Favorite Player Comps For 2026 NFL Draft Prospects + How Trent McDuffie Trade Impacts The Draft

In today’s episode CBS Sports Lead Draft Analyst Ryan Wilson and Former NFL GM Ran Carthon give their favorite player comps for prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft! They also break down the Trent McDuffie trade and discuss how it could impact the draft.

(00:00) Intro

(00:33) Trent McDuffie Trade

(8:46) Texas LB Anthony Hill Jr 

(11:32) Indiana CB D'Angelo Ponds

(16:40) Alabama WR Germie Bernard

(20:18) Oregon S Dillon Thieneman

(26:17) Duke CB Chandler Rivers

(28:40) Notre Dame WR Malachi Fields

(31:50) Ohio State LB Sonny Styles

(35:05) Alabama QB Ty Simpson

(37:34) LSU LB Harold Perkins Jr

(41:00) Auburn EDGE Keldric Faulk

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