JAN 9–10, 2027 · MELISSA, TX

NEXT PLAY
SHOWCASE

Do not let your name disappear in the portal. Compete live, produce verified numbers, and get evaluated by industry experts and top position coaches.

DATE January 9–10, 2027
LOCATION Coach Kenny Deel Stadium, Melissa, Texas
Athletes: Claim Your Spot For Fans

Real Evaluation. Real Exposure. Real Opportunity.

THE NCAA TRANSFER PORTAL HAS A PROBLEM.

Thousands of college football players are competing for fewer roster spots inside a shorter recruiting window. Next Play gives athletes a live stage to compete, produce verified performance data, receive professional evaluation, and leave with verified numbers you can send to any program.

REAL EVALUATION. REAL EXPOSURE. REAL OPPORTUNITY.

WHAT WE DO

WE DON'T JUST SHOWCASE TALENT. WE POSITION IT.

We give college football players in the NCAA transfer portal a live stage to prove their value, produce verified numbers, and get evaluated by industry experts and top position coaches who know what the next level takes.

01

Exposure

Professional media coverage carries your performance past the stadium. You leave with verified results you control.

✓  Real Exposure
02

Evaluation

Prove what you can do with verified testing, position-specific work, and live competition. Every athlete leaves with credible performance data and an evaluation they can share with any program.

✓  Real Evaluation
03

Opportunity

Get honest feedback from industry experts and evaluators, and a clear read on where your game stands. Next Play helps athletes move beyond the portal listing and prepare for their next roster opportunity.

✓  Real Opportunity

THE NEW REALITY

THE NCAA BUILT A PORTAL.
IT DIDN'T BUILD A PATH FORWARD.

Thousands of college football players enter the transfer portal every year. Coaches have limited time, shrinking roster flexibility, and more film than they can realistically evaluate.

Talented athletes get reduced to a name, a link, and a few clips.

Next Play gives them another way to compete, another way to be evaluated, and another chance to show what they can do.

10,500+
Athletes entered the football transfer portal in the 2026 cycle
15 Days
One winter window to enter. The spring portal is gone
1,200+
FBS scholarship players still unsigned after the window closed
10,000+
Roster spots eliminated by new NCAA roster caps

WHO BELONGS HERE

BUILT FOR ATHLETES CHASING WHAT'S NEXT — AND THE PEOPLE LOOKING FOR THEM.

01

NCAA Transfer Portal Athletes

For college football players searching for their next roster, program, and opportunity.

Claim Your Spot
02

JUCO and Unsigned College Athletes

For athletes who still have something to prove and need the right stage to prove it.

Claim Your Spot
03

High School Football Players

For prospects seeking verified testing, competition, exposure, and a clearer path forward.

Claim Your Spot
04

Scouting Department

Industry experts, evaluators and top position coaches run the evaluation and give every athlete honest feedback.

Meet the Scouting Department

ATHLETE-LED

BUILT BY SOMEONE WHO LIVED THE PROCESS.

Bud Dupree knows what it means to be evaluated, developed, challenged, and given an opportunity.

As an NFL veteran and co-founder of Next Play, Bud brings firsthand experience to a platform built around what athletes actually need: honest evaluation, real exposure, and a credible chance to show what comes next.
“Talent deserves more than a name in a database. Athletes deserve a real chance to compete, be evaluated, and show what they can do.”
Bud Dupree
Bud Dupree Co-Founder, Next Play · NFL Veteran

BACKED BY SPORTS ACADEMY

PROVEN PERFORMANCE. VERIFIED RESULTS. NATIONAL REACH.

Sports Academy has spent more than a decade training and preparing elite football players for the NFL Combine, professional football, and the next level.

Next Play brings that same performance infrastructure, testing expertise, content capability, and athlete-development mindset to college football players fighting for their next opportunity.
1000+
NFL athletes trained
100+
First-round draft picks trained
540K+
Instagram followers and athlete content reach
  • NFL Combine preparation
  • National training footprint
  • Sports performance expertise
  • Media, interview & NIL education

The Next Play Is Yours to Make.

Claim your spot in the inaugural Next Play Showcase. January 9–10, 2027 · Coach Kenny Deel Stadium, Melissa, Texas.

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