Pundit mock drafts 2026 [maybe with FAILs]

[ctpatsfan77]

Not a fan of Chad Reuter's most recent 5-round mock:

Five-round 2026 NFL mock draft: Four trades, two QBs send jolt through Round 1

1.31 LB CJ Allen, Georgia
2.63 EDGE Romello Height, Texas Tech
3.95 WR Bryce Lance, North Dakota State
4.125 TE John Michael Gyllenborg, Wyoming
4.131 OT Kage Casey, Boise State
5.171 DT David Gusta, Kentucky

 

[mayoclinic]

1.31 LB CJ Allen, Georgia
2.63 EDGE Romello Height, Texas Tech
3.95 WR Bryce Lance, North Dakota State
4.125 TE John Michael Gyllenborg, Wyoming
4.131 OT Kage Casey, Boise State
5.171 DT David Gusta, Kentucky

More importantly, here's who he passed up:

31. Kayden McDonald, Caleb Lomu
63. Gabe Jacas, Zion Young, Jake Golday
95. Chris Bell, Ted Hurst
125. VJ Payne, Zakee Wheatley
131. Travis Burke, Devin Moore

 

[DoubleDeluxe]

Not a fan of Chad Reuter's most recent 5-round mock:

Five-round 2026 NFL mock draft: Four trades, two QBs send jolt through Round 1

I've been high on Gyllenborg, so like that pick.
But Height going 26 picks before Jacas, and Hurst going like 30 picks after Lance.....hmmmm.

 

[DoubleDeluxe]

And Bell and Hurst both going in the 4th?
That seems completely unrealistic.

 

[mayoclinic]

Sayre Bedinger 4 round mock:

2026 NFL Mock Draft: Full 4-round mock draft predictions

The latest 2026 NFL mock draft predicts the first four rounds of the NFL Draft with teams filling needs, and a huge Day 3 run on the QB position.

nflspinzone.com

For the Pats:

31. Max Iheanachor
63. Derrick Moore
96. Bryce Lance
125. Chris McClellan
131. Billy Schraith

Dani Dennis-Sutton and Jake Golday are both on the board at 63.

My prefetence:

31. Iheanachor
63. Treydan Stukes
98. Keyron Crawford
*** Trade 125 and 171 to move up to around 113
113. Sam Roush
131. De'Zhaun Stribling

 

[mayoclinic]

3-round from Nick Baumgardner at The Athletic:

Predicting 2026 NFL Draft picks 1-100, starting with Fernando Mendoza

This draft likely won't bring a run on Round 1 quarterbacks, but there is impressive depth at several other key positions.

www.nytimes.com

My disgust over the Pats' picks is too high to even comment.

 

[Clonamery]

3-round from Nick Baumgardner at The Athletic:

Predicting 2026 NFL Draft picks 1-100, starting with Fernando Mendoza

This draft likely won't bring a run on Round 1 quarterbacks, but there is impressive depth at several other key positions.

www.nytimes.com

My disgust over the Pats' picks is too high to even comment.

National guys are mostly a bust.

 

[UGAPatsfan]

Giardi did his first mock today. He had Monroe Freeling not picked by anyone in the first.

If Freeling is there at 31 you RUN, not walk to the podium and pick him.

 

[manxman2601]

Giardi did his first mock today. He had Monroe Freeling not picked by anyone in the first.

If Freeling is there at 31 you RUN, not walk to the podium and pick him.

What are your views on Micah Morris?

 

[UGAPatsfan]

What are your views on Micah Morris?

6th round or later I LOVE him as a prospect. Ironically reminds me a lot of Onwenu with more mean in him…but he also has the lateral movement deficiencies. Super powerful guy.

 

[manxman2601]

6th round or later I LOVE him as a prospect. Ironically reminds me a lot of Onwenu with more mean in him…but he also has the lateral movement deficiencies. Super powerful guy.

Thanks. That's pretty much how I see him. I like everything about him aside from the fact he's stiff. Has given up zero career sacks which is a stat I love.

 

[mayoclinic]

I love Morris. Probably my favorite IOL in this draft, even though others are further along. Big, physical, nasty, highly athletic. Just what a starting RG for the Pats should be. 0 sacks allowed. He is a bit stiff, but he has the agility to play in a modified zone scheme, combined with the power to play in a power scheme.

Anytime day 3 would not leave me disappointed, though I have him earmarked with one of our 6ths.

 

[mayoclinic]

PFF Mock:

2026 NFL Mock Draft: Sonny Styles slides, Chiefs trade up for top edge rusher

Fernando Mendoza leads a 2026 NFL Draft class starting to take shape, but movement behind him — from Caleb Downs to a trade-up for Jeremiyah Love — defines this first-round projection. This mock highlights how team needs and positional value reshape the board. Use PFF’s Mock Draft Simulator...

www.pff.com

I could live with Jake Golday at 31 if the top OTs are off the board. A Mike Vrabel kind of guy who would solve issues at both LB and EDGE. I have him graded higher than Young, Jacas or Lawrence.

 

[mayoclinic]

Ron Staton 2-round mock:

Updated two-round 2026 NFL mock draft: 7th April – Seahawks Draft Blog

seahawksdraftblog.com

I hate Zion Young at e1, loved Chris Bell at 63.

Treydan Stukes, DDS and Ted Hurst all still on the board.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

This guy posts enough on reddit that I'm willing to classify him as a "pundit." In any case, this trade is a true FAIL.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

1.31 EDGE Zion Young, Missouri
2.63 OT Caleb Tiernan, Northwestern
3.95 WR Deion Burks, Oklahoma
4.125 S VJ Payne, Kansas State
4.131 TE Jack Endries, Texas
5.171 DT Landon Robinson, Navy
6.191 LB Justin Jefferson, Alabama
6.198 IOL Ar'maj Reed-Adams, Texas A&M
6.202 RB Adam Randall, Clemson
6.212 QB Luke Altmeyer, Illinois
7.247 EDGE Quintayvious Hutchins, Boston College

Full 7-round mock draft 3.0: Patriots fill needs with bevy of picks

Here is Patriots Wire's latest 7-round mock draft for the New England Patriots, with just over two weeks remaining until the 2026 NFL Draft.

patriotswire.usatoday.com

 

[ctpatsfan77]

Keagan Stiefel's 3rd attempt. His stated goal is to get as many of "his guys" as possible.

TRADE: NE trades 1.31 for 2.41 and 3.72
2.41 EDGE Gabe Jacas, Illinois
2.63 TE Max Klare, Ohio State [see blurb below]
3.72 LB Kyle Louis, Pittsburgh
3.95 IOL Jake Slaughter, Florida
TRADE: NE receives 4.108 for 4.131, 6.191, and 6.212
4.108 RB Emmett Johnson, Nebraska
4.125 OT Markel Bell, Miami
5.171 EDGE Nadame Tucker, Western Michigan
TRADE: NE receives 6.181 for 6.198, 7.247, and 2027 7
6.181 DL Landon Robinson, Navy
6.202 QB Sawyer Robertson, Baylor

On Klare: Klare doesn't have the athletic upside as guys like Oregon's Kenyon Sadiq or Notre Dame's Eli Raridon, the floor of can't-miss options like Texas' Jack Endries or Vanderbilt's Eli Stowers, or the versatility of NC State's Justin Joly or Georgia's Oscar Delp, but he's a damn good player! [Huh? This sounds like a review from certain posters on this board. . . .]

New England needs the kind of guy who can immediately compete for reps with Julian Hill while also serving as a long-term option to replace Hunter Henry. Klare can do just that, folks.

NFL Mock Draft 3.0: Patriots Can Find Value In Attacking Middle Rounds | NESN

The New England Patriots have plenty of needs to address during the 2026 NFL Draft, and this is another way they can go about doing that.

nesn.com

 

[mayoclinic]

"His players" aren't mine, for the most part.

 

[manxman2601]

Keagan Stiefel's 3rd attempt. His stated goal is to get as many of "his guys" as possible.

TRADE: NE trades 1.31 for 2.41 and 3.72
2.41 EDGE Gabe Jacas, Illinois
2.63 TE Max Klare, Ohio State [see blurb below]
3.72 LB Kyle Louis, Pittsburgh
3.95 IOL Jake Slaughter, Florida
TRADE: NE receives 4.108 for 4.131, 6.191, and 6.212
4.108 RB Emmett Johnson, Nebraska
4.125 OT Markel Bell, Miami
5.171 EDGE Nadame Tucker, Western Michigan
TRADE: NE receives 6.181 for 6.198, 7.247, and 2027 7
6.181 DL Landon Robinson, Navy
6.202 QB Sawyer Robertson, Baylor

NFL Mock Draft 3.0: Patriots Can Find Value In Attacking Middle Rounds | NESN

The New England Patriots have plenty of needs to address during the 2026 NFL Draft, and this is another way they can go about doing that.

nesn.com

Give me Burke instead of Bell and a guard instead of a center and I could live with that.

 

[Clonamery]

Give me Burke instead of Bell and a guard instead of a center and I could live with that.

I was thinking Zuhn instead of Slaughter (C only). Or Trost. It's a bit early for either but their positional flexibility is a trade off. Or take both somehow.