The 2025 NFL season is not yet over, but many teams are already turning their attention 2026 after being eliminated from postseason contention.
A total of nine teams have been eliminated from the playoff race entering NFL Week 9. Many of those squads will be battling for the No. 1 overall pick, which the New York Giants currently possess but could change hands at will over the final four weeks of the NFL season.
The draft order figures to play a big role in determining how early quarterbacks will come off the board in the 2026 NFL Draft. Players like Fernando Mendoza, Dante Moore and Ty Simpson could all end up being high first-round picks, but their draft status may depend on which teams end up selecting early – or if there is a team willing to trade up for a signal-caller.
Here’s how the first round of the 2026 NFL draft is looking ahead of the final month of the 2025 season plays out.
2026 NFL mock draft roundup: Round 1
Here’s what all 32 first-round picks in the NFL draft could look like, according to draft experts from CBS Sports, Pro Football Focus, ESPN and USA TODAY Sports as the 2025 NFL season enters its home stretch.
1. New York Giants
- CBS Sports (Josh Edwards): Arvell Reese, edge, Ohio State
- Pro Football Focus (Trevor Sikkema): Trade back to No. 9.
- Giants select Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State.
- ESPN (Field Yates): Trade back to No. 7.
- Giants select Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State.
- USA TODAY Sports (Ayrton Ostly): Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State
2. Las Vegas Raiders
- CBS Sports: Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana
- Pro Football Focus: Dante Moore, QB, Oregon
- ESPN: Dante Moore, QB, Oregon
- USA TODAY Sports: Ty Simpson, QB, Alabama
3. Tennessee Titans
- CBS Sports: Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State
- Pro Football Focus: Arvell Reese, edge, Ohio State
- ESPN: Arvell Reese, edge, Ohio State
- USA TODAY Sports: Arvell Reese, edge, Ohio State
4. Cleveland Browns
- CBS Sports: Dante Moore, QB, Oregon
- Pro Football Focus: Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State
- ESPN: Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State
- USA TODAY Sports: Dante Moore, QB, Oregon
5. New Orleans Saints
- CBS Sports: Peter Woods, DT, Clemson
- Pro Football Focus: Rueben Bain, edge, Miami (FL)
- ESPN: Francis Mauigoa, OT, Miami (FL)
- USA TODAY Sports: Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana
6. Washington Commanders
- CBS Sports: Rueben Bain, edge, Miami (FL)
- Pro Football Focus: Cashius Howell, edge, Texas A&M
- ESPN: David Bailey, edge, Texas Tech
- USA TODAY Sports: Rueben Bain, edge, Miami (FL)
7. New York Jets
- CBS Sports: Keldric Faulk, edge, Auburn
- Pro Football Focus: Makai Lemon, WR, USC
- ESPN: Trade up to No. 1.
- Jets select Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana
- USA TODAY Sports: Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State
8. Arizona Cardinals
- CBS Sports: Spencer Fano, OT, Utah
- Pro Football Focus: Francis Mauigoa, OT, Miami (FL)
- ESPN: Spencer Fano, OT, Utah
- USA TODAY Sports: Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame
9. Los Angeles Rams (via Falcons)
- CBS Sports: Francis Mauigoa, OT, Miami (FL)
- Pro Football Focus: Trade up to No. 1.
- Rams select Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana.
- ESPN: Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State
- USA TODAY Sports: Spencer Fano, OT, Utah
10. Cincinnati Bengals
- CBS Sports: Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame
- Pro Football Focus: Peter Woods, DT, Clemson
- ESPN: Rueben Bain, edge, Miami (FL)
- USA TODAY Sports: Francis Mauigoa, OT, Miami (FL)
11. Minnesota Vikings
- CBS Sports: Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State
- Pro Football Focus: Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State
- ESPN: Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU
- USA TODAY Sports: Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee
12. Miami Dolphins
- CBS Sports: Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State
- Pro Football Focus: Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon
- ESPN: Keldric Faulk, edge, Auburn
- USA TODAY Sports: Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU
13. Baltimore Ravens
- CBS Sports: Denzel Boston, WR, Washington
- Pro Football Focus: Kayden McDonald, DL, Ohio State
- ESPN: Peter Woods, DT, Clemson
- USA TODAY Sports: Peter Woods, DT, Clemson
14. Kansas City Chiefs
- CBS Sports: Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon
- Pro Football Focus: Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee
- ESPN: Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame
- USA TODAY Sports: Keldric Faulk, edge, Auburn
15. Dallas Cowboys
- CBS Sports: Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State
- Pro Football Focus: Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame
- ESPN: Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State
- USA TODAY Sports: David Bailey, edge, Texas Tech
16. Carolina Panthers
- CBS Sports: Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee
- Pro Football Focus: Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State
- ESPN: C.J. Allen, LB, Georgia
- USA TODAY Sports: Makai Lemon, WR, USC
17. Detroit Lions
- CBS Sports: David Bailey, edge, Texas Tech
- Pro Football Focus: David Bailey, edge, Texas Tech
- ESPN: Caleb Lomu, OT, Utah
- USA TODAY Sports: Olaivavega Ioane, OL, Penn State
18. New York Jets (via Colts)
- CBS Sports: Caleb Banks, DL, Florida
- Pro Football Focus: Christen Miller, DL, Georgia
- ESPN: Pick traded to Giants.
- Giants select Avieon Terrell, CB, Clemson.
- USA TODAY Sports: LaNorris Sellers, QB, South Carolina
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- CBS Sports: C.J. Allen, LB, Georgia
- Pro Football Focus: T.J. Parker, edge, Clemson
- ESPN: Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon
- USA TODAY Sports: T.J. Parker, edge, Clemson
20. Pittsburgh Steelers
- CBS Sports: Makai Lemon, WR, USC
- Pro Football Focus: Denzel Boston, WR, Washington
- ESPN: Makai Lemon, WR, USC
- USA TODAY Sports: Travis Hunter, WR/CB, Colorado
21. Philadelphia Eagles
- CBS Sports: Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU
- Pro Football Focus: Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU
- ESPN: Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee
- USA TODAY Sports: Avieon Terrell, CB, Clemson
22. Houston Texans
- CBS Sports: Kayden McDonald, DL, Ohio State
- Pro Football Focus: Olaivavega Ioane, OL, Penn State
- ESPN: A’Mauri Washington, DT, Oregon
- USA TODAY Sports: Kadyn Proctor, OT/G, Alabama
23. Chicago Bears
- CBS Sports: Matayo Uiagalelei, edge, Oregon
- Pro Football Focus: A.J. Haulcy, S, LSU
- ESPN: Cashius Howell, edge, Texas A&M
- USA TODAY Sports: Christen Miller, DL, Georgia
24. Buffalo Bills
- CBS Sports: Chris Bell, WR, Louisville
- Pro Football Focus: Joshua Josephs, edge, Tennessee
- ESPN: Denzel Boston, WR, Washington
- USA TODAY Sports: C.J. Allen, LB, Georgia
25. Los Angeles Chargers
- CBS Sports: Kadyn Proctor, OT/G, Alabama
- Pro Football Focus: Kadyn Proctor, OT/G, Alabama
- ESPN: Olaivavega Ioane, G, Penn State
- USA TODAY Sports: Cashius Howell, edge, Texas A&M
26. San Francisco 49ers
- CBS Sports: A’Mauri Washington, DL, Oregon
- Pro Football Focus: KC Concepcion, WR, Texas A&M
- ESPN: Caleb Banks, DT, Florida
- USA TODAY Sports: Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon
27. Cleveland Browns (via Jaguars)
- CBS Sports: Caleb Lomu, OT, Utah
- Pro Football Focus: Caleb Lomu, OT, Utah
- ESPN: Kadyn Proctor, OT/G, Alabama
- USA TODAY Sports: Caleb Tiernan, OT Northwestern
28. Dallas Cowboys (via Packers)
- CBS Sports: Avieon Terrell, CB, Clemson
- Pro Football Focus: Romello Height, edge, Texas Tech
- ESPN: Damon Wilson II, edge, Missouri
- USA TODAY Sports: Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State
29. Seattle Seahawks
- CBS Sports: Colton Hood, CB, Tennessee
- Pro Football Focus: Gennings Dunker, OT, Iowa
- ESPN: Brandon Cisse, CB, South Carolina
- USA TODAY Sports: Denzel Boston, WR, Washington
30. New England Patriots
- CBS Sports: T.J. Parker, edge, Clemson
- Pro Football Focus: Caleb Banks, DL, Florida
- ESPN: Colton Hood, CB, Tennessee
- USA TODAY Sports: Chris Brazzell, WR, Tennessee
31. Los Angeles Rams
- CBS Sports: Brendan Sorsby, QB, Cincinnati
- Pro Football Focus: Pick traded to Giants.
- Giants select Avieon Terrell, CB, Clemson.
- ESPN: Ty Simpson, QB, Alabama
- USA TODAY Sports: Brandon Cisse, CB, South Carolina
32. Denver Broncos
- CBS Sports: Olaivavega Ioane, OL, Penn State
- Pro Football Focus: C.J. Allen, LB, Georgia
- ESPN: Chris Bell, WR, Louisville
- USA TODAY Sports: LT Overton, edge, Alabama
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