2026 Mock Draft Thread

bakes781 · Jan 23, 2026

I went BPA pretty much. I forgot that Gyllenborg didnt declare last year and remember mocking him.

manxman2601 · Jan 23, 2026

bakes781 said:
I went BPA pretty much. I forgot that Gyllenborg didnt declare last year and remember mocking him.

It's a good BPA haul although, nit picking here, I think you picked the wrong Indiana RB. It's not a draft night I'd be celebrating but one that I could rationalise quite easily.

Edit: Second nit pick. Keionte Scott and Ponds? I really think at the NFL level, that's two slot corners to back up Marcus Jones. As much as I like Ponds, I don't know how well he holds up on the outside in the NFL.

manxman2601 · Jan 25, 2026

Pick 31 or 32 baby!!!!

BobDigital · Jan 25, 2026

Don't know who we pick.... here is where I am at that.

Make the pick if:

Edge - Mesidore, Faulk or Parker are there. Less so for Parker, but at that pick I take i him i suppose.
WR - Boston (no one else of note is likely to be there...
TE - Sadiq
OL - (Tackle only likely). This one i hate... cause it means you spent a top 4 pick on a guard last year. Which is bad value no matter how good they are. I will forgive it if they win the super bowl regardless. But still this signals you missed on your top 4 pick to me. No other way to slice it. If you spend your first pick on a guard they need to be borderline elite... Yes even at 32.
CB - While it won't impact next year a lot it is smart to pick this for the future and cap flexibility if a guy falls... and a guy might. So i'd be on board with that.

Realistically though if anyone but Mesidore, Sadiq or Boston is there... I would be very tempted to just trade down if possible. Even though we have so many picks. That or trade into next year. OR maybe even trade up.

manxman2601 · Jan 25, 2026

BobDigital said:
Don't know who we pick.... here is where I am at that.

OL - (Tackle only likely). This one i hate... cause it means you spent a top 4 pick on a guard last year. Which is bad value no matter how good they are. I will forgive it if they win the super bowl regardless. But still this signals you missed on your top 4 pick to me. No other way to slice it. If you spend your first pick on a guard they need to be borderline elite... Yes even at 32.

I don't agree with this. We need a long-term replacement for Moses so you'd be drafting a year one swing tackle which becomes your starting RT in years 2-5.

manxman2601 · Jan 26, 2026

Daniel Jeremiah's first mock is out.

Mesidor to the Lions at 17
Hunter to the Chargers at 22
Thieneman to the Bears at 25
CJ Allen to the Bills at 26
Freeling to the Texans at 28
Blake Miller to the Rams at 29
Peter Woods at 30

Caleb Lomu to the Patriots at 31.

Daniel Jeremiah 2026 NFL mock draft 1.0: Raiders pick QB at No. 1; Jets among 3 teams to go WR

mayoclinic · Jan 26, 2026

Lomu a very solid pick. Needs to get stronger, but has elite footwork and LT/RT versatility.

I prefer Freeling (duh), but Lomu would be a good pick.

stelfans · Jan 26, 2026

Not a fan. He'll need to sit for a year and i still dont see that versatility, i think he will be strictly a LT, unless he gets a loooot more strong.

manxman2601 · Jan 26, 2026

mayoclinic said:
Lomu a very solid pick. Needs to get stronger, but has elite footwork and LT/RT versatility.

I prefer Freeling (duh), but Lomu would be a good pick.

With those players off the board it comes down to him or Parker. I'm not ecstatic about the pick but arguably BPA in this scenario.

stelfans · Jan 26, 2026

The good thing is, he is plenty young do develop. But with Parker on the board thats a no brainer for me.

manxman2601 · Jan 26, 2026

stelfans said:
The good thing is, he is plenty young do develop. But with Parker on the board thats a no brainer for me.

I think you're looking at two ideal options in this scenario although there's no guarantee any of the fall to 64.

1. TJ Parker in the first, Iheanachor/Austin Barber in the 2nd

or

2. Caleb Lomu in the first, Zion Young/Malachi Lawrence in the 2nd

Third option - with your pick of OTs there at 27, trade up and get the one you like the most.

stelfans · Jan 26, 2026

manxman2601 said:
I think you're looking at two ideal options in this scenario although there's no guarantee any of the fall to 64.

1. TJ Parker in the first, Iheanachor/Austin Barber in the 2nd

or

2. Caleb Lomu in the first, Zion Young/Malachi Lawrence in the 2nd

Third option - with your pick of OTs there at 27, trade up and get the one you like the most.

Yup, option 1 is how my mock went today. Love it. Probably unrealistic but its with what im going for as of right now.

n2. trade the pick

Clonamery · Jan 26, 2026

stelfans said:
Yup, option 1 is how my mock went today. Love it. Probably unrealistic but its with what im going for as of right now.

n2. trade the pick

Getting an OT? Work it out for me , please.

stelfans · Jan 26, 2026

Clonamery said:
Getting an OT? Work it out for me , please.

Moses needs to be replaced. I think we will see another year of Campbell and Wilson on the left side, but Iheanachor could and should get some reps and take over by 2027. At the very least, he could get a lot of reps in jumbo sets. The reality is that we have nothing behind Campbell and Moses.

I think the draft will be very open for the patriots, they could go a different number of ways and i dont see how it would be wrong.

Clonamery · Jan 26, 2026

stelfans said:
Moses needs to be replaced. I think we will see another year of Campbell and Wilson on the left side, but Iheanachor could and should get some reps and take over by 2027. At the very least, he could get a lot of reps in jumbo sets. The reality is that we have nothing behind Campbell and Moses.

I think the draft will be very open for the patriots, they could go a different number of ways and i dont see how it would be wrong.

Well you can't the 2nd then. That was my concern unless you take Barber with our 3rd.

stelfans · Jan 26, 2026

Clonamery said:
Well you can't the 2nd then. That was my concern unless you take Barber with our 3rd.

You dont think Iheanachor will be there? Its possible but like i said, they could go in so many ways im not worried.

manxman2601 · Jan 26, 2026

So I think my perfect mock looks like this. I've tried to make it reasonably realistic although it may be ambitious when all is said and done. The top 5 are pretty locked in for me as things stand. Later day 3 is much more up in the air.

1. Akheem Mesidor, EDGE, Miami

Despite mocks now putting him above our first pick, I think he still falls on account of his age.

2. Austin Barber, OT, Florida

One of the best run blocking tackles who grades just as well at both gap and zone. What has warmed me up to him is the fact that in his last six games, he only gave up three pressures.

3. Treydan Stukes, CB/S, Arizona

I think I've discussed him enough.

4a. Charles Demmings, CB, Stephen F Austin

I do wonder whether a 4.3 CB who jumps 43" makes it this far when the draft rolls around, but he's available currently.

4b. De'Zhaun Stribling, WR, Ole Miss

5. Oscar Delp, TE, Georgia
or Marlin Klein, TE, Michigan

Whomever is available.

6a. Cole Wisniewski, S, Texas Tech

Special teamer and S/LB hybrid.

6b. Micah Morris, G, Georgia

Future Onwenu replacement

6c. Justin Jefferson, LB, Alabama

6d. Keyron Crawford, EDGE, Auburn

I'd gladly take Keyshawn James Newby or Ethan Burke here. Crawford's work ethic gets the edge.

7. Rohan Jones, TE, Arkansas

Delp or Klein could be Austin Hooper replacements while Jones, who is very athletic, is a developmental Hunter Henry replacement.

UDFA

Max Bredeson or Cody Hardy as blocking TEs/FBs.
Kaleb Proctor, DL, SE Louisiana

stelfans · Jan 26, 2026

Perfect @manxman2601.
I have it slightly different but the logic is pretty much the same. Mine is probably a tad optimistic.

This is how my pre SB mock turned out, plenty of binkies.
1. T.J. Parker EDGE | Clemson
2. Max Iheanachor OT | Arizona State
3. Justin Joly TE | NC State
4a. Keylan Rutledge IOL | Georgia Tech
4b. Charles Demmings CB | Stephen F. Austin
5. Michael Taaffe S | Texas
6a. Matt Gulbin IOL | Michigan State
6b. Jack Kelly LB | BYU
6c. Justin Jefferson LB | Alabama
6d. Eli Heidenreich WR | Navy
7. Matthew Hibner TE | SMU

manxman2601 · Jan 26, 2026

stelfans said:
Perfect @manxman2601.
I have it slightly different but the logic is pretty much the same. Mine is probably a tad optimistic.

This is how my pre SB mock turned out, plenty of binkies.
1. T.J. Parker EDGE | Clemson
2. Max Iheanachor OT | Arizona State
3. Justin Joly TE | NC State
4a. Keylan Rutledge IOL | Georgia Tech
4b. Charles Demmings CB | Stephen F. Austin
5. Michael Taaffe S | Texas
6a. Matt Gulbin IOL | Michigan State
6b. Jack Kelly LB | BYU
6c. Justin Jefferson LB | Alabama
6d. Eli Heidenreich WR | Navy
7. Matthew Hibner TE | SMU

I really like that too. I didn't include Iheanachor because I think there's more chance Barber makes it to 64 but would absolutely take him there. Do you prefer Parker over Mesidor? Is that an age thing? I really like the Rutledge and Gulbin picks.

mayoclinic · Jan 26, 2026

manxman2601 said:
So I think my perfect mock looks like this. I've tried to make it reasonably realistic although it may be ambitious when all is said and done. The top 5 are pretty locked in for me as things stand. Later day 3 is much more up in the air.

1. Akheem Mesidor, EDGE, Miami

Despite mocks now putting him above our first pick, I think he still falls on account of his age.

2. Austin Barber, OT, Florida

One of the best run blocking tackles who grades just as well at both gap and zone. What has warmed me up to him is the fact that in his last six games, he only gave up three pressures.

3. Treydan Stukes, CB/S, Arizona

I think I've discussed him enough.

4a. Charles Demmings, CB, Stephen F Austin

I do wonder whether a 4.3 CB who jumps 43" makes it this far when the draft rolls around, but he's available currently.

4b. De'Zhaun Stribling, WR, Ole Miss

5. Oscar Delp, TE, Georgia
or Marlin Klein, TE, Michigan

Whomever is available.

6a. Cole Wisniewski, S, Texas Tech

Special teamer and S/LB hybrid.

6b. Micah Morris, G, Georgia

Future Onwenu replacement

6c. Justin Jefferson, LB, Alabama

6d. Keyron Crawford, EDGE, Auburn

I'd gladly take Keyshawn James Newby or Ethan Burke here. Crawford's work ethic gets the edge.

7. Rohan Jones, TE, Arkansas

Delp or Klein could be Austin Hooper replacements while Jones, who is very athletic, is a developmental Hunter Henry replacement.

UDFA

Max Bredeson or Cody Hardy as blocking TEs/FBs.
Kaleb Proctor, DL, SE Louisiana

Substitute Max Iheanachor for Barber and I'd give that an A+.

Freeling/Lawrence also works for me.

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