The NFL draft stretches across three days this week, and the local tracker now turns to the players who could hear their names on Friday and Saturday. Rounds 2 and 3 are set for Friday, while Rounds 4 through 7 will be held Saturday.
That puts Trey Smack in the middle of a wide field of local prospects whose draft paths are still being sorted. Austin Barber, a tackle from Trinity Christian and Florida, is among the names to watch, along with Shyheim Brown, a defensive back from Columbia and Florida State, Tommy Castellanos, a quarterback from Ware County and Florida State, and Branden Jennings, a linebacker from Sandalwood and Mississippi State.
The tracker is meant to follow local players eligible for the draft as the picks unfold, and Carson Beck remains the most visible of them. His landing spot has been projected anywhere from a potential Day 1 selection to a late Day 3 pick, a range that captures how much can still change as the board moves.
That is why Friday matters. Once the draft reaches Rounds 2 and 3, the picture for players like Trey Smack and the other local names gets sharper, and the pool of possible landing spots narrows fast. By Saturday, the last stretch of Rounds 4 through 7 will settle the rest of the class.
