Instant reactions from the 1st round of the draft

Jets choose Bailey over Reese

One of the bigger talking points heading into the draft was, what would the Jets do at 2? Would they take Ohio State’s Arvell Reese or Texas Tech’s David Bailey? Despite the cancelled top-30 visit, the Jets still took David Bailey with their 2nd overall pick, while Reese slipped to 5th overall to the Giants. Time will tell whether they made the right decision.

9 Offensive Linemen go in round one

It was expected, and it happened. We saw a run on offensive linemen happen tonight, and a total of 9 went in the first round.

• OT Spencer Fano – Browns, 9th overall
• OL Francis Mauigoa – Giants, 10th overall
• OT Kaydn Proctor – Dolphins, 12th overall
• G Olaivavega Ioane – Ravens, 14th overall
• OT Blake Miller – Lions, 17th overall
• OT Monroe Freeling – Panthers, 19th overall
• OT Max Iheanachor – Steelers, 21st overall
• G Keylan Rutledge – Texans, 26th overall
• OL Caleb Lomu – Patriots, 28th overall The offensive line is a strength of this draft class, and we should see more players go quickly on day 2 of the draft. Guards Chase Bisontis, Emmanuel Pregnon, Gennings Dunkers, and tackles Caleb Tiernan and Travis Burke all will likely go sometime in the second or third rounds.

Trades

We saw a bunch of trades in round one, with most coming in the final 10 picks. Early on, we saw the Chiefs and Cowboys move up a few spots to get their players, and the Eagles traded up with the Cowboys to select wide receiver Makai Lemon. After that, the Bills and 49ers traded out of the first round while the Jets moved back in and made their third first-round pick of the night. We saw lots of movement tonight, and we could see more tomorrow and throughout the remainder of the 2026 NFL Draft.

Jeremiyah Love goes 3rd overall

The Cardinals were heavily rumored to be trading out of their 3rd overall selection, but they stayed and selected Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love. He’s a talented back and one of the better prospects in the draft, but we have seen this story before. Bad teams taking a running back early rarely work out for them. The Cardinals have questions at quarterback and all over their defense, but added a running back while having James Conner, the recently signed Tyler Allgeier, and Trey Benson on the roster. We’ll see how it plays out.

Excited for the Denver Broncos pick

The Broncos did not make a selection tonight after they traded away their first-round pick to the Miami Dolphins in a blockbuster trade for wide receiver Jaylen Waddle. They won’t pick to 62nd overall, but there’s a lot of talent still on the board for the Broncos. They have been rumored to be looking at linebackers, tight ends, running backs, defensive and offensive linemen, and could trade up for someone. We’ll see what Sean Payton and George Paton have in store for the Broncos, but tomorrow night, we should have a new, exciting prospect joining the Broncos roster.