Bryce Boettcher

Draft-Week Buzz

No verified pre-draft news items in the past 30 days for this prospect. See Day 2/3 Team Fits below for projected landing spots and /news.html for the cross-prospect timeline.

Background

Oregon LB from Eugene, OR (hometown); also a starting infielder on Oregon's baseball team.

College Production

2024-25 Oregon: 150+ career tackles, 8 TFL.

Scouting Take

Two-sport athleticism + plus football IQ. Lacks rare physical traits; high-motor ceiling.

Draft Projection

Round 3-4. Rotational LB / STer.

Sources

• ESPN Player Page
• Wikipedia
• 247Sports Profile

Our scouting profile is assembled from these primary sources + cross-checked against ESPN (Kiper / Reid / Miller), PFF's 2026 Big Board, Dane Brugler's The Beast 2026, and Daniel Jeremiah's top-50. See our full methodology and citations.

Day 2 / Day 3 Team Fits

NFL teams that lost a same-position veteran this offseason — and could target Bryce Boettcher as a Day 2/3 replacement option.

• REPORTED New York Giants: moved on from Bobby Okereke (MIKE-LB).
  Picks held: R1 #5; R2 #37
• REPORTED Cincinnati Bengals: moved on from Akeem Davis-Gaither (slot-LB).
  Picks held: R1 #10; R2 #41
• REPORTED Chicago Bears: moved on from Tremaine Edmunds (MIKE-LB).
  Picks held: R1 #25; R2 #57; R2 #60 via Buffalo

Confidence: "VERIFIED" departures cite a publication URL (Spotrac, OverTheCap, ESPN, NFL.com, team transactions page) confirming the move and date. "REPORTED" entries come from public free-agency trackers without a single canonical source we could attach. Fits are archetype-and-position based; we are not claiming the team has expressed interest in the prospect.

NFL Scheme Fit

Scheme matches are bucketed from the prospect's height, weight, and (for WRs) archetype tag against a static lookup of which NFL teams currently run each scheme family.

Rookie Contract & Landing-Spot Outlook

Contract band uses the 2026 NFL CBA rookie wage scale projected from the prospect's expected pick range; guarantee % is the slot-default at that pick. Landing-spot best/worst case is derived from TEAMS data (positional needs + scheme overlap minus same-position R1 conflicts) — not a claim that either team has expressed interest.

By the Numbers — 2026 Class Context

• Frame: Among 2026 LB prospects, his 6-2 / 230 lbs frame sits at the 73rd percentile in height and 69th percentile in weight.
• Position class: Bryce Boettcher is LB #10 of 26 ranked LBs in the 2026 class. Of those, 4 are projected in the R3 range.
• School pipeline: One of 9 Oregon prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft — but the only LB.

Computed factually from the 2026 prospect class roster — height/weight percentiles benchmark this player against every other ranked prospect at the same position. Recruiting arc compares his high-school 247Sports/Rivals composite to his current projected round.

Bryce Boettcher’s NFL Archetype: Fred Warner

Fred Warner (San Francisco 49ers)

Closest LB physical profile in the modern NFL: 6-2/230 lbs. Same frame, same role bucket — NOT a talent or career-arc projection.

Note: this is a physical-profile match — frame, position, role bucket. Not a talent or career-arc projection.

Similar Linebacker Prospects

Closest matches to Bryce Boettcher (6-2 / 230 lbs, #10 LB) by ranking proximity and physical profile. SIZE MATCH = within 1″ height and 10 lbs; TIER MATCH = within 2 ranking spots.

• Jimmy RolderSIZE MATCH Michigan · 6-2/230 lbs · #11 LB · R5-R6
• Deontae LawsonSIZE MATCH Alabama · 6-2/235 lbs · #8 LB · R3
• Jaden DuggerSIZE MATCH Louisiana · 6-2/230 lbs · #13 LB · R6-R7
• Keyshaun ElliottSIZE MATCH Arizona State · 6-1/225 lbs · #9 LB · R3
• Jake GoldaySIZE MATCH Cincinnati · 6-2/230 lbs · #6 LB · R2-R3

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Oregon & The 2026 Class