The Las Vegas Raiders appear set to select Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza with the first overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, according to a five-round mock draft published Friday by NFL.com analyst Chad Reuter. Mendoza is described as “all but certain” to go No. 1 to Las Vegas, making him the consensus top signal-caller...
The Cleveland Browns land two offensive linemen, a cornerback, and a wide receiver in ESPN’s latest three-round mock draft, published April 2, 2026. ESPN analysts Field Yates, Jordan Reid, and Matt Miller mapped Cleveland’s path through the first three rounds. The combined projection offers the clearest public blueprint yet for how the Browns’ front office...
The Las Vegas Raiders have signed veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins to serve as a bridge starter ahead of the expected arrival of 2026 top draft pick Fernando Mendoza, according to a report published April 2, 2026. Head coach Klint Kubiak and general manager John Spytek pulled the trigger on the deal after publicly committing to...
The Dallas Cowboys have invited former Colorado Buffaloes cornerback Preston Hodge to a local prospect workout ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft, per reporter Aaron Wilson. Hodge, a Texas native, gets a shot at impressing one of the NFL’s most-watched franchises on home turf. For a Cowboys defense that has leaned on cornerback depth in...
The Kansas City Chiefs are projected to spend both first-round picks in the 2026 NFL Draft on defensive players, per a seven-round mock published by CBS Sports on March 31, 2026. General manager Brett Veach pairs those top selections with a wide receiver addition, addressing both sides of the ball in one of the more...
The Kansas City Chiefs are projected to select Alabama wide receiver Germie Bernard at pick No. 41 in the 2026 NFL Draft, per a mock draft published by The Sporting News on March 30. That projection lands as Kansas City‘s front office keeps searching for a reliable pass-catcher who can stretch defenses alongside Patrick Mahomes...
The Dallas Cowboys are mapping out a defense-first blueprint for the 2026 NFL Draft, with a seven-round mock projecting the club to spend its first two picks on linebackers before addressing the run game late. Published March 30, 2026, the CBS Sports mock draft lays out a Dallas roster-building strategy built around new defensive coordinator...
Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza is already studying the Las Vegas Raiders‘ playbook ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft, a strong signal that the Silver and Black intend to pull the trigger on the top overall pick. NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah reported Friday on the Pat McAfee Show that Mendoza has been working through the...
Entering the 2026 NFL Draft with two top-20 selections is not something most franchises engineer deliberately. It typically arrives as wreckage from a lost season, a blockbuster trade, or some combination of both. The Dallas Cowboys now hold that kind of double-barreled draft capital — and it represents one of the most consequential roster-construction moments...
The Dallas Cowboys enter the 2026 NFL Draft holding two first-round picks — No. 12 and No. 20 — a rare dual top-20 position that gives the Dallas Cowboys back-to-back selection power on April 23. Draft analysts at NFL.com and Bleacher Report converge on one theme: Dallas needs pass-rush help badly enough to spend both...