Ryder Stoolie's 2026 NFL Mock Draft

Even with Barstool Spring Break House taking over the internet, the National Football League will try to reinsert its dominance with the 2026 NFL Draft beginning tonight in Pittsburgh.

It's a day that should be a national holiday with NFL draft nerds and fans gathering together to see what player NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will announce for their team. I'll be honest, I haven't looked into a ton of the top prospects with the Packers not having a first round pick this year or next year, but I tried to use my college football watching knowledge from last fall to piece something together.

If you are looking for the perfect day 1 2026 NFL Mock draft, you might not be in the right place, but nonetheless, here are my predictions for round one on Thursday night with no trades in place!

Normally, I would provide some videos/tweets/highlights of the players with more analysis why players fit with said team, so I will have some analysis for the top picks, but I have too much on my plate right now! My apologies, but enjoy anyway!*

1. Las Vegas Raiders: QB Fernando Mendoza, Indiana — There's no question who the Raiders will be taking with the first overall pick. Go get your guy and hopoe it works out for the best. Curt Cignetti having the Indiana spring game at the same time as the NFL Draft is also objectively hilarious.

2. New York Jets: EDGE David Bailey, Texas Tech — Best pass rusher in the draft. Aaron Glenn doesn't have time to hope a player works out. Bailey is ready to go from Day 1.

3. Arizona Cardinals: RB Jeremiyah Love, Notre Dame — The 2nd best running back in the country last year (had to get in a friendly shot in at Coach Day) goes in the top three and new head coach Mike LaFleur has his franchise running back.

4. Tennessee Titans: LB Arvell Reese, Ohio State

5. New York Giants: LB Sonny Styles, Georgia

6. Cleveland Browns: OT Spencer Fano, Utah

7. Washington Commanders: WR Carnell Tate, Ohio State

8. New Orleans Saints: WR Jordan Tyson, Arizona State

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

10. New York Giants: OL Olaivavega Ioane, Penn State

11. Miami Dolphins: EDGE Rueben Bain, Miami (FL)

12. Dallas Cowboys: DB Mansoor Delane, LSU

13. Los Angeles Rams: WR Makai Lemon, USC

14. Baltimore Ravens: OT Francis Mauigoa, Miami (FL)

15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: TE Kenyon Sadiq, Oregon

16. New York Jets: WR Omar Cooper Jr., Indiana

17. Detroit Lions: OT Monroe Feeling, Georgia

18. Minnesota Vikings: S Dillon Thieneman, Oregon

19. Carolina Panthers: OT Kadyn Proctor, Alabama

20. Dallas Cowboys: EDGE Keldric Faulk, Auburn

21. Pittsburgh Steelers: OT Blake Miller, Clemson

22. Los Angeles Chargers: EDGE Akheem Mesidor, Miami (FL)

23. Philadelphia Eagles: OT Caleb Lomu, Utah

24. Cleveland Browns: WR KC Concepcion, Texas A&M

25. Chicago Bears: EDGE Zion Young, Missouri

26. Buffalo Bills: LB C.J. Allen, Alabama

27. San Francisco 49ers: EDGE Malachi Lawrence, UCF

28. Houston Texans: OT Max Iheanachor, Arizona State

29. Kansas City Chiefs: DB Colton Hood, Tennessee

30. Miami Dolphins: WR Denzel Boston, Washington

31. New England Patriots: DL Kayden McDonald, Ohio State

32. Seattle Seahawks: DB Jermod McCoy, Tennessee