It’s finally time! Draft Day has arrived! After months of speculation, we will finally get our answers tonight as to how the 1st Round will shake out. Let’s take a look at one final 2026 NFL Mock Draft with Round 1 kicking off in just a few short hours.
2026 NFL Mock Draft
1. Las Vegas Raiders: QB Fernando Mendoza – Indiana
It’s the pick everyone knows is happening. Let’s just make it official.
2. New York Jets: LB Arvell Reese – Ohio State
It seems to be down to Arvell Reese or David Bailey here. Both should be very good NFL players. I lean toward Reese, but this feels like a coin flip.
3. Arizona Cardinals: RB Jeremiyah Love – Notre Dame
It didn’t seem like Love was in play here until this week, and he’s gained some serious steam. David Bailey, Arvell Reese, or Francis Mauigoa still feel very live here, but for whatever reason, I think the Cardinals will try to hit a home run with arguably the draft’s best player.
© Michael Caterina-Imagn Images4. Tennessee Titans: EDGE David Bailey – Texas Tech
I think the Titans would love to draft Jeremiyah Love, but if he does indeed end up going before they are on the clock, David Bailey seems like a very logical selection for them. I also wouldn’t rule out Sonny Styles, but I still lean toward Bailey, given that he plays on the edge.
5. New York Giants: S Caleb Downs – Ohio State
Caleb Downs or Sonny Styles seems to be the pick here, though it’s becoming more and more obvious that the Giants also like Jordyn Tyson. Would they take him here, or would they hope that he makes it to the 10 spot?
6. Cleveland Browns: OT Francis Mauigoa – Miami
Cleveland needs to add some playmakers offensively, but it also needs help on the offensive line. If Francis Mauigoa is on the board here, that feels like a really solid pick for them.
7. Washington Commanders: LB Sonny Styles – Ohio State
I think this pick probably comes down to two Ohio State Buckeyes – Sonny Styles or Carnell Tate. Ultimately, I think Styles is the pick with Dan Quinn being a defensive-minded head coach. Having said that, they really do like Carnell Tate. I’d lean toward Styles, but it’s close.
8. New Orleans Saints: WR Carnell Tate – Ohio State
Whether it’s Tate, Jordyn Tyson, or Makai Lemon here, I wouldn’t be all that surprised, but I do think that ultimately the Saints decide to get some help for Tyler Shough. Tate seems to be the safest, most well-rounded wideout in the class.
9. *TRADE* Dallas Cowboys (via KC): WR Jordyn Tyson – Arizona State
Would this be a bit of a stunner? Sure. But it’s certainly possible. The Cowboys don’t need a wide receiver at the moment, but they could use another, especially with George Pickens’ contract negotiations not going very well right now, and they reportedly like Tyson. Plus, couldn’t you just see Jerry Jones trying to stick it to the Giants and new head coach John Harbaugh by jumping up a pick to grab the player they really wanted?
© Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images10. New York Giants (via CIN): OT Spencer Fano – Utah
After having Jordyn Tyson swiped from them at the last minute, John Harbaugh and company go with a solid, NFL-ready tackle who can play on either side, and really, just about anywhere on the line if need be.
11. Miami Dolphins: EDGE Rueben Bain Jr. – Miami
Miami has multiple needs. If the Dolphins get to the 11th pick and have their choice of Rueben Bain Jr. or Mansoor Delane, I think they’d be thrilled! Ultimately, I think they’d go with Bain Jr. and try to figure out the need at cornerback later in the draft, as they have another first-round pick.
12. Kansas City Chiefs (via mock trade with DAL): CB Mansoor Delane – LSU
The Chiefs trade back three spots and swap the 29th pick for the 20th pick, and end up with the top cornerback in the draft. Don’t expect last year’s setback to last very long!
13. Los Angeles Rams (via ATL): WR Makai Lemon – USC
The Rams could go tackle here, but Lemon feels like a great fit in Sean McVay’s offense, and their need at wide receiver has certainly grown as the offseason has advanced.
14. Baltimore Ravens: OT Monroe Freeling – Georgia
Baltimore struggled to protect Lamar Jackson last season. Freeling is as big a body as this draft has to offer on the offensive line, and he can provide the Ravens a boost up front. Don’t rule out Vega Ioane here, either.
15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: TE Kenyon Sadiq – Oregon
Defense is certainly an area of need here, too, with holes at linebacker, edge, and cornerback. But Mike Evans is gone, and the tight end room could use a jolt. Sadiq’s versatile skillet would be great for Tampa and be a nice boost to that offense.
© Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images16. New York Jets: WR Omar Cooper Jr. – Indiana
Don’t rule the Jets out as a potential trade-up candidate for one of the top three wideouts in this class. However, Omar Cooper Jr. would hardly be a consolation prize here, and I think the Jets would be thrilled to have him in this spot.
17. Detroit Lions: OT Kadyn Proctor – Alabama
Aidan Hutchinson is a great pass rusher, but the Lions have struggled to find a consistent option opposite him. They could very well take a shot at that here with this pick. However, their offensive line took another big hit with Taylor Decker’s departure, and looking for a tackle of the future at this spot would also make a lot of sense.
18. Minnesota Vikings: S Dillon Thieneman – Oregon
Minnesota has a few holes to fill defensively, and after Thieneman’s strong combine and pre-draft momentum, it’s not hard to envision him potentially being an eventual Harrison Smith replacement. Plus, he would still be able to help out immediately.
19. Carolina Panthers: KC Concepcion – Texas A&M
I had Concepcion here earlier in the draft process, but in past mocks, I had Sadiq falling to this point. If Sadiq does get snagged earlier, I think Concepcion would be a solid pick for Carolina and fit their offense quite well.
20. Kansas City Chiefs (via DAL): EDGE Akheem Mesidor – Miami
The Chiefs miss out on Rueben Bain Jr. at 12th, but thanks to their trade with Dallas to swap first-round picks, they end up with his college running mate at 20th. Mansoor Delane and Akheem Mesidor would be a home run of a draft for Kansas City.
© Sam Navarro-Imagn Images21. Pittsburgh Steelers: IOL Vega Ioane – Penn State
Don’t rule out a wideout here either, but Pittsburgh needs some help in the middle of their OL protecting Aaron Rodgers or whoever ends up as their QB. Vega Ioane does that as well as anyone in this draft. Pittsburgh seems to like Ty Simpson, but I just don’t see them taking him here, with it looking like Rodgers will return for another campaign.
22. Los Angeles Chargers: CB Jermod McCoy – Tennessee
I’m sure the Chargers would love it if Vega Ioane were here at this spot, but if not, cornerback is still a need, and getting a player with McCoy’s ceiling at this point in the first would feel like a home run.
23. Philadelphia Eagles: WR Denzel Boston – Washington
With it feeling more and more like A.J. Brown is going to be headed elsewhere this summer, wide receiver becomes a need for Philly to address. They could very easily go OL here, too, with Lane Johnson and Landon Dickerson flirting with retirement, but I think they’ll go for their A.J. Brown replacement.
24.*TRADE* Arizona Cardinals (via CLE): QB Ty Simpson – Alabama
Everyone seems to be speculating that Arizona could be in the market to move back into the first round for Ty Simpson (from Pick No. 34). If Cleveland strikes out on the wide receiver market and has already added the top tackle in the draft, trading back to 34, adding more draft capital, and putting them in a position to take the draft’s next wide receiver feels possible.
25. Chicago Bears: S Emmanuel McNeil-Warren – Toledo
I think if McNeil-Warren somehow makes it here, the Bears would be thrilled. He feels like a perfect fit in Dennis Allen’s defense and would fill a huge need alongside Coby Bryant to round out Chicago’s safety tandem. The Bears could certainly get in on the offensive lineman run here, but I think they’d take McNeil-Warren if he fell to them.
Mandatory Credit: Jeff Romance-Imagn Images26. Buffalo Bills: DT Kayden McDonald – Ohio State
I think the likely pick for Buffalo is along the defensive line somewhere. It will just depend on how the Bills view the talent left on the board in those positions when they go on the clock. Kayden McDonald would be a really nice fit for them on the interior.
27. San Francisco 49ers: EDGE Cashius Howell – Texas A&M
The 49ers added Mike Evans in free agency to address a big need on the outside. That clears the way for them to add to the defensive line, and Cashius Howell provides them a productive option with a ton of upside.
28. Houston Texans: OT Blake Miller – Clemson
The Texans have even more of a need on the OL after dealing Tytus Howard to the Browns earlier in the offseason. Blake Miller would be a solid fit to come in and provide some stability to an offensive line that desperately needs it.
29. Dallas Cowboys (via KC): CB Avieon Terrell – Clemson
Dallas swung for the fences in their earlier trade for Jordyn Tyson as a bit of a luxury selection. Now, they fill a big need with one of the top corners in the draft.
30. Miami Dolphins (via DEN): OT Caleb Lomu – Utah
Miami added on the defensive line to start the draft, now they bulk up on the other side of the ball, adding the versatile tackle from Utah.
31. New England Patriots: EDGE Keldric Faulk – Auburn
Faulk has so many tools and could certainly go higher than this, but he does feel a little like Shemar Stewart did last year – all the tools, but not the production to back it up. New England feels like a team that could roll the dice on a player like that and get the most out of him.
32. Seattle Seahawks: RB Jadarian Price – Notre Dame
It’s not often you see two running backs from the same school go in the first round, but we very well could see it tonight! Price is an outstanding running back who can run between the tackles but also possesses home-run hitting ability. He played behind Jeremiyah Love, but somehow still didn’t seem to get overshadowed. With Kenneth Walker gone in free agency, Price would be a natural selection here.
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