Pundit mock drafts 2026 [maybe with FAILs]

[ctpatsfan77]

Choices were made in this one. In particular, look at the second round.

1.31 CB Colton Hood, Tennessee
TRADE: NE trades 2.63 and 4.131 (and 6.191, which they forgot to mention) to CIN for 2.41(!)
2.41 DT Caleb Banks, Florida
3.95 OT Jude Bowry, Boston College
4.125 QB Taylen Green, Arkansas
5.171 TE Tanner Koziol, Houston
TRADE: NE trades 6.198 to DET for 6.205 and a 2027 7
6.202 WR Kaden Wetjen, Iowa
6.205 DT Aaron Graves, Iowa
6.212 S Isaac Smith, Mississippi State
7.247 WR Zavion Thomas, LSU

2026 NFL mock draft: Fernando Mendoza leads final 7-round predictions, then what?

Come the last weekend in April, 257 players will be drafted to the NFL. Here's how we think that could shake out in our final seven-round mock draft.

www.usatoday.com

 

[DoubleDeluxe]

Choices were made in this one. In particular, look at the second round.

1.31 CB Colton Hood, Tennessee
TRADE: NE trades 2.63 and 4.131 (and 6.191, which they forgot to mention) to CIN for 2.41(!)
2.41 DT Caleb Banks, Florida
3.95 OT Jude Bowry, Boston College
4.125 QB Taylen Green, Arkansas
5.171 TE Tanner Koziol, Houston
TRADE: NE trades 6.198 to DET for 6.205 and a 2027 7
6.202 WR Kaden Wetjen, Iowa
6.205 DT Aaron Graves, Iowa
6.212 S Isaac Smith, Mississippi State
7.247 WR Zavion Thomas, LSU

2026 NFL mock draft: Fernando Mendoza leads final 7-round predictions, then what?

Come the last weekend in April, 257 players will be drafted to the NFL. Here's how we think that could shake out in our final seven-round mock draft.

www.usatoday.com

Can't imagine any scenario where we exit the 2nd round without an OT or Edge.

 

[mayoclinic]

Of all the mocks I've seen this year, that was certainly one of them.

I think he needs to retire.

 

[mayoclinic]

2 round mock from Rob Staton:

A new two-round 2026 NFL Mock Draft – Seahawks Draft Blog

seahawksdraftblog.com

He has the Pats trading 31 and 212 to Arizona for 34 and 143, taking TJ Parker at 34 and Jalen Kilgore at 63.

I go with Keylan Rutledge (35) at 34 and Dani Dennis-Sutton at 63. Tonesetters in the lines.

Niki Prongos or PJ Williams in 2027 (Jordan Seaton will be out of reach).

 

[DoubleDeluxe]

I think he needs to retire.

They are not the picks I would make.
That said, for a guy picking for all 32 teams, not an area reporter that really knows one team, he did a decent job for the Pats.
Again, not the picks I would make and he's not a guy a take too seriously, but if our draft went this way it wouldn't be outlandish.