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William Jenkin: 2026 AFL Draft profile
Quarterback Midfielder
2026 NATIONAL DRAFTTop 60 · EDITORIAL RANGENSW
- Position
- Midfielder
- Listed height
- 179 cm
- Club / region
- Sydney Swans Academy
- Projected range
- Top 60 (editorial)
William Jenkin scouting report
William "Will" Jenkin is the 2026 draft’s premier "quarterback" from the Harbour City. One half of the Swans' inseparable Jenkin twins, Will is a 179cm rebounding specialist who dictates play with a high-end football IQ and surgical foot skills. While his twin brother Guy thrives on the attack, Will is at his best patrolling half-back or the wing, where his elite running capacity and composure allow him to flip the switch from defense to offense in an instant. Despite an interrupted 2026 preseason due to appendicitis, his "blue-chip" ball use makes him a top-tier distributor for the Swans Academy.
AFL player comparison
Errol Gulden
A stylistic comparison from the scouting database, not a prediction of career output.
More from the scouting notes
Will specifically models his game on the Swans superstar. Like Gulden, he isn't the biggest player on the field, but he dominates through elite "vision and execution," using a lethal kicking game to pick apart defensive structures and set up scoring chains from the back half.
Club connection
Sydney draft hand · Academy in the scouting database. A listed connection does not confirm nomination or matching eligibility.
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Source: the existing SotaramAFL 2026 scouting database, republished as a dated editorial snapshot. Listed facts have not been independently re-reported for this page. See methodology and corrections.