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2026 NFL mock draft: Consensus expert picks from around the internet

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A 2026 NFL mock draft that's a roundup of expert picks of the first round, making our "consensus" mock.

IT'S 2026 NFL DRAFT WEEK!! LET'S GOOOOOO! That's right, the 2026 NFL Draft is about to be upon us, with mock drafts everywhere as we prepare for the real thing on Thursday night.

So itโ€™s time once again to round up the experts around the internet: Who are they picking, to go where? We do this every year and we're doing it again: We take a bunch of mocks -- the list of mocks we used is below. Then, we look at the picks each made and average out each playerโ€™s positions and match them to each of the first 32 picks of the first round.

Anyone left out of a first-round mock was assigned the 33rd pick. As always, we'll warn you: Some of these picks may not fit the teams theyโ€™re assigned to due to trades in some mocks and some pick differences. Here's the list of drafts we used: For The Win USA TODAY Sports ESPN NFL.

com CBS. com Yahoo Away we go: 1. Las Vegas Raiders: QB Fernando Mendoza, Indiana Average score: 1.