The road to the 2026 NFL Draft kicks off as prospects from around the country and all 32 NFL teams gear up for the 2026 Panini Senior Bowl.
The Senior Bowl provides prospects an opportunity to showcase their talent in front of scouts and NFL personnel about a month ahead of the NFL Combine. While the Browns hold two first-round picks at No. 6 and No. 24, they also have eight other picks throughout the remaining rounds of the draft.
As practices are set to begin on Jan. 27 – and the game scheduled for Jan. 31 – here are 10 players to watch during the 2026 Panini Senior Bowl.
OL Jude Bowry, Boston College
In four seasons at Boston College, OL Jude Bowry played in 31 career games. He was named a team captain for the 2025 season and started all nine games he played in at left tackle. In 2024, Bowry earned a 75.7 pass block grade from PFF and allowed just two sacks in 321 dropback snaps.
WR KC Concepcion, Texas A&M
WR KC Concepcion spent his first two seasons at NC State, where he started 11 of 12 games as a freshman in 2023 and set freshman records with 71 receptions for 839 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns. Then in 2024 he logged 53 receptions for 460 receiving yards and six touchdowns. He also added 356 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 60 carries over his two seasons at NC State. Concepcion then transferred to Texas A&M for the 2025 season, totaling 61 catches for 919 receiving yards and nine touchdowns, as well as 10 carries for 75 rushing yards and one touchdown.
OL Gennings Dunker, Iowa
OL Gennings Dunker spent four seasons with Iowa after he redshirted his freshman year in 2021. He saw his first game action in 2022 when he played 11 games, earning his first career start at right guard in the Music City Bowl. Dunker started 13 games at right tackle in 2023 and another 12 games in 2024. That season, Dunker helped pave the way for the offense to rush for over 200 yards in seven games – the most since 2015 – while Iowa's 197.2 rushing yards per game ranked third in the Big Ten and 24th nationally. Dunked started all 12 games at right tackle during the 2025 season and helped Iowa rush for over 200 yards in five games.
DT Lee Hunter, Texas Tech
DT Lee Hunter began his collegiate career as a redshirt freshman at Auburn in 2021 before he transferred to UCF, where he played three seasons from 2022-24. He played 38 career games, totaling 131 tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss and five sacks over three seasons. He led all FBS interior defenders with 58 run-defense stops and tackles for loss or no gain over his final two seasons at UCF, per Pro Football Focus. Hunter then transferred to Texas Tech for the 2025 season, in which he played in all 14 games. He finished the season with 41 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks, as well as one forced fumble.
OL Emmanuel Pregnon, Oregon
OL Emmanuel Pregnon moved around to a few different collegiate programs, beginning his freshman year at Wyoming in 2020. He redshirted his second year before starting 11 games in 2022 during his redshirt sophomore season and allowed just two sacks that season. He then transferred to USC in 2023, starting 12 games at left guard and played in a total of 13 games. He finished his redshirt junior season with a 65.2 offensive grade and an 80.8 passing block grade, according to PFF. His redshirt senior year at USC he started all 13 games at left guard and did not allow a sack in 2024. He rounded out his collegiate career at Oregon in 2025, and once again did not allow a sack on 758 offensive snaps played, according to PFF.
RB Adam Randall, Clemson
In four seasons at Clemson, RB Adam Randall played in 50 career games. He spent his first three seasons as a wide receiver before he changed positions to running back for his senior season in 2025. He finished his collegiate career with 172 carries for 858 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns, as well as 84 receptions for 787 receiving yards and five touchdowns. He started seven games at wide receiver and 13 at running back and is also credited with 13 career kickoff returns for 302 yards, averaging 23.2 yards.
WR Elijah Sarratt, Indiana
WR Elijah Sarratt appeared in 47 career games with 36 starts over his collegiate career. He bounced around to a few programs, spending his first season at Saint Francis in 2022 before transferring and spending one season at James Madison in 2023. He transferred again to Indiana ahead of the 2024 season. In two seasons with Indiana, Sarratt recorded 115 receptions for 1,759 receiving yards and 23 touchdowns. Sarratt closed out his collegiate career during the national championship game against Miami.
C Jake Slaughter, Florida
C Jake Slaughter spent his entire collegiate career at Florida, beginning in 2021 when he redshirted after playing one game. Then in 2022, he played in all 13 games primarily in a special teams role. In 2023 he earned eight starts over the course of 12 games played and was rated as the No. 14 center in the FBS with 76.9 PFF grade over 622 total snaps. Slaughter became the full-time starter in 2024 as he started all 13 games and led the Gators' offensive line in offensive snaps with 800. He closed out his collegiate career starting all 12 games in 2025 and recorded 748 offensive snaps with a PFF pass block grade of 87.1.
WR Brenen Thompson, Mississippi State
WR Brenen Thompson began his collegiate career at Texas and played in nine games as a true freshman, recording one reception for 32 yards. He then transferred to Oklahoma where he spent two seasons where he played in 18 career games with 10 starts and recorded 26 receptions for 471 receiving yards and four touchdowns. He transferred once again for his senior season to Mississippi State, in which he recorded career-highs with 57 receptions for 1,054 receiving yards and six touchdowns. His 1,054 receiving yards set the Mississippi State single-season receiver yards record and also led the SEC for the 2025 season.
S Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, Toledo
In his four seasons at Toledo, S Emmanuel McNeil-Warren recorded 214 total tackles, 11 tackles for loss, one sack, five interceptions, 17 passes defensed, nine forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. McNeil-Warren had his best collegiate season in 2025, with a career-high in solo tackles and total tackles, as well as tackles for loss and passes defensed. He was a third-team AP All America selection, marking the second player from Toledo to make the AP All-America team in 18 years. He was also named a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award – one of 15 defensive backs and the only MAC player on the list. He is projected as a Day 2 prospect in the 2026 NFL Draft.
