2026 Senior Bowl: Event Overview and Player Invites

The Draft Starts in Mobile The Senior Bowl remains the premier college football all-star event and the official first step in the NFL Draft process. For more than 76 years, Mobile, Alabama, has served as the permanent home of the game, making it the longest continually running all-star showcase in football and a foundational evaluation stop for NFL decision-makers. The 2026 version will be played on Saturday, January 31, 2026, at Hancock Whitney Stadium, home of the University of South Alabama. Coverage will air nationally on NFL Network, with additional radio coverage via Fox Sports Pensacola and SiriusXM. Fan Fest activities will take place earlier in the day, leading into a 1:30 PM CT kickoff in Mobile. NFL-Driven Roster Construction and Evaluation Model The Senior Bowl reaffirmed its standing as the league’s most trusted all-star event with the release of its initial 130-plus accepted invitations for the 2026 game. While late additions and roster movement are expected as the process unfolds, the core roster is largely set heading into Senior Bowl week. Under the direction of Drew Fabianich, the Senior Bowl roster is built to mirror an NFL draft board rather than a traditional all-star selection model. Fabianich, a longtime NFL evaluator with nearly two decades of experience helping construct draft boards at the professional level, utilizes a positional vertical board approach—stacking prospects round by round in the same manner NFL teams evaluate their own classes. “We’ve got a positional vertical board, just like you would, round by round, for an NFL team,” Fabianich said. That philosophy continues to translate directly to draft outcomes. The 2025 Senior Bowl produced 106 NFL Draft selections, accounting for 41% of all drafted players, including seven first-round picks and 50 selections in the first three rounds. As a result, NFL front offices consistently treat Senior Bowl week as an extension of their draft rooms, with heavy general manager, head coach, and coordinator presence throughout practices and meetings. Senior Bowl by the Numbers The Senior Bowl’s impact on the NFL Draft remains unmatched among postseason all-star events: 47 more Top-3 Round selections  than any other All-Star Game 100% of NFL teams  selected at least one Senior Bowl participant 99% of 2025 participants  were drafted or signed as undrafted free agents As former NFL head coach Jon Gruden has stated, Mobile has become a proving ground for professional opportunity: “This is where players come — Mobile, Alabama. Guys get discovered here.” -Jon Gruden Best of the Best, From Every Level The 2026 Senior Bowl roster includes athletes from every level of college football, bringing together the nation’s top draft-eligible prospects to form the National and American teams. From Power Five programs to Group of Five and FCS standouts, the event offers a unified evaluation environment designed to identify players who can translate to the NFL level. What follows is a position-by-position breakdown of accepted player invites, providing a clear view of how the 2026 Senior Bowl roster is shaping up as the NFL Draft process begins in Mobile. Quarterback Luke Altmyer, Illinois Taylen Green, Arkansas Garrett Nussmeier, LSU Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt Cole Payton, North Dakota State Sawyer Robertson, Baylor Running back Kaytron Allen, Penn State Jonah Coleman, Washington Rahsul Faison, South Carolina Seth McGowan, Kentucky Jam Miller, Alabama Le'Veon Moss, Texas A&M Adam Randall, Clemson Nick Singleton, Penn State J'Mari Taylor, Virginia Mike Washington Jr., Arkansas Wide receiver Aaron Anderson, LSU Vinny Anthony II, Wisconsin Lewis Bond, Boston College Romello Brinson, SMU Barion Brown, LSU Deion Burks, Oklahoma Josh Cameron, Baylor Kevin Coleman Jr., Missouri KC Concepcion, Texas A&M Caleb Douglas, Texas Tech Malachi Fields, Notre Dame Jordan Hudson, SMU Ted Hurst, Georgia State Caullin Lacy, Louisville Ja'Kobi Lane, USC Elijah Sarratt, Indiana Brenen Thompson, Mississippi State Reggie Virgil, Texas Tech Harrison Wallace III, Mississippi Tight end Nate Boerkircher, Texas A&M Will Kacmarek, Ohio State John Michael Gyllenborg, Wyoming Joshua Cuevas, Alabama Justin Joly, N.C. State Tanner Koziol, Houston DJ Rogers, TCU Sam Roush, Stanford Dan Villari, Syracuse Offensive linemen Austin Barber, Florida Jude Bowry, Boston College Parker Brailsford, Alabama Fernando Carmona Jr., Arkansas Kage Casey, Boise State Dametrious Crownover, Texas A&M JC Davis, Illinois Gennings Dunker, Iowa Jalen Farmer, Kentucky Alex Harkey, Oregon Sam Hecht, Kansas State Max Iheanachor, Arizona State Delby Lemieux, Dartmouth Emmanuel Pregnon, Oregon Keylan Rutledge, Georgia Tech Drew Shelton, Penn State Jake Slaughter, Florida Beau Stephens, Iowa Logan Taylor, Boston College Carver Willis, Washington Jeremiah Wright, Auburn Trey Zuhn III, Texas A&M Defensive line Rueben Bain, Jr, Miami Cameron Ball, Arkansas Caleb Banks, Florida Nick Barrett, South Carolina Rayshaun Benny, Michigan Zane Durant, Penn State Bryson Eason, Tennessee Deven Eastern, Minnesota Gracen Halton, Oklahoma Lee Hunter, Texas Tech Tim Keenan III, Alabama Jeffrey M'Ba, SMU Chris McClellan, Missouri Domonique Orange, Iowa State Vincent Anthony Jr., Duke David Bailey, Texas Tech Keyron Crawford, Auburn Dani Dennis-Sutton, Penn State Logan Fano, Utah Romello Height, Texas Tech Quintayvious Hutchins, Boston College Gabe Jacas, Illinois Max Llewellyn, Iowa Akheem Mesidor, Miami Derrick Moore, Michigan LT Overton, Alabama T.J. Parker, Clemson Jack Pyburn, LSU Cian Slone, N.C. State Nadame Tucker, Western Michigan Zion Young, Missouri LINEBACKER Bryce Boettcher, Oregon Kendal Daniels, Oklahoma Kaleb Elarms-Orr, TCU Keyshaun Elliott, Arizona State Owen Heinecke, Oklahoma Jack Kelly, BYU Kyle Louis, Pitt Jacob Rodriguez, Texas Tech Xavian Sorey, Arkansas Scooby Williams, Texas A&M CORNERBACK Tacario Davis, Washington Charles Demmings, Stephen F. Austin Thaddeus Dixon, North Carolina Daylen Everette, Georgia TJ Hall, Iowa Davison Igbinosun, Ohio State Chris Johnson, San Diego State Will Lee III, Texas A&M Hezekiah Masses, Cal Jalen McMurray, Tennessee Julian Neal, Arkansas D'Angelo Ponds, Indiana Ephesians Prysock, Washington Chandler Rivers, Duke Treydan Stukes, Arizona Collin Wright, Stanford SAFETY Bud Clark, TCU Jalon Kilgore, South Carolina AJ Haulcy, LSU Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, Toledo VJ Payne, Kansas State Kamari Ramsey, USC DeShon Singleton, Nebraska Genesis Smith, Arizona Michael Taaffe, Texas Jakobe Thomas, Miami Zakee Wheatley, Penn State