NFL mock draft 2026 from Todd McShay has Jeremiyah Love to surprise team
The NFL Draft expert has a top-five team taking Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love in his latest mock draft.
It's kind of a punchline in New York with Giants fans: The last time the franchise took a running back with a first-round pick, it was Saquon Barkley, who was good but who then went to the Philadelphia Eagles and won a Super Bowl . So could the Giants use their fifth-overall pick on... Notre Dame's Jeremiyah Love?
In our latest NFL mock draft from Christian D'Andrea , he has Love dropping all the way to No. 18 to the Minnesota Vikings. But in Todd McShay's latest mock , he's got the Giants taking Love.
Here's his take: Pairing Sonny Styles with recently signed LB Tremaine Edmunds could be tempting for the Giants, and I like Caleb Downs here as well. But league intel suggests the Giants are one of the most likely teams to take Love in the top 10 (along with the Commanders and Chiefs, or possibly a team like the Rams in a trade up). If you’re drafting a back this high, he needs to be a weapon—and Love is.
With excellent speed (4. 36 40), natural hands, and a real route-running ability, he gives Jaxson Dart a true explosive outlet. This would signal a clear offensive vision: build around the run game and play-action, similar to how Baltimore developed around Lamar Jackson.