Building the Beast: Dane Brugler's midseason top-three at every position
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🗓️ 8 October 2025
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
We're just about halfway through the college football regular season, and boards for the 2026 NFL Draft look different than they did in August. How different? That's exactly what Dane Brugler and Dave Helman dive into on this episode of The Athletic Football Show's Building the Beast. With about two months of the season in the books, Dane offers up his top-three rankings for the 2026 NFL Draft at every position.
Rundown (timestamps are approximate)
6:50 Quarterbacks
18:28 Running Backs
26:48 Wide Receivers
36:54 Tight Ends
40:09 Offensive Tackles
45:47 Interior OL
49:04 EDGE rushers
52:06 Defensive Tackles
55:01 Linebackers
1:00:20 Cornerbacks
1:02:41 Safeties
1:05:35 Week 7 Lookahead
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