The 2026 NFL Draft is just about here, meaning we are nearing the end of "mock draft season." Everyone loves a good mock draft. After all, this is one of the biggest events on the NFL calendar, where good teams turn into contenders.
Last year, we saw the Cleveland Browns score the Defensive Rookie of the Year with the second pick in the second round in linebacker Carson Schwesinger, while the Tennessee Titans found the player that would break the NFL rookie record for all-purpose yards in the fourth round with Chimere Dike. Some surprises come in every round.
Our NFL Draft analysts on the "With the First Pick" podcast have been busy pumping out seven-round mock drafts for each NFL team, and we've collected them all for your pleasure. Let's take a look at what Ryan Wilson and the guys came up with. These mock drafts were all done separately, so some players have been selected multiple times.
Ran Carthon noted that the only thing he would question about taking Mauigoa is the value in trading down to some team that wants to leapfrog the Titans to land Jeremiyah Love. Instead of pursuing a trade, Carthon said "let's not overthink it" and took Mauigoa over any of the potential pass rushers. Carthon asked "are you kidding me" about Woods still being available at No. 34 and felt great about dropping him into the middle of the Arizona defense.
Carthon said that he's a bigger fan of Hill than he is of Josiah Trotter, reasoning that the Texas linebacker can do a little bit of everything. Wilson and Carthon then said that there's a reality where Beck could actually play for the Cardinals eventually, with Carthon noting that he has the mental horsepower to handle Mike LaFleur's vision.
Later on Day 3, Carthon said Johnson would be a "lights out" fit in LaFleur's outside zone-based running scheme. The Cards then landed a pair of pass catchers with their final two picks, acquiring some depth behind Marvin Harrison Jr., Michael Wilson and Trey McBride. Carthon described Anderson as a slot guy who can win on choice routes, while Kanak could play some fullback and be used in the passing game as well.
The Falcons are not on the clock until the second round. Ryan Wilson suggests that the Falcons need to "target a right tackle" given all the turnover Atlanta has recently had at that position.
If Atlanta follows his advice, Wilson thinks the Falcons should go after former Florida tackle Austin Barber, who has experience at both left and right tackle.
"He's a really good football player," Wilson said. "He has a ton of experience. He can play in any type of scheme because of his athleticism."
That being said, Josh Edwards has the Falcons taking former Alabama wideout Germie Bernard. In addition to what he brings to the table as a pass-catcher, Edwards feels that Bernard can be an asset as a blocker for Falcons All-Pro running back Bijan Robinson.
"He is someone that I think is willing to do the dirty work." Edwards said of Bernard. "He tested better than I think a lot of people expected at the NFL Combine. [Atlanta] did not have a solid No. 2 next to Drake London. ... I think that's the type of player that [Kevin] Stefanski wants to add to the offense."
JP Acosta said that Ioane is "one of the safest prospects in this class. I think he's an ultra-reliable left guard. I think he has the ability in a phone booth to put guys in the dirt. I think he has the athleticism to be a guy that you use out in space on screens. You want him as a puller. But above anything else, he is just reliable with his hands. He has such strong hands and such a strong punch, that he knocks guys back before they get started."
While they both love his fit in Baltimore, Ryan Wilson isn't sure if Ioane will still be available when the Ravens are on the board. Either way, expect the Ravens to acquire several offensive lineman during the first two days of the draft.
An interesting name on the Ravens' mock draft is Kaytron Allen, who averaged an impressive 5.4 yards-per-carry at Penn State. Allen could help take some of the load off of Derrick Henry, who enters his 11th season.
The Bills are first up at No. 26. With needs all over the place, they start with safety Emmanuel McNeil-Warren. Wilson says he "loves that pick at 26," with the Bills getting a big, fast, ball-hawking safety who can play the run.
In the third round, wide receiver Chris Brazzell comes off the board, a pick that Wilson says is an "absolute home run." They address a need on the offensive line with IOL Jalen Farmer in the fourth round and add a physical slot corner in the fifth with Jalon Kilgore.
After some research on whether there is room for him, they determined there is absolutely space for another wide receiver and want Ted Hurst.
Wilson wouldn't pick a quarterback in the sixth for the Bills, claiming he won't see playing time and would find more value in someone who would, but gives Carthon the pick, who pleads his case. Closing out the Bills' draft is linebacker Eric Gentry, taken in the seventh.
While Wilson acknowledged that the Panthers' secondary needs some reinforcements, he argued that Carolina might be better served by drafting former UCF pass rusher Malachi Phillips.
"You can never have enough pass rushers," Wilson said while alluding to Phillips, who had 19.5 sacks during his last three seasons at UCF.