2026 NFL draft has how many elite offensive prospects? Expert says number is very low

I personally do not think there’s more than one. Jeremiyah Love is an elite prospect and he’s the ONLY elite prospect in this draft. There isn’t an elite offensive tackle or wide receiver, and those are usually the two offensive skill positions teams look to for elite prospects.

Teams can only select the players who are available, but it seems like most believe this is a deep draft with very few top prospects, which could lead to more trading than we’ve seen in the past. Melo’s note is similar to what we heard from Doug Farrar about this year’s draft overall. It is also important to note that how a player is as a prospect does not always predict their NFL success. Teams and analysts can only go by the information available now to try to predict the outcomes later.

Melo noted that he believes Francis Mauigoa, Spencer Fano, and Monroe Freeling are likely the first three offensive tackles taken off the board in this year’s draft.

You can read all of Melo’s thoughts on this year’s draft from his Q&A at SB Nation’s NFL Feed below:

Do you think the lack of elite offensive talent should make the Browns want to trade out of the top of the draft even more, or should they get the best prospect possible, even if they are not elite?

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