2026 NFL mock draft: Consensus expert picks from around the internet

IT'S 2026 NFL DRAFT WEEK!! LET'S GOOOOOO!

That's right, the 2026 NFL Draft is about to be upon us, with mock drafts everywhere as we prepare for the real thing on Thursday night. So it’s time once again to round up the experts around the internet: Who are they picking, to go where?

We do this every year and we're doing it again: We take a bunch of mocks -- the list of mocks we used is below. Then, we look at the picks each made and average out each player’s positions and match them to each of the first 32 picks of the first round. Anyone left out of a first-round mock was assigned the 33rd pick.

As always, we'll warn you: Some of these picks may not fit the teams they’re assigned to due to trades in some mocks and some pick differences.

Here's the list of drafts we used:

• For The Win
• USA TODAY Sports
• ESPN
• NFL.com
• CBS.com
• Yahoo

Away we go:

1. Las Vegas Raiders: QB Fernando Mendoza, Indiana

Average score: 1.0

2. New York Jets: EDGE David Bailey, Texas Tech

Average score: 2.5

3. Arizona Cardinals: LB Arvell Reese, Ohio State

Average score: 2.67

4. Tennessee Titans: LB Sonny Styles, Ohio State

Average score: 5.0

5. New York Giants: RB Jeremiyah Love, Notre Dame

Average score: 6.0

6. Cleveland Browns: WR Carnell Tate, Ohio State

Average score: 6.67

7. Washington Commanders: OT Francis Mauigoa, Miami

Average score: 7.0

8. New Orleans Saints: CB Mansoor Delane, LSU

Average score: 8.67

9. Kansas City Chiefs: S Caleb Downs, Ohio State

Average score: 8.67

10. New York Giants (via Cincinnati Bengals): EDGE Rueben Bain, Miami

Average score: 10.5

11. Miami Dolphins: WR Jordyn Tyson, Arizona State

Average score: 12.83

12. Dallas Cowboys: OT Spencer Fano, Utah

Average score: 14

13. Los Angeles Rams (via Atlanta Falcons): WR Makai Lemon, USC

Average score: 15.17

14. Baltimore Ravens: IOL Olaivavega Ioane, Penn State

Average score: 16.3

15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: OT Monroe Freeling, Georgia

Average score: 17.3

16. New York Jets (via Indianapolis Colts): TE Kenyon Sadiq, Oregon

Average score: 18.8

17. Detroit Lions: WR Omar Cooper Jr., Indiana

Average score: 19.17

18. Minnesota Vikings: S Dillon Theineman, Oregon

Average score: 19.3

19. Carolina Panthers: CB Jermod McCoy, Tennessee

Average score: 19.67

20. Dallas Cowboys (via Green Bay Packers): EDGE Akheem Mesidor, Miami

Average score: 20.0

21. Pittsburgh Steelers: OT Kadyn Proctor, Alabama

Average score: 22.5

22. Los Angeles Chargers: EDGE Keldric Faulk, Auburn

Average score: 23.83

23. Philadelphia Eagles: WR KC Concepcion, Texas A&M

Average score: 24.17

24. Cleveland Browns (via Jacksonville Jaguars): OT Caleb Lomu, Utah

Average score: 24.83

25. Chicago Bears: OT Max Iheanachor, Arizona State

Average score: 25.67

26. Buffalo Bills: DL Peter Woods, Clemson

Average score: 26

27. San Francisco 49ers: WR Denzel Boston, Washington

Average score: 27.5

28. Houston Texans: CB Chris Johnson, San Diego State

Average score: 28.0

29. Kansas City Chiefs (via Los Angeles Rams): OT Blake Miller, Clemson

Average score: 28.33

30. Miami Dolphins (via Denver Broncos): DT Kayden McDonald, Ohio State

Average score: 28.5

31. New England Patriots: LB Jacob Rodriguez, Texas Tech

Average score: 29.0

32. Seattle Seahawks: EDGE Malachi Lawrence, UCF

Average score: 29.33

This article originally appeared on For The Win: NFL mock draft 2026: Roundup of expert picks from around the internet