4 ‘Sure Thing’Players?O-Line Run?Jay Glazer Gives Latest 2026 NFL Draft Buzz

As Newman explained to Jerry, George and Kramer in “Seinfeld,” “the mail never stops!“

And in the lead-up to theNFL Draft, the noise never stops.NFLInsiderJay Glazerprovided moreinsight on the 2026 NFL Drafton Wednesday night.

Four “sure thing” NFL stars

Glazer posted to Xthat the consensus among NFL teams is that there are four “sure thing” perennial Pro Bowlers in this year’s draft:Indiana HoosiersquarterbackFernando Mendoza,Notre Dame Fighting Irishrunning backJeremiyah Love,Ohio State Buckeyesdefensive backCaleb DownsandPenn State Nittany Lionsoffensive linemanVega Ioane.

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Mendoza — who, barring a draft night shock, will be selected by theLas Vegas Raiderswith the No.1 pick — won the 2025 Heisman Trophy en route to helping Indiana win its first national championship in program history.Across 16 games, Mendoza, who spent the previous three seasons with theCalifornia Golden Bearsfrom 2022-24, totaled 3,535 passing yards, 41 passing touchdowns, six interceptions and a 182.9 passer rating, while completing 72.0% of his passes.He also rushed for 276 yards and seven touchdowns.

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Love finished third in 2025 Heisman Trophy Award voting after rushing for 1,372 yards and 18 touchdowns on 6.9 yards per carry.From 2024-25, Love rushed for 1,248.5 yards and 17.5 touchdowns per season on 6.9 yards per carry, while racking up 258.5 receiving yards per year for the Fighting Irish.

Downs, who played his 2023 freshman season for theAlabama Crimson Tide, earned All-American honors in each of his two seasons at Ohio State (2024-25).Over his three combined seasons on the collegiate scene, Downs averaged two interceptions, 5.3 tackles for loss and 85.7 combined tackles per year.Downs led theSECwith 70 solo tackles in 2023, was part of Ohio State’s 2024 championship triumph and was named the 2025Big TenDefensive Player of the Year.

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Ioane, a 2025 All-American, was a primary starter at Penn State from 2024-25 and made five starts in 2023.The interior lineman made a combined 27 starts at left guard over his last two seasons with the Nittany Lions, earning second-team All-Big Ten honors in both years.

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Run on O-Lineman?

Glazer posted to Xthat there’s “going to be a run” on offensive linemen in the first round of the draft, with potentially eight of them being selected on the opening night.The earlier mentioned Ioane,Miami HurricanestackleFrancis Mauioga,Georgia BulldogstackleMonroe Freeling, Alabama tackleKadyn ProctorandUtah UtestacklesSpencer FanoandCaleb Lomuare among the prime candidates to be selected in the first round.

The 2026 NFL Draft begins on Thursday night at 8 p.m.ET.