Draft Day Dreams: Who Will Shine in the 2026 NFL Draft?

The 2026 NFL Draft is shaping up to be an exciting event, with top college football players ready to make their mark in the professional league.

Top Picks and Their Potential Teams

1. Las Vegas Raiders

• Player: Fernando Mendoza (QB, Indiana)
• Stats:
• 41 passing touchdowns
• 133.2 NFL passer rating
• Notable Achievement: Heisman Trophy winner

2. Arizona Cardinals

• Player: Arvell Reese (Defender, Ohio State)
• Stats:
• 8 sacks this year
• Impressive downhill defending skills

3. New York Giants

• Player: Carnell Tate (WR, Ohio State)
• Stats:
• 88.6 PFF grade
• 151.8 passer rating when targeted

4. Cleveland Browns

• Player: Jordyn Tyson (WR, Arizona State)
• Stats:
• 89.5 PFF receiving grade over the last two seasons

5. Washington Commanders

• Player: Caleb Downs (Safety, Ohio State)
• Stats:
• 93.6 career PFF grade

6. New Orleans Saints

• Player: Peter Woods (DT, Clemson)
• Stats:
• 87.1 career PFF grade
• Prodigious power and quickness

7. Cincinnati Bengals

• Player: David Bailey (Edge Rusher, Texas Tech)
• Stats:
• 93.1 PFF grade
• 81 pressures this season

8. Miami Dolphins

• Player: Mansoor Delane (CB, LSU)
• Stats:
• 26.7 passer rating into his coverage this year

9. Kansas City Chiefs

• Player: Jeremiyah Love (RB, Notre Dame)
• Stats:
• 93.1 PFF grade this season

10. New York Jets

• Player: Dante Moore (QB, Oregon)
• Stats:
• 90.3 PFF passing grade
• 30 big-time throws

11. Dallas Cowboys

• Player: Keldric Faulk (Run Defender, Auburn)
• Stats:
• 89.2 PFF run-defense grade over the last two years

12. Los Angeles Rams

• Player: Spencer Fano (OL, Utah)
• Stats:
• 92.2 PFF grade across the last two seasons

13. Baltimore Ravens

• Player: Makai Lemon (WR, USC)
• Stats:
• Biletnikoff Award winner

14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

• Player: Sonny Styles (LB, Ohio State)
• Stats:
• One of only six linebackers in the nation to earn 85.0-plus grades both in coverage and in run defense

15. Detroit Lions

• Player: Francis Mauigoa (OL, Miami)
• Stats:
• 86.4 PFF pass-blocking grade
• 78.4 PFF run-blocking grade

16. Minnesota Vikings

• Player: Avieon Terrell (CB, Clemson)
• Stats:
• 80.0-plus PFF grades in each of the last two seasons

17. Carolina Panthers

• Player: Cashius Howell (Edge Rusher, Texas A&M)
• Stats:
• 12 sacks this year

18. Dallas Cowboys

• Player: C. J. Allen (LB, Georgia)
• Stats:
• 88.6 PFF run-defense grade

19. Pittsburgh Steelers

• Player: Ty Simpson (QB, Alabama)
• Stats:
• 30 big-time throws this season

20. Los Angeles Chargers

• Player: Olaivavega Ioane (OL, Penn State)
• Stats:
• No sacks or hits allowed across 297 pass-blocking snaps

21. Philadelphia Eagles

• Player: Kenyon Sadiq (TE, Oregon)
• Stats:
• 8 receiving touchdowns this season

22. Cleveland Browns

• Player: Kadyn Proctor (OL, Alabama)
• Stats:
• One of seven offensive tackles in college football with 80.0-plus grades as a pass blocker and run blocker

23. Chicago Bears

• Player: Kayden McDonald (DT, Ohio State)
• Stats:
• 91.2 PFF run-defense grade

24. Buffalo Bills

• Player: Denzel Boston (WR, Washington)
• Stats:
• 87.6 PFF grade

25. San Francisco 49ers

• Player: KC Concepcion (WR, Texas A&M)
• Stats:
• Dangerous player after the catch

26. Houston Texans

• Player: Caleb Lomu (OL, Utah)
• Stats:
• 82.1 PFF pass-blocking grade
• No sacks allowed across 357 pass-blocking snaps

27. Los Angeles Rams

• Player: Brandon Cisse (CB, South Carolina)
• Stats:
• 7 passes broken up this year

28. New England Patriots

• Player: T. J. Parker (Edge Rusher, Clemson)
• Stats:
• 90.1 career PFF grade

29. Denver Broncos

• Player: Anthony Hill Jr. (LB, Texas)
• Stats:
• Effective run defender, pass-rusher, and coverage player

30. Seattle Seahawks

• Player: Colton Hood (CB, Tennessee)
• Stats:
• Impressive stats