2026 NFL Mock Draft: Insiders and reporters from around the league predict the first round
On Jets Final Drive , SNY NFL Insider Connor Hughes and The Athletic's Zack Rosenblatt, along with a number of reporters and insiders from around the league, predicted the entire first round of the upcoming 2026 NFL Draft. Here are the results of the mega-mock draft, along with comments from everyone making selections. No.
1 - Las Vegas Raiders: Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza Selected by Brooke Hughes, daughter of Connor Hughes “Yay! ” No. 2 - New York Jets: Ohio State EDGE Arvell Reese Selected by Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic “It’s not a hard pick.
He’s probably the highest-ceiling pick in this draft, can play EDGE, can play linebacker. The Jets need blue-chip players on defense, and he can be that. ” No.
3 - Arizona Cardinals: Texas Tech EDGE David Bailey Selected by Jordan Hamm, Sports360az “What Bailey can do for this Cardinals pass rush – 14. 5 sacks last year – is just too good to pass up. ” No.
4 - Tennessee Titans: Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love Selected by Turron Davenport, ESPN “It is all about adding weapons for Cam Ward , and what better way to give Cam Ward an option that can score the football any time he touches it from anywhere on the field. ” No. 5 - New York Giants: Ohio State S Caleb Downs Selected by Jordan Raanan, ESPN “The Giants believe he can believe he can be the kind of player that Kyle Hamilton was for John Harbaugh in Baltimore: an All-Pro, difference-making kind of safety.
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