in Oregon's Dillon Gabriel and Colorado's Shedeur Sanders, taken with the 94th and 144th picks, respectively.

1 month ago | chatsports.com | Dane Brugler

<__slot-el _="@=2386,x=279,y=584,w=94,h=36,co=15;15;15;1.0"><__slot-el _="@=2402,x=279,y=620,w=0,h=0,co=15;15;15;1.0">The 2025 NFL Draft is over, which means it’s time to shift to the 2026 NFL Draft! Dane Brugler of The Athletic has already dropped a way-too-early 2026 NFL Mock Draft and Chat Sports host Tom Downey is here to react to it! While a LOT is going to change between now and next year’s NFL Draft, this is a good look at some of the early 2026 NFL Draft Prospects. ...more

1 month ago | sltrib.com | Dane Brugler

Is it too early for a 2026 mock draft? Of course. Instead, consider this more of a watch list for promising prospects in next year's class, one that should feature a stark upgrade in quarterback talent - five passers are included in the mock below (and a few others could push for the first round). Thirteen of the prospects in my way-too-early 2025 mock draft a year ago ultimately were drafted in the first round last weekend (eight more were selected on Day 2; six returned to school).

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Dane Brugler

Is it too early for a 2026 mock draft? Of course. Instead, consider this more of a watch list for promising prospects in next year's class, one that should feature a stark upgrade in quarterback talent - five passers are included in the mock below (and a few others could push for the first round). Thirteen of the prospects in my way-too-early 2025 mock draft a year ago ultimately were drafted in the first round last weekend (eight more were selected on Day 2; six returned to school).