2026 NFL Draft

[Pete]

i guess it’s hard to play quarterback when you don‘t know the defensive play call

 

[MacIrish75]

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 an 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.

Fernando Mendoza is like turning over the keys to your Corvette to a foreign exchange student.

Pass.

 

[Rudy89]

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.

Same, I would hate to have to cheer for him to have bad games to keep kc out of the Super Bowl.

 

[SWirishfan]

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.

Is that the Xander Edwards entrance music I hear starting?

 

[SWirishfan]

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.

Cheating, no italics needed

 

[zelezo vlk]

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

His college passing chart was very Trubisky-esque. Never could consistently make throws to his left

 

[Armyirish47]

The USATODAY.com did us a solid and put together 4 mock drafts in one convenient location!

Today's news today

Jeremiyah Love:

8. Arizona Cardinals​

• USA TODAY Sports: Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame

10. Cincinnati Bengals​

• CBS Sports: Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame

14. Kansas City Chiefs​

• ESPN: Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame

15. Dallas Cowboys​

• Pro Football Focus: Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame

 

[Bane]

The USATODAY.com did us a solid and put together 4 mock drafts in one convenient location!

Today's news today

Jeremiyah Love:

8. Arizona Cardinals​

• USA TODAY Sports: Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame

10. Cincinnati Bengals​

• CBS Sports: Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame

14. Kansas City Chiefs​

• ESPN: Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame

15. Dallas Cowboys​

• Pro Football Focus: Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame

If he went to the Chiefs I would crash out.

 

[DomeFieldAdvantage]

 

[NDPhilly]

6’5” 302 is honestly bigger than I thought for Amil.

 

[T-Boone]

Has anyone else become paranoid about their arm length since following NFL measurables? Mine aren’t dinosaur arms but they are short. I could do with two inches. I notice it riding a bike.

 

[Ndaccountant]

Has anyone else become paranoid about their arm length since following NFL measurables? Mine aren’t dinosaur arms but they are short. I could do with two inches. I notice it riding a bike.

No

 

[ACamp1900]

Has anyone else become paranoid about their arm length since following NFL measurables? Mine aren’t dinosaur arms but they are short. I could do with two inches. I notice it riding a bike.

Some of us don’t have to worry about our measurables,………

 

[DomeFieldAdvantage]

Has anyone else become paranoid about their arm length since following NFL measurables? Mine aren’t dinosaur arms but they are short. I could do with two inches. I notice it riding a bike.

If I had a couple inches to add or subtract from any measurement on my body, arm length might damn well be the last choice.

 

[GATTACA!]

Some of us don’t have to worry about our measurables,………

Especially during a freezageddon.....

 

[rtrn2glory]

Eli probably shedding weight to train for the 40 if I were guessing.

 

[Irish#1]

Has anyone else become paranoid about their arm length since following NFL measurables? Mine aren’t dinosaur arms but they are short. I could do with two inches. I notice it riding a bike.

I can reach mine just fine.

 

[Me2SouthBend]

I can reach mine just fine.

It’s no wonder the T Rex was so angry all the time.

 

[Dale]

 

[Me2SouthBend]

The tweet should read “Official Senior Bowl Measurements of soon to go undrafted QB Diego Pavia”

 

[BeatSC]

With cleats on no doubt. Flutie 2.0 or Manzel 2.0?

 

[rtrn2glory]

 

[Irishnuke]

Strapping a GoPro on Diego is peak entertainment

 

[Pete]

 

[GoldenToTheGrave]

With cleats on no doubt. Flutie 2.0 or Manzel 2.0?

With my Jets luck he'll be Julian Edelman 2.0.

 

[Rocketman84]

Vandy measured him with his cleats on

 

[Armyirish47]

Draftdaddy Mel Kiper Jr has been busy this week giving us the draft content we all crave this time of year.

First he has updated his big boards on the espn.com Mel's Boarding Pass

Of noteage:

Big Board:

#2 Jeremiyah Love: 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 (60 forced missed tackles on the 2025 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.

Positional Rankage:

Running backs​

1. Jeremiyah Love, Notre Dame
2. Jadarian Price, Notre Dame

Wide receivers​

5. Malachi Fields, Notre Dame

Tight ends​

4. Eli Raridon, Notre Dame

Guards​

6. Billy Schrauth, Notre Dame

He also did some mockage Mel's Mockery

9. Kansas City Chiefs​

Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame

Love is No. 2 on my Big Board, showcasing elite-level vision and burst. He can make a house call any time he touches the ball, and with his hands out of the backfield, he can stick on the field on third down. Isiah Pacheco and Kareem Hunt are free agents, and they weren't exactly lighting up the ground game last season anyway. Love -- who had 1,372 rushing yards and 18 rushing TDs in 2025 -- could bring a whole new element to the Kansas City offense.

28. Houston Texans​

Jadarian Price, RB, Notre Dame

Per ESPN Research, this would be the fourth time two running backs from the same school both went in Round 1 -- and the first time since 2008, when Arkansas' Darren McFadden and Felix Jones were Day 1 selections. But just because Price was second on the Fighting Irish's depth chart to Jeremiyah Love doesn't mean he can't be an RB1 in the NFL. He's a powerful runner who plays a one-cut-and-go brand of football. There are ball security concerns (four lost fumbles over three years), and we haven't seen a ton from him as a pass catcher, but Price is dynamic. He ran for 11 touchdowns, caught two TD passes and scored two more times on kickoff returns last season.

The Texans lacked juice in the run game. Woody Marks is probably more of a change-of-pace guy, Nick Chubb is a free agent, and Joe Mixon's future is uncertain. Time for an upgrade.

 

[Dale]

lol

 

[zelezo vlk]

Dude spent 3 years in college and still hasn't developed much. I have no idea why some people are so much higher on Branch than Brenen Thompson, the speedster out of Cowbell State. I'd much rather have that guy

 

[Dale]