Bryce Fitzgerald
First Round Management
Likely
Ball magnet. Six interceptions as a freshman — against only 16 tackles of total involvement — is one of the strangest, most tantalizing stat lines in the country, and it extends a Christopher Columbus high school run that produced eight more picks in his last two seasons. Fitzgerald finds the football at a rate that cannot be coached, and Miami has him penciled into a much larger 2026 role with breakout-2.0 expectations attached. The top-240 pedigree says the profile is not a fluke. However, 16 tackles is the honest counterweight: he was a situational player whose takeaway rate is mathematically unsustainable, and until he holds up as an every-down safety — run fits, man coverage, the unglamorous downs — this is one elite trait in search of a complete game. He cannot enter a draft before 2028, and the projection currently sits at 2029. The grade reflects a rotational sample with a genuinely draftable ceiling; the 2026 snap count writes the next chapter.
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NFL Mock Draft Database Sep 10, 2025Bryce Fitzgerald 2028 NFL Mock Draft Profile — S - NFL Mock Draft Database
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Sports Illustrated Jul 5, 2026Miami's Bryce Fitzgerald Sets Lofty Goals for His Sophomore Campaign - Sports Illustrated
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Sports Illustrated Dec 23, 2025Bryce Fitzgerald is Already Flirting With Miami Greatness in This Stat - Sports Illustrated
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NFL Mock Draft Database Sep 10, 2025Bryce Fitzgerald 2028 NFL Mock Draft Profile — S - NFL Mock Draft Database
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Sports Illustrated May 14, 2025Miami Hurricanes' commit Bryce Fitzgerald has won state titles in three different sports - Sports Illustrated