Kiper's final 2026 Big Board: Ranking the top 150 NFL draft prospects, plus position reports

New Mel Kiper Jr. NFL Draft 2026 Big Board Drops, Comparing Rankings to Todd McShay, Daniel Jeremiah

Amid the final countdown to the start of the 2026 NFL draft on Thursday, ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. has unveiled his final big board ranking the top 150 players in this year's class.

Kiper's final 2026 Big Board: Ranking the top 150 NFL draft prospects, plus position reports

Mel Kiper Jr. updated his NFL draft rankings one last time. His Big Board stacks 150 prospects -- starting with Fernando Mendoza -- and goes deep at every position.

Mel Kiper's final 2026 NFL Draft Big Board includes zero SEC players in top 10

The first round of the NFL Draft kicks off in less than 72 hours, live from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at 8 p.m. ET Thursday night. Before all the action kicks off, ESPN’s Mel Kiper took some time to finalize his 2026 Big Board rankings. As a reminder, Kiper’s Big Board is not necessarily a mock draft, it’s a ranking of pure talent without considering team needs. Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza comes in at No. 1 on Kiper’s Big Board, for example, but …