The 2026 NFL Draft is in less than 48 hours and the picture of what could happen before the L.A. Rams are on the clock at pick 13 is becoming a little bit more clear. Although nothing is more than a rumor at this point, the consensus on what is expected to happen in the first dozen picks is far ahead of where it was a week ago.
And the Rams might want to trade up if they want to land a blue chip prospect this year.
Nobody knows who the Jets are going to pick outside of the top few people in the franchise and even they could be changing their mind. Todd McShay has changed his prediction to Reese, but the entire CBS Sports crew thinks it will be Bailey.
For the purposes of this article it does not really matter because both Bailey and Reese are expected to go off in the top-5 picks.
Arizona wants to move back, according to everybody, but does anyone want to move up? Is it worth it to trade up for a running back? The Chiefs are rumored as a team that could be interested in moving up for Reese.
Latest NFL Draft buzz, per @AdamSchefter:• Browns "open to moving" No. 6 pick• Rams were eyeing QB Ty Simpson with No. 29 pick prior to trading for CB Trent McDuffie• Ideally Cardinals would trade out of No. 3 and there have been "exploratory" calls• OT Francis Mauigoa…
After days of speculation that Tennessee will take Jeremiyah Love, Peter Schrager insists that the Titans absolutely will not take Love.
The CBS crew believes Sonny Styles is Robert Saleh’s “Fred Warner” but Love is still the betting favorite to go to the Titans now.
After acquiring a second top-10 pick over the weekend, the Giants are believed to be leaning towards a receiver, specifically Tyson, at pick 5. Tyson had dinner with the Giants brass last week and reports from his private workout at ASU were all positive regarding his health. Tyson is the favorite to be the first receiver drafted, however that could still be Carnell Tate and Tate could be the Giants pick here instead.
Schrager Hour Podcast Key Notes: 1) Schrager: "I do not think the #Titans are taking Jeremiyah Love at 4."2) "The #Giants really like Jordyn Tyson… You take him at 5, and let the chips fall."3) "I think #Browns are going offensive line." He mentioned Mauigoa…
If it is a receiver to New York, there could be a run on receivers in the top-8 that ends up wiping all the first round options off the board for L.A. and that could be why we keep hearing rumors that the Rams want to trade up for a receiver, such as Tyson. Could the Giants be trying to trade back with L.A. by sparking rumors of interest in Tyson?
Beat reporter Connor Hughes insisted that it is Caleb Downs, however.
"One head coach that I was speaking to didn't even [let me] say Giants, he just goes 'Caleb Downs.'"@Connor_J_Hughes talked to a coach convinced Caleb Downs is the pick for the Giants at No. 5 pic.twitter.com/HNPQZ4Lr78
Let’s say that the first five picks are Mendoza, Bailey, Reese, Styles, and Tyson. Where does that leave the top prospects remaining at six? Love, Tate, Downs could all go in the first five picks. Everybody else left on the board here is not as surprising, including tackle Francis Mauigoa, a probable pick if Cleveland doesn’t trade down.
Adam Schefter hears that the Browns are dying to trade down. Will this be where the Rams could trade up?
If the Browns are dying to trade down then the cost to move up couldn’t be that bad. To go from 13 to 6, would it really cost next year’s first round pick? And who would the Rams be trading up for?
If Jeremiyah Love is available at 6, is he good enough for L.A. to trade pick 13, 93, a 2027 second rounder, and Blake Corum to go up for? I don’t even know if that’s realistic. Do the Browns need those extra picks that badly?
They might insist on pick 61 and that could be too rich. But don’t put anything past Les Snead.
Even though some injury concerns reappeared this week on his back, I’m going to push Mauigoa here if the Browns don’t find a trade partner. But maybe the Giants would come up here for Love and then they’d be giving Jaxson Dart two new weapons.
Schrager isn’t the only one who has heard that the Commanders want Carnell Tate, but he also mentioned that GM Adam Peters, a former 49ers guy, could be enamored with Sonny Styles.