2026 NFL Mock Draft – Round 1

 

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🏈 2026 NFL Mock Draft – Round 1

Pick	Team	Player	Pos	School	Combine / Key Traits
1	Cleveland Browns		QB	Kennesaw St
2		Caleb Downs	S	Ohio State
3	Cleveland Browns (via CLE)	Arch Manning	QB	Texas	6’4″, 225 lb – Manning pedigree, poised pocket passer; widely viewed as QB1 of 2026
4	New York Jets	Cade Klubnik	QB	Clemson	Accurate, calm, ESPN QB1 in early mocks
5	Tennessee Titans	T.J. Parker	EDGE	Clemson	11 sacks, 19.5 TFL in 2024 – top-tier edge rusher
6	New Orleans Saints	Garrett Nussmeier	QB	LSU	Quick release, SEC field management – R1 starter potential
7	Arizona Cardinals	Kadyn Proctor	OT	Alabama	Sought-after left tackle, ESPN/SI top‑10
8	Los Angeles Rams	LaNorris Sellers	QB	South Carolina	Athletic upside, B/R’s QB2 projection
9	Indianapolis Colts	Anthony Hill Jr.	LB	Texas	Explosive off-ball athlete – B/R R1
10	Las Vegas Raiders	Peter Woods	DT	Clemson	Interior disruptor making early big boards
11	Buffalo Bills	Fernando Mendoza	QB	Indiana	Quick decision-maker, fans of Mendoza as QB3
12	Minnesota Vikings	Drew Allar	QB	Penn State	NFL size, polished passer – ESPN/SI spotlight
13	Seattle Seahawks	Kool‑Aid McKinstry	CB	Alabama	Elite coverage skills, SEC pedigree
14	Pittsburgh Steelers	Arik Gilbert Jr.	EDGE	Miami (FL)	High-upside edge rusher – B/R sleeper
15	Atlanta Falcons	Jermod McCoy	CB	Tennessee	SI consensus CB pick
16	Chicago Bears	Will Campbell	OT	LSU	Consensus top OT, All-American
17	Miami Dolphins	Francis Mauigoa	OT	Miami (FL)	Powerful, SEC-capable tackle
18	Green Bay Packers	Caleb Banks	DT	Florida	SI interior disruptor
19	Los Angeles Chargers	CJ Allen	LB	Georgia	Versatile linebacker – SI R1
20	Kansas City Chiefs	Avieon Terrell	CB	Clemson	SI coverage asset, fits Chiefs scheme
21	Baltimore Ravens	Nicholas Singleton	RB	Penn State	Burst + size back, trend in R1
22	New York Giants	Isaiah World	OT	Oregon	SI top tackle downgrade
23	Los Angeles Rams	Jordyn Neely	QB	Tennessee	Developmental pocket passer – B/R QB heavy class
24	Atlanta Falcons (via HOU)	Jeremiyah Love	RB	Notre Dame	SI/B‑R favorite as RB4
25	Philadelphia Eagles	Zxavian Harris	DT	Ole Miss	Run-stuffing interior lineman
26	Jacksonville Jaguars	A.J. Harris	CB	Penn State	CB with R1 traits, late slot
27	New England Patriots	Dani Dennis‑Sutton	EDGE	Penn State	Diehard edge rusher – SB consensus
28	Green Bay Packers	Carnell Tate	WR	Ohio State	Speedster receiver – SI WR option
29	Buffalo Bills	Gabe Jacas	EDGE	Illinois	Rotational pass rusher – SB board
30	Dallas Cowboys	Jeremiah Love	RB	Notre Dame	Consensus late R1 back
31	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Zavier Harris	S	South Carolina	Coverage-first safety
32	Cincinnati Bengals	KC Concepcion	WR	Texas A&M	Deep threat receiver – SB mock picks

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🚨 Draft Highlights:

• 5811-0Arch Manning is included at #3, recognizing he may declare early (per Yahoo–CBSSports “…he’ll likely be QB1 if he declares”  ).
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