ON TODAY'S SCORECARD
Winners and Losers

The final three days of the NFL Scouting Combine are complete.

Tight ends Kenyon Sadiq and Eli Stowers made combine history with the best vertical jump and broad jump, respectively, the event has ever seen. 

A host of wide receivers including Makai Lemon, KC Concepcion and Denzel Boston stood out.

Quarterback Taylen Green logged the best QB performance ever with record-setting jumps and a blazing 4.36 time in the 40-yard dash.

And Kadyn Proctor showed why he has one of the highest ceilings of any offensive lineman in this highly touted class.

Not all of the top prospects in the 2026 draft class participated in the NFL Scouting Combine, but many of the projected first-rounders proved why they are held in such high regard.

A number of players further down the draft board helped themselves out with strong showings, too, elevating their stock as potential prized targets at next month's draft.

CBS Sports graded the top performers and most well-known prospects at each position.

QBs: While projected No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza watched from the sidelines; Simpson potentially cemented himself as the second-best option in a weak quarterback class.

RBs: Notre Dame teammates Jeremiyah Love and Jadarian Price remain the  top two running backs on the board.

WRs: Don't let Carnell Tate's modest 40-yard dash deceive you; he remains a premier prospect.

TEs: Few players, regardless of position,  fared as well at the combine as Kenyon Sadiq and and Eli Stowers.

OL: Monroe Freeling was incredibly close to  delivering an A+ performance.

EDGE/DL: Arvell Reese said he wants to play on the edge in the NFL, and he displayed the athleticism necessary to make the move from linebacker.

LBs: It's entirely possible that Sonny Stylesis a top-five pick after his incredible showing in Indianapolis.

DBs: Avieon Terrell raised his stock even without running a 40-yard dash.

Tuesday, Mar 3

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TRENDING TODAY
Tag. You’re It.

The NFL franchise tag window has been open for nearly two weeks and during that time, only two players have been tagged.

If anyone else is going to get tagged, it's going to have to happen by 4 p.m. ET today, because that's the deadline for using the franchise tag.  Here's what you need to know, per CBS Sports:

If a team uses a tag on a player, the two sides will have until July 15 to work out a long-term contract. If a long-term deal can't be hammered out, then the player will go into the 2026 season on a one-year deal that pays them at the franchise tag number for their position. 

Here's a look at players who have been tagged so far, along with what their one-year franchise tag salary will be for 2025 if no long-term deal is worked out:
 
Cowboys: WR George Pickens ($27.30 million)

Falcons: TE Kyle Pitts ($15.05 million). 

The Cowboys had been expected to tag Pickens, so that didn't come as a huge surprise. As for the Falcons, Pitts is coming off one of the most productive years of his career and he'll now be playing for a head coach in Kevin Stefanski who knows how to utilize a tight end, so it made sense for the Falcons to keep him for at least one more year.
 
Although that's only two tags, that number could get bigger over the next 24 hours. Here's a look at the biggest tag question marks heading into the deadline:
 
Colts: QB Daniel Jones ($43.90 million).This is going to be one of the most interesting decisions that any team has to make this offseason.

Colts: WR Alec Pierce ($27.30 million).
It's going to be a busy 24 hours for the Colts. Not only do they have to try to get a deal done with Jones, but they also have to worry about Pierce. The receiver is only 25 and he's led the NFL in yards per reception for TWO straight years, so it's hard to imagine Indy letting him get away

Jets: RB Breece Hall ($14.29 million). The Jets aren't going to let Hall get away. At the NFL combine last week, Darren Mougey made it clear that the team will tag Hall if they can't get a long-term deal done with him by today's deadline.

Bengals: DE Trey Hendrickson ($30.2 million). We’ve been here before. The pass rusher led the NFL in sacks in 2024, but last year, he missed 10 games due to injury and at his age (31).