2026 NFL mock draft roundup: Who is going No. 1?

The 2025 NFL season is not yet over, but many teams are already turning their attention 2026 after being eliminated from postseason contention.

A total of nine teams have been eliminated from the playoff race entering NFL Week 9. Many of those squads will be battling for the No. 1 overall pick, which the New York Giants currently possess but could change hands at will over the final four weeks of the NFL season.

The draft order figures to play a big role in determining how early quarterbacks will come off the board in the 2026 NFL Draft. Players like Fernando Mendoza, Dante Moore and Ty Simpson could all end up being high first-round picks, but their draft status may depend on which teams end up selecting early – or if there is a team willing to trade up for a signal-caller.

Here’s how the first round of the 2026 NFL draft is looking ahead of the final month of the 2025 season plays out.

2026 NFL mock draft roundup: Round 1

Here’s what all 32 first-round picks in the NFL draft could look like, according to draft experts from CBS Sports, Pro Football Focus, ESPN and USA TODAY Sports as the 2025 NFL season enters its home stretch.

1. New York Giants

CBS Sports (Josh Edwards): Arvell Reese, edge, Ohio State
Pro Football Focus (Trevor Sikkema): Trade back to No. 9.

Giants select Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State.

ESPN (Field Yates): Trade back to No. 7.

Giants select Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State.

USA TODAY Sports (Ayrton Ostly): Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State

2. Las Vegas Raiders

CBS Sports: Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana
Pro Football Focus: Dante Moore, QB, Oregon
ESPN: Dante Moore, QB, Oregon
USA TODAY Sports: Ty Simpson, QB, Alabama

3. Tennessee Titans

CBS Sports: Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State
Pro Football Focus: Arvell Reese, edge, Ohio State
ESPN: Arvell Reese, edge, Ohio State
USA TODAY Sports: Arvell Reese, edge, Ohio State

4. Cleveland Browns

CBS Sports: Dante Moore, QB, Oregon
Pro Football Focus: Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State
ESPN: Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State
USA TODAY Sports: Dante Moore, QB, Oregon

5. New Orleans Saints

CBS Sports: Peter Woods, DT, Clemson
Pro Football Focus: Rueben Bain, edge, Miami (FL)
ESPN: Francis Mauigoa, OT, Miami (FL)
USA TODAY Sports: Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana

6. Washington Commanders

CBS Sports: Rueben Bain, edge, Miami (FL)
Pro Football Focus: Cashius Howell, edge, Texas A&M
ESPN: David Bailey, edge, Texas Tech
USA TODAY Sports: Rueben Bain, edge, Miami (FL)

7. New York Jets

CBS Sports: Keldric Faulk, edge, Auburn
Pro Football Focus: Makai Lemon, WR, USC
ESPN: Trade up to No. 1.

Jets select Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana

USA TODAY Sports: Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State

8. Arizona Cardinals

CBS Sports: Spencer Fano, OT, Utah
Pro Football Focus: Francis Mauigoa, OT, Miami (FL)
ESPN: Spencer Fano, OT, Utah
USA TODAY Sports: Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame

9. Los Angeles Rams (via Falcons)

CBS Sports: Francis Mauigoa, OT, Miami (FL)
Pro Football Focus: Trade up to No. 1.

Rams select Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana.

ESPN: Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State
USA TODAY Sports: Spencer Fano, OT, Utah

10. Cincinnati Bengals

CBS Sports: Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame
Pro Football Focus: Peter Woods, DT, Clemson
ESPN: Rueben Bain, edge, Miami (FL)
USA TODAY Sports: Francis Mauigoa, OT, Miami (FL)

11. Minnesota Vikings

CBS Sports: Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State
Pro Football Focus: Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State
ESPN: Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU
USA TODAY Sports: Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee

12. Miami Dolphins

CBS Sports: Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State
Pro Football Focus: Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon
ESPN: Keldric Faulk, edge, Auburn
USA TODAY Sports: Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU

13. Baltimore Ravens

CBS Sports: Denzel Boston, WR, Washington
Pro Football Focus: Kayden McDonald, DL, Ohio State
ESPN: Peter Woods, DT, Clemson
USA TODAY Sports: Peter Woods, DT, Clemson

14. Kansas City Chiefs

CBS Sports: Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon
Pro Football Focus: Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee
ESPN: Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame
USA TODAY Sports: Keldric Faulk, edge, Auburn

15. Dallas Cowboys

CBS Sports: Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State
Pro Football Focus: Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame
ESPN: Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State
USA TODAY Sports: David Bailey, edge, Texas Tech

16. Carolina Panthers

CBS Sports: Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee
Pro Football Focus: Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State
ESPN: C.J. Allen, LB, Georgia
USA TODAY Sports: Makai Lemon, WR, USC

17. Detroit Lions

CBS Sports: David Bailey, edge, Texas Tech
Pro Football Focus: David Bailey, edge, Texas Tech
ESPN: Caleb Lomu, OT, Utah
USA TODAY Sports: Olaivavega Ioane, OL, Penn State

18. New York Jets (via Colts)

CBS Sports: Caleb Banks, DL, Florida
Pro Football Focus: Christen Miller, DL, Georgia
ESPN: Pick traded to Giants.

Giants select Avieon Terrell, CB, Clemson.

USA TODAY Sports: LaNorris Sellers, QB, South Carolina

19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

CBS Sports: C.J. Allen, LB, Georgia
Pro Football Focus: T.J. Parker, edge, Clemson
ESPN: Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon
USA TODAY Sports: T.J. Parker, edge, Clemson

20. Pittsburgh Steelers

CBS Sports: Makai Lemon, WR, USC
Pro Football Focus: Denzel Boston, WR, Washington
ESPN: Makai Lemon, WR, USC
USA TODAY Sports: Travis Hunter, WR/CB, Colorado

21. Philadelphia Eagles

CBS Sports: Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU
Pro Football Focus: Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU
ESPN: Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee
USA TODAY Sports: Avieon Terrell, CB, Clemson

22. Houston Texans

CBS Sports: Kayden McDonald, DL, Ohio State
Pro Football Focus: Olaivavega Ioane, OL, Penn State
ESPN: A’Mauri Washington, DT, Oregon
USA TODAY Sports: Kadyn Proctor, OT/G, Alabama

23. Chicago Bears

CBS Sports: Matayo Uiagalelei, edge, Oregon
Pro Football Focus: A.J. Haulcy, S, LSU
ESPN: Cashius Howell, edge, Texas A&M
USA TODAY Sports: Christen Miller, DL, Georgia

24. Buffalo Bills

CBS Sports: Chris Bell, WR, Louisville
Pro Football Focus: Joshua Josephs, edge, Tennessee
ESPN: Denzel Boston, WR, Washington
USA TODAY Sports: C.J. Allen, LB, Georgia

25. Los Angeles Chargers

CBS Sports: Kadyn Proctor, OT/G, Alabama
Pro Football Focus: Kadyn Proctor, OT/G, Alabama
ESPN: Olaivavega Ioane, G, Penn State
USA TODAY Sports: Cashius Howell, edge, Texas A&M

26. San Francisco 49ers

CBS Sports: A’Mauri Washington, DL, Oregon
Pro Football Focus: KC Concepcion, WR, Texas A&M
ESPN: Caleb Banks, DT, Florida
USA TODAY Sports: Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon

27. Cleveland Browns (via Jaguars)

CBS Sports: Caleb Lomu, OT, Utah
Pro Football Focus: Caleb Lomu, OT, Utah
ESPN: Kadyn Proctor, OT/G, Alabama
USA TODAY Sports: Caleb Tiernan, OT Northwestern

28. Dallas Cowboys (via Packers)

CBS Sports: Avieon Terrell, CB, Clemson
Pro Football Focus: Romello Height, edge, Texas Tech
ESPN: Damon Wilson II, edge, Missouri
USA TODAY Sports: Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State

29. Seattle Seahawks

CBS Sports: Colton Hood, CB, Tennessee
Pro Football Focus: Gennings Dunker, OT, Iowa
ESPN: Brandon Cisse, CB, South Carolina
USA TODAY Sports: Denzel Boston, WR, Washington

30. New England Patriots

CBS Sports: T.J. Parker, edge, Clemson
Pro Football Focus: Caleb Banks, DL, Florida
ESPN: Colton Hood, CB, Tennessee
USA TODAY Sports: Chris Brazzell, WR, Tennessee

31. Los Angeles Rams

CBS Sports: Brendan Sorsby, QB, Cincinnati
Pro Football Focus: Pick traded to Giants.