With the Cincinnati Bengals set to begin training camp next week, 90 players will begin their quest to make the 53-man roster heading into the regular season. While a good chunk of the roster is pretty set -- quarterback Joe Burrow is probably a safe bet to make the roster -- there are a few spots up for grabs and a few undrafted rookies looking to snag some of those spots.Two undrafted rookies made the 53-man roster in 2025: defensive tackle Howard Cross III and long snapper William Wagner. Who could crack the roster this year? Here are a few names to watch in training camp.Bengals undrafted free agents to watch at training campLB Jack DingleThe Cincinnati product will have a chance to crack the Cincinnati roster as one of the reserve linebackers and carve out an early special-teams role as a rookie. The Bengals will likely either keep four or five linebackers and three of them should be Demetrius Knight, Barrett Carter and Oren Burks. The fourth (and possibly fifth) spot will be up for grabs for a player like Dingle, who brings a lot of athleticism to the table.LB Eric GentryDingle will have some competition from another undrafted rookie linebacker for a possible roster spot. Gentry, the former USC Trojan, brings a lot of size, standing 6-foot-7. That's quite tall for a linebacker, but he was productive over four years with the Trojans. He posted 271 tackles and 27 tackles for a loss for USC. Can his size handle the NFL game? He'll have a chance to answer that in camp and the preseason.OT Christian JonesThe Bengals brought in a pair of undrafted rookies at the offensive tackle position, the other one being former Arkansas tackle Corey Robinson II. Jones played both guard and tackle at San Diego State and was given a $50,000 signing bonus (the highest among all the Bengals' undrafted free agents), signaling strong interest in the former Aztec. Jones is a big boy, measuring 6-foot-9 and almost 350 pounds. How he handles NFL competition with his size, similar to that of Gentry, will be interesting to follow in camp. At the very least, Jones should land on the Bengals' practice squad.This article originally appeared on Bengals Wire: 3 UDFAs to watch at Bengals training camp

MIAMI, FLORIDA - APRIL 11: Darren Elkins poses on the scale during the UFC official weigh-in at Hyatt Regency on April 11, 2025 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)Darren Elkins is ready to make the walk one more time at UFC Vegas 120.The Damage is set to fight Yadier del Valle (10-1) on Aug. 8 in a featherweight bout, one of several matchups officially announced Thursday for the upcoming show at Meta Apex in Las Vegas. For Elkins (19-11), this will be his 31st octagon appearance.The 42-year-old Elkins hasnt fought since April 2025, when he lost via first-round TKO to Julian Erosa, snapping a two-fight win streak. In a post on Instagram, Elkins referred to the del Valle fight as My last dance!Del Valle looks to rebound from his first pro loss after he was defeated by Jordan Leavitt this past February.Other bouts made official for Aug. 8 include a matchup between strawweight contenders Amanda Lemos (15-6-1) and Alexia Thainara (14-1), Diego Ferreira (19-7) welcoming Billy Quarantillo (18-7) to the lightweight division, and undefeated Dana Whites Contender Series welterweight prospect Ty Miller (7-0, 1 NC) taking on Billy Ray Goff (9-4).UFC Vegas 120 is headlined by top 10 lightweight Mateusz Gamrot facing streaking contender Quillan Salkilld.See the updated lineup below.Mateusz Gamrot vs. Quillan SalkilldAmanda Lemos vs. Alexia ThainaraDiego Ferreira vs. Billy QuarantilloDarren Elkins vs. Yadier del ValleTy Miller vs. Billy Ray GoffJuliana Miller vs. Ravena OliveiraSteven Asplund vs. Guilherme PatLouie Sutherland vs. Jose MontanhaDiyar Nurgozhay vs. Bruno Lopes

TORONTO, ON - JULY 20: Alejandro Kirk #30 of the Toronto Blue Jays looks on during a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Rogers Centre on July 20, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)Getty ImagesThe Toronto Blue Jays have spent much of the season shuffling organizational depth as injuries and roster movement have created opportunities throughout the minor leagues. Catching depth, in particular, became a focus after an unexpected injury forced the organization to look outside the system.That search led the Blue Jays to sign an experienced minor league backstop with five professional seasons under his belt. However, the partnership proved to be short-lived before another roster move brought the experiment to an abrupt end.FORBES | By Peter ChawagaESPN Veteran Addresses Pat McAfee-Linked Layoffs After Phillies, Dodgers GameToronto Blue Jays Cut Catcher After Alejandro Kirk Injury UpdateThe Blue Jays affiliate New Hampshire Fisher Cats released Adam Hackenberg on Tuesday, according to the official transaction log.Hackenberg initially joined the Blue Jays as the organization sought reinforcements behind the plate, following a significant injury to veteran Alejandro Kirk. "After their top backstop was badly injured, the Jays signed free agent catcher Adam Hackenberg to a minor league contract and assigned him to Triple-A Buffalo, JP Hoornstra reported at the time for The Big Lead. Hackenberg, 26, is a veteran of five professional seasons (2021-25), all with the Chicago White Sox organization."The move appeared to provide experienced organizational depth, but Hackenberg's stay with the Blue Jays organization ultimately lasted only a short time before his release. Now that Kirk appears to be healthy, appearing in the vast majority of the teams games this month, it seems the organization is no longer interested in carrying Hackenberg in the lower levels.FORBES | By Peter ChawagaCubs Acquire Hated Rivals Outfielder Just Before Trade DeadlineFormer Chicago White Sox Catcher Built On Family Legacy Before Toronto Blue Jays CutBefore joining the Blue Jays, Hackenberg established himself as one of the White Sox's more intriguing catching prospects while building on a strong athletic family background. One of his brothers, Christian Hackenberg, enjoyed a standout career as the quarterback for Pennsylvania State University."Work put in by Christian, who is now coaching high school football in New Jersey while working for a tech company and doing some media, made it easy for the rest of the Hackenbergs, according to Adam, Scott Merkin wrote for MLB.com. They watched him get up for 6 a.m. workouts and it just became what they did as a family." That work ethic helped carry him through five seasons in the White Sox organization before he reached free agency.Although his stint with Toronto ended quickly, Hackenberg remains just 26 years old and has accumulated valuable professional experience. Catchers with upper-level minor league experience often receive additional opportunities as organizations deal with injuries and roster turnover throughout the season.This article was originally published on Forbes.com

TAMPA, Fla. By his name alone, Arch Manning is subject to an unprecedented and nearly unfair level of high expectations. He has a football legend for a grandfather and two uncles who won two Super Bowls each. So, when asked what quarterbacks he compares himself to, the Texas junior politely declines. "I'm trying to do better at not comparing myself to others," Manning said Thursday, wearing a burnt orange tie as he talked to a few dozen reporters in the final session of SEC Media Days. "Comparison, they say, is the thief of joy. So I'm trying to not compare myself to others. I guess that's y'all's job." No college player faces higher standards in 2026, and that was evident at SEC Media Days. Manning's session was the most anticipated among the players in attendance this week. And somehow Manning has been here before, his reputation preceding him a year ago when he was a first-year starter taking over for the Longhorns. "You know, Arch Manning, a year ago, wasn't on social media or on television saying 'I'm going to be the first pick of the draft.' He wasn't on television saying 'I'm going to win the Heisman Trophy,'" Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said Thursday. "All he did was work really hard. All he did was try to be the best teammate he could be. And then we had some failures as a team. He didn't have [them]. He didn't play the way of what he was capable of playing. "What he got put through probably would have melted or destroyed 99% of people in his shoes. All he did was stay consistent and true to who he was, just continue to work hard, continue to be a great teammate, to get better." A year ago, Manning was the buzz of college football, anointed as a Heisman Trophy favorite despite the fact he had just 95 pass attempts in his first two years at Texas. It was too much, too soon, born of his quarterback pedigree, but bad NFL fan bases were actively hoping their teams would lose enough to land him at the top of the 2026 NFL Draft. Manning's team stumbled out of the gates. Texas lost its opener to Ohio State 14-7, with Manning throwing for just 170 yards. After three non-conference wins, the Longhorns, still ranked No. 9, lost at unranked Florida, with Manning throwing two interceptions in the loss. College football's spotlight shifted quickly and Indiana's Fernando Mendoza kept winning and impressing to keep it on him. With the spotlight shifted off of him, Manning found himself in the final eight games of Texas' 2025 season. The Longhorns went 7-1, their only loss to No. 5 Georgia, and Manning had 15 touchdowns against two interceptions in those games. Texas beat four ranked teams in that span No. 6 Oklahoma, No. 9 Vanderbilt, No. 3 Texas A&M and No. 18 Michigan and Manning had seven touchdowns and zero interceptions in those four upset wins. Then, Manning opted to stay at Texas, which again installed the Longhorns among the teams to beat for a national title. The supporting cast around him is stronger. This past year, Texas didn't have an offensive player drafted in the first five rounds, but it could have four first-round picks in 2027. Receiver Cam Coleman, a transfer from Auburn, could go in the top 10, as could returning tackle Trevor Goosby, with receiver Ryan Wingo another potential first-rounder. Longhorns edge rusher Colin Simmons is also projected as a likely first-round pick. Manning is seen by many as a potential No. 1 pick, which could be held by the Arizona Cardinals, New York Jets or Miami Dolphins, based on preseason expectations. He's again the oddsmakers' favorite for the Heisman, tied with Notre Dame's C.J. Carr as the current favorite, and he has the best odds to be the No. 1 overall draft pick, but there's no consensus on where he'll fall in a deep and talented group of quarterback prospects. FOX Sports NFL Draft Rob Rang had Manning being the No. 1 overall pick in his first 2027 NFL mock draft, making him the first of five quarterbacks to go off the board. FOX Sports lead college football analyst Joel Klatt also rates Manning highly entering the season, placing him second behind Oregon's Dante Moore in his top-10 quarterback ranking for 2026. However, The Athletic placed Manning seventh in its ranking of the starting quarterbacks for all 138 FBS programs, behind Ole Miss' Trinidad Chambliss, Oregon's Dante Moore, Carr, Miami's Darius Mensah, Ohio State's Julian Sayin and Oklahoma State's Drew Mestemaker. One NFL front-office executive told me his team had Manning graded slightly higher than Mendoza in this past year's draft evaluations higher than the No. 1 overall pick in a down year for the position but there are still lingering concerns and things he can work on. That starts with overall inconsistency, understandable for a first-year starter, but the overall makeup of how he carries himself is what NFL teams want to see. He has accurate, on-time throws to all windows, but also "unusual, head-scratching misses" in between them at times. Texas' schedule will give Manning ample opportunities to show what he can do against the best in college football, with six games against teams likely to be ranked in preseason. He gets another shot at Ohio State on Sept. 12, goes to uncle Peyton's Tennessee Volunteers on Sept. 26, has Oklahoma in Dallas on Oct. 10, grandpa Archie and uncle Eli's Ole Miss Rebels on Oct. 24, then games at LSU on Nov. 14 and Texas A&M on Nov. 27, plus whatever the postseason might bring. Manning's reputation is strong within the SEC, even with coaches new to the conference. Florida's Jon Sumrall, whose Gators face the Longhorns for a third year in a row this fall, said he got to know Manning when he was at Tulane in Arch's hometown. "What a great young man," Sumrall said of Manning at SEC Media Days earlier this week. "When I was a coach at Tulane, Archie would shoot me a text or a phone call and say, 'Hey, is it OK in May in some downtime if Arch comes over and throws?' I'm like, 'Yeah, and ask him if he wants to transfer,' because he wasn't a starter yet. I'd go out there and might watch him throw or [father] Cooper or whoever might be out there, and I'd be like, 'I would like to coach that guy.' He's a good player. "I really have a lot of respect for the Manning family as a whole. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree with Arch and how he carries himself." Texas just missed out on the 12-team college football playoff last year, and Sarkisian said what impressed him was how the late-season success didn't change Manning, who kept his head down with humility when it would have been easy not to do so. "He's a fantastic player at the end of the year, but he didn't go back on social media and say I told you so," Sarkisian said. "And all he's done this year is continue to work hard again. So there's always going to be outside opinions of that guy, and that comes with the territory. He understands that. "I think he learned a lot about himself last year, about dealing with adversity and overcoming, and I think he learned about his teammates and the support that they gave him, and recognized the mental and physical toughness that he has to play the position and be their leader. I think he's grown into a great leader for us, and I'm very proud of Arch for the way he's carried himself." Peyton and Eli Manning are beloved not only for their football, but also for a self-deprecating sense of humor that allows them to have an everyman-likeability despite all their on-field success. Arch has shown promising signs of that, talking Thursday about how he's taken up golf as a respite from football, competitive yet relaxing, a mental break to enjoy something he knows he's not that good at yet. "I hit my driver far," he said when asked for his best club. "I just don't know where it's going." Asked his handicap, he smiles and says it's "probably around a 10." "Broke 80 for the first time last week," Manning said of a round at Austin's Barton Creek course, where "one of my buddies had a friend that was a member." He stops himself: "It probably was an 80. I gave myself a putt." He said the best golfer in the Manning family is probably Peyton, and concedes he'll have to stop golfing in a week or so to focus on football "until February," keeping everything in play for himself and Texas football. He'll graduate in December, but won't even commit to this being his final season of college football, keeping his focus on the here and now and his own expectations of himself. "I don't really worry as much about legacy," he said when asked about his future. "I'm just trying to be the best teammate I can be right now, to help us win games on Saturday and have fun while I'm doing it. I think the more fun we have, the better I play, and the better we play as a team."

Aug 7, 2009; Berea, OH, USA; A general feature of a Blocking Sled at Cleveland Browns training camp. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-Imagn ImagesCleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry has received mostly positive reviews for the work he did in the offseason to address the teams aging and injured offensive line.Sure, there have been some grumblings that Berry may have overpaid in free agency, most notably guard Zion Johnson, but no one can say that Berry did not see a need and did what he could to fix it.Teams have to look past just the upcoming season, of course, which is why Berry selected Spencer Fano, Austin Barber, and Parker Brailsford in the 2026 NFL Draft. Fano is expected to hold down the left tackle position for the next decade or so, Barber looks to have a future at either guard or tackle, and Brailsford will be looking to earn the starters role at center this summer.With the line mostly set for the next year or two, now could be a time to bring in a developmental player, one who has some skills but could use some polishing and some quality coaching from the likes of offensive line coach George Warhop.A player like Dodji Dahoue, who is looking for a team after not sticking with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent.No immediate signing for former undrafted #Giants, Eastern Michigan @EMUFB offensive tackle Dodji Dahoue, per league source, but remains a good potential practice squad International Player Pathway candidate for team. Dahoue (6-foot-9, 310) born in France, raised in Washington, https://t.co/Mw6CMcKQoFpic.twitter.com/09c1Jxh5kx Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) July 23, 2026Dahoue is massive (6-foot-9 and 300 pounds), smart (he earned a degree in mechanical engineering at Eastern Michigan), and a quick learner, as pointed out in this story from the Eastern Michigan football teams website:Dahoues path to Eastern Michigan stands out for how quickly he developed into a contributor after coming to football later than most. Born in France and raised between the Washington, D.C., area and Mali, he did not play football in high school at Lyce Libert de Bamako, graduating at just 16 before returning to the United States in 2021. He enrolled at Santa Rosa Junior College, where he initially redshirted while learning the fundamentals of the game after briefly exploring basketball. By 2022, he broke through as the programs Freshman of the Year, and in 2023 he served as a team captain and earned All-Nor-Cal Conference honors, showing rapid growth on the field.At Eastern Michigan, Dahoue continued that upward trajectory. He saw action in six games during the 2024 season, gaining experience at the collegiate level, before stepping into a starting role in 2025. He started five games and was establishing himself as a key piece of the lineup before a season-ending injury cut his year short. Throughout his time at EMU, Dahoues impact was evident in his physical presence and continued development, culminating in a unique journey from no football background to ajunior college standout and Division I starter.Not your normal path to the NFL, but Dahoue was a starter his senior year before being injured, and the MAC is a respectable enough football conference that some team will likely give him a look.Could that be the Browns? Maybe. They need all the bodies they can get when it comes to the offensive line, and developmental players are not just reserved for the quarterback. So perhaps they would be open to giving Dahoue a tryout to see if he brings enough to the field to warrant a longer look.What do you think, Browns fans? Should the team bring Dahoue in for a look? Or do they have enough on their plate already when it comes to the offensive line? Let us know in the comments!

The New York Giants are opening their training camp with some good news. While the team had to place three players on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list ahead of camp opening in West Virginia next week, none of them were star wide receiver Malik Nabers.Nabers is recovering after undergoing a second surgery during the offseason, in the wake of last season's torn ACL. His status is among the biggest question marks going into this season, as the team has expressed hope he will be ready for Week 1. Giants head coach John Harbaugh, however, has couched expectations by noting that Nabers' knee injury is "not simple."Nabers landing on the PUP list would have been a bad sign for his availability, though avoiding it doesn't mean he's 100% healthy either. He's still making his way back and staying off the PUP list means he won't be restricted in practices.When healthy, Nabers has looked like one of the best receivers in football in his two seasons with the Giants. The former sixth overall pick earned Pro Bowl honors as a rookie and has averaged 77.6 yards per game across 19 games, a mark that would have ranked sixth-best in the NFL last season.

The fight game is an unforgiving one.Per MMA Junkie on Thursday, PFL DC will no longer feature Thad Jean(10-0) vs. ShamilMusaev (18-1-1) in the main attraction. For currentlyundisclosed reasons, Musaev has been forced to withdraw from hiswelterweight championship affair headlining the card at theCareFirst Arena in the U.S. Capitol. In the Russians stead will beErnestoRodriguez (11-1), who first postedof his change in opponent and vastly elevated stakes on Wednesdaynighthe was expecting to battle AaronMcKenzieand then fully confirmedthe news shortly after its announcement. Jean did as well shortlythereafter on his InstagramStories.This is one of numerous cancelations on fight week and earlier, asathletesMagomedUmalatov, JackCartwright, DenisGoltsov, BrunoCappelozza and MandoGutierrez were all booked for this fight card at one time. Dueto a number of largely undeclared reasonsCappelozza encounteredissues with his visaall of those combatants and their scheduledpairings have either been canceled or switched around on this cardor to another. For instance, Cappelozza vs. hasbeen bumped toPFL Charlotte in August. The current PFL DC lineup sees eightmatches remaining, although the promotion has not indicated if anylate-notice fights will be slotted on the billing.Jean was vying to become the first U.S.-born PFL champion atop thiseventnot including those that won tournamentsand he will stillreceive that honor. Silverback comes into this five-rounder withample momentum on his side as the winner of the final PFL tourneyin 2025. There, he knocked out MukhamedBerkhamov, outworked JasonJackson and outperformed LoganStorley in the span of four months to claim a $500,000 checkand chance for PFL gold.Starboy Rodriguez seizes this opportunity having won his PFLdebut in March. Against MasayukiKikuiri, he snagged a majority decision despite dropping whatmany observers felt was a 10-8 third round, completing a bout inwhich all three Sherdog official scorers turned in 28-28 drawtallies. The fighter born in Cuba worked his way up the Tuff-N-Uffladder from 2022 to 2025, culminating in six wins with the LasVegas-based league to reach a major organization.PFL DC Current LineupThadJean vs. ErnestoRodriguez welterweightTysonPedro vs. RafaelXavier light heavyweightSullivanCauley vs. RasulMagomedov light heavyweightEliezerKubanza vs. Chris Mixan welterweightBryceMeredith vs. Michael Cyr bantamweightBrandonDavis vs.

WEST BEND Spencer Turtz began the final round of the 125th Wisconsin Amateur Championship on July 23 as a co-leader, and he hoped to feel some nerves on the 18th hole with a chance to claim the states most prestigious amateur event.He did, but not until his final full swing into No. 18. The approach found the center of the green, leading to a par for a final round 2-over 73 and a tournament victory at 3-over 287.I was pretty happy feeling those little nerves, Turtz said. It was fun. Fun to compete.Turtzs playing partner and co-leader Ricky Kuiper [Racine] gave Turtz some breathing room when he double-bogeyed the par 3 17th, which gave Turtz a three-shot lead heading to the last. After finding the fairway with his tee shot, Turtz wanted to know what he needed to do to win.When caddie and former Badgers teammate Cameron Huss told him to play it safe, and that he could capture the trophy with a two or three-putt, Turtz felt the butterflies.A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, it was Turtzs first individual victory as an amateur in Wisconsin. He won the 2025 mens four-ball title withJames Boustead.It means a lot, said Turtz, who just graduated from the University of Wisconsin. Its finally a good breakthrough for me individually, especially. Its my last, at least for this year, my last WSGA event."More: U.S. Women's Open at Erin Hills was the end of an era of major championship golf in WisconsinTurtz made one birdie on the back nine, and it was a massive one as it gave him a one-shot lead over Kuiper. It came on the 537-yard, par 5 15th, which was playing into the wind. He found the rough with his tee shot and his second shot positioned him just behind a green side bunker. A favorable lie allowed him to pitch it to inside four feet, and he rolled in the birdie.A cadre of University of Wisconsin players and alumni cheered for Turtz when his last putt dropped and raced to the green to celebrate him after the play was concluded.Its tough to hold back the emotions when that happens, Turtz said with a smile. Theyre all my best friends and teammates and I couldnt have asked for a better group of guys to go through college with.Turtz said he is headed to the University of St. Andrews in Scotland for graduate studies and to play.No other players really challenged Turtz as Hartlands Cody Guetzke was the only player to post a round under par with a 1-under 70. That did move Guetzke up nine spots into a tie for second with Kuiper at 6-over 290, however.Danny Behm (Hubertus), Preston Dembowiak (West Bend) and Marquette University alumnus Brandon Cloete tied for fourth at 7-over 291. Oconomowocs Garrett Schultz finished seventh at 8-over while defending champion Vince Sigl of Seymour and Merrills Russell Dettmering tied for eighth at 10-over.The top 10 was rounded out by Marquettes Ryan Banas, former champion Garrett Jones of Madison and Badgers player Charlie Erlandson at 11-over.Tony Romo on State Am: This is the U.S. OpenA line of spectators were ready to celebrate what was almost Tony Romos shot of the day when he nearly holed a bunker shot on the short side of the par 4 ninth hole, his last of the tournament. It slid just past the cup, but the Burlington High School alumnus cleaned it up with his fourth up-and-down of the day.He smiled afterward, happy his final round 82 was not an 83. He had spent hours working on those shots following his third round on July 22, and even for a former four-time Pro Bowl quarterback it was a lesson learned.That was pretty good for me, Romo said of the bunker shot. Honestly, Ive worked so hard. To be that short sided with that that is not the spot you want to be.I was like, thats because I spent all that time yesterday. Thats the secret to this whole sport, and anything, is doing it over and over again and then trusting it in the moment. I did it there on nine.The 46-year-old once again was a popular figure for spectators and his playing partners at a tournament that he prioritizes every NFL offseason.Growing up here, its nostalgia in a lot of ways, he said. Growing up and watching Andy Podolak win all these things, he caddied for me now and Im so fortunate to have him. Watching my dad [Ramiro], whos won the senior state am; here at West Bend [in 2015] by the way. So he was giving me tips coming into the week. I gotta go talk to him about the tips now. But its just one of those things where you love it and it feels like going back home. For me, I feel like the WSGA does such a great job.This is the U.S. Open here, I feel like, each year. You know the conditions are going to be tough. Greens are going to be tough. The rough was up this week. It was pristine on the golf course. I couldnt say anything better about West Bend Country Club, how amazing they were. But to me, I sit there its just like coming home and competing and going back to your youth, I guess you could say.The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and current CBS Sports analyst took time for photos, autographs and even some quarterbacking lessons for a young fan.I was that kid one time, he said. I remember when somebody came back from Whitewater who was a football player and talked to us when I was in high school, and I was like, oh my gosh, he plays at Whitewater. I have three boys. I want to make people feel happy and special and try and give em all the energy you have. The truth is, it gives me joy as much as him.This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin Badgers alumnus Spencer Turtz wins 2026 State Am

Thirty-one of the 32 first-round picks in the 2026 NFL draft have signed their contracts. Quarterback Fernando Mendoza, the first overall selection, signed his deal with the Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday.That leaves Alabama QB Ty Simpson, the 13th overall pick by the LA Rams, as the lone player chosen in the first round unsigned. Apparently, "secondary contract language" is the holdup. One would have thought Simpson would be anxious to to sign, given how questioned the Rams' choice of him was.That said, everyone else is in the fold. A look at the value of the contracts for each of those picks. The deals are all for four years.32. Jadarian Price, RB, Seattle SeahawksCollege: Notre DameContract guarantee: $16,783,74831. Keldric Faulk, EDGE, Tennessee TitansCollege: AuburnContract guarantee: $17,054,20230. Omar Cooper Jr., WR, New York JetsCollege: IndianaContract guarantee: $17,494,19629. Peter Woods, DT, Kansas City ChiefsCollege: ClemsonContract guarantee: $17,975,61028. Caleb Lomu, OT, New England PatriotsCollege: UtahContract guarantee: $18,992,47827. Chris Johnson, CB, Miami DolphinsCollege: San Diego StateContract guarantee: $19,040,36926. Keylan Rutledge, G, Houston TexansCollege: Georgia TechContract guarantee: $19,276,44825. Dillon Thieneman, S, Chicago BearsCollege: OregonContract guarantee: $19,512,46024. KC Concepcion, WR, Cleveland BrownsCollege: Texas A&MContract guarantee: $19,748,42923. Malachi Lawrence, EDGE, Dallas CowboysCollege: Central FloridaContract guarantee: $20,220,41622. Akheem Mesidor, EDGE, Los Angeles ChargersCollege: Miami (Florida)Contract guarantee: $20,456,39221. Max Iheanachor, RT, Pittsburgh SteelersCollege: Arizona StateContract guarantee: $20,692,38620. Makai Lemon, WR, Philadelphia EaglesCollege: USCContract guarantee: $20,810,38619. Monroe Freeling, OT, Carolina PanthersCollege: GeorgiaContract guarantee: $20,928,36218. Caleb Banks, DT, Minnesota VikingsCollege: FloridaContract guarantee: $21,282,37817. Blake Miller, T, Detroit LionsCollege: ClemsonContract guarantee: $21,872,37816. Kenyon Sadiq, TE, New York JetsCollege: OregonContract guarantee: $22,344,30415. Rueben Bain Jr., EDGE, Tampa Bay BuccaneersCollege: Miami (Florida)Contract guarantee: $23,760,24214. Olaivavega Ioane, G, Baltimore RavensCollege: Penn StateContract guarantee: $24,232,77013. Ty Simpson, QB, Los Angeles RamsCollege: AlabamaContract guarantee: TBD12. Kadyn Proctor, T, Miami DolphinsCollege: AlabamaContract guarantee: $26,120,11611. Caleb Downs, S, Dallas CowboysCollege: Ohio StateContract guarantee: $28,951,99210. Francis Mauigoa, T, New York GiantsCollege: Miami (Florida)Contract guarantee: $30,957,8949. Spencer Fano, T, Cleveland BrownsCollege: UtahContract guarantee: $32,255,8288. Jordyn Tyson, WR, New Orleans SaintsCollege: Arizona StateContract guarantee: $32,491,8227. Sonny Styles, LB, Washington CommandersCollege: Ohio StateContract guarantee: $37,211,5926. Mansoor Delane, CB, Kansas City ChiefsCollege: LSUContract guarantee: $41,931,3625. Arvell Reese, LB, New York GiantsCollege: Ohio StateContract guarantee: $47,831,0624. Carnell Tate, WR, Tennessee TitansCollege: Ohio StateContract guarantee: $51,134,9123. Jeremiyah Love, RB, Arizona CardinalsCollege: Notre DameContract guarantee: $53,022,8162. David Bailey, EDGE, New York JetsCollege: Texas TechContract guarantee: $54,674,7261. Fernando Mendoza, QB, Las Vegas RaidersCollege: IndianaContract guarantee: $57,270,598(Research via Spotrac.com)This article originally appeared on The List Wire: Guaranteed dollars for 2026 NFL first-round picks

The start of the 2026 Kentucky Wildcats football season is just 44 days away, and a new era begins under coach Will Stein. As we count the days down, we're getting to know the players who make up the team, and today we're taking a look at No. 44, Justin Kattus.Kattus is one of three brothers, two of which played for the Wildcats. Justin is a 6'1", 216 lb tight end out of Cincinnati. He wasn't highly rated out of high school, but he committed to Kentucky, joining older brother Josh, who is now in the NFL.As a freshman, he saw a little action before redshirting. Last year, he practiced with the team, and continued to work hard, though he didn't make it onto the field. Heading into this season, he's still behind a few other players on the depth chart, but could find value on special teams.Kattus, like his older brother, will have no issue working hard to improve his game, and contributing anywhere he's asked. His size limits him somewhat, but there are ways to make an impact, and he'll keep working until he finds them.This article originally appeared on UK Wildcats Wire: Get to know the Kentucky football roster: No. 44 Justin Kattus