2026 NFLPA Rookie Premiere Players List: Full List of Participants Including Fernando Mendoza
The 2026 NFL Draft is done, and the newest class of pros is already getting its first real taste of life in the league.The NFL Players Association and NFL Players Inc. are hosting 42 rookies from the 2026 class at the 32nd annual NFLPA Rookie Premiere, presented by Topps, running May 14-16 in Los Angeles.
The event has grown into one of the more important early stops for incoming players, where marketing profiles start taking shape and off-field visibility begins to build.
Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Fernando Mendoza, Washington Commanders linebacker Sonny Styles, New York Jets tight end Kenyon Sadiq, New York Giants linebacker Arvell Reese and Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Makai Lemon are among the notable names on the attendee list.
Here is the full list of participants for the 2026 NFLPA Rookie Premiere:
- Antonio Williams, Washington Commanders– WR (Clemson)
- Arvell Reese, New York Giants – LB (Ohio State)
- Brenen Thompson - Los Angeles Chargers – WR (Mississippi State)
- Cade Klubnik, New York Jets – QB (Clemson)
- Caleb Douglas, Miami Dolphins – WR (Florida)
- Caleb Downs, Dallas Cowboys – DB/S (Ohio State)
- Carnell Tate, Tennessee Titans – WR (Ohio State)
- Carson Beck, Arizona Cardinals – QB (Miami)
- Chris Bell, Miami Dolphins – WR (Louisville)
- Chris Brazzell II, Carolina Panthers – WR (Tennessee)
- Cole Payton, Philadelphia Eagles – QB (North Dakota State)
- David Bailey, New York Jets – LB/EDGE (Texas Tech)
- Denzel Boston, Cleveland Browns – WR (Washington)
- De'Zhaun Stribling, San Francisco 49ers – WR (Ole Miss)
- Drew Allar, Pittsburgh Steelers – QB (Penn State)
- Eli Stowers, Philadelphia Eagles – TE (Vanderbilt)
- Elijah Sarratt, Baltimore Ravens – WR (Indiana)
- Emmett Johnson, Kansas City Chiefs – RB (Nebraska)
- Fernando Mendoza, Las Vegas Raiders – QB (Indiana)
- Garrett Nussmeier, Kansas City Chiefs – QB (LSU)
- Germie Bernard, Pittsburgh Steelers – WR (Alabama)
- Ja'Kobi Lane, Baltimore Ravens – WR (USC)
- Jadarian Price, Seattle Seahawks – RB (Notre Dame)
- Jeremiyah Love, Arizona Cardinals – RB (Notre Dame)
- Jonah Coleman, Denver Broncos – RB (Washington)
- Jordyn Tyson, New Orleans Saints – WR (Arizona State)
- Kaelon Black, San Francisco 49ers – RB (Iowa State)
- KC Concepcion, Cleveland Browns – WR (Texas A&M)
- Kenyon Sadiq, New York Jets – TE (Oregon)
- Makai Lemon, Philadelphia Eagles – WR (USC)
- Malachi Fields, New York Giants – WR (Notre Dame)
- Mansoor Delane, Kansas City Chiefs – DB/CB (LSU)
- Max Klare, Los Angeles Rams – TE (Purdue)
- Mike Washington Jr., Las Vegas Raiders – WR (McNeese)
- Nicholas Singleton, Tennessee Titans – RB (Penn State)
- Omar Cooper Jr., New York Jets – WR (Indiana)
- Skyler Bell, Buffalo Bills – WR (UConn)
- Sonny Styles, Washington Commanders – LB (Ohio State)
- Ted Hurst, Tampa Bay Buccaneers – WR (Georgia State)
- Ty Simpson, Los Angeles Rams – QB (Alabama)
- Zachariah Branch, Atlanta Falcons – WR (Georgia)
- Zavion Thomas, Chicago Bears – WR (LSU)
What the NFLPA Rookie Premiere Means for the 2026 Class
The three days in Los Angeles cover a lot of ground. Players will rotate through trading card shoots, autograph sessions, jersey reveals and content appearances across the event. But the agenda goes beyond cameras and brand deals.
NFLPA leadership is scheduled to walk rookies through sessions on licensing rights, brand building and financial planning. The side of professional football that doesn't show up on a depth chart. The setting also puts incoming talent in the same room as brands, licensees and media outlets, which means early connections get made well before training camp opens
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This story was originally published May 6, 2026 at 12:06 PM.