2026 NFL Mock Draft – Round 1 (1-16) – Charlie Campbell

The Jets grab a franchise quarterback to build around.

Moore has been a dynamic point-producer for the Ducks in 2025, making plays with his arm and legs. In 2025, Moore has completed 72 percent of his passes for 1,396yards with 15 touchdowns and three interceptions. Moore (6-3, 203) is a dangerous quarterback who is tough to defend. He has shown impressive arm talent and feel as a passer. Moore throws some beautiful deep balls and shows impressive composure and poise for a young player.

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The Browns make their next attempt at landing a franchise quarterback. It was a huge mistake to give up on Baker Mayfield. This could be a redo for general manager Andrew Berry and the Haslams.

Mendoza has completed 71 percent of his passes for 1,423 yards with 17 touchdowns and two interceptions. He has two rushing touchdowns as well. The 6-foot-5, 225-pounder has a quality arm, reads the field well, makes good decisions, and has dangerous pocket passing ability. Mendoza played well for Cal in 2024. He completed 69 percent of his passes for 3,004 yards with 16 touchdowns and six interceptions. Mendoza has good size, and it will be interesting to see how he develops at Indiana.

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The Ravens need more young defensive line talent. Here’s a base end to go next to Justin Madubuike.

Faulk had 13 tackles with two sacks and three passes batted thus far in 2025. Faulk was a beast for Auburn in 2024, with a big-time presence behind the line of scrimmage. He had seven sacks, 45 tackles, and one forced fumble. He has shown speed and power as a pass rusher while being a big-bodied lineman to defend the run. The 6-foot-6, 288-pounder has upside to develop as he gains experience.

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Clearly, the Dolphins could use more talent on the offensive line.

The 6-foot-6, 310-pound Fano has a lot of talent and has played well at tackle for the Utes. He has been a versatile tackle with 11 starts at left tackle and 13 at right tackle heading into the 2025 season. For the most part, Fano played on the left side in 2023 and on the right side in 2024. Fano is fast, athletic, and plays with a mean streak. He is a force as a run blocker, and shows a lot of athleticism to take away speed rushers. A lot of teams could fall in love with his tape.

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Unless Spencer Rattler or Tyler Shough impresses this season, New Orleans will be looking for a true franchise quarterback.

Sellers has completed 64 percent of his passes for 1,010 yards with four touchdowns passing, two interceptions, one rushing, and some yardage on the ground. He has been inconsistent, with some flashes of amazing passes and then missing some completions he must complete for the NFL. In terms of his development as a football player, he probably should go back to college in 2026, but most players don’t think that way.

Sellers (6-3, 242) has a big-time skill set and could be a breakout star in 2024 or 2025. In 2024, Sellers completed 66 percent of his passes for 2,534 yards with 18 touchdown passes, seven interceptions, and seven rushing touchdowns. Sellers is a true dual-threat quarterback with dangerous running ability and has real arm talent. His mobility, athleticism, and creativity to ad lib his team into a big play are very desirable by pro teams, and Sellers could rise high if he has a big 2025 season.

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The Titans could use more receiving weapons for Cam Ward. Here’s a potential No. 1 receiver.

Tyson has 47 catches for 523 yards and seven touchdowns. Tyson was a dangerous weapon for the Sun Devils in 2024 as he hauled in 75 catches for 1,101 yards and 10 touchdowns. Tyson is fast with easy acceleration. The 6-foot-1, 195-pounder has adequate size and showed some serious speed and explosiveness in 2022 when he averaged 21.4 yards per reception (22-470-4).

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The Bengals need some difference makers for the back end of their defense.

In 2025, Downs has 28 tackles with an interception.. In 2024, Downs had 76 tackles with six passes broken up and two interceptions. Downs was phenomenal for Alabama in 2023, recording 107 tackles, two interceptions, three passes broken up, and a forced fumble. After the season, he transferred to Ohio State. Downs (6-0, 205) has the potential to be a star prospect for the 2026 NFL Draft.

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Las Vegas could use a right tackle upgrade to pair with Kolton Miller. Adding a power right tackle would help improve their R.O.I. on Ashton Jeanty and Geno Smith.

Overall, Proctor played well in 2023 as a freshman. Except for struggling against Michigan in the college football playoff, Proctor was generally reliable in protecting Jalen Milroe. Proctor (6-7, 360) is a massive left tackle who could also be a right tackle candidate in the NFL. Sources from Alabama have said that Proctor has make-up and character concerns.

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The Giants grab a No. 1 corner for their defense.

Delane has 25 tackles with an interception and four passes broken up in 2025. Delane is an instinctive defender with a quality skill set for the next level. In 2024, he had four interceptions with seven passes defended, two forced fumbles, and 54 tackles with Virginia Tech. In 2023, he had one interception, one pass batted, and 54 tackles. He had eight breakups with an interception in 2022 as a freshman. The 6-foot-1, 188-pounder has good size to him with upside to continue to get better as he gains experience.

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Jonah Williams has issues staying healthy and could be upgraded. The Cardinals could use a long-term right tackle to pair with Paris Johnson.

The 6-foot-5, 309-pound Bowry was the starting left tackle for Boston College the past couple of seasons. Bowry is athletic, tough, and has upside. He could end up getting starter grades with early-round potential.

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The Texans could add more young talent to their offensive line.

The 6-foot-8, 309-pounder World dominated at Nevada, and if he plays as well at Oregon, he could skyrocket for the 2025 NFL Draft. As a pass blocker, World has a natural build with good size, strength, and length to play on the edge. He does a nice job of sinking his weight to stop bull rushes, and he shows an impressive ability to kill speed to power attempts. World does an excellent job of sustaining his blocks with the upper body strength to tie up defenders. In the ground game, World uses his strong upper body to knock defenders back and push them around. He has real power at the point of attack and blocks with a mean streak. With overwhelming mass, he can knock defenders flat on their backs and will bury them with a violent pancake block.

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The Cowboys take a replacement for Micah Parsons.

The 6-foot-3, 250-pound Bailey is a fast edge rusher with serious speed off the ball and the ability to bend around the corner. In 2024, he recorded 31 tackles with seven sacks and five forced fumbles with Stanford. Thus far in 2025, he has 8.5 sacks and 17 tackles with the Red Raiders. Bailey was not impressive against Utah, but Bailey has natural quarterback hunting ability and could be a riser through the 2026 draft process.

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The Panthers grab a three-technique tackle to pair next to Derrick Brown.

Woods has 18 tackles with .5 sacks and a pass batted. Woods got his season off to a strong start against Georgia, and he has been disruptive for Clemson. In 2024, he had three sacks and 26 tackles. Woods (6-3, 315) has upside to be better in 2025.

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The Chiefs need more playmakers and weapons for Pat Mahomes. Here’s a big outside receiver.

Boston has 25 catches for 346 yards and four touchdowns. After Washington lost a trio of good receivers to the NFL, Boston enjoyed a breakout season for the Huskies in 2024. He had 64 receptions for 834 yards and nine touchdowns. The 6-foot-4, 209-pounder has mismatch size and looks like he is just scratching the surface of his potential.

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Washington grabs a feature back to help their ground offense.

In 2025, Love has averaged 5.3 yards per carry for 530 yards with eight touchdowns. He has 14 catches for 160 yards with three touchdowns receiving, and Love has blocked well in pass protection. In 2024, Love had a breakout season for the Fighting Irish, producing a lot of clutch plays to help the Irish reach the National Championship. As a sophomore, Love averaged 6.9 yards per carry for 1,125 yards with 17 touchdowns. He also caught 28 passes for 237 yards. Love has a strong build and is a physical downhill runner. Love is a talented runner with speed and instincts. He reminds me of Nick Chubb at Georgia.

The Bears added some veteran tackles in free agency, but they are aging and declining. Here’s a young, talented three-technique to go next to Montez Sweat.

Bain has 26 tackles, two sacks, an interception, and a forced fumble. Bain had an excellent freshman season for Miami, totaling 7.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, and 44 tackles. At the point of attack, Bain (6-3, 275) is strong and violent. He is tough to set the edge and battles hard as a run defender. In the pass rush, he shows some quickness and power, but some team sources feel that Bain is a tweener tackle/end. Bain was injured to start 2024 and didn’t debut until early October. He totaled 23 tackles with 3.5 sacks.

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