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

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

Moore has been a dynamic point-producer for the Ducks in 2025, making plays with his arm and legs. In 2025, Moore has completed 75 percent of his passes for 1,210 yards with 14 touchdowns and an interception. Moore (6-3, 203) is a dangerous quarterback who is tough to defend. He has shown impressive arm talent and feel as a passer.

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The Jets grab a franchise quarterback to build around.

Mateer has completed 68 percent of his passes for 1,215 yards with six touchdowns, three interceptions, and four rushing touchdowns. Mateer is expected to miss a month with a thumb injury that required surgery. For the NFL, Mateer looks like a starter who could be a devastating passer. Mateer (6-1, 224) is an accurate passer with excellent ball placement overall. He has a few throws get away from him, but Mateer has impressive precision as a passer. Mateer is very mobile in the pocket and can hurt defenses on the ground. As a passer, Mateer is similar to Baker Mayfield, but Mateer is a better athlete and more dangerous with his feet. It would not surprise this analyst if Mateer ends up rising high for the 2026 NFL Draft.

Mateer played well for Washington State in 2024 and impressed in his first year as a starter. He completed 65 percent of his passes for 3,139 yards with 29 touchdowns and seven interceptions. Mateer has some mobility and is a gritty competitor. Some team sources have compared Mateer to former Sooners quarterback Baker Mayfield. Mateer (6-1, 224) could be a high riser during the 2025 season.

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The Titans could use more offensive line talent to protect Cam Ward. If they draft a tackle, they could move Dan Moore inside to guard.

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. A lot of teams could fall in love with his tape.

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The Browns make their next attempt at landing a franchise quarterback.

Sellers has completed 67 percent of his passes for 886 yards with four touchdowns passing, one interception, 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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Clearly, the Dolphins could use more talent on the 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 Ravens need more offensive line talent. Lamar Jackson has seen too much pressure this season.

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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Las Vegas brought back Amari Cooper for one year, but he promptly retired. Here’s a long-term solution.

Tyson has 39 catches for 483 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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In a surprise to nobody, Carolina’s defense is getting shredded again in 2025. They need some difference makers in each position group, and here is the best prospect available.

Faulk had 10 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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The Giants grab a No. 1 corner for their defense.

Delane has 10 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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The Texans could add more young talent to their offensive line.

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 Cowboys could use a feature back for their offense.

In 2025, Love has averaged 5.2 yards per carry for 341 yards with five touchdowns. He has 13 catches for 149 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.

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The Patriots could consider adding more young receiver talent for Drake Maye.

Boston has 19 catches for 275 yards and three 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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Denver could consider adding some youth to the offensive line.

Lomu forms a formidable tackle tandem for the Utes with Spencer Fano. Lomu might not have quite as good a skill set as Fano, but Lomu is an athletic blocker who could have starting potential for the NFL. The 6-foot-6, 304-pound Lomu is agile, nimble, quick, and has natural size. Lomu needs to improve on his technique, but he has talent to work with.

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The Rams take their replacement for Matthew Stafford.

Mendoza has completed 73 percent of his passes for 1,208 yards with 16 touchdowns and zero interceptions. He has two rushing touchdowns as well. The 6-foot-5, 225-pounder has a strong arm and 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 Bears take the best defender available and grab a playmaker. Given the receiving weapons in Detroit, Minnesota, and Green Bay, Chicago needs serious talent to help defend the backend.

In 2025, Downs has 15 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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Washington could use some defensive end youth.

Bain has 22 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. The 6-foot-3, 275-pounder has a good get-off with functional strength and physicality to shed blocks. Some team sources feel Bain is a tweener end/tackle. Bain was injured to start 2024 and didn’t debut until early October. He totaled 23 tackles with 3.5 sacks.