Boston College’s second week of camp is here, and even with media access still limited, a few names are already starting to separate themselves in the early open periods. Bill O’Brien’s team is getting ready for the 2026 season, and after watching a pair of practices, one thing is clear: some players are wasting no time making noise.
It’s still early, and there’s a big asterisk attached to anything happening before full pads come on. That matters, especially when it comes to evaluating the trenches.
Offensive linemen, interior defensive linemen and the like are tough to fully judge at this stage. But for the players who can show their stuff in space, there are already some signs.
Jaedn Skeete is right near the top of that list. Coming into camp, there was plenty of curiosity about where he stood after the injury that knocked him out for most of the 2025 season and kept him limited in the spring. Through the first two practices, the answer looks encouraging: Skeete appears to be back to the form he had before the injury.
That’s been the story around him for a while now. He’s been one of the most intriguing players in each of the past two camps, but injuries have kept interrupting what looked like a pair of promising seasons. Now it’s 2026, and he’s back on the field looking a lot like the player Boston College has seen before.
He also seems to be building chemistry with the new quarterbacks, especially Mason McKenzie. The two have hooked up on several plays already, and Skeete looks set to be one of BC’s top options this fall. The big question, as always, is whether he can stay healthy enough to make that role a reality.
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