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Trevor Lauck is a redshirt junior left tackle at Iowa. After playing just 23 combined snaps between the 2023 and 2024 seasons, Lauck is now in his second straight year as the Hawkeyes’ starting left tackle. Lauck was a three-star recruit out of Rancilli High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, according to ESPN. He is listed at 6-5 and 314 pounds and appears to have decent length overall, plus good athleticism on tape.

The NFC South came down to the final game of the 2025 regular season, with the Carolina Panthers ultimately taking home the division crown with an 8-9 record. Will the division come down to the wire once again in 2026? If it does, the 2026 rookie class could be the difference in a division filled with question marks. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers enter the season looking like the most complete team in the division, but even they have questions to answer after losing two longtime stars.

Drew Mestemaker bounced back in a big way, while several other 2027 NFL Draft prospects made statements of their own in Week 2. ByJohn Blair|Sep 13, 2026, 11:30 AM EDT Drew Mestemaker delivered a statement performance in Oklahoma State's upset victory over Oregon, boosting his 2027 NFL Draft stock. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Drew Mestemaker made my take from last week's NFL Draft Slant look absolutely ridiculous.

The NFC North race could come down to more than established stars in 2026. A few newcomers from the 2026 NFL Draft could play a major role in deciding which team comes out on top. With Week 1 of the 2026 NFL schedule set to kick off, NFL Mocks continues the most important rookie series on the first-year players who could play key roles, whether filling roster holes or adding depth in areas of need.

The elite names of the 2027 NFL Draft class opened the 2026 college football season by making clear statements. The message NFL teams and scouts should’ve received: the talent level and excitement surrounding what is to come next April is not just overhype. Miami quarterback Darian Mensah has turned up the heat in South Beach, while Arch Manning, Dante Moore, Julian Sayin and CJ Carr didn’t disappoint in their season debuts.

While many NFL Draft analysts have Ole Miss’ Will Echoles or Oklahoma’s David Stone ranked as the top defensive tackle in the 2027 NFL Draft, Oregon’s A’Mauri Washington currently sits at the top of my board.

Is the 2026 college football season setting the stage for a rivalry between two of the most dynamic players in the country? No, we’re not talking about Arch Manning vs. Dante Moore. We’re talking about new Texas Longhorns wide receiver Cam Coleman and his quest to steal the spotlight from Ohio State star Jeremiah Smith. In what is shaping up to be a deep and potentially special 2027 NFL Draft class, all eyes won’t be on the top quarterback prospects.

The NFL season is underway, and the 2026 NFL Draft class is about to make its impact both in the league and on fantasy football rosters. While a few NFL Mocks fantasy favorites have already made their debuts, most of the Week 1 schedule gets underway on Sunday. That means it's time to look at which rookies fantasy owners should start, which ones belong on the bench and one sleeper who could make some noise.

Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith is the top wide receiver in the nation, and he wasted little time reminding everyone why. While Miami's Malachi Toney and Texas' Cam Coleman are making statements of their own, recent mock drafts have Smith as the top non-quarterback coming off the board in the 2027 NFL Draft.

Jordan Seaton is a true junior left tackle playing for the LSU Tigers in 2026. Seaton spent the previous two seasons at Colorado, where he was the Buffaloes’ starting left tackle from day one as a freshman. Seaton is from Washington, D.C., where he played at St. John’s College High School for three seasons before transferring to IMG Academy in Florida. He was a five-star recruit and the top-ranked offensive lineman in his class, according to ESPN.