This is the earliest we've ever put 2027 rankings on paper, and a lot of these names are going to move. But those 2027 picks on your roster are GOLD right now, and you can't decide whether to hold or cash them… So we're counting it down, 12 to 1. Check out the full list here.
B-TIER
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| Maybe the most room to climb in the tier. The knock is a committee workload — only 100 carries last year. The appeal is the efficiency: 800 yards, and 7.1 and 8.8 per carry across two seasons. A full season moves him up boards fast. |
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| He’s part of why the 2026 class came out so thin, and now he’s in far and away the best situation he’s had. That Texas pipeline has been generous. He ran for just under 1,000 at NC State — match that and he’s a day-two pick. |
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| Nobody knew his name a year ago. Special teamer for two seasons, then 679 yards and four scores essentially from the Penn State game on. Elite in contested-catch situations. The late breakout will ding him analytically — don’t let it fool you. |
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| We’re being deliberately conservative here, and we like him a lot. Two 600-yard seasons at Michigan State in a genuinely bad spot, now in one of the best situations in football. A big year puts him in the Cam Coleman conversation. |
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| The widest range of outcomes here. Best athlete of the three, and Miami paid real money to get him out of Duke. The weapons are there; the offensive line needs fixing. If the Canes run, he’s a top-ten pick. Lowest floor in the tier. |
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| The highest floor of the three. In the Heisman running as a first-year starter with 3,600 yards, 32 touchdowns and a phenomenal 77% completion rate. You’ll hear the weapons pushback — C.J. Stroud translated fine. The athletic ceiling is the one limit. |
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| Elite upside tier, pocket passer. 2,700 yards and 24 touchdowns against six picks is solid without being loud. History isn’t on his side — Notre Dame quarterbacks tend to be system guys. The ceiling is what’s different, and it’s the best there in years. |
A-TIER
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| He misses the start of the season, and that’s the only thing keeping this from being a much louder take. He may have been the best back in the country last year: 1,650 yards at 6.4 a carry. No receiving usage is the caveat. Healthy, top-six pick. |
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| The WR2 of this class today, and the betting market agrees. 98th percentile, elite-plus tier, a true X at 6’3” 205 and physically a freak. The résumé is the problem — 708 yards and no 1,000-yard season ever. The bet is that Texas fixes it. |
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| 95th percentile, elite upside. Going back to school is going to look smart: 71.8% for roughly 3,500 yards and 30 touchdowns. People want to sell him as a dual threat — distributor is the right word. He wins as a passer. Top-five NFL pick. |
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| 93rd percentile, mobile passer, elite upside tier. Last year did not go how anyone drew it up, but point to the back half, where he clearly found his feet. The Superflex ceiling is astronomical. He’s a Heisman co-favorite again. Now he has to prove it. |
S-TIER
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| The crown jewel, and it isn’t close — the best score the bakery has ever produced for anyone. 1,243 yards on 87 catches with 12 scores, fourth in all of FBS. Clear 1.01 and a top-ten startup pick. Don’t wreck a good roster chasing him. |
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