# Ranking the top 10 draft prospects for 2026

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Podcast: [Craft of the Draft AFL Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/craft-of-the-draft-afl-podcast-6209399)
Published: 2026-04-02T06:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://craft-of-the-draft.captivate.fm/episode/ranking-the-top-10-draft-prospects-for-2026
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Jonty and Mitch list their top 10 AFL Draft prospects to start the year, and take a look at the current trend for ruckmen, with this year’s class featuring several talls at the point end of the crop. ‘On the Radar’ sees a Knights debutant and North Adelaide talent flagged as ones to watch, while some familiar surnames have emerged as in-form bottom agers early into the new season. RUNDOWN 00:00 Welcome to Craft of The Draft 00:32 Talk of the town 08:57 Top 10s 12:27 Academy Analysis 17:59 On the radar 20:28 Emerging excellence 23:03 Team focus: Northern Knights 27:25 What’s coming up Filmed on 01/04/2026 IG: https://www.instagram.com/craftofthedraft/ For all your AFL news go to ZeroHanger.com and make sure to FOLLOW Zero Hanger on social media: NEWS: https://www.zerohanger.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/ZeroHanger FB: https://www.facebook.com/AFLZeroHanger X: https://x.com/zerohanger TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@zerohanger YT: https://www.youtube.com/c/ZeroHangerAFL

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