2026 NFL Draft First Round Preview: Team Needs, Mock Picks, Draft Selections

It's clip for each of america to enactment our pencils down connected our previews for the 2026 NFL Draft. 

After galore days, weeks, months and adjacent years of mock drafts, the 2026 draught has arrived. Indiana backmost Fernando Mendoza volition astir surely perceive his sanction called erstwhile the Las Vegas Raiders marque the No. 1 wide pick, but aft that, it seems similar anyone's conjecture arsenic to what mightiness happen.

What we bash know, though, is that each 32 teams person astatine slightest 1 prime successful the archetypal 2 rounds entering draught night. How should each squad usage those apical selections? We determined the apical needs for each time, portion our draught expert, Rob Rang, mapped retired however the archetypal 64 picks should spell successful his astir caller mock draft. 

So, let's dive successful and stock however we deliberation each squad should onslaught the 2026 NFL Draft. 

Team needs: QB, DL, OL, RB

Eric D. Williams: The Cardinals moved connected from Kyler Murray. Last year’s starter, Jacoby Brissett, remains connected the roster and Arizona signed Gardner Minshew successful escaped agency. However, those 2 journeymen are considered halt gaps, with astir NFL observers believing caller caput manager Mike LaFleur could beryllium eying Alabama backmost Ty Simpson arsenic the team’s backmost of the aboriginal with a Day 1 oregon aboriginal Day 2 pick. Although incumbent starter James Conner reworked his declaration to enactment connected the roster and the Cardinals signed Tyler Allgeier successful escaped agency, Arizona inactive could look to adhd a subordinate who immoderate see the champion successful this year’s draught successful Notre Dame moving backmost Jeremiyah Love astatine No. 3 if they bash not commercialized down. With 4 consecutive losing seasons, the Cardinals are successful hopeless request of immoderate sizzle connected their roster. The Cardinals averaged 93 rushing yards a contention past season, which was 31st successful the NFL.

Mock selection: Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame (No. 3 wide pick)

Draft picks:

Round 1: 3
Round 2: 34
Round 3: 65
Round 4: 104
Round 5: 143
Round 6: 183
Round 7: 217

Team needs: LB, WR, OLB

Greg Auman: Atlanta gave up its first-round prime past twelvemonth to get extracurricular linebacker James Pearce, whose off-field issues could make different positional need. Losing linebacker Kaden Elliss to the Saints, Atlanta could usage an upgrade successful his replacement, similar Texas Tech’s Jacob Rodriguez, though the Bucs could drawback him 2 spots earlier successful the 2nd round. Receiver extent inactive needs help, arsenic does the antiaircraft front, ranking successful the NFL’s bottommost 10 against the run. That starts inside, but they could instrumentality an borderline if they deliberation Pearce is mislaid to a important suspension. Jake Matthews is 34, truthful if it’s imaginable to enactment up a successor astatine tackle, that would marque sense.

Mock selection: Christen Miller, DT, Georgia (No. 48 wide pick)

Draft picks:

Round 2: 48
Round 3: 79
Round 4: 122
Round 6: 215
Round 7: 231

Team needs: OL, WR, TE

Ben Arthur: The squad that Jesse Minter inherited from John Harbaugh is stacked, particularly with the instrumentality of QB Lamar Jackson and the summation of borderline rusher Trey Hendrickson. But the nonaccomplishment of halfway Tyler Linderbaum is immense and the Ravens request to beef up their violative enactment to support Jackson and powerfulness their tally game. They could besides usage much weapons for Jackson, including a No. 2 receiver and a choky extremity to regenerate the departed Isaiah Likely. And they’re not looking for developmental players either. They are bully capable to marque a tally astatine the Super Bowl, truthful astatine slightest successful the archetypal fewer rounds, they request players who tin plug holes close now.

Mock selection: Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon (No. 14 wide pick)

Draft picks:

Round 1: 14
Round 2: 45
Round 3: 80
Round 4: 115
Round 5: 154, 162, 173, 174 
Round 6: 211
Round 7: 250, 253

Team needs: Edge, LB, WR, CB

Henry McKenna: Often, erstwhile a squad hires an offensive-minded caput manager similar Joe Brady, the wide manager's archetypal inclination is to equip that manager with the tools and weapons connected that broadside of the ball. I uncertainty that’s what’s going to hap for Buffalo successful the draft, successful portion due to the fact that the Bills already utilized their second-rounder to get D.J. Moore, 1 of Brady’s guys from their Carolina days. Instead, this should beryllium a defensive-focused draught from Buffalo to assistance newcomer, antiaircraft coordinator Jim Leonhard, marque the astir of a portion that appears sorely lacking successful talent. 

Mock selection: Kayden McDonald, DT, Ohio State (No. 26 wide pick)

Draft picks:

Round 1: 26
Round 3: 91
Round 4: 126
Round 5: 165, 168
Round 6: 182
Round 7: 220

Team needs: S, WR, OT

Auman: Carolina aggressively upgraded its antiaircraft beforehand by giving immense contracts to borderline rusher Jaelan Phillips and linebacker Devin Lloyd. Is uncovering a starting information the adjacent measurement successful that effort? That’s the evident spot connected defense, possibly astatine 19 with a subordinate similar Oregon’s Dillon Thieneman. Tackle is tricky with Ikem Ekwonu sidelined and Rasheed Walker conscionable a one-year stopgap for now. They tin bash amended than Tommy Tremble and Ja’Tavion Sanders astatine choky end, and arsenic overmuch arsenic they’ve invested astatine receiver, they had lone 4 walk plays of 40-plus yards past season, showing a request for velocity to adhd to the downfield arsenal.

Mock selection: Kadyn Proctor, OL, Alabama (No. 19 wide pick)

Draft picks:

Round 1: 19
Round 2: 51
Round 3: 83
Round 4: 119
Round 5: 158, 159
Round 6: 200

Team needs: S, Edge, C, OT

McKenna: Last year, the Bears got the close players successful spot for manager Ben Johnson and backmost Caleb Williams to thrive. I deliberation we’ll spot those guys proceed to inclination upward, peculiarly if wide manager Ryan Poles tin find violative enactment extent successful the draft. But the superior absorption for this year’s draught volition apt beryllium to get the close players — talents that acceptable antiaircraft coordinator Dennis Allen’s scheme. That’s wherever the accent volition onshore for Poles successful Year 2 of this caller era.

Mock selection: Blake Miller, OT, Clemson (No. 25 wide pick)

Draft picks:

Round 1: 25
Round 2: 57, 60
Round 3: 89
Round 4: 129
Round 7: 239, 241

Team needs: DL, DB, WR

Arthur: The Bengals traded for three-time Pro Bowl antiaircraft tackle Dexter Lawrence, but that shouldn’t preclude them from adding to the D-line. They person 4 antiaircraft tackles who are astatine slightest 28 years aged adjacent the apical of the extent chart, portion they’re besides lacking a existent No. 1 borderline rusher. 

The secondary should beryllium addressed, too. At safety, Jordan Battle is acceptable to beryllium an unrestricted escaped cause adjacent offseason and seasoned Bryan Cook has nary guaranteed wage aft 2026. The Bengals could besides usage a Day 1 starter astatine nickel and indispensable beryllium cognizant of their aboriginal astatine extracurricular cornerback, wherever some Dax Hill and DJ Turner are acceptable to deed escaped bureau successful 2027. 

At wide receiver, Andrei Iosivas is entering the past twelvemonth of his rookie contract. With 2 players astatine the presumption making large wealth (Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins), Cincinnati could beryllium eyeing a WR3 for 2027 and beyond.  

Mock selection: Avieon Terrell, CB, Clemson (No. 41 wide pick)

Draft picks:

Round 2: 41
Round 3: 72
Round 4: 110
Round 6: 189, 199
Round 7: 221, 226

Team needs: OT, QB, WR, Edge

McKenna: It’s a bittersweet concern successful Cleveland wherever they request bully players astatine each 1 of the premium positions, wherever it’s hardest to get bully players. Quarterback mightiness beryllium a need, but they aren’t apt to code it. They should absorption connected hitting each premium presumption that’s not QB successful hopes that erstwhile their enactment rolls astir successful 2027, they tin draught a young signal-caller and enactment him successful ways that they haven’t done (sustainably) since Bernie Kosar.

Mock selection: Spencer Fano, OT, Utah (No. 6 wide pick), Denzel Boston, WR, Washington (No. 24 wide pick)

Draft picks: 

Round 1: 6, 24
Round 2: 39
Round 3: 70
Round 4: 107
Round 5: 146, 149
Round 6: 206
Round 7: 248

Team needs: Edge, LB, CB

Arthur: The Cowboys had the league’s worst scoring defence past play (30.1 points allowed per game), truthful they request assistance everyplace for a portion that brings successful a first-time coordinator successful Christian Parker. 

Dallas traded for Rashan Gary successful March, but it inactive needs a existent No. 1 borderline rusher. At cornerback, determination are wounded concerns with DaRon Bland and second-year pro Shavon Revel Jr., portion seasoned acquisition Cobie Durant didn’t person starter wealth successful escaped agency. The Cowboys’ off-ball linebacker spot is besides precise thin. DeMarvion Overshown, who missed 15 games implicit the past season, is simply a projected starter alongside 2025 fifth-rounder Shemar James. 

Mock selection: Rueben Bain, Edge, Miami (Fla.) (No. 12 wide pick), Colton Hood, CB, Tennessee (No. 20 wide pick)

Draft picks: 

Round 1: 12, 20
Round 3: 92
Round 4: 112
Round 5: 152, 177, 180
Round 7: 218

Team needs: LB, TE, DL

Auman: Denver mislaid its first- and third-round picks successful acquiring receiver Jaylen Waddle from the Dolphins, and 3 of their 7 picks are successful the last 12 picks overall, truthful there’s little to enactment with than immoderate different squad successful the league. Alex Singleton is 32, truthful addressing linebacker could beryllium a precedence for their lone top-100 pick. Evan Engram has 2 touchdowns full successful the past 2 years, truthful a mid-round choky extremity would beryllium smart. Defensive tackle John Franklin-Myers got $21 cardinal a twelvemonth from the Titans, truthful putting 1 of those fourth-rounders to bolster the interior antiaircraft beforehand is simply a must.

Mock selection: Max Klare, TE, Ohio State (No. 62 wide pick)

Draft picks: 

Round 2: 62
Round 4: 108, 111
Round 5: 170
Round 7: 246, 256, 257

Team needs: OL, Edge, CB

Arthur: Priority No. 1 for the Lions should beryllium remaking their violative line. They request a caller near tackle pursuing Taylor Deck’s release, and the interior violative enactment — peculiarly near defender and halfway — could usage depth. All-Pro tackle Penei Sewell is an enactment to flip to the near side, but Detroit would request to find a reliable replacement astatine close tackle.

Defensively, the Lions request a No. 2 borderline rusher to brace with Pro Bowler Aidan Hutchinson — seasoned Al-Quadin Muhammad (11 sacks successful 2025) departed successful escaped bureau — and security astatine cornerback, wherever starters Terrion Arnold and D.J. Reed missed a combined 15 games past season. 

Mock selection: Monroe Freeling, OT, Georgia (No. 17 wide pick)

Draft picks:

Round 1: 17 
Round 2: 50
Round 4: 118, 128
Round 5: 157, 181
Round 6: 205, 213
Round 7: 222

Team needs: Edge, CB, OL, DT

McKenna: The Packers person a well-built roster, with a fewer Achilles heels. So it volition beryllium absorbing to spot whether they draught to plug the evident holes. They traded distant Rashan Gary, which opened up a starting spot connected their antiaircraft line. It besides wouldn’t wounded to snag a starting-caliber CB. However, fixed that their archetypal enactment falls successful the 2nd round, I’m not definite they’ll beryllium capable to find an contiguous starter astatine either spot successful this year’s draft.

Mock selection: Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee (No. 52 wide pick)

Draft picks:

Round 2: 52
Round 3: 84
Round 4: 120
Round 5: 153, 160
Round 6: 201
Round 7: 236, 255

Team needs: G, DT, OLB

Auman: Few NFL violative lines person undergone — oregon needed — much overhaul than Houston’s successful the past 2 years, and that’s an ongoing process. The Texans person 4 picks successful the apical 70, acknowledgment to deals past twelvemonth for Laremy Tunsil and erstwhile the Giants moved up for Jaxson Dart. At 28, they mightiness beryllium capable to get the 2nd defender disconnected the board, and arsenic overmuch arsenic they’ve committed financially to Will Anderson Jr. and Danielle Hunter, they tin inactive adhd young extent truthful they don’t person to play their elite edges excessively much. Defensive tackle would beryllium astute for the 38th pick, keeping the antiaircraft interior strong. Lots of assets for a squad already loaded with talent, truthful it’s imaginable they effort to onshore immoderate 2027 draught superior arsenic well.

Mock selection: Keylan Rutledge, OL, Georgia Tech (No. 28 wide pick)

Draft picks:

Round 1: 28
Round 2: 38, 59
Round 3: 69
Round 4: 106
Round 5: 141, 167
Round 7: 243

Team needs: Edge, LB, S, WR, OT

Arthur: The Colts request a three-down borderline rusher that tin beryllium paired with Laiatu Latu, a request that lone became reinforced with Kwity Paye’s departure successful escaped agency. Lou Anarumo’s defence is besides precise bladed astatine linebacker — Akeem Davis-Gaither and Austin Ajiake are presently the projected starters — and needs a information replacement for Nick Cross, who signed with the Commanders successful escaped agency. 

At wide receiver, not lone is determination a spread aft trading Michael Pittman Jr., but wide manager Chris Ballard revealed this week that caller No. 1 enactment Alec Pierce could miss 3 months due to the fact that of ankle surgery. Indy could besides usage a 3rd violative tackle down Bernhard Raimann and Jalen Travis pursuing Braden Smith’s departure successful escaped agency. 

Mock selection: Jacob Rodriguez, LB, Texas Tech (No. 47 overall)

Draft picks:

Round 2: 47
Round 3: 78
Round 4: 113
Round 5: 156
Round 6: 214
Round 7: 249, 254

Team needs: OLB, DT, TE

Auman: Jacksonville gave up its first-round prime to the Browns successful moving up from 5 to 2 to get country Travis Hunter successful past year’s draft. They bash person 4 picks betwixt 56 and 100, including 2 other third-rounders gained successful trading down during past year’s 3rd round. With 11 wide picks, immoderate consolidation (moving up) would marque consciousness – they deficiency extent astatine borderline down 2 well-paid starters successful Travon Walker and Josh Hines-Allen, and could usage assistance connected the interior adjacent aft acquiring Ruke Orhorhoro from Atlanta. An wrong linebacker to situation Ventrell Miller would beryllium astute aft losing Devin Lloyd successful escaped agency, arsenic good arsenic a 2nd choky extremity to brace with Brenton Strange.

Mock selection: Gennings Dunker, G, Iowa (No. 56 wide pick)

Draft picks:

Round 2: 56
Round 3: 81, 88, 100
Round 4: 124
Round 5: 164, 166
Round 6: 203
Round 7: 233, 240, 245

Team needs: CB, Edge, OT, WR

McKenna: It’s weird to spot the Chiefs picking successful the apical 10 — and doubly successful the archetypal round. But it’s a bully happening for KC, which has seen its endowment extent erode steadily implicit the past fewer years. Their secondary seems lacking successful high-end starting talent, peculiarly aft trading distant Trent McDuffie. And past their discourtesy was brutal past year, arsenic they proceed investing successful receiver and tackle portion getting disappointing returns.

Mock selection: Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU (No. 9 wide pick), Akheem Mesidor, DL, Miami (Fla.) (No. 29 wide pick)

Draft picks:

Round 1: 9, 29
Round 2: 40
Round 3: 74
Round 4: 109
Round 5: 148, 169, 176
Round 6: 210

Team needs: QB, WR, DL, DB

Williams: The Raiders volition draught Fernando Mendoza with the archetypal wide pick, solving their request for a semipermanent reply astatine quarterback. General manager John Spytek besides improved the roster successful escaped agency, with the summation of a mentor for Mendoza successful seasoned backmost Kirk Cousins, halfway Tyler Linderbaum, receiver Jalon Nailor and linebackers Quay Walker and Nakobe Dean. However, the Raiders had a fistful of receivers successful for pre-draft visits and could beryllium looking to adhd different playmaker connected the perimeter for Mendoza done the draft. Las Vegas kept 1 of the apical walk rushers successful the crippled aft the Baltimore Ravens rescinded the Maxx Crosby trade, but the Raiders request an interior antiaircraft lineman to assistance propulsion the pouch and halt the run. Along with that, caller antiaircraft coordinator Rob Leonard could usage a mates much diversion bodies successful the secondary.

Mock selection: Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana (No. 1 wide pick)

Draft picks:

Round 1: 1
Round 2: 36
Round 3: 67
Round 4: 102, 117, 134
Round 5: 175
Round 6: 185, 208
Round 7: 219

Team needs: OL, DL, CB, WR

Williams: Chargers wide manager Joe Hortiz says protecting Justin Herbert is the team’s apical precedence this offseason aft the Oregon merchandise took the astir hits of immoderate backmost past season. The Chargers addressed that contented by bringing successful caller violative coordinator Mike McDaniel, on with signing halfway Tyler Biadasz, violative defender Cole Strange, choky extremity Charlie Kolar and fullback Alec Ingold successful escaped agency. Hortiz expects to proceed that effort by drafting an interior violative lineman aboriginal to brace with bookend violative Rashawn Slater and Joe Alt returning from season-ending limb injuries. The Chargers besides could usage different playmaker connected the perimeter, on with antiaircraft assistance astatine borderline rusher and cornerback, to assistance caller antiaircraft coordinator Chris O’Leary. He replaces antiaircraft guru Jesse Minter, who near to instrumentality the caput coaching occupation with the Baltimore Ravens.

Mock selection: Chris Johnson, CB, San Diego State (No. 22 wide pick)

Draft picks:

Round 1: 22
Round 2: 55
Round 3: 86
Round 4: 123
Round 6: 204

Team needs: WR, OL, LB

Williams: The Rams person not been this precocious up successful the draught since selecting Jared Goff No. 1 wide successful the 2016 draft. Los Angeles already made large moves this offseason, trading the team’s different first-round prime to the Kansas City Chiefs for cornerback Trent McDuffie and signing his teammate Jaylen Watson to a lucrative woody successful escaped agency. The Rams besides were adjacent to consummating a commercialized with the Philadelphia Eagles for A.J. Brown, truthful caput manager Sean McVay taking a receiver aboriginal makes sense. The Rams could besides adhd extent up beforehand connected the violative and antiaircraft lines, on with an diversion linebacker for this squad looking to instrumentality to the Super Bowl, hosted successful their location installation astatine SoFi Stadium this season.  

Mock selection: KC Concepcion, WR, Texas A&M (No. 13 wide pick)

Draft picks:

Round 1: 13
Round 2: 61
Round 3: 93
Round 6: 207
Round 7: 232, 251, 252

Team needs: WR, CB, OLB

Auman: Miami has 7 picks successful the apical 100, but determination are glaring needs from veterans jettisoned for those bonus picks successful the past year. New coach, caller GM, and a accidental to commencement rebranding the franchise. Losing Jaylen Waddle (and not re-signing Tyreek Hill) makes receiver a beardown request and a bully lucifer astatine No. 11 overall. Losing Jaelan Phillips and Bradley Chubb makes borderline a precedence arsenic well. Can you sanction a starting Dolphins antiaircraft back? Putting aggregate second-day picks into the secondary volition assistance arsenic well, with the backmost extremity getting wholly retooled. There’s overmuch enactment to beryllium done for Jeff Hafley’s archetypal season, but the draught tin beryllium a immense archetypal measurement successful the close direction.

Mock selection: Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State (No. 11 wide pick), Treydan Dukes, DB, Arizona (No. 30 wide pick)

Draft picks:

Round 1: 11, 30
Round 2: 43
Round 3: 75, 87, 90, 94
Round 4: 130
Round 5: 151
Round 7: 227, 238

Team needs: C, S, WR, Edge, TE, OT

Arthur: Ryan Kelly’s status leaves Minnesota with a spread astatine center. Elsewhere connected offense, the Vikings request a caller WR3 — Jalen Nailor signed with the Raiders — and choky extremity and violative tackle are worthy of taking a semipermanent outlook. TJ Hockenson is entering the twelvemonth of his deal, portion security is needed down near tackle Christian Darrisaw (injury concerns) and close tackle Brian O’Neill (entering the past twelvemonth of his contract). 

Harrison Smith hasn’t decided if he’s returning yet, but adjacent if helium does, he’ll beryllium 37 and the Vikings volition request a young, starting-caliber information for Brian Flores’ defense. Edge becomes a request if seasoned Jonathan Greenard gets traded. 

Mock selection: Dillon Thieneman, S, Oregon (No. 18 wide pick)

Draft picks:

Round 1: 18
Round 2: 49
Round 3: 82, 97
Round 5: 163
Round 6: 196
Round 7: 234, 235, 244

Team needs: Edge, LB, TE, OT

McKenna: The Patriots inactive request assistance rushing the passer — and each implicit their beforehand seven. Injuries depleted their defence past year, and they weren’t heavy capable to woody with injuries to Harold Landry and Robert Spillane. So it would assistance to get younger there. But Drake Maye began to regress successful the Patriots’ playoff run, and New England would beryllium astute to springiness him much enactment — possibly with a young tackle oregon with a choky extremity (or both).

Mock selection: Max Iheanachor, OT, Arizona State (No. 31 wide pick)

Draft picks:

Round 1: 31
Round 2: 63
Round 3: 95
Round 4: 125, 131
Round 5: 171
Round 6: 191, 198, 202, 212
Round 7: 247

Team needs: WR, edge, CB

Auman: The Saints finished 2025 with 4 wins successful their past 5 games, and contempt the positivity surrounding QB Tyler Shough, determination are inactive needs connected some sides of the ball. Finding a coagulated receiver to complement Chris Olave is simply a must, and they’re well-positioned astatine No. 8 to possibly get the 2nd receiver disconnected the board. They’ve struggled to draught an borderline rusher contempt aggregate high-round picks, and the secondary needs replenishing aft losing Alontae Taylor successful escaped agency. Two picks were acquired from Seattle for wide receiver Rashid Shaheed, truthful a 2nd receiver with an oculus connected returns wouldn’t beryllium a atrocious idea.

Mock selection: Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State (No. 8 wide pick)

Draft picks:

Round 1: 8
Round 2: 42
Round 3: 73
Round 4: 132, 136
Round 5: 150, 172
Round 6: 190

Team needs: DB, DT, G, WR

Vacchiano: The Giants person a batch of holes to plug, peculiarly connected a defence that was atrocious earlier they traded distant antiaircraft tackle Dexter Lawrence. John Harbaugh believes helium tin marque his caller squad competitive, and possibly a contender, if helium tin get immoderate playmakers connected that broadside of the ball. And really, they tin prime immoderate presumption but borderline rusher, wherever they person plentifulness of depth. They’re successful amended signifier connected offense, but they ever request violative enactment help, and possibly a 2nd receiver. With 2 top-10 picks and 3 successful the apical 40, they’re successful presumption to get a batch of instant help.

Mock selection: Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State (No. 5 wide pick), Francis Mauigoa, OL, Miami (Fla.) (No. 10 wide pick)

Draft picks:

Round 1: 5, 10
Round 2: 37
Round 4: 105
Round 5: 145
Round 6: 186, 192, 193

Team needs: QB, WR, Edge

Vacchiano: What don’t the Jets need, really? With their champion antiaircraft players traded away, they’re bladed astatine each presumption but possibly moving backmost and tackle. They did a bully occupation of re-stocking their defence successful escaped agency, truthful extracurricular of an borderline rusher (which they’ll apt get astatine No. 2), they tin absorption their attraction connected offense. What they truly request is simply a quarterback, but it’s improbable they’ll get much than a developmental 1 connected Day 3. For now, their absorption volition beryllium connected a starting receiver for their discourtesy and that borderline rusher. After that, it’s wide unfastened due to the fact that each prime volition capable immoderate benignant of hole.

Mock selection: David Bailey, Edge, Texas Tech (No. 2 wide pick), Keldric Faulk, DL, Auburn (No. 16 wide pick)

Draft picks:

Round 1: 2, 16
Round 2: 33, 44
Round 4: 103, 140
Round 5: 179
Round 7: 228, 242

Team needs: Edge, OL, TE

Vacchiano: Despite their disappointing season, the Eagles are inactive loaded for a Super Bowl run. They conscionable request to get backmost to what got them to the Super Bowl successful 2 of the past 4 years — dominance successful the trenches. They request much spot connected the violative line, peculiarly connected the interior. And they request an borderline rusher to regenerate the departed Jaelen Phillips. Filling those 2 needs makes them an instant title contender. One different happening to watch, though: If they commercialized A.J. Brown — and they mightiness — receiver volition go a sneaky need, though a choky extremity to yet regenerate the aging Dallas Goedert is simply a bigger priority.

Mock selection: Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, S, Toledo (No. 23 wide pick)

Draft picks:

Round 1: 23
Round 2: 54
Round 3: 68, 98
Round 4: 114, 137
Round 5: 178
Round 6: 197

Team needs: QB, WR, G, S

Vacchiano: Assuming 42-year-old Aaron Rodgers yet decides to play, past the Steelers person a backmost for this season, but they inactive don’t person 1 for the future. Unfortunately for them, that apt volition person to hold until 2027. For now, they request to get Rodgers different limb to articulation DK Metcalf and Michael Pittman Jr. successful Mike McCarthy’s pass-heavy offense. They could usage interior violative enactment assistance to support Rodgers protected too. They request players who are acceptable to play, astatine slightest from the archetypal 3 rounds, due to the fact that with a backmost that old, they’re not gathering for the aboriginal yet. They’re trying to marque 1 much playoff, and possibly adjacent a title run.

Mock selection: Makai Lemon, WR, USC (No. 23 wide pick)

Draft picks:

Round 1: 21
Round 2: 53
Round 3: 76, 85, 99
Round 4: 121, 135
Round 5: 161
Round 6: 216
Round 7: 224, 230, 237

Team needs: WR, DE, S, OL

Williams: The 49ers added seasoned walk catchers successful Mike Evans and Christian Kirk successful escaped agency, but could usage a young receiver to groom arsenic a big-bodied, semipermanent people connected the perimeter for Brock Purdy. San Francisco besides needs an eventual replacement astatine near tackle for Trent Williams, who turns 38 successful July. Defensively, caller antiaircraft coordinator Raheem Morris could usage immoderate walk unreserved assistance up front, with Nick Bosa and past year’s first-round prime Mykel Williams recovering from season-ending genu injuries. Along with borderline rusher, San Francisco could usage a playmaking information to upgrade the antiaircraft secondary.

Mock selection: Malachi Lawrence, Edge, UCF (No. 27 wide pick)

Draft picks:

Round 1: 27
Round 2: 58
Round 4: 127, 133, 138, 139

Team needs: CB, RB, DE, OL

Williams: The defending champs mislaid Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III to the Chiefs successful escaped agency. And portion they signed erstwhile Green Bay Packer moving backmost Emanuel Wilson successful escaped bureau and person starter Zach Charbonnet returning from a season-ending genu injury, the Seahawks would similar to adhd different dynamic playmaker aboriginal successful the draught to the moving backmost room. With antiaircraft backs Riq Woolen and Coby Bryant besides departing successful escaped agency, adding reinforcements to the secondary should beryllium a precedence for wide manager John Schneider. Finally, caput manager Mike Macdonald could ever usage different walk rusher, truthful expect Seattle to scour the draught for a walk unreserved specialist.

Mock selection: Jadarian Price, RB, Notre Dame (No. 32 wide pick)

Draft picks:

Round 1: 32
Round 2: 64
Round 3: 96
Round 6: 188

Team needs: OLB, LB, TE

Auman: Tampa Bay’s draught is conscionable their archetypal 7 picks, with nary a trade, though it’s precise imaginable that changes if they commercialized down from 15, not seeing an evident lucifer astatine borderline oregon linebacker. Those 2 are the astir glaring positional needs, and positions they’ve struggled to draught successful caller years. Losing Mike Evans connected discourtesy is tough, but they utilized their apical prime past twelvemonth connected Emeka Egbuka, truthful a pass-catching choky extremity is the much apt violative replacement, possibly connected the 2nd time of the draft. They invested successful Zyon McCollum and Benjamin Morrison astatine corner, but if they’re unsure of either, they could enactment different precocious prime into an extracurricular corner.

Mock selection: Olaivavega "Vega" Ioane, OG, Penn State (No. 15 wide pick)

Draft picks:

Round 1: 15
Round 2: 46
Round 3: 77
Round 4: 116
Round 5: 155
Round 6: 195
Round 7: 229

Team needs: C, G, Edge, WR, ILB, S

Arthur: The Titans person invested heavy successful the antiaircraft enactment this offseason (John Franklin-Myers, Jermaine Johnson), but they’re inactive a portion distant connected the borderline for Robert Saleh’s defense. The linebacker and information spots could usage much endowment and extent arsenic well. 

But isolated from borderline rusher, Tennessee’s biggest precedence should beryllium supporting Cam Ward. The squad needs starting-caliber endowment astatine some halfway and close guard, portion an early-round receiver would circular retired the pass-catching group. 

Mock selection: Arvell Reese, Edge, Ohio State (No. 4 wide pick)

Draft picks:

Round 1: 4
Round 2: 35
Round 3: 66
Round 4: 101
Round 5: 142, 144
Round 6: 184, 194
Round 7: 225

Team needs: WR, CB, C

Vacchiano: They are expecting instant betterment this play with a steadfast Jayden Daniels, and that seems apt to happen. But it definite would beryllium easier if they got him idiosyncratic different than Terry McLaurin to drawback his passes. McLaurin is incredibly reliable, but he’ll beryllium 31 successful September and coming disconnected injuries. The Commanders truly person nary 1 other helium tin number on, particularly with Deebo Samuel gone. They besides truly request idiosyncratic to drawback Daniels the ball, which is wherefore they made an offseason tally astatine free-agent halfway Tyler Linderbaum aft letting their aged halfway go. They person a spread astatine corner, too, and an borderline rusher wouldn’t hurt. They besides lone person six draught picks this twelvemonth and conscionable 2 successful the archetypal 2 days. They’ll truly person to prioritize what holes they fill.

Mock selection: Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State (No. 7 wide pick)

Draft picks:

Round 1: 7
Round 3: 71
Round 5: 147
Round 6: 187, 209
Round 7: 223