From Indy to Atlanta: The Top 10 Draft Prospects in the Big Ten and SEC Title Games

Welcome back to The McShay Report! Today, I’m ranking the top 10 2026 NFL draft prospects playing in this weekend’s SEC and Big Ten title games. I’ll tell you a little bit about each prospect’s game and give some comps and draft projections where applicable below. At the end, I’ve also listed a handful of other top-100 prospects to watch in those games, and some names to know in the ACC (Virginia vs. Duke) and Big 12 (Texas Tech vs. BYU) championships. 

A quick podcast plug before we dive in: On today’s Rough Draft episode, Steve Muench and I drafted the best Big Ten and SEC players—who aren’t necessarily draft-eligible—that we’d want on our team this weekend. Let us know who won the roster battle in the postgame live streams this Saturday!