2026 NFL Draft

[Armyirish47]

2025 = Snoozefest
2026 = (Al) Golden Era!

Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Dates: April 23 - 25 2026

Previous transactions from GMs desperate to stay employed!

Round 1​

• Jacksonville → Cleveland (PD) Jacksonville traded a first-round selection and their 2025 first-, second-, fourth-round selections to Cleveland in exchange for their 2025 first-, fourth- and sixth-round selections.
• Atlanta → LA Rams (PD). Atlanta traded a first-round selection and 2025 second- and seventh-round selections to LA Rams in exchange for 2025 first- and third-round selections

Round 2​

• Washington → Houston (PD). Washington traded second- and fourth-round selections as well as 2025 third- and seventh-round selections to Houston in exchange for OT Laremy Tunsil and a 2025 fourth-round selection.

Round 3​

• NY Jets → Philadelphia (PD). NY Jets traded a third-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for LB Haason Reddick.
• NY Giants → Houston (PD). NY Giants traded a 2026 third-round selection and 2025 second- and third-round selections (34th and 99th overall) to Houston in exchange for a first-round selection (25th overall).
• Detroit → Jacksonville (PD). Detroit traded two third-round selections and a 2025 third-round selection to Jacksonville in exchange for a sixth-round selection and 2025 third- and fourth-round selections.
• Detroit → Jacksonville (PD). See Round 3: Detroit → Jacksonville.
• Houston → Miami (PD). Houston traded a third-round selection and a 2025 sixth-round selection to Miami in exchange for their 2025 fourth- and seventh-round selections.

Round 4​

• Washington → Houston (PD). See Round 2: Washington → Houston.
• Chicago → Kansas City (PD). Chicago traded a fourth-round selection to the Kansas City in exchange for G Joe Thuney.
• Kansas City → New England (PD). Kansas City traded a fourth-round selection and a 2025 third-round selection to New England in exchange for a third-round selection
• LA Rams → Chicago (PD). LA Rams traded a fourth-round selection and a 2025 sixth-round selection to the Chicago in exchange for a 2025 fifth-round selection.

Round 5​

• Tennessee → LA Rams (PD). Tennessee traded a fifth-round selection to LA Rams in exchange for a sixth-round selection and LB Ernest Jones.
• Minnesota → Jacksonville (PD). Minnesota traded a conditional fifth-round selection to Jacksonville in exchange for OT Cam Robinson and a conditional seventh-round selection.
• Houston → Philadelphia (PD). Houston traded a fifth-round selection and G Kenyon Green to Philadelphia in exchange for a sixth-round selection and S C. J. Gardner-Johnson.
• Atlanta → Philadelphia (PD). Atlanta traded a fifth-round selection and a 2025 third-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for a 2025 third-round selection.
• NY Jets → Baltimore (PD). NY Jets traded a fifth-round selection and a 2025 sixth-round selection to the Baltimore in exchange for a sixth-round selection and a 2025 fifth-round selection.

Round 6​

• Minnesota → LA Rams (PD). Minnesota traded a conditional sixth-round selection to LA Rams in exchange for RB Cam Akers and a conditional seventh-round selection.
• Denver → NY Jets (PD). Denver traded a sixth-round selection to NY Jets in exchange for DL John Franklin-Myers.
• Houston → LA Rams (PD). Houston traded a sixth-round selection to LA Rams in exchange for WR Ben Skowronek and a seventh-round selection.
• Cleveland → Seattle (PD). Cleveland traded a sixth-round selection to Seattle in exchange for C Nick Harris and seventh-round selection.
• Dallas → NY Giants (PD). Dallas traded a sixth-round selection to NY Giants in exchange for DL Jordan Phillips and a seventh-round selection.
• LA Rams → Tennessee (PD). See Round 5: Tennessee → LA Rams.
• Buffalo → NY Jets (PD). Buffalo traded a sixth-round selection to NY Jets in exchange for CB Brandon Codrington and a seventh-round selection
• Minnesota → Houston (PD). Minnesota traded a conditional sixth-round selection to Houston in exchange for RB Cam Akers and a conditional seventh-round selection.
• Seattle → Jacksonville (PD). Seattle traded a sixth-round selection to Jacksonville in exchange for DT Roy Robertson-Harris.
• Kansas City → New England (PD). Kansas City traded a sixth-round selection to New England in exchange for LB Joshua Uche.
• Detroit → Cleveland (PD). Detroit traded a sixth-round selection and a 2025 fifth-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for DE Za'Darius Smith and a seventh-round selection.
• Houston → Minnesota (PD). Houston traded a sixth-round selection to Minnesota in exchange for G Ed Ingram.
• Philadelphia → Houston (PD). See Round 5: Houston → Philadelphia
• Minnesota → San Francisco (PD). Minnesota traded a sixth-round selection and a 2025 fifth-round selection (160th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for a 2025 sixth-round selection (187th overall) and RB Jordan Mason
• Jacksonville → Detroit (PD). See Round 3: Detroit → Jacksonville.
• Baltimore → NY Jets (PD). See Round 5: NY Jets → Baltimore.

Round 7​

• Detroit → Jacksonville (PD). Detroit traded a conditional seventh-round selection to Jacksonville in exchange for K Riley Patterson.
• LA Rams → Minnesota (PD). See Round 6: Minnesota → LA Rams.
• LA Rams → Houston (PD). See Round 6: Houston → LA Rams.
• Seattle → Cleveland (PD). See Round 6: Cleveland → Seattle.
• NY Giants → Dallas (PD). See Round 6: Dallas → NY Giants.
• Kansas City → Dallas (PD). Kansas City traded a conditional seventh-round selection to Dallas in exchange for TE Peyton Hendershot.
• NY Jets → Buffalo (PD). See Round 6: Buffalo → NY Jets.
• Buffalo → Cleveland (PD). Buffalo traded a seventh-round selection and a 2025 third-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for WR Amari Cooper and a 2025 sixth-round selection.
• Houston → Minnesota (PD). See Round 6: Minnesota → Houston.
• Jacksonville → Minnesota (PD). See Round 5: Minnesota → Jacksonville.
• Baltimore → LA Rams (PD). Baltimore traded a seventh-round selection to LA Rams in exchange for CB Tre'Davious White and a 2027 seventh-round selection.
• Cleveland → Detroit (PD). See Round 6: Detroit → Cleveland.
• San Francisco → Houston (PD). San Francisco traded a seventh-round selection to Houston in exchange for DT Khalil Davis.
• New Orleans → New England (PD). New Orleans traded a seventh-round selection to New England in exchange for DT Davon Godchaux.
• Houston → Jacksonville (PD). Houston traded a seventh-round selection to Jacksonville in exchange for WR Christian Kirk.
• Dallas → Buffalo (PD). Dallas traded a seventh-round selection and a 2025 fifth-round selection (170th overall) to Buffalo in exchange for a 2025 sixth-round selection (204th overall) and CB Kaiir Elam.

Resolution JC-2A picks​

• Detroit received a third round selection after NY Jets hired former Detroit defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn as head coach.

Jordan Reid coming in hot for some early mock on the espn.com

Mock me? How dare you?

Players to be mocked early and often:

#17 Chicago Bears:
Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame*

The Bears didn't address running back until the seventh round last week (Kyle Monangai), so they could be seeking D'Andre Swift's successor in 2026. Their 4.0 yards per rush tied for third worst in the NFL last season. Love was electric for the Irish in 2024, averaging 6.9 yards per carry (10th best in the FBS) en route to 1,125 rushing yards and 17 rushing touchdowns. He also had 237 receiving yards. He's an explosive strider, and his body control allows him to fit his 6-foot, 206-pound frame through coin-slot-sized running lanes.

Other players we get to see up close and personal:
#13 Jakobi Lane, WR - USC
#21 Francia Mauigoa, OT - Miami
#29 Cashius Howell, EDGE - Texas A&M

 

[Armyirish47]

Finally...Draft News....HAS COME BACK!

Draftdaddy Mel Fricking Kiper has updated the ole big board in an ESPN.COM banger. Not a mock draft, just a list of who has the most talent.

Kiper Hits the Boards

2. Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame*
Height: 6-0 | Weight: 214

2025 stats over six games: 100 carries, 530 rushing yards, 8 rushing TDs, 14 catches, 160 receiving yards, 3 receiving TDs

Love reminds me a lot of Reggie Bush. The 20-year-old has vision and burst between the tackles and to the outside, and he can break tackles with ease (29 forced missed tackles on the season). Once he gets into space, he can take it to the house with his breakaway speed too. But Love isn't only an outstanding runner. He also is a high-impact pass catcher. An NFL team will be able to flank him out wide and create a whole other dimension of the offense.

By Position:

Running Back (lol)
1. Jeremiyah Love, Notre Dame
3. Jadarian Price, Notre Dame

Tight Ends
5. Eli Raridon, Notre Dame

Outside Linebacker
8. Boubacar Traore, Notre Dame

Jordan Reid adds to the fun with some mockage on the ESPN.COM.

Oh look a mocking bird

14. Kansas City Chiefs (3-3)
Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame*

The Chiefs have struggled to find a consistent playmaker in the running game, considering quarterback Patrick Mahomes is their leading rusher through six games (222 yards). That's not sustainable. Love would give Kansas City a Jahmyr Gibbs-like player with his explosiveness, burst and make-you-miss ability. Like Gibbs, Love can also provide creativity as a pass-catching option out of the backfield.

 

[NDPhilly]

Kiper is more of a ND homer than anyone on this board lol.

 

[Bane]

Finally...Draft News....HAS COME BACK!

Draftdaddy Mel Fricking Kiper has updated the ole big board in an ESPN.COM banger. Not a mock draft, just a list of who has the most talent.

Kiper Hits the Boards

2. Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame*
Height: 6-0 | Weight: 214

2025 stats over six games: 100 carries, 530 rushing yards, 8 rushing TDs, 14 catches, 160 receiving yards, 3 receiving TDs

Love reminds me a lot of Reggie Bush. The 20-year-old has vision and burst between the tackles and to the outside, and he can break tackles with ease (29 forced missed tackles on the season). Once he gets into space, he can take it to the house with his breakaway speed too. But Love isn't only an outstanding runner. He also is a high-impact pass catcher. An NFL team will be able to flank him out wide and create a whole other dimension of the offense.

By Position:

Running Back (lol)
1. Jeremiyah Love, Notre Dame
3. Jadarian Price, Notre Dame

Tight Ends
5. Eli Raridon, Notre Dame

Outside Linebacker
8. Boubacar Traore, Notre Dame

Jordan Reid adds to the fun with some mockage on the ESPN.COM.

Oh look a mocking bird

14. Kansas City Chiefs (3-3)
Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame*

The Chiefs have struggled to find a consistent playmaker in the running game, considering quarterback Patrick Mahomes is their leading rusher through six games (222 yards). That's not sustainable. Love would give Kansas City a Jahmyr Gibbs-like player with his explosiveness, burst and make-you-miss ability. Like Gibbs, Love can also provide creativity as a pass-catching option out of the backfield.

No please God, please don’t let Love go to KC 🙏. I already have to cheer against Tranquill, I don’t have the heart to have to hate Love too.

 

[SportsingHard]

Finally...Draft News....HAS COME BACK!

Draftdaddy Mel Fricking Kiper has updated the ole big board in an ESPN.COM banger. Not a mock draft, just a list of who has the most talent.

Kiper Hits the Boards

2. Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame*
Height: 6-0 | Weight: 214

2025 stats over six games: 100 carries, 530 rushing yards, 8 rushing TDs, 14 catches, 160 receiving yards, 3 receiving TDs

Love reminds me a lot of Reggie Bush. The 20-year-old has vision and burst between the tackles and to the outside, and he can break tackles with ease (29 forced missed tackles on the season). Once he gets into space, he can take it to the house with his breakaway speed too. But Love isn't only an outstanding runner. He also is a high-impact pass catcher. An NFL team will be able to flank him out wide and create a whole other dimension of the offense.

By Position:

Running Back (lol)
1. Jeremiyah Love, Notre Dame
3. Jadarian Price, Notre Dame

Tight Ends
5. Eli Raridon, Notre Dame

Outside Linebacker
8. Boubacar Traore, Notre Dame

Jordan Reid adds to the fun with some mockage on the ESPN.COM.

Oh look a mocking bird

14. Kansas City Chiefs (3-3)
Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame*

The Chiefs have struggled to find a consistent playmaker in the running game, considering quarterback Patrick Mahomes is their leading rusher through six games (222 yards). That's not sustainable. Love would give Kansas City a Jahmyr Gibbs-like player with his explosiveness, burst and make-you-miss ability. Like Gibbs, Love can also provide creativity as a pass-catching option out of the backfield.

I still wanna know how an NFL GM and a mail carrier live in the same neighborhood.

 

[Dale]

KC would not use a 1st on a RB again. Nor will they be picking 14 lol

 

[SportsingHard]

Kiper on a 2nd team All-Pro.

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

Must be a lot of Jets and Browns fans on this board for this thread to be getting this much attention in mid-October

 

[2013Irish]

Kiper has Price and Love in his top 5 RBs. Hard to see JD staying for a 5th year if that's anything close to a consensus.

What do we envision the backfield looking like next year if they both leave? I personally don't see Williams as a bellcow and Young is coming off an injury. Call me crazy, but I honestly think trying to retain Payne would be well advised if Price bolts.

 

[SportsingHard]

Must be a lot of Jets and Browns fans on this board for this thread to be getting this much attention in mid-October

I only root for the finest: Amon-Ra St. Brown and Aidan Hutchinson. Don't bother telling me where they went to school. I don't follow college football.

 

[SportsingHard]

Kiper has Price and Love in his top 5 RBs. Hard to see JD staying for a 5th year if that's anything close to a consensus.

What do we envision the backfield looking like next year if they both leave? I personally don't see Williams as a bellcow and Young is coming off an injury. Call me crazy, but I honestly think trying to retain Payne would be well advised if Price bolts.

Yeah, according to the post above they're his #1 and #3 RBs. I agree about Aneyas. I like him, but I'm imagining there's gonna be too much talent around for him to be #1. Considering I've never seen Kedren, Nolan, Jonaz, or Javian take a college snap, I don't much of have an opinion on the matter. I'm just confident that whoever is out there is going to be fun to watch, especially with the OL situation and defenses shifting toward dealing with Carr.

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

I only root for the finest: Amon-Ra St. Brown and Aidan Hutchinson. Don't bother telling me where they went to school. I don't follow college football.

As a Packers fan who resides in Metro-Detroit, I follow the Lions closely. I have no love for the Lions, but I respect Dan Campbell and how he and Holmes have turned things around.

They'll be fine. They had to battle a desperate and still talented KC team (getting healthier, too), a tough road environment AND the refs on Monday night. No panic necessary.

 

[dublinirish]

ill always contend that Amon-Ra was the one player who turned the culture around in Detroit with maybe Sewell second. They never had a guy like him during all the shitty years that came previous

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

ill always contend that Amon-Ra was the one player who turned the culture around in Detroit with maybe Sewell second. They never had a guy like him during all the shitty years that came previous

I told all of my Lions fans buddies that they got a steal in that draft. I didn't think he'd be this special, but 4th round was ridiculous.

 

[FU BK]

I told all of my Lions fans buddies that they got a steal in that draft. I didn't think he'd be this special, but 4th round was ridiculous.

Absolutely. They had a graphic in the Lions/Bengals game where he ranked amongst other receivers from that class and he was either 1 or 2.

 

[SportsingHard]

As a Packers fan who resides in Metro-Detroit, I follow the Lions closely. I have no love for the Lions, but I respect Dan Campbell and how he and Holmes have turned things around.

They'll be fine. They had to battle a desperate and still talented KC team (getting healthier, too), a tough road environment AND the refs on Monday night. No panic necessary.

So how'd you wind up a Packers fan? Or is it a birth defect?

 

[SportsingHard]

ill always contend that Amon-Ra was the one player who turned the culture around in Detroit with maybe Sewell second. They never had a guy like him during all the shitty years that came previous

100%

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

So how'd you wind up a Packers fan? Or is it a birth defect?

Was never a Lions fan - I was a kid and once I started taking a liking to ND football, my dad bought me Madden '02. It was random; just started using GB and started liking Favre, Ahman Green, Antonio Freeman, etc. Never looked back.

Now I'm "owner." Who would've thought!

My dad was so chill about the GB fandom thing as a Lions fan. he would take me to Ford Field all the time to watch Favre/Rodgers in person. Least I can do is pay it forward to my boy. If he follows in my cheesehead footsteps, neat, but if he ends up a home-town Lions fan, good on him.

Anybody but the Bears, honestly...

 

[SportsingHard]

Was never a Lions fan - I was a kid and once I started taking a liking to ND football, my dad bought me Madden '02. It was random; just started using GB and started liking Favre, Ahman Green, Antonio Freeman, etc. Never looked back.

Now I'm "owner." Who would've thought!

My dad was so chill about the GB fandom thing as a Lions fan. he would take me to Ford Field all the time to watch Favre/Rodgers in person. Least I can do is pay it forward to my boy. If he follows in my cheesehead footsteps, neat, but if he ends up a home-town Lions fan, good on him.

Anybody but the Bears, honestly...

College Football aside, my sports fandom peaked before Sterling Sharpe and Barry Sanders hit the NFL, so I was accustomed to Detroit and GB both being ass. Since I've half-heartedy been paying attention over the years, I was actually completely unaware that our teams were considered rivals. Literally, I've just discovered this over the past year or so.

Since I'm now obligated to hate you guys, I just want you to know Sanders said, just before he was drafted, that Detroit was the second-to-last place he wanted to live. GB was the last.

 

[jprue24]

ill always contend that Amon-Ra was the one player who turned the culture around in Detroit with maybe Sewell second. They never had a guy like him during all the shitty years that came previous

Megatron was a bum.

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

Must be a lot of Jets and Browns fans on this board for this thread to be getting this much attention in mid-October

Jets fan!
Draft season is the best season!

By Halloween I'll have already completed 600 mock drafts.

 

[Bane]

Poll: Mendoza top vote-getter as QB1 for upcoming NFL draft

In the latest poll of 25 NFL scouts and executives about who will be the first quarterback taken in the 2026 NFL draft, Indiana's Fernando Mendoza was the top vote-getter with 13, putting him ahead of Oregon's Dante Moore (6) and Alabama's Ty Simpson (3).

www.espn.com

Rough draft to be looking for a QB. Mendoza is a great college QB no doubt, but he reminds me of a early to mid aughts Bob Stoops Era OU system QB than a franchise elevating top 3 pick. But whatever you think of him, there's not much after him. Second bad QB class in a row.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

NFL executives worried about lackluster 2026 QB draft class: ‘I don’t love any of them’

"No (college QB) is playing the position well enough to be, like, 'That dude can take over my franchise,'" an NFL team executive said.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Bane]

Poor QB development at HS and CFB coming home to roost. My eyes have been telling me for the past 3-4 years that QB play was on the decline from a Golden Age of sorts from the early/mid 2000-the 2010s.

Part of it is that defenses have just caught up and adjusted. Players are leaner and more athletic to counter the passing game. The run game will undergo a renaissance as offenses "innovate" back in time to fullbacks and I-formation to take advantage of the lighter defenses.

 

[irishnd31]

Poor QB development at HS and CFB coming home to roost. My eyes have been telling me for the past 3-4 years that QB play was on the decline from a Golden Age of sorts from the early/mid 2000-the 2010s.

Part of it is that defenses have just caught up and adjusted. Players are leaner and more athletic to counter the passing game. The run game will undergo a renaissance as offenses "innovate" back in time to fullbacks and I-formation to take advantage of the lighter defenses.

To add on, I kind of feel/ have felt that these off season QB personal trainers aren't doing much as far as development of a QB.

 

[Bane]

To add on, I kind of feel/ have felt that these off season QB personal trainers aren't doing much as far as development of a QB.

It's just amazing to me that 6 year players like Bo Nix and Michael Penix can come out of college with glaring mechanical issues that need to be corrected. Of course, there is always some adjustment and continued development, but at like 23-24 what the fuck were doing in college? Even a kid like McCarthy who is quite young, sure, but he started multiple years in a Jim Harbaugh led Michigan team which ran a pure "pro style" offense, how is his throwing motion so fucked up?

Arch Manning, there is a current CFB kid. He has access to all of the very best training and development, how does he have glaring mechanical issues with his throwing motion? Arch is in his 3rd year in the Texas program, what has Sark been doing with this kid?

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

The emphasis in HS and college is on winning, more than ever before. The vast majority of programs across America want the results. They're not interested in development fundamentally, academically, mentally or socially. You couple that with the spread offense essentially exploding in the last 25 years and you have a decline in quarterback play that football has had to adjust to at every level. It's about designing offenses and structuring schemes before development of the quarterback. Then you get to the NFL and you are basically learning the craft as you go, which means starting with less experience against advanced defensive schemes.

The offenses cater to lesser talented QBs who are more athletic than they are offensive minded QBs, give them easy reads and dress up the look schematically. It's more about athleticism than having a strong arm or mastering an offense and making the position your craft. The offense a guy is in, the scheme, the culture matter a lot more.

I don't know if QB play peaked with Brady, Manning, Rodgers and Brees but the eyeball test makes it seem that way sometimes and the numbers bare it out analytically.

 

[Bane]

The emphasis in HS and college is on winning, more than ever before. The vast majority of programs across America want the results. They're not interested in development fundamentally, academically, mentally or socially. You couple that with the spread offense essentially exploding in the last 25 years and you have a decline in quarterback play that football has had to adjust to at every level. It's about designing offenses and structuring schemes before development of the quarterback. Then you get to the NFL and you are basically learning the craft as you go, which means starting with less experience against advanced defensive schemes.

The offenses cater to lesser talented QBs who are more athletic than they are offensive minded QBs, give them easy reads and dress up the look schematically. It's more about athleticism than having a strong arm or mastering an offense and making the position your craft. The offense a guy is in, the scheme, the culture matter a lot more.

I don't know if QB play peaked with Brady, Manning, Rodgers and Brees but the eyeball test makes it seem that way sometimes and the numbers bare it out analytically.

There was a big bubble that formed around the QB position and to me the biggest canary in the coalmine regarding this is the fact that Dak Prescott is making like $60M/yr. That is unsustainable. We may see a massive devaluation in the QB position in the next decade which is probably healthy for the game. I love to RTDB and play defense, so I look forward to it.

As for if QB play peaked, for now it has. 10-12 years ago we had:
Tier One:
Brady, Manning, Rodgers (I could put Brees here or the tier below)
Tier Two:
Big Ben, Eli, Matt Ryan, Philip Rivers
Tier Three:
Russell Wilson, Kirk Cousins, Derek Carr

Now, I'm not sure you could go three tiers deep. Honestly to me there is Josh Allen, Burrow (when healthy which is a big question mark), and Mahomes (whose play has steadily declined for about three seasons now) and then everybody else. I know people would bitch about Lamar not being there but I'm just not a Lamar guy. I don't think he's a consistent enough passer to be a true top tier QB. Guys like Justin Herbert and Jordan Love are too up and down to me.

Maye is going to end up head and shoulders above the rest of the 2024 draft class. I'm not sold on any of the other QBs in the long run. Daniels has a shot if he stays healthy, but he puts his body on the line too much and I don't think he'll hold up.

 

[Bane]

This is what I’m talking about. KOC is basically having to teach JJ how to throw a football. Harbaugh is a former pro QB, what the fuck was Michigan doing for 3 years? Some of what KOC is talking about re: footwork and posture should be corrected in like high school. It’s mind boggling.

 

[NDdomer2]

This is what I’m talking about. KOC is basically having to teach JJ how to throw a football. Harbaugh is a former pro QB, what the fuck was Michigan doing for 3 years? Some of what KOC is talking about re: footwork and posture should be corrected in like high school. It’s mind boggling.

Shouldnt be surprising, he was never a wow thrower at any stage of college career