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The 2026 NFL Draft starts tonight in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and runs through Saturday evening. The NFL Draft is the final stop of the NFL off-season and it serves as the final piece of talent acquisition for NFL teams before the new season truly begins. Next stop are mini-camps, OTAs (Organized Team Activities), UDFA try-outs, and finally, 2026 training camps open in July. 257 prospects will have their dreams come true this weekend but the journey is not over for these pros

SNS Staff Three-Round Mock Draft 08 - A look at the first 100 picks of the 2026 NFL Draft and how your favorite NFL team is approaching the draft that is just ten days away!

(Arvell) Reese is a projection at this point as an EDGE after playing off-the-ball LB last year in Columbus. Reese is a freak athlete with rare athleticism, strength, size, and speed to be an instant impact player in the NFL.

Stack 'N Shed's Super Bowl week mock draft has been released and it reveals where the talent and depth of the 2026 NFL Draft class resides. Fourteen of the 32 first-round draft picks in this mock draft are either OL (OT and IOL) or DL (EDGE or IDL) while only eight picks were used on the skill positions of QB, RB, WR, and TE. Only one QB (Mendoza) and one RB (Love) have earned a first-round grade while five WRs and one TE were selected in round one of this mock draft.

The latest SNS mock draft values the positions of depth that NFL teams prioritize. Namely, OT and EDGE are two of the deepest positions in the 2026 NFL Draft - 13 of the 32 picks in this mock draft are either OTs or EDGEs. On the other hand, only six of the 32 first round picks are from "skill" positions of QB, RB, and WR. When the 2025 season began, the QB class was viewed as potentially deep and talented. But the reality of the situation was much starker...

The 2026 NFL Draft is only beginning to take shape as the regular season wraps up and prospects begin to declare for the draft. Over the next couple of weeks, prospects will start declaring for the draft, accepting post-season all-star bowl game invitations, and accepting invitations to the NFL Scouting Combine. So, any mock drafts conducted at this point are pure conjecture that serve as a useful measuring stick to see where NFL teams measure up to one another.

The 2026 NFL Draft, before the college season started, was supposed to offer a deep and talented group of potential franchise QBs. But with 2/3rd of the season over, only one QB has earned a first-round grade from SNS - Fernando Mendoza / Indiana. Prospective first-round QBs when the season began, including Drew Allar / Penn State (out for the season with a knee injury), Cade Klubnik / Clemson, Carson Beck / Miami, Fl, Garrett Nussmeier / LSU, and Arch Manning / Texas, have s

It's mock draft time here at SNS! Although the leaves are only beginning to turn, certain patterns are already setting in about the 2025 NFL season. Four teams clearly need an upgrade at QB - New Orleans, Miami, NY Jets, and Cleveland - but the quality of the 2026 QB class is in question by the performances put on film by the projected top prospects Drew Allar, Garrett Nussmeier, Carson Beck, Cade Klubnik, and Arch Manning so far this season.

Admittedly, conducting a 2026 NFL Draft mock draft prior to NFL season beginning, let alone when teams are still in process cutting their roster down to 53 players, is somewhat futile but still a fun exercise to see how next year's draft class stacks up. The QB class could potentially be one of the better classes to enter the league in years with Arch Manning, Drew Allar, Cade Klubnik, Garrett Nussmeier, and Carson Beck projecting as first-round picks next spring.

SNS presents the final mock draft in the run up to the 2025 NFL Draft, that kickoffs Thursday evening in Green Bay, Wisconsin. This mock takes a crack at predicting how the 32 teams use their 257 combined picks over three days and seven rounds. SNS utilized the Comprehensive Eligibility Tracking (CET) database, NFL Teams Needs reports, and the SNS Big Board 300 (ALL AVAILABLE HERE AT SNS!) to conduct this simulated draft.

Walter Nolen / IDL / Ole Miss The penultimate SNS mock prior to the 2025 NFL Draft was conducted by SNS staff on Sunday, April 13th with the odd numbered picks being conducted by SNS Social Media Content Coordinator Zak Everett and the even numbered picks being selected by SNS Editor John Everett. This is a three round mock draft with trades included and it incorporates what the SNS staff thinks the NFL teams will do on draft day and not what the SNS staff recommends they do.

Travis Hunter / CB-WR / Colorado First Round 1. Tennessee Abdul Carter / EDGE / Penn State The Titans explore trading the first pick but do not like the offers they receive and decide to select Carter and address a major need. The Titans do not feel that there is any QB that gives them the upside the Nittany Lion EDGE provides immediately as a rookie. 2. Cleveland Cam Ward / QB / Miami, Fl Ward, SNS' #1 ranked QB, is a natural leader that teammates rally around. His arm stren

Cam Ward / QB / Miami, Fl 1. Tennessee Cam Ward / QB / Miami, Fl The Titans have many needs and the fact that there are no "sure things" at QB only muddies the water. The Titans consider drafting Abdul Carter or Travis Hunter here but feel that the void at QB has to be addressed. Tennessee selects Ward due to his leadership and clutch performances he turned in while leading the Hurricanes in 2024. 2. Cleveland Shedeur Sanders / QB / Colorado Deshaun Watson re-tore his Achille

(Travis Hunter / ATH / Colorado) 1. Jacksonville Kelvin Banks / OT / Texas Trevor Lawrence is running scared behind a very poor pass blocking line; Banks is experienced, athletic, and a proven blindside protector. 2. Tennessee Quinn Ewers / QB / Texas Will Levis is not working out as the starter in Nashville; Ewers is athletic, strong-armed, and is an ascending talent. 3. New England Will Campbell / OT / LSU The Patriots have their QB and now they need to protect him; Campbel

1. Chicago (from Carolina) Caleb Williams / QB / USC After trading Justin Fields to Pittsburgh, the franchise is being handed over to Williams. 2. Washington Jayden Daniels / QB / LSU The Commanders like Daniels' arm and open field running ability. 3. New England Drake Maye / QB / UNC The Patroits select Maye over McCarthy because of a better track record of production in college. 4. Arizona Marvin Harrison / WR / Ohio State The Cardinals have a lot of draft capital and decid

33. Carolina Jordan Morgan / OT / Arizona Carolina was a train wreck last season. The two main reasons why are the WRs inability to get open, and the offensive line's inability to protect Bryce Young. OLT Ikem Ekwonu has difficulty handling speed off the edge. By drafting Morgan, the Panthers get a first round talent at #33 and effectively fill two holes. Morgan secures Young's blindside and Ekwonu slides inside where his power and nastiness can flourish. 34. New England Jack

65. Carolina Austin Booker / EDGE / Kansas 66. Arizona MarShawn Lloyd / RB / USC 67. Washington Dominick Puni / OL / Kansas 68. New England Ladd McConkey / WR / Georgia 69. LA Chargers Blake Corum / RB / Michigan 70. LA Chargers (PROPOSED TRADE with NY Giants) Malachi Corley / WR / Western Kentucky 71. Arizona (from Tennessee) Mekhi Wingo / IDL / LSU 72. NY Jets Ricky Pearsall / WR / Florida 73. Detroit (from Minnesota) Cole Bishop / S / Utah 74. Atlanta Tulu Griffin / WR / M

101. Carolina Sedrick Van Pran-Granger / IOL / Georgia 102. Seattle (from Washington) Keith Randolph / IDL / Illinois 103. New England DeWayne Carter / IDL / Duke 104. Arizona Jalyx Hunt / EDGE / Houston Baptist 105. LA Chargers Christian Mahogany / IOL / Boston College 106. Tennessee Jha'Quan Jackson / WR / Tulane 107. NY Giants Roger Rosengarten / OT / Washington 108. Cincinnati (PROPOSED TRADE w/ Minnesota) Mason McCormick / IOL / South Dakota State 109. Atlanta Cam Hart /

136. Denver (from Carolina through Cleveland Javon Foster / OT / Missouri 137. New England Brennan Jackson / EDGE / Washington State 138. Arizona Khyree Jackson / CB / Oregon 139. Washington Javon Bullard / S / Georgia 140. LA Chargers Trevor Keegan / IOL / Michigan 141. Carolina (from NY Giants) Tyler Davis / IDL / Clemson 142. Carolina (from Tennessee) Bub Means / WR / Pittsburgh 143. Atlanta Jared Wiley / TE / TCU 144. Buffalo (from Chicago) Jonah Elliss / EDGE / Utah 145.

177. Minnesota (from Carolina through Jacksonville) Curtis Jacobs / LB / Penn State 178. Pittsburgh (from Arizona through Carolina) Isaiah Davis / RB / South Dakota State 179. Seattle (from Washington) Brevyn Spann-Ford / TE / Minnesota 180. New England Josh Newton / CB / TCU 181. LA Chargers AJ Barner / TE / Michigan 182. Tennessee (reacquired through Philadelphia) Travis Glover / OT / Georgia State 183. NY Giants Gabriel Murphy / EDGE / UCLA 184. Miami (from Chicago) Trey B