The Super Bowl is in the rear view, the Combine is on the horizon, and Draft Countdown has held its first team mock draft on the DC YouTube channel.
The Draft Countdown team (Brian Bosarge, Brian Lamb, and Pigskin Paul) goes through all 32 picks of a 2026 NFL Mock Draft first round.
2026 NFL Mock Draft
Draft Countdown Team 1.0
BB = Brian Bosarge; BL = Brian Lamb; PP = Pigskin Paul
ROUND ONE
| 1 | Las Vegas Raiders | BL | Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana |
| 2 | New York Jets | BB | Arvell Reese, LB, Ohio State |
| 3 | Arizona Cardinals | PP | Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame |
| 4 | Tennessee Titans | BB | David Bailey, EDGE, Texas Tech |
| 5 | New York Giants | PP | Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State |
| 6 | Cleveland Browns | BB | Spencer Fano, OT, Utah |
| 7 | Washington Commanders | BL | Rueben Bain, EDGE, Miami (FL) |
| 8 | New Orleans Saints | BB | Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State |
| 9 | Kansas City Chiefs | BL | Zion Young, EDGE, Missouri |
| 10 | Cincinnati Bengals | BB | Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State |
| 11 | Miami Dolphins | BL | Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU |
| 12 | Dallas Cowboys | PP | Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State |
| 13 | Los Angeles Rams (F. ATL) | BL | Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee |
| 14 | Baltimore Ravens | BB | Olaivavega Ioane, IOL, Penn State |
| 15 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | PP | C.J. Allen, LB, Georgia |
| 16 | New York Jets (F. IND) | BB | Makai Lemon, WR, Southern Cal |
17-32
| 17 | Detroit Lions | BL | Francis Mauigoa, OT, Miami (FL) |
| 18 | Minnesota Vikings | BL | Avieon Terrell, CB, Clemson |
| 19 | Carolina Panthers | BB | Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon |
| 20 | Dallas Cowboys (F. GB) | PP | Monroe Freeling, OT, Georgia |
| 21 | Pittsburgh Steelers | BL | Ty Simpson, QB, Alabama |
| 22 | Los Angeles Chargers | PP | Colton Hood, CB, Tennessee |
| 23 | Philadelphia Eagles | BL | Keldric Faulk, EDGE, Auburn |
| 24 | Cleveland Browns (F. JAX) | BB | Denzel Boston, WR, Washington |
| 25 | Chicago Bears | BB | Peter Woods, DL, Clemson |
| 26 | Buffalo Bills | PP | Kayden McDonald, DL, Ohio State |
| 27 | San Francisco 49ers | BL | Caleb Lomu, OT, Utah |
28 |
Houston Texans |
BL |
Caleb Banks, DL, Florida |
| 29 | Los Angeles Rams | BL | Kadyn Proctor, OT, Alabama |
| 30 | Denver Broncos | BB | Akheem Mesidor, EDGE, Miami (FL) |
| 31 | New England Patriots | PP | Omar Cooper Jr, WR, Indiana |
| 32 | Seattle Seahawks | BB | Brandon Cisse, CB, South Carolina |
Other Stuff
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