The 2026 NFL Draft is setting up to be one of the more exciting drafts in recent memory. Several big market teams have multiple 1st Round picks. Rumors have been all over the place in the last few weeks. And nobody has any good idea of which direction the draft is going to go. In this 1st Round Mock Draft, I’m giving my best guess for how the round plays out.

1. Las Vegas Raiders – Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana
2. New York Jets – David Bailey, ED, Texas Tech
3. Arizona Cardinals – Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame
4. Tennessee Titans – Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State
5. New York Giants – Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State
6. Cleveland Browns – Spencer Fano, OT, Utah
7. Washington Commanders – Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State
8. New Orleans Saints – Arvell Reese, ED, Ohio State
9. Kansas City Chiefs – Rueben Bain, ED, Miami
10. New York Giants – Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State
11. Miami Dolphins – Francis Mauigoa, OT, Miami
12. Dallas Cowboys – Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU
13. Los Angeles Rams – Makai Lemon, WR, USC
14. Baltimore Ravens – Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon
15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Akheem Mesidor, ED, Miami
16. New York Jets – Colton Hood, CB, Tennessee
17. Detroit Lions – Kadyn Proctor, OT, Alabama
18. Minnesota Vikings – Peter Woods, DT, Clemson
19. Carolina Panthers – Dillon Thieneman, S, Oregon
20. Dallas Cowboys – Jacob Rodriguez, LB, Texas Tech
21. Pittsburgh Steelers – Caleb Lomu, OT, Utah
22. Los Angeles Chargers – Vega Ioane, OG, Penn State
23. Philadelphia Eagles – Monroe Freeling, OT, Georgia
24. Cleveland Browns – Denzel Boston, WR, Washington
25. Chicago Bears – Keldric Faulk, ED, Auburn
26. Buffalo Bills – CJ Allen, LB, Georgia
27. San Francisco 49ers – Max Iheanachor, OT, Arizona State
28. Houston Texans – Kayden McDonald, DT, Ohio State
29. Kansas City Chiefs – Blake Miller, OT, Clemson
30. Miami Dolphins – Chris Johnson, CB, San Diego State
31. (*Trade*) Arizona Cardinals – Ty Simpson, QB, Alabama
32. Seattle Seahawks – Jadarian Price, RB, Notre Dame

Continued in the 2nd-3rd Round Mock Draft post…