2026 Roster FAs and Draft Wishlist

[Boltinloudguy]

Time to have some fun! Why do this when we are in the midst of a playoff season? It’s fun! Also include coaching changes

Free Agency- Resign and newly signed and released

Coaching Changes-

Oline Coach- Bill Callahan
Pass Game Coordinator- Brian Callahan

Release/Cut-

Dupree
Becton
Dissly

Resign-

Mack
Oweh
Zion
Hand
Tart
Leonard
Salyer
Fisk

Newly Signed-

C Tyler Linderbaum
OT Max Mitchell
OG Will Hernandez
OG Ben Cleveland
TE Charlie Kolar
RB Tyler Allgeier
WR Jalen Nailor

Draft-
Trade back 2-3 spots and get and extra 4th and 6th.

1st- DT Kayden McDonald or A’Mauri Washington
2nd- RG Jaeden Roberts
3rd- Edge Gabe Jacas
4th- CB Domani Jackson
4th- LB Lander Barton
6th- OT Riley Mahlman
6th- WR Duce Robinson

Notes: I think something that we have to look at is what will happen with QJ and DD. Will they try to trade them? I think DD could be traded, I’d try to get a 7th for him. In the offseason and Training Camp you have Vidal and KLS working as your kick returners. I do think they keep QJ. The only reason I bring up QJ is because that catch that Harris made down the sideline. That is not a catch QJ makes. Harris’s hands are better and he’s a better deep ball WR than QJ.

[Boltnut]

Release/Cut-

Dupree
Becton
Dissly

Resign-

Mack
Oweh
Hand
Tart
Perryman
St. Juste
Jefferson

Fisk
Vidal
Keenan
Hart
Penning

Newly Signed-

C Connor McGovern
G David Edwards
RB Tyler Allgeier

Draft-

1st- DT Kayden McDonald or A’Mauri Washington
2nd- RG Brian Parker or Kaylan Rutledge
3rd- Edge Gabe Jacas
4th- TE Eli Stowers
6th- BPA

[wu-dai clan]

Boltinloudguy
Boltnut

I like McDonald. What about Tito, Tart, and Caldwell ?

I see you both have Jacas in round 3.

--round 3 is IOL sweetspot.
--what about Kennard ?

Good stuff !!

[Boltnut]

Boltinloudguy
Boltnut

I like McDonald. What about Tito, Tart, and Caldwell ?

I see you both have Jacas in round 3.

--round 3 is IOL sweetspot.
--what about Kennard ?

Good stuff !!

@DT: Tart, Caldwell, McDonald (or A'Mauri), Hand, Eboigbe
Give Minter that IDL he wishes for.

IOL's sweet spot is round 2 and 3. In round 2, you get the pick of the litter.

@OLB: Mack, Tuli, Oweh, Jacas, and Kennard.
Jacas takes over for Bud Dupree.

[Boltnut]

Trencher4life

OT: Slater, Alt, Hart
OG: Edwards, Parker, Penning
OC: McGovern, Bozeman

DT/NT: Tart, McDonald, Caldwell, Hand, Eboigbe... with a little Matlock mixed in.
If you're looking for a true NT... go with Kayden McDonald.
If you're looking for a DT... go for Washington.

[wu-dai clan]

@DT: Tart, Caldwell, McDonald (or A'Mauri), Hand, Eboigbe
Give Minter that IDL he wishes for.

IOL's sweet spot is round 2 and 3. In round 2, you get the pick of the litter.

@OLB: Mack, Tuli, Oweh, Jacas, and Kennard.
Jacas takes over for Bud Dupree.

OK. IOL take. We want clean, fundamentally sound players over high ceiling players. So there are some under the radar guys available in round 3 that I like over, say, Pregnon/Proctor earlier.

[Boltnut]

OK. IOL take. We want clean, fundamentally sound players over high ceiling players. So there are some under the radar guys available in round 3 that I like over, say, Pregnon/Proctor earlier.

I'm on board... who do you like?

[Maniaque 6]

Trencher4life

OT: Slater, Alt, Hart
OG: Edwards, Parker, Penning
OC: McGovern, Bozeman

DT/NT: Tart, McDonald, Caldwell, Hand, Eboigbe... with a little Matlock mixed in.
If you're looking for a true NT... go with Kayden McDonald.
If you're looking for a DT... go for Washington.

Penning ??????

[Boltnut]

Penning ??????

@guard... depth. He seems OK as a 6th OL, too.

[wu-dai clan]

I'm on board... who do you like?

Siereveld the OSU.
Green ; Trust Missou.
Zuhn Aggie.

There's gonna be value, Nutty, beyond your pick of the litter.

Cannot wait for NCAA Playoffs.

[Boltinloudguy]

Boltinloudguy
Boltnut

I like McDonald. What about Tito, Tart, and Caldwell ?

I see you both have Jacas in round 3.

--round 3 is IOL sweetspot.
--what about Kennard ?

Good stuff !!

Tito is a free agent and they can do better. I am hoping Minter will be back next year. The first 2 drafts they went offense the first 2 rounds. Minter deserves a first round DT/NT if one is there. If you can replace Tito with a 1st round talent like McDonald or Washington, I’d do it in a heartbeat. Going into the season with Tart, Hand, Caldwell, Eboigbe and either one of those guys would put this DL in the top tier.

Even though I have them bringing back Oweh and Mack, Jacas is Mack’s replacement the following year. If gives Jacas a year to develop just like they gave Kennard a year to develop. I think Kennard has a jump next year like Eboigbe did this year. To have a rotation with Mack, Tuli, Oweh, Kennard and Jacas would be lethal. With Kennard and Jacas playing on ST a good amount.

As Nutty says, 2nd round is the sweet spot for IOL. I’d be good with Roberts, Rutledge or Parker.

[Boltinloudguy]

@guard... depth. He seems OK as a 6th OL, too.

I think he’d be good G depth plus 6th man on the Oline. He is very athletic to have him pull. I think he does well as the 6th Olinemen and I think he likes it.

I am curious how Branson Taylor developed this year and how he continues to develop in the offseason. As a G he had a 9+ RAS score.