Drafting Optimism: MLR 2026 College Draft Reaction, Takeaways & Offseason Outlook

The 2026 Major League Rugby College Draft has come and gone, 14 of North America's next pro rugby stars have been selected and after days of reflecting it's time to talk about it...Ryan and James react to the players announced at last Thursday's college draft, share their biggest takeaways and what it says about the outlook of MLR this offseason!The MLR community always rallies, MLR scrum-half Zion Going was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome. Support him and his family through the GoFundMe.Check out our website to stay up to date with the latest fantasy MLR stats, top players and league updates: www.thefantasyruckers.comAlong with the most comprehensive North American Rugby Database curated by James Deeley: https://narugbydb.com/For the video version of the show head to our channel on Youtube.Interact with The Fantasy Ruckers community and stay up to date with The Fantasy Ruckers Rugby League on our discord channel!Stay up to date with the league by following us on socials!X: @FantasyRuckers/@NARugbyDB  Instagram: @thefantasyruckers/@MLRStats  Facebook: thefantasyruckers   Bluesky: @thefantasyruckers.bsky.social/@narugbydb.com