By day, I work as an exercise physiologist. By night, I moonlight as an AFL draft fanatic. I'm watching 6-10 games per week, and staying across all the statistics and highlights of games and players I may have missed.
When I watch games, I have my own ranking criteria that I stand by as a measure of a player's impact on the game. Something I can use to separate prospects aside from the stats, and outside of purely football knowledge and intuition.
When it comes to putting together rankings, it's not hard to end up with a huge list of players worth noting. I've limited myself to 100 names for now, but make no mistake, there are upwards of 200 names on my radar. Without further ado, let's get into the current top 100 players in the 2026 AFL draft.
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100. Jobe Janeway – RUCK – Glenelg Tigers
Raw ruck prospect, clean and smooth for his size.
99. Hudson Graham – KEY DEF/WING - South Fremantle Bulldogs
Interesting versatility with sounds skills, could be valuable at the right club.
98. Cooper White – KEY DEF – Dandenong Stingrays
Raw athlete with clean foot skills and nice wingspan to spoil.
97. Mitch Stirling – KEY UTILITY – Peel Thunder
Great frame and strong hands, set to rise as the year progresses.
96. Archie Fogarty – TALL UTILITY – Oakleigh Chargers
Versatile with strong hands, can play at either end of the ground.
95. Charlie Bovill – KEY UTILITY – Tasmania Devils
Great frame and athleticism to play any position.
94. Jake Medved – KEY DEF – Sydney Academy
Awesome pace, defends well and likes to take off with the ball.
93. Lachie Werts – SMALL FWD – Sturt Double Blues
Solid goal-sneak with scope to add other elements to his game.
92. Jack Bell – WING/UTILITY – Bendigo Pioneers
Impressive speed on the outside, can also play forward.
91. Archie Daffy – FWD/MID – Geelong Falcons *Richmond F/S
Plays with great intensity on-ball or forward, looking to add more polish.
90. Darcy Harrington – SMALL UTILITY – Geelong Falcons
Underrated ball-winner and user with great skills and toughness.
89. Lachlan McGlade – SMALL FWD – East Perth Royals *West Coast NGA
Size to hold his own one-on-one with great goal nous.
88. Cooper Hodge – UTILITY – Brisbane Academy *Hawthorn F/S
Versatile with solid skills and plenty of natural talent.
87. Lochie Burrows – UTILITY – Sandringham Dragons
Plays with intensity that translates all over the ground.
86. Fletcher Pulleine – GEN. DEF/UTILITY – Geelong Falcons
Excellent defensive player looking to show his wares on-ball.
85. Marcus Prasad – SMALL FWD – Dandenong Stingrays
Diminutive dynamo who could be a steal at the right club.
84. Thatcher Simmons – FWD/MID – Subiaco
Big-bodied offensive weapon impressing at reserves level.
83. Judd Burgiel – MID – Gippsland Power
Classy ball-user, consistent and solid at talent league level.
82. Harvey Croker – WING – Glenelg Tigers
Plays the wing role really well, runs all day and is a nice kick.
81. Cain Florance – MID – South Adelaide Panthers
Solid all-round midfielder who tackles hard and can hit the scoreboard.
