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2026 NFL Draft Grades! Favorite and least favorite draft classes, biggest surprises

By Nate Tice,Matt Harmon,Charles McDonaldโ€ขYahoo Sports

Subscribe to Football 301 with Nate Tice Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube Nate Tice, Matt Harmon & Charles McDonald grade the best & worst 2026 NFL draft classes. The guys start at the top by each revealing the draft classes they think deserve an A (shoutout to the Indianapolis Colts, Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens) before moving down the grade sheet to the teams that potentially flunked this yearโ€™s draft, including the Los Angeles Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars and Los Angeles Rams. The guys also cover their favorite day three selections.

Later, Nate, Matt & Charles use NFL IQ to analyze the top player-team fits of the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft, as they look at the perfect scheme fits for Sonny Styles & the Washington Commanders, Makai Lemon & the Philadelphia Eagles, Fernando Mendoza & the Las Vegas Raiders and Dillon Thieneman & the Chicago Bears. (5:15) - Favorite draft classes (21:00) - Least favorite draft classes (34:10) - More draft superlatives, best day three picks (46:00) - NFL IQ Insights: best player-team fits PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - APRIL 23: Ty Simpson of Alabama poses for a photo after being selected 13th overall by the Los Angeles Chargers during Round One of the 2026 NFL Draft at Acrisure Stadium on April 23, 2026 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images) (Photo by Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images) ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Watch this full episode on YouTube Check out all episodes of Football 301 with Nate Tice and the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.

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