NFL Draft 2026: Top Picks & Trades

0:00It's April 22nd, welcome to NFL News Today, powered by AI and Ready for Kickoff. The 2026 NFL Draft hits Pittsburgh on April 23rd, and our NFL Wires crew just dropped their final first round mock. Kicking it off, the Las Vegas Raiders grabbed quarterback Fernando Mendoza from Indiana and number one to fix their signal-collar spot. New York Jets snagged Russia David Bailey from Texas Tech at 2, with 19.5 tackles for loss and 14.5 sacks last year, making him pro-ready. Arizona Cardinals take Ohio State's Arvel Reese at 3-4 Edge Help, while Tennessee Titans leap for Notre Dame running back Jeremiah Love at 4. A big trade shakes things up at 6, where Dallas Cowboys jump from 12 via Cleveland Browns, sending picks 12, 20, and a 20. 27th second rounder to land Ohio State linebacker, Sunny Styles, the top guy at his position. New York Giants stay put at 5 for safety Caleb Downs, then trade into 10 for Miami Offensive

1:04Lyman, Francis Mauigoa. Washington commanders pair wide-out, carnell Tate with Jayden Daniels at 7, and Ohio State keeps producing as Tate follows Reese and Downs off the first pride, bored early. Teams are reacting to massive needs after rough off seasons. Jets and Giants bolstering secondaries in lines, Cowboys avoiding short-term fixes at, linebacker. Nate's pivot to Edge, Rubin Bane Jr. at 8, with wide receivers thinning out, chiefs take Arizona's Jordan Tyson at 9, despite injury flags. Impact hits hard for rebuilding squas like Browns, who trade down then stockpile tackle Monroe Freeling at 12 in Indiana wide, Omar Cooper, Jr. at 20. Later rounds see offensive line runs with picks like George's Monroe Freeling, Alabama's K-dion proctor to Lions of 17, and Utah's Spencer Fano, to Steelers at 21. Dolphins double dip corners and wide outs, chiefs add Utah tackle Caleb Lomu at 29.

2:06Edge rushers and versatile defenders dominate the back end, from Chargers Malachi Lawrence to Seahawks Zion Young closing at 32. This mock shows a deep-class heavy on trenches and buck eyes, setting up fireworks as real boards finalize. Teams wheeling, dealing and chasing that, Edge calm, draft 9.