NFL Draft 2026: Raiders, Eagles Shine

0:00It's April 26th, I'm Cory with the story, and this is NFL News Today, your AI-powered football briefing. The 2026 NFL draft just wrapped after three wild days, drawing a record 805,000 fans and 257. Picks, Raiders crushed it, snagging quarterback Fernando Mendoza as the number one overall pick, giving them the top ranked class hands down. Their value kept rolling with fourth round steel, Jermad McCoy, a top 20 corner who fell due to injury. Meanwhile, the Eagles landed at number 7 thanks to smart trades like grabbing edge rusher Jonathan Greenert, who's only 29 with a sack, history. Quarterback spread out early, Rams took Thai Simpson second, Cardinals got Carson Beck third, but stats show the first one off the board, usually shines. Brightest, hitting 40% success rate. Fans are buzzing over the jaguars, finishing debt last, while readers like Jeff T and Brady nailed bold predictions from bears trades to cowboys.

1:02Grabbing safety, Caleb Downs. Even the 49ers at number 31 found silver linings, like receiver Dejan Stribling at 33rd overall, a speed demon perfect for. Kyle Shanahan's scheme. On the undrabbed at front, Vanderbilt's Diego Pavia, a Heisman runner-up, shockingly win free agent first since 2003, joining a talented group where most signed quick, though a few like McCutchen, Linger, his 5 foot 10 frame and arm questions make his next spot a question mark, maybe even Canada. As team's eye fantasy risers like Camp Scatabo and Schempitz, such as Arbeau Reese with the Giants, this drafts ripples will shake roster's all. Off season, keep watching how these young guns ball out.