We are finally cracking the top-10 players for the 2026 Detroit Lions season. As a reminder, this list was created by having eight different staff members rank the entire roster from 90 to 1 and averaging out each ballot to create a consensus list.
This year’s top-10 includes nine players who made the same list last year. The one newcomer shot all the way into the top five. But for this article, we’re only tackling the players we ranked 10 through 6, all of whom made last year’s top-10.
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There was a stretch of time earlier this offseason when it was unclear whether Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce would be returning to the field or retiring from the sport.
That has been cleared up since with a one-year deal, but it’s hard to imagine the same scenario playing out next year. If the 2026 season already felt like the final chapter in Kelce’s career, the team around him only added to that narrative with an Instagram post.
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Arrowhead Pride
Since April of 2024 Calvin Throckmorton has been bumped back and forth between the practice squad and active roster, but during his tenure as a Bronco he’s consistently proven himself worthy of being kept around. He has real NFL experience that many players in his position (58 games played with 27 starts) and brings a large stature to the interior offensive line. And it helps that he can play both offensive guard and center.
He first started in New Orleans after going undrafted and would start in 14 games in 2021 when two starters went down. But then in 2022...
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The New York Giants 2026 training camp is just a week away.
In previous years, it’s seemed like the roster was pretty much set by the time that year’s draft wrapped up. There were a few opportunities for competition in training camp, but for the most part we knew what the roster and depth chart would look like.
That doesn’t appear to be the case for 2026.
As things stand now, there is the potential for competition across the roster in John Harbaugh’s first year. Some position groups are likely set, but there are plenty where it remains to be...
Big Blue View
This is an especially fun time to talk quarterbacks. We have yet to see teams take a single snap in training camp — let alone in a padded practice. And this year, there’s no real consensus on which QBs are among the elite. There’s even less consensus around the quarterbacks ranked from No. 9 to No. 19. The beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But that’s what makes the ranking — and ensuing conversation — so compelling. Patrick Mahomes no longer lays claim as king of the NFL … or does he? Josh Allen is obviously the best...
The major intrigue on the defensive side of the ball concerns starters, not reserves, but the depth battles ahead are well worth watching at three positions in particular.
While we were able to figure out five battles for depth roles on offense and probably could’ve ginned up more, things are not quite as unsettled on defense, where the Falcons have a pretty clear pecking order along their defensive front and at safety. The remaining intrigue for those deep reserve roles comes at linebacker and cornerback, where there are several quality candidates fighting for only a spot or two on the...
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The Minnesota Vikings have built a deeply layered quarterback room. At the top, presumed starter Kyler Murray possesses borderline MVP potential as a former No. 1 overall pick who’s already experienced success as a two-time Pro Bowler. Now he’s in arguably the best situation of his career.
Behind him, the Vikings have the young hotshot who was raw last season, but flashed star potential in J.J. McCarthy. Has an offseason working with QB trainer John Beck helped the 23-year-old refine his form and become more consistent? If so, there could be a high-level starter contained somewhere within the No. 10...
Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Brandin Echols is coming off arguably the best season of his NFL career, but the team hasn’t really treated it as such after signing veteran Jamel Dean in free agency and selecting rookie Daylen Everette in the third round of the 2026 NFL Draft.
That has many questioning what Echols’ role will look like with the Steelers in 2026. While he provided some nice play for them a season ago, his chances of starting look far more difficult this year.
Dean will likely pair with Joey Porter Jr. on the outside with Jalen Ramsey likely reprising his...
The Steelers have put together about as much as they can on offense entering training camp. Even still, there is one major question. Aaron Rodgers is their quarterback, and they have built out the skill positions, from wide receiver to even fullback. But the offensive line remains a work in progress, even if it’s a […]
Steelers Depot
It’s no secret that former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin was a big fan of the draft process. A mainstay at Pro Days and the Senior Bowl, Tomlin spent time at Kentucky ahead of the 2015 NFL Draft to watch projected first-round pick Bud Dupree. The Steelers later drafted Dupree with the 22nd overall […]
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The Tennessee Titans will officially begin training camp on July 28th when the veterans report to Vanderbilt Health Football Camp in Nashville. We’ll be previewing several position groups until then. The Titans have 16 defensive lineman on the offseason roster. General manager Mike Borgonzi made big-time acquisitions at this position.
In camp (16): Jeffery Simmons, John Franklin-Myers, Jermaine Johnson II, Jacob Martin, Keldric Faulk, Femi Oladejo, Jordan Elliott, Solomon Thomas, Jaylen Harrell, Earnest Brown IV, Malik Herring, Jalyn Holmes, Timmy Horne, Cam Horsley, Truman Jones, Jackie Marshall.
Biggest storyline: Head coach Robert Saleh was allowed to revamp this position in...
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