2026 NFL Draft

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ESPN posted their first mock, so might as well get one of these going.

1. Cleveland Browns
Cade Klubnik, QB, Clemson

2. New York Giants
Francis Mauigoa, OT, Miami*

3. Tennessee Titans
T.J. Parker, DE, Clemson*

4. New York Jets
Anthony Hill Jr., LB, Texas*

5. New Orleans Saints
Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State*

6. Carolina Panthers
Peter Woods, DT, Clemson*

7. Las Vegas Raiders
Rueben Bain Jr., Edge, Miami*

8. New England Patriots
Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State*

9. Los Angeles Rams (from ATL)
Kadyn Proctor, OT, Alabama*

10. Seattle Seahawks
Spencer Fano, OT, Utah*

11. Indianapolis Colts
Garrett Nussmeier, QB, LSU

12. Cleveland Browns (from JAX)
Caleb Lomu, OT, Utah*

13. Dallas Cowboys
Keldric Faulk, Edge, Auburn*

14. Arizona Cardinals
Antonio Williams, WR, Clemson*

15. Miami Dolphins
Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee*

16. Pittsburgh Steelers
LaNorris Sellers, QB, South Carolina*

17. Chicago Bears
Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame*

18. Minnesota Vikings
Tim Keenan III, DT, Alabama

19. Green Bay Packers
LT Overton, Edge, Alabama

When the Packers broke their 20-plus-year first-round receiver drought by selecting Matthew Golden in 2025, they bypassed a need on the edge. So edge rush help should be a priority for Green Bay in 2026, and Overton fits what Packers GM Brian Gutekunst likes at the position. The 6-foot-5, 283-pounder is big, long and versatile and likely would have been a top-50 pick had he entered the 2025 draft. But he returned to Bama to develop his game, refine his pass-rush moves to better match his speed-to-power flashes and improve on the two sacks he had in 2024.


20. Denver Broncos
Eli Stowers, TE, Vanderbilt

21. Houston Texans
Austin Barber, OT, Florida

22. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Patrick Payton, Edge, LSU

23. San Francisco 49ers
Isaiah World, OT, Oregon

24. Cincinnati Bengals
Avieon Terrell, CB, Clemson*

25. Washington Commanders
A.J. Harris, CB, Penn State*

26. Los Angeles Chargers
CJ Allen, LB, Georgia*

27. Los Angeles Rams
Drew Allar, QB, Penn State

28. Baltimore Ravens
D'Angelo Ponds, CB, Indiana*

29. Detroit Lions
Tyreak Sapp, Edge, Florida

30. Kansas City Chiefs
Dillon Thieneman, S, Oregon*

31. Philadelphia Eagles
Denzel Boston, WR, Washington*

32. Buffalo Bills
Jake Slaughter, C, Florida

Can already tell they've got their QBs too low. Sellers is probably going to go #1. Fernando Mendoza is going to go high. Is Drew Allar has a good year he'll probably go top ten. That's before you get to the Arch Manning of it all. It's an insane QB class.

[Treebeard]

From June 13 - PFF general comments on 2026 draft class
https://www.pff.com/news/draft-2026-nfl-draft-positions-strength-weakness-pff-grades

Three offensive tackle prospects already project as first-rounders: Alabama's Kadyn Proctor, Miami's Francis Mauigoa and Utah's Spencer Fano don't need to do much more in 2025 to strengthen their draft stocks.

The 2026 wide receiver class' PFF grades are lower than we're used to: Arizona State’s Jordyn Tyson leads the way after earning an 83.3 mark last season, but Indiana's Elijah Sarratt is the only other receiver on PFF’s 10 wide receivers to know list who topped 80.0.

Too early Possible Packer interest

EDGE DEFENDER

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It's early, but the edge defender group is impressive from top to bottom. LT Overton, Tyreak Sapp, Derrick Moore and Dani Dennis-Sutton are returning players whose 2024 tape was good enough for each to be picked in the first four rounds at worst, many much higher.

Clemson's T.J. Parker is the new name at the top of the list. He earned an 87.7 PFF overall grade in 2024, a top-20 figure among more than 500 qualifying FBS edge defenders. He also posted 80.0-plus PFF pass-rush and run-defense grades. Auburn‘s Keldric Faulk is a high-floor run defender whose 23 run stops ranked tied for 14th among FBS edge defenders in 2024. Indiana‘s Mikail Kamara earned an 88.5 PFF pass-rush grade in a career year.

This looks to be one of the 2026 NFL Draft's strongest position groups.

Strength or Weakness: Strength


Interior Defender

[Read More: 10 defensive linemen to know for the 2026 NFL Draft]

Clemson's Peter Woods is a first-time draft-eligible player who earned an 83.8 PFF overall grade in 2024 and can play almost every position on the defensive line. Alabama's Tim Keenan III garnered a 90.1 PFF run-defense grade last season, even on the Crimson Tide's crowded defensive line.
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Cincinnati‘s Dontay Corleone is back for another season, and though he didn’t post an elite PFF run-defense grade in 2024 like he had in years past, he is still capable of wreaking that type of havoc. Similar to the edge defenders, the interior defender class seems to make up one of the strongest position groups in the early 2026 NFL Draft scouting process.

Strength or Weakness: Strength

CORNERBACK

[Read More: 10 cornerbacks to know for the 2026 NFL Draft]

This year’s cornerback class looks good on paper. Tennessee‘s Jermod McCoy recorded an elite PFF coverage grade last season as a true sophomore. He tore his ACL in January but should be back at some point in 2025. Duke's Chandler Rivers earned a strong 89.8 PFF coverage grade, ranking eighth among nearly 500 qualifying FBS cornerbacks.

Texas' Malik Muhammad recorded a 71.8 PFF coverage grade but will now have the chance to step into a full-time starting role. Clemson's Avieon Terrell, NFL cornerback A.J. Terrell’s younger brother, earned a 77.7 PFF coverage grade last season to rank eighth among ACC cornerbacks. Finally, Penn State's A.J. Harris sported an 81.3 PFF coverage grade in his first year with the Nittany Lions after transferring from Georgia.

I like how the 2026 cornerback class is shaping up. It could be one of the better position groups.

Strength or Weakness: Strength