Welcome to the thick of the pre-draft process. The 2026 Panini Senior Bowl takes place this week in Mobile, Alabama. The Draft Network is providing layered analysis of each positional group set to compete at this year’s premier pre-draft event. The Senior Bowl is the draft cycle’s most notable showcase, allowing prospects to don their respective college helmets one final time.
Let’s get rolling with a peek into the headlining players set to compete in the trenches across the offensive and defensive lines.
Gennings Dunker, OL, Iowa
Gennings Dunker has solid tape at right tackle for Iowa, but scouts want to see him compete at guard at this year's Senior Bowl due to a potential future move inside.
Austin Barber, OT, Florida
Florida offensive tackle Austin Barber possesses the overall length, size, and athleticism to develop into a reliable swing tackle for an NFL team. Barber is a good athlete with plus hand usage.
Keylan Rutledge, IOL, Georgia Tech
Former Georgia Tech and Middle Tennessee State blocker Keylan “Big Red” Rutledge might be the most violent and physical interior offensive lineman in attendance.
Jake Slaughter, IOL, Florida
Jake Slaugher is a physical center prospect with a stout anchor and stellar play strength. Scouts want to see Slaughter handle athletic pass rushers with more consistency.
Samuel Hecht, IOL, Kansas State
Samuel Hecht arrives in Mobile as a two-year starter at center for Kansas State. Hecht sustains blocks with good footwork and angles in the run game.
Delby Lemieux, OL, Dartmouth
Delby Lemieux is attempting to be the next Quinn Meinerz or Jackson Slater as a small-school Senior Bowl success story. Lemieux played offensive tackle at Dartmouth, but scouts are projecting a move to guard due to size.
Jeremiah Wright, IOL, Auburn
Auburn Jeremiah Wright was arguably the program's best offensive lineman throughout 2025. He spent six seasons with the Tigers, but arrives in Mobile as a two-year starter at right guard.
James Brockermeyer, IOL, Miami
James Brockermeyer transferred from Alabama to Miami and helped a stellar Hurricanes offensive line advance to the National Championship Game. Brockermeyer plays with a stout anchor.
J.C. Davis, OT, Illinois
Illinois offensive tackle J.C. Davis is a downhill, powerful lineman. Davis is aggressive with his hands, but his twitchiness and athleticism have been questioned by scouts.
Trey Zuhn III, OL, Texas A&M
Texas A&M blocker Trey Zuhn III played offensive tackle in college, but he's projected to make a full-time transition to guard due to arm length issues. Zuhn plays with great footwork and he’s a finisher through the whistle.
Max Iheanachor, OT, Arizona State
Max Iheanachor possesses elite athletic traits. He's raw and relatively new to football, so processing skills and general football IQ remain a work in progress.
Fernando Carmona, IOL, Arkansas
Fernando Carmona might have five-position versatility. Carmona plays on the offensive line with a physical temperament and high effort.
Logan Taylor, IOL, Boston College
Boston College guard Logan Taylor is stout with long arms and a pro-ready frame. The former Virginia transfer made four additional starts at offensive tackle in 2025.
Ethan Onianwa, OL, Ohio State
Ethan Onianwa made an admirable transition from Rice to Ohio State. Onianwa is powerful with a massive frame and guard-tackle versatility.
Dametrious Crownover, OT, Texas A&M
NFL scouts will appreciate Dametrious Crownover's massive frame. He's an offensive tackle in a prospect pool loaded with lots of tackle-to-guard converts. Crownover is long, but his lateral quickness is questionable.
Beau Stevens, IOL, Iowa
Beau Stevens played a key role on a Joe Moore-award-winning offensive line. The experienced Stevens concluded his career at Iowa with 34 career starts.
Jude Bowry, OT, Boston College
Boston College offensive tackle Jude Bowry is incredibly explosive. A natural athlete at the position, Bowry possesses the ideal range needed to protect the edge, but he could play with more urgency and better hand placement.
Kage Casey, OT, Boise State
Boise State offensive tackle Kage Casey is aiming to prove he can play left and right tackle in the NFL. Casey is a technician on tape with good fundamentals. A disciplined blocker, he was whistled for just two penalties in college.
Carver Willis, OT, Washington
Carver Willis spent five campaigns at Kansas State (2020-24) before transferring to Washington. Willis blends strength with athleticism on tape.
Jalen Farmer, IOL, Kentucky
Jalen Farmer enters the 2026 NFL Draft after making 24 consecutive starts at Kentucky. The former Florida transfer projects as a potential starter at guard with a swing-backup floor.
Alan Herron, OT, Maryland
Maryland blocker Alan Herron made 12 starts at right tackle in 2025. Herron previously played at Division II Shorter University, and now enters the draft as a two-year starter (24 consecutive starts) for the Terrapins.
Markel Bell, OT, Miami
Miami Hurricanes left tackle Markel Bell possesses an imposing frame at 6-foot-9 and 340 pounds. Bell has the size required to erase defenders in pass protection, where his elite arm length is an obvious asset. His foot speed will be tested in Mobile.
Tim Keenan III, DT, Alabama
Tim Keenan III projects as a reliable, early-impact nose tackle with limited athleticism and pass-rush upside. Expect Keenan to be a two-down player.
Caleb Banks, DT, Florida
Caleb Banks should be the top defensive tackle in Mobile. Banks has true first-round upside as a long, athletic, and agile interior defender who needs to prove he's past an injury that largely derailed his 2025 senior season.
Rayshaun Benny, DT, Michigan
Michigan defensive tackle Rayshaun Benny combines lateral agility with quickness. Benny is a powerful striker with true versatility, both as a run defender and a pass rusher.
Zane Durant, DT, Penn State
Penn State defensive tackle Zane Durant has the first-step explosiveness and quickness to create mismatch opportunities versus interior blockers. Combined with his natural leverage advantage, Durant is impactful at getting to the quarterback.
Jeffrey M’Ba, DT, SMU
Jeffrey M’Ba took quite the path to the Senior Bowl. He played at Independence, Auburn, and Purdue before breaking out at SMU. M’Ba is physical and versatile enough to play multiple positions across the defensive line.
Cameron Ball, DT, Arkansas
Cameron Ball has been a dominant run stopper at Arkansas. Displaying more pass-rushing potential is a point of emphasis heading into Senior Bowl week.
Chris McClellan, DT, Missouri
Chris McClellan possesses first-step explosiveness as an athletic interior defensive lineman. McLellan has upside as a pass rusher at the next level. Handling double-team blocks with more consistency is required.
Deven Eastern, DT, Minnesota
Deven Eastern is a high-motor defender who was disruptive at Minnesota. He should win the weigh-in from a size and length perspective. More consistency as a pass rusher is desired by NFL scouts.
Bryson Eason, DT, Tennessee
Bryson Eason consistently improved at Tennessee. The six-year Volunteer notched a career-high 31 tackles in 2025. Eason projects as a rotational lineman at the next level.
Gracen Halton, DT, Oklahoma
Oklahoma defensive tackle Gracen Halton should display enough quickness and athleticism to win practice reps in Mobile. He'll be an NFL contributor, though length deficiencies may cap his potential.
Nick Barrett, DT, South Carolina
South Carolina's Nick Barrett creates some power as a pass rusher with an occasionally impressive bull rush. Sack production has been an issue, with Barrett registering his first (and only) two QB takedowns in 2025.
Lee Hunter, NT, Texas Tech
Texas Tech nose tackle Lee Hunter is an expert run stopper with little pass-rushing ability. Hunter plays with good effort, but he projects as a two-down defender in the NFL.