2026 Mock Draft Thread

Steve102 · Mar 26, 2026

VJCPatriot said:
Used a different mock draft sim this time. Weird how they don't give a draft summary that can be shared easily.

Sadiq dropped all the way to 31 so I was forced to take him. It was the only sane choice.

Still landed Jacas for Edge in round 2 and Crownover in round 3.

I'm not sure how we did on the middle picks. Caldwell is a freak at 6'5 running a 4.31 40. If anything I feel like this draft engine undervalues him when you consider the athletic upside.

But I feel we got some good value late. Randall is chiseled at 6'3 232 lbs RB but also ran 4.5 40 meaning plenty of athleticism at that size. Prysock kind of intrigues me as a 6'3 cornerback. Fitzgerald has been a productive ballhawk at safety.

That's wild. I got Caldwell at #198, so there's gotta be something driving down the pick.

DarrylS · Mar 26, 2026

Not a draft nik, but worth a try... doubled up on DT, Edge, OT, TE, WR
Fascinated by the knowledge of the regulars on this thread... lots of info to keep track of.

31.
Kayden McDonald DT Ohio State
63.
Cashius Howell EDGE Texas A&M
95.
Isaiah World OT Oregon
128.
Malachi Fields WR Notre Dame

131.
Dallen Bentley TE Utah
171.
Roman Hemby RB Indiana
191.
Trey Zuhn III OC Texas A&M
198.
Tyreak Sapp EDGE Florida
202.
Jeff Caldwell WR Cincinnati
205.
Dan Villari TE Syracuse

212.
Deven Eastern DT Minnesota
247.
Logan Taylor OG Boston College

bakes781 · Mar 26, 2026

DoubleDeluxe · Mar 26, 2026

Following the shifts in rankings on PFSN, trading back is starting to look like a very realistic possibility as all the potential rd 1 OTs were gone, and there wasn't a player that was a clear cut must pick at 31, thus the trade back while picking up ATL's second rounder next year.

manxman2601 · Mar 26, 2026

DoubleDeluxe said:
Following the shifts in rankings on PFSN, trading back is starting to look like a very realistic possibility as all the potential rd 1 OTs were gone, and there wasn't a player that was a clear cut must pick at 31, thus the trade back while picking up ATL's second rounder next year.

I love your last 3 picks but if they all fall to those spots I'd give up draft forecasting forever.

DoubleDeluxe · Mar 26, 2026

manxman2601 said:
I love your last 3 picks but if they all fall to those spots I'd give up draft forecasting forever.

Agreed.
I think a lot of rankings are pretty accurate at the top, but as the picks and rds get deeper it seems most sims have some guys way out of position.

VJCPatriot · Mar 26, 2026

bakes781 said:

Only 3 rounds? Slacking off Bakes!

Iheanachor looks like a good get... but it looks like you passed over a more polished Lomu who might be starting for us earlier. Reason for that decision?

Not sure we need a C as I anticipate Wilson sliding back to his natural position.

DoubleDeluxe · Mar 26, 2026

VJCPatriot said:
Only 3 rounds? Slacking off Bakes!

Iheanachor looks like a good get... but it looks like you passed over a more polished Lomu who might be starting for us earlier. Reason for that decision?

Not sure we need a C as I anticipate Wilson sliding back to his natural position.

With either Lomu or Iheanachor wouldn't you expect either to be a backup this year?
Unless Moses misses time, which is a possibility.
Lomu hasn't played RT correct?
Iheanachor may be less experienced, but he is more experienced at RT.
Agree on the OC, can't see us taking one that early, if at all unless they have OC/OG flexibility.

bakes781 · Mar 26, 2026

VJCPatriot said:
Only 3 rounds? Slacking off Bakes!

Iheanachor looks like a good get... but it looks like you passed over a more polished Lomu who might be starting for us earlier. Reason for that decision?

Not sure we need a C as I anticipate Wilson sliding back to his natural position.

I ain't paying $ to do their full mock lol

I went with the RT experience.

I just went BPA and figured it's not a lock that Wilson works out.

The OL is still the biggest need IMO and its a shame that we ignored it for so long.

SteveKiner · Mar 27, 2026

Screwing around on a Friday night.
I thought this looked pretty good.
38.
Max Iheanachor OT Arizona State

63.
Malachi Lawrence EDGE UCF
95.
Ted Hurst WR Georgia State
106.
Jalon Kilgore S South Carolina

125.
Aiden Fisher LB Indiana
131.
Dallen Bentley TE Utah
171.
Ephesians Prysock CB Washington
191.
Aamil Wagner OT Notre Dame
198.
Matt Gulbin OC Michigan State
202.
DeMonte Capehart DT Clemson
247.
Haynes King QB Georgia Tech

Traded Away
Pick 31
Pick 212

mayoclinic · Mar 28, 2026

Got the following using PFSN simulator, 1 trade (171 and 198 to Dallas for 152):

31. Max Iheanachor, OT, Arizona St.
63. Treydan Stukes, S/Nickel, Arizona
95. Dani Dennis-Sutton, EDGE, Penn St.
125. Devin Moore, CB, Florida
131. Kyle Louis, LB/S, Pittsburgh
152. Sam Roush, TE, Stanford
191. De'Zhaun Stribling, WR, Ole Miss
204. Adam Randall, RB, Clemson
212. Jordan Van den Berg, DT, Georgia Tech
247. Micah Morris, IOL, Georgia

On my 35-man short board that's #2, 4b, 6b, 10b, 18a, 18b, 21b, 29, 30a and 34b.

One-If-By-Sea · Mar 28, 2026

mayoclinic said:
Got the following using PFSN simulator, 1 trade (171 and 198 to Dallas for 152):

31. Max Iheanachor, OT, Arizona St.
63. Treydan Stukes, S/Nickel, Arizona
95. Dani Dennis-Sutton, EDGE, Penn St.
125. Devin Moore, CB, Florida
131. Kyle Louis, LB/S, Pittsburgh
152. Sam Roush, TE, Stanford
191. De'Zhaun Stribling, WR, Ole Miss
204. Adam Randall, RB, Clemson
212. Jordan Van den Berg, DT, Georgia Tech
247. Micah Morris, IOL, Georgia

On my 35-man short board that's #2, 4b, 6b, 10b, 18a, 18b, 21b, 29, 30a and 34b.

Amazing job.

mayoclinic · Mar 28, 2026

It will never happen

I missed out on the slot receivers, but on my short board I got OT2, IOL2, TE1, WR3, and RB2 on offense; EDGE1, DT2, LB3, S1 and CB1 on defense.

mayoclinic · Mar 28, 2026

mayoclinic said:
Got the following using PFSN simulator, 1 trade (171 and 198 to Dallas for 152):

31. Max Iheanachor, OT, Arizona St.
63. Treydan Stukes, S/Nickel, Arizona
95. Dani Dennis-Sutton, EDGE, Penn St.
125. Devin Moore, CB, Florida
131. Kyle Louis, LB/S, Pittsburgh
152. Sam Roush, TE, Stanford
191. De'Zhaun Stribling, WR, Ole Miss
204. Adam Randall, RB, Clemson
212. Jordan Van den Berg, DT, Georgia Tech
247. Micah Morris, IOL, Georgia

On my 35-man short board that's #2, 4b, 6b, 10b, 18a, 18b, 21b, 29, 30a and 34b.

Some notes:

1. At 63 Stukes (49), Caleb Banks (55) and Ted Hurst (67) were all available, as well as Dennis-Sutton (96). Banks (#3) was the highest rated player on my short board, but with hos injury history and the deep pool of athletic DTs I passed. Both Van den Berg (#30a) and DaMonte Capehart (#30b) were available at 212.

2. DDS at 95, Devin Moore at 125 and Kyle Louis at 131 is a dream scenario. Won't happen.

3. I was planning to take Stribling (#21b) at 125, but couldn't pass up Moore and Louis. I was shocked to get him at 191.

4. Sam Roush (#10b) is very high on my short board, so I traded up to not miss out on him. I would take him at 95.

I love the depth in this draft. I am just excited about the last 5 picks as the first 5, and I passed on a lot of exciting prospects.

Water Boy · Mar 28, 2026

I love doing mocks, but I don't trust the various big board rankings even the consensus board.

Username · Mar 28, 2026

Water Boy said:
I love doing mocks, but I don't trust the various big board rankings even the consensus board.

Yeah, I did a Fanspeak one yesterday that had Reese and Downs available at 31. And they're normally good

Water Boy · Mar 28, 2026

Username said:
Yeah, I did a Fanspeak one yesterday that had Reese and Downs available at 31. And they're normally good

I have very little faith in players being available at pick 95.

Agree with Barth and Lazar who say that tackles go much higher then there ranking given how every team needs them.

I'm not expecting Miller or Ianechor to be available at 31. They think Bowery won't last past pick 95.

They also think Delp and Roush might go higher than pick 95.

Username · Mar 28, 2026

Water Boy said:
I have very little faith in players being available at pick 95.

Agree with Barth and Lazar who say that tackles go much higher then there ranking given how every team needs them.

I'm not expecting Miller or Ianechor to be available at 31. They think Bowery won't last past pick 95.

They also think Delp and Roush might go higher than pick 95.

I don't mind Roush, think it would be a reach to take him at 95 though. Especially when there's a few of my favourite players in the entire class regardless of position available at TE around them, in Raridon and Klein (would also be a reach for Klein because it's all potential but he's getting big hype and mightn't last much longer)

I hope all the others you named are gone by the time we pick though

DoubleDeluxe · Mar 28, 2026

Water Boy said:
I love doing mocks, but I don't trust the various big board rankings even the consensus board.

Nor do I.
I was running sims on PFSN a couple of days ago, did about 5.
Couldn't get DDS at 63 in any of them, and Mayo gets him at 95.
I was always confident we could get him at 63 until a week or so ago, but now I'm thinking he will gone. To get him at 95 seems very unrealistic now.
That said, the sims are fun to play around with and get an overall feel for the draft.
I think they are usually pretty good for the first 60ish picks, but then the real start to vary.

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