Put eight minutes on the clock and get ready for another NFL Draft. The first round is on Thursday as teams pray that their selections reward them with a franchise player. Here is our 2026 NFL Mock Draft.
- Las Vegas Raiders – Fernando Mendoza – QB Indiana
This is an obvious one. Mendoza has been the pick lined up to be taken first overall for months and will give Vegas stability at the position.
- New York Jets – Arvell Reese – EDGE Ohio State
The Jets need a legit EDGE rusher, and Reese is the best in the class and maybe the best overall draft prospect.
- Arizona Cardinals – Francis Mauigoa – OL Miami
The Cardinals don’t really have a QB but won’t be drafting Ty Simpson here. I like Mauigoa to be their protector for years to come.
- Tennessee Titans – Jeremiyah Love – RB Notre Dame
My favorite player in this draft is Love. He is a tough runner, he is hard to bring down, and in his final two years at Notre Dame, he had less carries than Ashton Jeanty did in his final season at Boise State. This is a guy without a ton of wear and tear to pair with Cam Ward.
- New York Giants – David Bailey – EDGE Texas Tech
The Giants need help on their defensive line after a series of trades over the last few years and Bailey can plug in and start from day one.
- Cleveland Browns – Carnell Tate – WR Ohio State
Tate is the best wide receiver in this draft class, and the Browns have needed a legit number one for a few years. He can immediately give whoever lines up under center a star to throw to.
- Washington Commanders – Sonny Styles – LB Ohio State
If Styles is still on the board here, which might be a big if, he won’t fall much more. The Commanders have a need for a linebacker, and he makes a ton of sense.
- New Orleans Saints – Caleb Downs – S Ohio State
Downs is the best defensive back in this draft. The Saints need major reinforcements on defense and Downs gives them a sure tackler.
- Kansas City Chiefs – Reuben Bain Jr. – EDGE Miami
Bain Jr. was a lot of fun to watch down the stretch of the College Football Playoff and will be a lot of fun to watch in the NFL playoffs for the Chiefs.
- New York Giants – Mansoor Delane – CB LSU
He is the top-rated cornerback on the board, and the Giants need just that. A lockdown defender on the outside who can shut down top wide receivers in his division.
- Miami Dolphins – Spencer Fano – OT Utah
The Dolphins spent a good chunk of change to get Malik Willis this offseason, so it only makes sense to protect him.
- Dallas Cowboys – Dillon Thieneman – S Purdue
The Cowboys defense was a full-on train wreck last season. They need a lot of help in a ton of different areas but it’s good to start with a safety.
- Los Angeles Rams – Malakai Lemon – WR USC
Adding Lemon to a core of Puka Nacua and Davante Adams will let Matt Stafford ride into his eventual sunset with a good chance of getting another ring.
- Baltimore Ravens – Akheem Mesidor – EDGE Miami
The second-best Miami EDGE rusher could land anywhere in the first round, but the Ravens and new coach Jesse Minter should like him here.
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Kenyon Sadiq – TE Oregon
Sadiq is a fascinating prospect who is clearly the best tight end in the draft and can give Baker Mayfield another weapon.
- New York Jets – Jordan Tyson – WR Arizona State
I think that the Jets would like Lemon more, but they’ll have to settle for Jordan Tyson to add to their receiver room.
- Detroit Lions – Monroe Freeling – OT Georgia
Freeling gives the Lions a protector for Jared Goff after the retirement of Dan Skipper.
- Minnesota Vikings – Jermod McCoy – CB Tennessee
The Vikings would take a risk with McCoy who missed last season with a knee injury but can add to their secondary.
- Carolina Panthers – Emmanuel McNeil-Warren – S Toledo
McNeil-Warren is my favorite safety in the draft but comes from a smaller school in Toledo. Give him a shot and he could blossom.
- Dallas Cowboys – Omar Cooper Jr. – WR Indiana
Jerry Jones loves a shiny prize, and Cooper Jr. might be just that in terms of the wide receiver position.
- Pittsburgh Steelers – KC Concepcion- WR Texas A&M
Concepcion is a burst of speed out of the slot which is perfect to pair with DK Metcalf and give the Steelers another weapon.
- Los Angeles Chargers – Denzel Boston – WR Washington
Denzel Boston is a physical wide receiver who can give the Chargers a great addition to Ladd McConkey.
- Philadelphia Eagles – Blake Miller – OT Clemson
The Eagles are entering a critical season where expectations are high. Blake Miller gives them a younger offensive lineman who can replace some of the old guard.
- Cleveland Browns – Max Iheanachor – OT Arizona State
Iheanachor could be a reach here at 24 but for a team that has holes in its offensive line, they can’t afford to not address the need.
- Chicago Bears – T.J. Parker – EDGE Clemson
If Parker is on the board here, the Bears should be interested in adding another premier EDGE rusher.
- Buffalo Bills – Kayden McDonald – DT Ohio State
McDonald gives the Bills a run stuffer up the middle.
- San Francisco 49ers – Caleb Lomu – OT Utah
Lomu is an offensive tackle but could slide into the guard position next to Trent Williams before eventually taking his spot.
- Houston Texans – Kadyn Proctor – OT Alabama
The run on offensive lineman doesn’t stop and the Texans add to a unit that they invested a lot into during free agency.
- Kansas City Chiefs – Colton Hood – CB Colorado
You may recall that the Chiefs traded away their top corner back to the Rams. Hood is the replacement in Spags system.
- Miami Dolphins – Malachi Lawrence – EDGE UCF
Lawrence is a rusher that puts up numbers and will fit into new head coach Jeff Hafley’s system.
- New England Patriots – Cashius Howell – EDGE Texas A&M
The Patriots got beaten badly in the Super Bowl on both sides of the ball, but the Seahawks were able to run it down their throats in an embarrassing way. Howell helps that.
- Seattle Seahawks – Jadarian Price – RB Notre Dame
The Seahawks need to replace Walker and Zach Charbonnet is injured. Enter the second best running back in the class.