Youngstown State WR Max Tomczak and North Dakota State WR Bryce Lance have been named to the 2026 Panini Senior Bowl Top 300 list, the organization announced this week.

A fifth-year senior, Tomczak was a first-team All-MVFC honoree last year. He enters the 2025 season with 2,003 yards receiving. He ranks 10th in school history in career receiving yardage but is just 267 from second place.  Lance, a fifth-year senior from Marshall, Minn., last year made 75 catches for 1,071 yards, the second most catches and third most yards in NDSU single-season history. He led the FCS with a school-record 17 receiving touchdowns, which tied the Missouri Valley Football Conference record.

Tomczak and Lance represent two of just five FCS players on the list. They are joined by UIW WR Jalen Walthall, Stephen F Austin DB Charles Demmings and Harvard QB Jaden Craig.   The Senior Bowl scouting department, comprised entirely of former NFL scouts, has been hard at work since last February, evaluating over 2,000 prospects from all levels of college football. From that extensive and competitive process, the Senior Bowl Top 300 was composed.

The Senior Bowl takes great pride in identifying and showcasing the "Best of the Best." The results speak for themselves: 50% of the players selected in the top three rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft were Panini Senior Bowl participants. In keeping with that high standard, the Senior Bowl made a deliberate decision to be more selective, thus moving away from the 850 players featured on last year's watchlist and narrowing the focus to a more exclusive group of 300.

This list represents more than just a preseason acknowledgment; it reflects the highest standards in college football. Being named to the Senior Bowl Top 300 list is a meaningful honor and signals that the prospects on this list are viewed among the very best in the country. Only draft eligible players are featured on this list.

"We decided to trim our watchlist from 850 to 300 to raise the bar and truly spotlight the top-tier talent across the country," says Senior Bowl Executive Director Drew Fabianich. "Our staff has been working rigorously to identify the top talent in this year's draft class and the players on this list have stood out so far, but this is just the beginning. This season is the most valuable part of our process and there is still plenty of football to be played. Our scouts will be on the road every week, tracking how these players perform and who continues to rise."

This list represents more than just a preseason acknowledgment; it is a reflection of the highest standards in college football. Being named to the Senior Bowl Top 300 list is a meaningful honor and signals that the prospects on this list are viewed among the very best in the country. Only draft eligible players are featured on this list.

Senior Bowl Top 300 Breakdown

• Total schools represented: 86 schools
• Conference Breakdown: “Power 5” Schools
• SEC: 109 players
• Big 10: 68 players
• ACC: 53 players
• Big 12: 43 players
• “Group of 5” Breakdown: 19 players
• FCS Breakdown: 5 players
• Total players from “Group of 5” and lower: 24 players
• Most players represented: LSU (14)
• 5 schools with 10 or more players represented: LSU (14), Alabama (13), Ole Miss (10), Oklahoma (10), Penn State (10)
• Total Underclassmen: 54 players