2026 NFL Mock Draft with Consensus Picks for Every 1st-Rounder

While sites such as NFL Mock Draft Database aggregate more than 100 first-round mocks to create a consensus draft, we thought it would be more interesting to take six of the most popular mocks and see what the 2026 NFL draft might look like if these were the only options considered.

Using the latest mocks from The Ringer (Diante Lee), The Athletic (Dane Brugler), NFL.com (Daniel Jeremiah), ESPN (Mel Kiper and Field Yates), and the B/R Scouting Department (Brandon Thorn, Dame Parson, Daniel Harms and Matt Holder) as a basis, we came up with an average draft position (ADP) for each of the top prospects in the 2026 class.

These players were then assigned to teams in order based on current draft slots and irrespective of roster composition and needs.

The results of this 2026 NFL consensus expert mock draft are fascinating. Here's a look at them and some key takeaways:

2026 NFL Consensus Mock Draft

#1 LV QB Fernando Mendoza, Indiana ADP 1.0

B/R1 Ringer1 Brugler1 Yates1 Kiper1 Jeremiah1

#2 NYJ LB Arvell Reese, Ohio State ADP 2.3

B/R2 Ringer2 Brugler2 Yates3 Kiper3 Jeremiah2

#3 ARI EDGE David Bailey, Texas Tech ADP 3.7

B/R3 Ringer3 Brugler4 Yates2 Kiper2 Jeremiah8

#4 TEN LB Sonny Styles, Ohio State ADP 5.2

B/R5 Ringer5 Brugler6 Yates4 Kiper6 Jeremiah5

#5 NYG RB Jeremiyah Love, Notre Dame ADP 5.5

B/R4 Ringer7 Brugler7 Yates7 Kiper4 Jeremiah4

#6 CLE WR Carnell Tate, Ohio State ADP 6.7

B/R7 Ringer6 Brugler8 Yates6 Kiper7 Jeremiah6

#7 WSH S Caleb Downs, Ohio State ADP 7.2

B/R8 Ringer10 Brugler5 Yates5 Kiper5 Jeremiah10

#8 NO EDGE Rueben Bain Jr., Miami ADP 7.5

B/R9 Ringer4 Brugler9 Yates8 Kiper8 Jeremiah7

#9 KC OT Francis Mauigoa, Miami ADP 8.2

B/R13 Ringer9 Brugler3 Yates11 Kiper10 Jeremiah3

#10 NYG DB Mansoor Delane, LSU ADP 10.0

B/R10 Ringer8 Brugler10 Yates10 Kiper11 Jeremiah11

#11 MIA OL Spencer Fano, Utah ADP 11.8

B/R11 Ringer11 Brugler12 Yates14 Kiper14 Jeremiah9

#12 DAL WR Jordyn Tyson, Arizona State ADP 12.3

B/R16 Ringer13 Brugler13 Yates9 Kiper9 Jeremiah14

#13 LAR CB Jermod McCoy, Tennessee ADP 16.0

B/R12 Ringer18 Brugler18 Yates12 Kiper24 Jeremiah12

#14 BAL WR Makai Lemon, USC ADP 16.3

B/R21 Ringer19 Brugler16 Yates16 Kiper13 Jeremiah13

#15 TB OT Kadyn Proctor, Alabama ADP 17.2

B/R6 Ringer22 Brugler23 Yates17 Kiper12 Jeremiah23

#16 NYJ OT Monroe Freeling, Georgia ADP 17.3

B/R23 Ringer17 Brugler17 Yates13 Kiper17 Jeremiah17

#17 DET TE Kenyon Sadiq, Oregon ADP 17.5

B/R15 Ringer15 Brugler14 Yates19 Kiper15 Jeremiah27

#18 MIN IOL Olaivavega Ioane, Penn State ADP 17.8

B/R14 Ringer14 Brugler15 Yates21 Kiper21 Jeremiah22

#19 CAR S Dillon Thieneman, Oregon ADP 18.8

B/R18 Ringer21 Brugler19 Yates18 Kiper19 Jeremiah18

#20 DAL EDGE Keldric Faulk, Auburn ADP 21.0

B/R20 Ringer12 Brugler11 Yates27 Kiper26 Jeremiah30

#21 PIT WR Omar Cooper Jr., Indiana ADP 21.2

B/R24 Ringer27 Brugler21 Yates23 Kiper16 Jeremiah16

#22 LAC WR KC Concepcion, Texas A&M ADP 22.8

B/R19 Ringer16 Brugler20 Yates30 Kiper— Jeremiah19

#23 PHI S Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, Toledo ADP 24.5

B/R30 Ringer26 Brugler24 Yates22 Kiper20 Jeremiah25

#24 CLE EDGE Akheem Mesidor, Miami ADP 24.8

B/R— Ringer— Brugler22 Yates15 Kiper31 Jeremiah15

#25 CHI OT Blake Miller, Clemson ADP 26.3

B/R17 Ringer— Brugler31 Yates— Kiper23 Jeremiah21

#26 BUF OT Caleb Lomu, Utah ADP 27.5

B/R— Ringer24 Brugler27 Yates24 Kiper— Jeremiah24

#27 SF EDGE T.J. Parker, Clemson ADP 27.7

B/R25 Ringer30 Brugler25 Yates— Kiper— Jeremiah20

#28 HOU WR Denzel Boston, Washington ADP 28.8

B/R27 Ringer20 Brugler29 Yates31 Kiper— Jeremiah—

#29 KC DT Peter Woods, Clemson ADP 29.0

B/R— Ringer25 Brugler— Yates28 Kiper22 Jeremiah—

#30 MIA OT Max Iheanachor, Arizona State ADP 29.7

B/R29 Ringer23 Brugler— Yates— Kiper27 Jeremiah—

#31 NE EDGE Zion Young, Missouri ADP 30.3

B/R— Ringer— Brugler— Yates25 Kiper25 Jeremiah—

#32 SEA EDGE Malachi Lawrence, UCF ADP 30.7

B/R26 Ringer— Brugler26 Yates— Kiper— Jeremiah—

Pick	Team	Player	ADP	B/R	Ringer	Brugler	Yates	Kiper	Jeremiah
1	LV	QB Fernando Mendoza, Indiana	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	1
2	NYJ	LB Arvell Reese, Ohio State	2.3	2	2	2	3	3	2
3	ARI	EDGE David Bailey, Texas Tech	3.7	3	3	4	2	2	8
4	TEN	LB Sonny Styles, Ohio State	5.2	5	5	6	4	6	5
5	NYG	RB Jeremiyah Love, Notre Dame	5.5	4	7	7	7	4	4
6	CLE	WR Carnell Tate, Ohio State	6.7	7	6	8	6	7	6
7	WSH	S Caleb Downs, Ohio State	7.2	8	10	5	5	5	10
8	NO	EDGE Rueben Bain Jr., Miami	7.5	9	4	9	8	8	7
9	KC	OT Francis Mauigoa, Miami	8.2	13	9	3	11	10	3
10	NYG	DB Mansoor Delane, LSU	10.0	10	8	10	10	11	11
11	MIA	OL Spencer Fano, Utah	11.8	11	11	12	14	14	9
12	DAL	WR Jordyn Tyson, Arizona State	12.3	16	13	13	9	9	14
13	LAR	CB Jermod McCoy, Tennessee	16.0	12	18	18	12	24	12
14	BAL	WR Makai Lemon, USC	16.3	21	19	16	16	13	13
15	TB	OT Kadyn Proctor, Alabama	17.2	6	22	23	17	12	23
16	NYJ	OT Monroe Freeling, Georgia	17.3	23	17	17	13	17	17
17	DET	TE Kenyon Sadiq, Oregon	17.5	15	15	14	19	15	27
18	MIN	IOL Olaivavega Ioane, Penn State	17.8	14	14	15	21	21	22
19	CAR	S Dillon Thieneman, Oregon	18.8	18	21	19	18	19	18
20	DAL	EDGE Keldric Faulk, Auburn	21.0	20	12	11	27	26	30
21	PIT	WR Omar Cooper Jr., Indiana	21.2	24	27	21	23	16	16
22	LAC	WR KC Concepcion, Texas A&M	22.8	19	16	20	30	—	19
23	PHI	S Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, Toledo	24.5	30	26	24	22	20	25
24	CLE	EDGE Akheem Mesidor, Miami	24.8	—	—	22	15	31	15
25	CHI	OT Blake Miller, Clemson	26.3	17	—	31	—	23	21
26	BUF	OT Caleb Lomu, Utah	27.5	—	24	27	24	—	24
27	SF	EDGE T.J. Parker, Clemson	27.7	25	30	25	—	—	20
28	HOU	WR Denzel Boston, Washington	28.8	27	20	29	31	—	—
29	KC	DT Peter Woods, Clemson	29.0	—	25	—	28	22	—
30	MIA	OT Max Iheanachor, Arizona State	29.7	29	23	—	—	27	—
31	NE	EDGE Zion Young, Missouri	30.3	—	—	—	25	25	—
32	SEA	EDGE Malachi Lawrence, UCF	30.7	26	—	26	—	—	—

Methodology: ADP = average of the six mock values. Consensus ranked via ADP. "—" in columns indicates player was not selected in that analyst's mock (value of 33 used for ADP calculation).

Welcome to B/R's NFL Mock Draft week. Check out our other installments in the series below:

• Fan-Voted Mock Draft Reveals B/R Community's Picks for Every 1st-Rounder
• Expansion Mock Draft if the NFL Added a New Team Today
• Blind Resume Mock Draft Reveals Surprising 1st Round
• Chaos Mock Draft with a Trade Idea for Every 1st-Round Pick
• Ultimate Mock Draft with Every College Player Available

Consensus Picks

There was only one consensus pick to be found across all six experts mocks we reviewed. That unsurprisingly was Fernando Mendoza to Las Vegas at No. 1 overall. While this shouldn't come as a shock to anyone who hasn't been living under a rock, it is interesting that no other pairing garnered a unanimous match.

Arvell Reese (2.3 ADP) came closest to also having a consensus, with four of the six experts pairing the Ohio State edge-rusher with the New York Jets at No. 2. The ESPN contingent of Yates and Kiper both believe Gang Green will choose David Bailey, however, and placed Reese with the Cardinals at No. 3.

Monroe Freeling (17.3 ADP) was the only other player who four experts all mocked to the same spot—No. 17 to the Lions as the natural replacement for Taylor Decker.

Largest Spreads

AP Photo/Kyusung Gong

Kadyn Proctor has one of largest first-round ranges of any player in the class.

While the Alabama offensive tackle can be found on all six mocks and has a consensus ADP of 17.2, he's coming off the board as early as No. 6 to the Browns in the B/R Scouting Department's mock and as late as No. 23 to the Eagles in both Jeremiah's and Brugler's.

Kiper split the difference and placed Proctor at No. 12, although the ESPN analyst has Cleveland getting better value by trading back with the Cowboys for that draft slot.

Keldric Faulk was another divisive choice, at least among the players found in all six mocks. While he has a consensus ADP of 21.0, both Brugler (No. 11) and The Ringer (No. 12) have the Auburn edge coming off the board right outside the top-10.

Jeremiah was the lowest on raw but promising prospect, placing him near the end of Day 1 at No. 30.

Most Common Positions

Teams around the league are set to reload both sides of the trenches during the 2026 NFL draft. Nearly half of the players appearing in the consensus expert mock line up along the offensive or defensive line.

The edge-rushers have an edge in value, with Reese (2.3 ADP), Bailey (3.7) and Reuben Bain Jr. (7.5) all slotting in ahead of the top offensive tackle prospects such as Francis Mauigoa (8.2), Spencer Fano (11.8), Proctor (17.2) and Freeling (17.3).

The receiver class is deep as well, although only one—Carnell Tate with an ADP of 6.7—is coming off the board inside the top 10 of the expert consensus mock.

There seems to be high potential for a run on the position near the midpoint of Day 1, with Jordyn Tyson (12.3 ADP), Makai Lemon (16.3), Omar Cooper Jr. (21.2) and KC Concepcion (22.8) all appearing in that range.

Safety is a well-represented position in the consensus expert mock, an intriguing revelation given the low priority teams have historically placed on drafting them early. Caleb Downs, a slam-dunk top-10 selection, leads the way with an ADP of 7.2, although Dillon Thieneman (18.8) and Emmanuel McNeil-Warren (24.5) also look like first-round locks thanks to their appearance in all six expert mocks.

Least Common Positions

AP Photo/Michael Caterina

The 2026 NFL draft class isn't known for its quarterback quality. Mendoza was the only passer who made the first-round cut, although Ty Simpson did appear in both ESPN mocks (going No. 26 in Yates' and No. 30 in Kiper's) as well as the Ringer's.

The Alabama QB wasn't found in Round 1 in the other three mocks, however, which dropped him out of the consensus top-32.

Jeremiyah Love is poised to become the lone first-round RB in the 2026 class. Jadarian Price slipped in as the No. 32 pick in both Kiper and Jeremiah's mocks, but his absence from the remaining four kept him from making the consensus list.

Love is almost certain to come off the board in the top 10, but experts are evenly split on where he will land. An ADP of 5.5 places him with the New York Giants in the consensus mock, but the B/R Scouting Department, Kiper and Jeremiah all foresee him going to the Tennessee Titans at No. 4. The Ringer, Brugler and Yates each have the Notre Dame standout slipping to the Commanders at No. 7.

It's a tough year for tight ends, too. Kenyon Sadiq is the only clear-cut first-rounder, with his consensus ADP of 17.5 placing him in Detroit. His landing range appears to be somewhere between the Buccaneers at No. 15 (where B/R, The Ringer and Kiper have the Oregon product going) and No. 27, a spot Jeremiah believes the 49ers could come away with one of the biggest draft steals.

Teams needing a cornerback in the 2026 draft will find slim pickings. Landing an elite one will likely take a top-15 pick, as Jermod McCoy is the lone player representing the position within the expert consensus mock.

The Tennessee defensive back has an ADP of 16, although three mocks partnered him with the Cowboys at No. 12 overall.