If you’ve perused any NFL mock drafts this offseason, you’ll see a familiar theme in the first half of many of them: There are a handful of Ohio State Buckeyes — and that is no mistake, according to NFL Network lead draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah. In the latest episode of “The Joel Klatt Show,” Jeremiah…
We all know that Fernando Mendoza is the top quarterback in the 2026 NFL Draft, with the Las Vegas Raiders almost certainly set to select him with the No. 1 overall pick. But who are the other top quarterbacks in this year’s draft class? Well, that’s much harder to gauge. In my ranking of the…
If your favorite team is in need of a wide receiver ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft, then you might be in luck. The talent at wide receiver is among the deepest at any position in this year’s class. That’s evident when you look at my top 150 prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft list….
Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman has found himself making the media rounds with the NFL Draft kicking off April 23, as all eyes are on star Fighting Irish running back Jeremiyah Love. Freeman has consistently praised Love, as he projects as one of the top players in the class. Love has frequently been connected…
For a prospect like Ty Simpson, the NFL Combine was one of the busiest weeks of his life. It is, after all, the world’s most intense job fair, where NFL teams line up prospects to take MRIs and X-rays — of everything — before grilling them with questions about the good, bad and most scrutinized…
There is always a place in the NFL for a high-motor pass rusher with cat-like quickness and an exceptional closing burst. Given the importance of disrupting the quarterback’s rhythm and timing in a passing league, it is easy to understand why teams are buzzing about Texas Tech’s David Bailey as the premier edge rusher in…
When it comes to the NFL Draft, few exercises are more telling – or more fun – than player comparisons. FOX Sports lead college football analyst Joel Klatt spoke with NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah on the most recent episode of “The Joel Klatt Show.” The two discussed the upcoming NFL Draft, which will…
The 2026 NFL Draft is less than two weeks away, meaning top-30 visits for prospects will wind down in the coming days. But the last few weeks of reported visits have allowed us to see which teams are interested in which prospects, and also the particular teams some prospects are interested in joining. Indiana quarterback…
One of the most complicated elements in writing mock drafts is recognizing that every NFL team has a point where they will break away from obvious needs to take the “best player available.” The purpose of this mock is to ignore that possibility entirely. It is taking the K.I.S.S. approach — “keep it simple, stupid”…
It’s weeks like this that prove the NFL doesn’t really have an offseason. NFL free agency may have stalled, with teams waiting for June 1 to manage their compensatory picks. But the draft news is ramping up, with the first round next Thursday. Surely, we’ll start to see smokescreens and misdirection. And maybe we’ll see…
