The All TXHSFB-2026 NFL Draft Team

These selections are based on which TXHSFB alum will be drafted highest at every position. For a list of the best TXHSFB player eligible to be drafted at every position, check out this article.

QB: Garrett Nussmeier

LSU QB Nussmeier entered his senior season as a Heisman favorite and potential first-round NFL Draft pick. His stock, however, slid after a preseason abdominal injury hampered his play all year and eventually ended his season early. The 2026 QB Class has a massive dropoff after Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza and Alabama’s Ty Simpson. Nussmeier, hovering around the third round, may be the leader of that second tier.

Nussmeier won’t be the first member of his family to play in the NFL. His father, Doug, is the New Orleans Saints’ offensive coordinator. His younger brother, Colton, is a four-star quarterback. Colton is chasing Garrett’s career passing records at Flower Mound Marcus. Garrett led the Marauders to their first-ever district title in 2019.

Honorable Mention QB: Taylen Green (Arkansas, Lewisville High School)

RB: Jadarian Price

Price did not log a single start in his four-year Notre Dame career, but he is still the consensus No. 2-ranked RB on the board. That’s because he shared the Fighting Irish backfield with the top overall back, Jeremiyah Love. Price still earned himself some money by averaging 6.2 yards per carry and becoming the first player in school history with multiple kickoff return touchdowns over 100 yards in a single season.

Price was a four-year starter at Denison who was twice named District Offensive Player of the Year.

Honorable Mention RB: Jamarion Miller (Alabama, Tyler Legacy High School)

WR: Jordyn Tyson

You cannot tell the story of Arizona State’s rise from Big 12 cellar dweller to conference champion without Jordyn Tyson. In the past two years, Tyson has been one of three players nationally with at least 1,800 yards and 18 touchdowns. There’s a real possibility he’s picked in the first round. If he does so, he’ll be the second first-round pick in his family. His older brother, Jaylon, was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2024 NBA Draft. 

Tyson played at John Paul II, Frisco Independence, and Allen over his high school career. He was a key component in Allen’s 2021 district championship with 80 receptions, 1,512 yards, and 12 touchdowns.

Honorable Mention WR: Chris Brazzell II

TE: Eli Stowers

Back in high school, Stowers would’ve thought he’d enter the NFL Draft as a quarterback. The Denton Guyer product was the Class 6A Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore, then led the Wildcats to the state championship game as a junior. Stowers was sidelined on the game’s first series with a major knee injury, and future five-star Jackson Arnold came off the bench. Stowers recovered to win the Class 6A State Championship in high jump as a senior while passing for over 2,400 yards and rushing for over 1,000. 

After a torn labrum and two years as a backup quarterback at Texas A&M, Stowers revitalized his career as a tight end at New Mexico State and Vanderbilt. He’s projected as a second or third-round Draft pick.

Honorable Mention TE: RJ Maryland (SMU, Southlake Carroll)

OL: Febechi Nwaiwu

Of all the projected highest Draft picks at their respective positions, Nwaiwu is the most improbable. Nwaiwu started his junior year on the JV team at Coppell High School. He was a no-star recruit despite earning All-District honors as a senior. He earned a walk-on spot at North Texas, then followed head coach Seth Littrell to Oklahoma. Nwaiwu blossomed into an All-SEC lineman with the Sooners and was a finalist for the Burlsworth Trophy, awarded to the nation’s top walk-on. He’s projected to go in the fourth round.

Honorable Mention OL: Dametrious Crownover (Texas A&M, Grandview High School)

DL: Tyler Onyedim 

Onyedim was the unsung hero of Texas A&M’s first College Football Playoff appearance in program history. Edge rusher Cashius Howell grabbed the headlines, while Onyedim was quietly second on the team with 9.5 tackles for loss.

Onyedim is used to being overlooked. The Richmond Foster prospect was a finalist for the 2020 defensive player of the year with 63 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, and 12 sacks, but was not offered by the Aggies. Instead, he played four years at Iowa State before transferring back home. Now, he’s a projected fourth-round NFL Draft pick.

Honorable Mention DL: Trey Moore (Texas, Smithson Valley High School)

LB: Jacob Rodriguez

For as awesome as Rodriguez is at football, he’s not even the most badass member of his family. That award goes to his wife, Emma, a U.S. Army Black Hawk pilot. Rodriguez patrolled the field at Texas Tech instead, earning All-American honors and finishing fifth in the Heisman Trophy race. He was the lynchpin of Texas Tech’s best season in program history and first College Football Playoff appearance. He’s projected to land on Day 2 of the Draft. Not bad for a guy who started his Texas Tech career as a walk-on transitioning from quarterback at Wichita Falls Rider.

Honorable Mention LB: Anthony Hill Jr. (Texas, Denton Ryan High School)

DB: Jermod McCoy

McCoy missed the entire 2025 season with a torn ACL, but he’s still the No.2 cornerback in the 2026 Draft Class with a First Round grade. The Whitehouse product was an All-American and First Team All-SEC selection in 2024 with nine pass breakups and four interceptions.

McCoy was a two-way standout at Whitehouse. On the outside looking in, it would’ve been a coin flip to predict whether his future was at wide receiver or cornerback. He was a First-Team All-District selection on both sides of the ball, earned All-State honors in baseball, and won the Class 5A State Championship in long jump (23 feet, 10.5 inches) and triple jump (50 feet, 7.75 inches).

Honorable Mention DB: Keith Abney II (Arizona State, Waxahachie High School)