The Herd with Colin Cowherd - FantasyPros - 2026 NFL First Round Mock Draft 2.0 (Ep. 1961)

Episode Date: February 20, 2026

The 2026 NFL Draft picture is getting clearer, and we’re breaking down every fantasy-relevant ripple effect. Join Joe Pisapia, Pat Fitzmaurice, Scott Bogman,and Derek Brown as they make their first-round picks and predictions for every team in their 2026 NFL Mock Draft 2.0. Does edge-rusher Rueben Bain Jr give the New York Jets defense an immediate boost? Is Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love the best back in the draft? Plus, could the Carolina Panthers add WR Jordyn Tyson to their depth chart? The Pros start connecting the NFL Draft dots! Timestamps: (May be off due to ads) Intro - 0:00:00 Fernando Mendoza - 0:01:05 Rueben Bain - 0:03:40 Arvel Reese - 0:05:34 Carnell Tate - 0:06:19 Caleb Downs - 0:07:41 Francis Mauigoa - 0:08:56 David Bailey - 0:09:55 Jeremiyah Love - 0:10:41 TrophySmack Giveaway - 0:13:09 Keldric Faulk - 0:13:56 Mansoor Delane - 0:15:01 Spencer Fano - 0:15:41 Sonny Styles - 0:16:30 Jermod McCoy - 0:17:29 Peter Woods - 0:18:24 Cashius Howell - 0:19:17 Caleb Banks - 0:20:18 Kadyn Proctor - 0:20:48 FantasyPros Dynasty YouTube Channel - 0:21:38 Avieon Terrell - 0:21:53 Jordyn Tyson - 0:22:58 T.J. Parker - 0:24:18 Makai Lemon - 0:25:18 Olaivavega Ioane - 0:26:48 Kenyon Sadiq - 0:27:15 KC Concepcion - 0:28:02 Hard Rock Bet - 0:30:12 Emanuel McNeil-Warren - 0:31:38 Denzel Boston - 0:32:23 Kayden McDonald - 0:34:10 Caleb Lomu - 0:35:07 Monroe Freeling - 0:35:39 Anthony Hill - 0:36:38 Akheem Mesidor - 0:37:33 Chris Johnson - 0:38:11 Helpful Links: Hard Rock Bet - All lines provided by Hard Rock Bet. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for Hard Rock Bet and make a $5 bet and you'll get $150 in bonus bets if you win. Head over to Hard Rock Bet, sign up and make your first deposit today. Payable in bonus bet(s). Not a cash offer. Offered by the Seminole Tribe of Florida in FL. Offered by Seminole Hard Rock Digital, LLC, in all other states. Must be 21+ and physically present in AZ, CO, FL, IL, IN, MI, NJ, OH, TN or VA to play. Terms and conditions apply. Concerned about gambling? In FL, call 1-888-ADMIT-IT. In IN, if you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-9-WITH-IT. GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL 1-800-GAMBLER (AZ, CO, IL, MI, NJ, OH, TN, VA).  Follow us on Twitch - The team here at FantasyPros is taking questions all week, every week on Twitch. Follow us on Twitch at twitch.tv/fantasypros and never miss a stream! Discord – Join our FantasyPros Discord Community! Chat with other fans and get access to exclusive AMAs that wind up on our podcast feed. Come get your questions answered and BE ON THE SHOW at fantasypros.com/chat Leave a Review – If you enjoy our show and find our insight to be valuable, we’d love to hear from you! Your reviews fuel our passion and help us tailor content specifically for YOU. Head to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever else you get your podcasts and leave an honest review. Let’s make this show the ultimate destination for fantasy football enthusiasts like us. Thank you for watching and for showing your support – https://fantasypros.com/review/ BettingPros Podcast – For advice on the best picks and props across both the NFL and college football each and every week, check out the BettingPros Podcast at bettingpros.com/podcast, our BettingPros YouTube channel at youtube.com/bettingpros, or wherever you listen to podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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on demand here. Steve Mench from the Todd McShay Show was our guest, and now we move one Mench out for another because we bring in a real Mench here. D-Bro is here, also has a beard, also bald. So kind of just, you know, kind of similar profile. One for one? Same guy. Kind of one for ones. All right. So if you've been watching, you know already how we've been doing this first pick. It seems like it's just a lock here for Fernando Mendoza to the Raiders. I've already gotten Pat's take and Bogman's take. We'll get a quick take

from those guys as well on Mendoza, see if anything's changed there. But we're not going to start really picking until pick number two, and Pat's going to have that pick. But Dibro, I want to get your take on Mendoza and the Raiders too. I mean, Vegas tells us it's a foregone conclusion. It seems like that's the way. What's your take on Mendoza? I know you've been in the film room and of case you haven't missed it too, or if case you haven't seen it, go to our Twitch. We're doing some fantastic stuff. Debrough and I are doing film room study sessions there,

but we're breaking down the prospects. We did one today. So we'll be doing more of those. Keep an eye out on our Twitch, twitch. Twitch.tvies slash Fantasy pros. Debrough, give me your take on Mendoza here to the Raiders. Fantastic prospect.

One of the cleanest quarterback evals have had in some... Really? The last few years, man. Yeah. I think he's high floor and depending on what they put around him, highest ceiling. I think, Joey, you'll, uh, you'll appreciate the comp that I have for Mendoza that I haven't shared anywhere publicly yet. Uh, Eli Manning. Uh, you mean soon to be Hall of Famer, Eli Manning, that guy? Yes. Uh, that has been a running gag between Derek and myself over the shows for years now,

because I say he's a Hall of Famer and Derek Brown disagrees, but you know what? I kind of see that. I kind of see that. And also, you know, he, uh, you know, also kind of nice guy, you know, fills that kind of profile as well, you know, like Fernando Mendoza makes Tim Tebow look like Ice Cube, I feel like. But yeah, it's certainly anything has changed for you, Pat. It's still Fernando at the top as well. Do you see him being like an Eli Manning prototype as DeBrow's throwing that cop out? It's an interesting cop.

I'll have to think more about that. But I really like him as a prospect, too. I just think as far as processing, mechanics, ball placement and accuracy are just where he really shines for me. Plus he's got a little bit of mobility and he's just a football nerd, which I love. And you know what? The football nerd thing is important. but also he's got that will-to-win bogs, which, yeah, I think you like.

And I think for an organization like the Raiders that has lost so much for so long, I think it's time to get some of that more winning attitude in that vibe, even if it is Syri-Sweet with Mendoza. He's not the best quarterback prospect we've ever seen, but he definitely has one of the best attitudes that we've ever seen. He's ready to lead. He's, he can make all the throws. He's, you know, has the prototype body of a quarterback.

Like, he is a very, very, very. upper level quarterback prospect and should change the face of this franchise immediately. I mean, you saw what getting Gino Smith out of Seattle did for them, getting him out of Vegas, should be pretty good move for the Raiders as well. All right. So let's kick things off here officially now with pick number two. Pat Fitzmorest, you're on the clock for the New York Jets. It is very tempting to give the Jets Arvel Reese, who might be the best player in the draft.

but Reese is part off ball linebacker, part edge rusher. Number two overall is really early for an off ball linebacker. And Arvel Reese might not be truly exceptional if he's asked to be a full-time edge. Like I could be wrong about that. Micah Parsons had the same sort of profile coming out of Penn State. And now Parsons is an elite pass rusher. I want to give the Jets a stud who plays a premium position. So I'm going to give them Ruben Bain, the edge from Miami.

Joe, I love NFL draft season. but one thing I'm not looking forward to with this particular NFL draft season is knowing that I'm going to hear probably four or five hours of conversation about Rubin Bain's arm length. Bain is an absolute. He is a T-Rex. Yeah, he is an absolute wrecking ball, though. Incredible power, incredible first step quickness, can bend the edge, killer against the run. But yes, Bain does have short arms. But so did Dwight Freeney.

So did Terrell Suggs. So did Jason Taylor. Like if Ruben Bain had long arms, he would be the second coming of Bruce Smith. And he would be an easy pick here. But even with the T-Rex arms, Ruben Bain is an incredible football player. And he is going to launch a defensive renaissance for the Jets. Ruben Bain is the picket number two. It's funny.

You were setting me up there when you're like, you know, the best player in the draft is Arville Reese, but it's the Jets. So they're not going to do the smart thing. Like, I thought you were totally setting me up there for that. I really did. Nice work. I mean, if it is, if it is Arvel Reese in the actual draft, like I'm, I'm not booing that pick by any means. I honestly think Zane is the way they're going to go to. I'll be honest with you. We'll see how that goes. Arizona up at number three. That puts Scott Bogman up on the clock. Yeah, look, I'll take the risk for the Cardinals and take Arvel Reese at number three. And

they do need linebacker more than edge so he fits and he can transition because they run a three four typically. So he can play inside linebacker. He can play outside linebacker. It can be a pass rusher on those third and longs as well. And he might be a guy that makes that Micah Parsons-like transition to the edge. He could be better suited there. Obviously, edge rushers are worth way more, but they need both sides. So it doesn't really matter where he ends up for the Cardinals. Fee's the best player on the board. This team has to be taking BPA. I think that's what they do here and they go Arvel Reese. All right.

Next up, the Tennessee Titans at 4. And Debrough, the selection you made for them as a guy we just spent about 15 minutes breaking down in the film room. We love the way he weaves in and out. We love the way he gets the corners to turn and commit and then leaves them far, far behind. So let's talk about the wide receiver from Ohio State University that you put on the Titans. Carnale tape, baby, my wide receiver one in the process. Let's give Cam Ward a true wide receiver one, give him weapon in that building. And this pick is, I mean, kind of like the guys made this.

pick easy for me. With Reese and Bain going off the board, Sala was licking his chops at possibly getting like an impact pass rusher, but they're both off the board. So let's just turn the direction to the offense. Give Ward a weapon. De Bro, could you see the Titans trading up with the Jets a couple spots to get one of those two guys, or even Arizona? Could be possible. I mean, I, the only thing that I think, I don't know if either one of those franchises moves are off of it is only because of needing the impact player. Something good that could happen for Tennessee here, though, if they are salivating over one of these edges, if Arizona does decide to take a tackle at three instead of an edge.

Yeah, I just think that Jets need more. So, I mean, more picks would be better for them. And I don't know, they have a bunch already, but they still need more. That's what they, especially because free agency is going to be rough for them. They've got to overpay for guys. And those aren't the kind of guys you want to bring in your building, the ones that don't want to be there and they're just there for the bag. New York Giants up at five.

We've got all the New York teams in the top five this year. Pat, where are the Giants go here with Harbaugh now, the new head coach? Let's make it three Ohio State Buckeyes in a row. The Giants select safety, Caleb Downs. The Giants have a lot of past rushing talent, but they need some help on the back end and at linebacker. Caleb Downs can be the same sort of Swiss Army knife safety for John Harbaugh's giants that Kyle Hamilton has been for John Harbaugh's Ravens. Downs can be a box safety. He can be a deep safety.

He can cover tight ends. He can cover slot receivers. He's a demon in run support. Caleb Downs can be the Giants defensive leader, a glue guy who can do so many things for a defense. I know safety isn't considered a premium position. But when you have this type of a safety, a guy who comes from the Kyle Hamilton mold, there is immense value to that sort of guy. Pat, that's never happened, too. I was trying to Google it to see, like, has it ever happened where you get three straight picks from the same school?

I know we've gotten like, yeah, eight and first round from Alabama and things like that before, but I don't think three in a row ever from one school. That would be, that'd be wild. Good question. Yeah, we would have to. I would have to look that up. Somebody asked Claude. How's he doing today?

All right. We'll let the comments on YouTube handle it. All right. They'll tell us. Cleveland, number six here, Scott Bogman, lots of places you can go for this, but it feels like the trenches might be the best spot. It has to be. I mean, every single offensive linemen is a free agent for them this year.

And they graded dead last in. I think they were 29th and run blocking. It was miserable. It doesn't matter who was quarterbacking the Cleveland Brown team. They weren't going to have more than a Mississippi and a half to get that ball out anyway. So we're going to go with Francis Mount Noah, the offensive tackle out of Miami. I know he's, you know, a little bit of T-Rex as well, and a lot of people are projecting him to move inside to guard, like Will Campbell is likely to do. Whatever.

That's fine. It doesn't matter. you need five offensive linemen. So it doesn't matter if he's going to play tackle, if you're taking him to play guard, wherever he is. He's one of the best offensive linemen in this class. And Cleveland is absolutely desperate for alignment.

So it's just a very easy fit. Yeah, you have to do that. You have to go offensive line. I agree. All right, Washington up at seven. Look, they've got some money to spend in free agency. We just did a lot of fun free agency shows. Jake Sealy and I did them.

Tom Strachan was on one of them, too, Andrew Erickson. So check those out too, because obviously, Washington's one of those teams, depending on what they do in free agency, is going to inform what they do in the draft. So with that expectation, Dibro, Washington at 7, where do they go? I think they go edge. I think this is an easy pick for them. Give them David Bailey, edge out of Texas Tech.

I mean, look, you're talking about a defense that last year, seventh lowest pressure rate. Bailey led the freaking nation in Sacks, 15th and pass rush win rate. I mean, you add on top of this, icing on the cake is Von Miller and Diedrich Kowis are both pending free agents. This just makes too much sense. All right. Too much sense to be made there for the David Bailey pick. Let's go to DeBrow's New Orleans Saints up next. Pat, and you've got the pick here. So again, lots of ways you can go. Do they go fun or do they go trenches?

Where do you want to go for New Orleans? They go fun, and I can't wait to see what DeBrow says about this pick is because I'm giving the Saints. Jeremiah Love, a top guy at a non-premium position, and maybe to DeBrow, that might seem like putting the cart before the horse. but Love is the best running back in this draft by a mile. And he is close to the same caliber of prospect that Ashton Genty was last year. So Love, I mean, his game, instant acceleration, easy speed, burst through holes. He's a blur in the open field. He has good contact balance and a bag full of moves.

Also a really good pass catcher. Saints could go with a wide receiver here, but I think the wide receiver position is fairly deep with this class. So the running back position is not deep at all. Alvin Camara is close to the end of the line. Kendrae Miller can't stay healthy. Devin Neal is a day three pick who may or may not pan out. Love gives the Saints an explosive playmaker to help out Tyler Shuck. I like Mike Washington, Fidsey.

I'm not going to lie. Doing a lot of Mike Washington homework. I do two on day two. Yeah. I don't think he's in love's class, man. I don't know, man. I don't know. I agree.

Nobody's probably in Love's class, but like, I like Mike Washington. He's, like, flying up my board of the running back. He's starting to go over a couple guys for me. He's not at love, but I'm just saying, like, that's a guy that I'm like, he lands in the right spot. I think he's going to be a good fantasy guy. But you're right. Love is that dude.

How do you feel about love as the New Orleans Saints guy here? D'Brow, you like that? If this happens, I'm buying a Jeremiah Love. Oh, look at Dibro, buying back in on the Saints. He was, he was on. Please, me. Mickey Loomis, don't screw it up. I know you're probably going to, but please don't.

He was on strike from the Saints last year after the Shuck thing. I was so soft. I was worried Dibro wouldn't like this. I like that he's on board. Dude, I'm down with this because they need to add a weapon around, whether it's wide receiver or running back, they need to add a weapon for Tyler Shuck as well as, dude,

Callan Moore could do some fun stuff with 21 personnel with these two running backs, with him and a Camero. All right. So love off the board there. Obviously, a big running back prospect. A lot of people think maybe you go to the Chiefs. He went right before. So not so good for the Chiefs there in that scenario.

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Yeah, I mean, I hated that pick because Jeremiah Love is such an easy pick for the Chiefs here. But BPA, it makes sense for him to go a little bit higher than expected, just like Jemar Gibbs did when he was a prospect. But this team needs edge rush real bad. I'm going to give him Keldrick Falk the edge out of Auburn. He's kind of a big tweener in between. you know, playing inside and outside, they can line them up all over the formation. This team already had good run defense.

He would contribute towards that as well. But they were 24th in sacks. They only had 35. He is at least a push in that will eat up a couple of offensive linemen. So even if he's not the guy getting to the quarterback by this edition, he would be impacting other guys playing around him and getting to the quarterback by eating up some space. So I really like Keldrick Falk, I think he would be a. a nice addition to the Chiefs here on the edge.

All right, that puts the Bengals and Derek Brown with the number 10 pick up on the clock. Mansler, Delane, baby, come on down. They have corner need and they need help there, man. Like give DJ Turner a running mate for 2026 and moving forward. The thing that this could allow the Bengals do is to play more man coverage. Now, they were 10th of man coverage rate last year. But with Delane, third best man coverage grade at last year in college football, fantastic pick to really start a revitalization.

or should I say a vitalization? Vitalization. Of the Minkles' defense? Yeah. They haven't had any help in the secondary for many years now. Good pick. Mead for sure. Yeah.

Bockman does at least. All right. Now, some of us. Some of us love to go to 11 here, the Miami Dolphins. They have a new head coach as well. Everyone's got a new head coach this year. All the cool kids got new coaches. All right, Pat, where do the dolphins go to rebuild this team?

Yeah, Debrough made this a little easier by taking Delane right in front of me. And the dolphins could still go cornerback. There's at least one more. first-round caliber guy still on the board. But with one of the two best offensive tackles in this year's draft still available, Miami is going to take Spencer Fano, the tackle from Utah. Right tackle Austin Jackson has missed 20 games for the Dolphins over the last two years. That is Spencer Fano's position now.

Patrick Paul and Spencer Fano are going to be the tackles. Jackson can kick inside a guard where the dolphins could also use some help. Fano is a three-year starter in college, exceptional athlete for an offensive of linemen. He allowed zero sacks for Utah last year. All right. Number 12 is the Dallas Cowboys got Bobby. Where do you go from there? Easy is picking the draft from me. Sunny Stiles and linebacker out of Ohio State. Like this team just needs someone in the middle to tackle. They're 25th in tackle grade. Kenneth Murray might have had one of the worst linebacker seasons I've ever seen in my life this year. I mean, there was an account I remember on Instagram just

to say, here are the five worst plays of the week for the Dallas Cowboys, and all five of them would be Kenneth Murray every single time. He was miserable, graded 86 at 88. Logan Wilson was their best linebacker last year, and he was 66 graded out of 88. They need someone. Sunny Seisle's as a team leader, as a team captain. He steps up the defense. He tackles well, just an easy, easy fit for the Cowboys to get someone that can tackle on the defensive side of the ball. Thank goodness, too. We went six. whole picks without somebody from Ohio state going. So, thank goodness we got back on track.

All right, number 13 here next is the L.A. Rams. They got this pick from the Falcons. Derek Brown. Man, there's two positions that are easy to fill with this pick. It's either corner or tackle. I'm foreshadowing a little bit here. But I'm going to go ahead because I think like we kind of already set this up. There's a short top shelf of corners in this class, and one of them's already off the board.

And I think, you know, when the Rams are back on the clock, I don't think the other, this guy's going to last, honestly. So I'm going to take Jermod McCoy, corner out of Tennessee, McCreary and a Vichella Witherspoon or unrestricted free agents this upcoming season. So McCoy just fills a need, man. Plus he's good. Yeah, this is going to be tough for the Falcons to have to watch this pick happen. They might have to, like, leave the room for a little while. Oh, brutal. All right. Sorry Falcons fans.

All right, let's get to number 14. Baltimore, Ravens are up next. Pat, it's been a while since the Ravens have been up this high. So how do they take advantage of it? They are going to select Peter Woods, defensive linemen from Clemson. Baltimore could definitely use some help up front. It's still not clear whether Namdi Metabweke will be able to return from his neck injury. Without him, for most of last year, the Ravens' defense just was not the same. It seemed like Peter Woods was going to be a top 10 or maybe even a top five draft pick

after his dominant season in 2024, but his last year, Clemson was kind of a mixed bag. It was just a rough year for Clemson all around. I think Peter Woods has the versatility to be either a five technique or a three technique for the Ravens, and third downs, they could kick him inside. He is a freak athlete with speed, power, quickness, and when Peter Woods is dialed in, he is an absolute load for offensive linemen to handle. All right, so we are off to the next pick here, number 15. that's the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Scott Bogman.

I'm going to give him Cassius Howe the edge rusher out of Texas A&M. I just want to see this speedy rusher paired with these interior guys. I think with Logan Allen, with Vita Vaya pushing. I think Cassius Howe be great. And they're going to lose their team captain, Lante, David most likely retiring. Maybe he plays one more year. I mean, he is kind of the ageless wonder. He's the list of linebackers here.

He just stays and stays and stays. Hassan Reddick is a UFA. but Howell brings intensity, motor, and leadership from Texas A&M. Look, I'm giving props to an Aggie here. So if I'm doing that, you know this guy is pretty good. And I think just anyone that brings that type of motor and that type of intensity has to kick up your defense a little bit more. So I think he'd be a great addition for the bucks. Hey, it's us, the Jonas brothers.

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Continue adding to the defensive line, man. I'm going to get him defensive tackle Caleb Banks out of Florida. This is an upside and trades pick. And, I mean, teaming him with going with Rubin Bain and their first pick of the first round, I mean, just, again, this defense needs help. Let's give it to him. All right. Next up for 17 Detroit Lions are up.

Pat, you're on the clock. The Lions are going to take Caden Proctor, the massive offensive tackle from Alabama. Detroit has had one of the best offensive lines in the league in recent years, but their offensive lines started to show cracks last season. Taylor Decker might not be around much longer. Caden Proctor is just huge. 6-7, 366 pounds. There just are not many people on the planet with the combination of size and athleticism that Proctor has. 32-inch vertical jump for a dude who weighs 366 pounds.

Alabama gave Caden Proctor five rushing attempts this past season. Like he is a special dude. He started for Alabama as a true freshman. Proctor has a world of potential, and a Penae Sewell, Caden Proctor, combination at tackle, could really be something for the Lions. All right, don't forget, everybody, all this knowledge you're getting from Pat. You can check it out on the Dynasty Channel as well.

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This is the hardest pick because I feel like there's a couple spots I'd like to go with Minnesota. But the coverage is still tough there. So I gave them maybe on Terrell, the cornerback out of Clemson. Some think that Trell's too skinny to go in the first round. He's about 180 pounds. But the guy is not afraid. And he cut down on the penalties last season as well, which is kind of something that happens to the smaller guys. He tend to get flagged.

But I think he was down to two from seven year before. And, you know, this dude tackling maybe an issue for him, of course, he has a smaller guy. But he plays the ball really well and even punches it out. He has that peanut punch. Five force fumbles this season. three in 2024 as well. And he is a slightly above 50% completion rate allowed. And having him play on the outside would be able to free up Byron Murphy to play in the slot,

which probably is the way his career is going at this point. So Avion Torell, the cornerback out of Clemson going to the Vikings. Carolina Panthers at 19. Derek Brown, the pick is yours. Man, there's a lot of ways I could go with all the edges kind of flying off the board. I don't feel like I'm going to chase the position. I'm just going to go BPA here and give Bryce Young. another weapon.

And honestly, the Panthers, this is, you flub the pick with Xavier Leggett. Let's get him Jordan Tyson here and make up for that, wide receiver out of ASU.

That's quite a duo. I feel like we're wasting all these wide receivers on Bryce Young, though, D'Bro. I mean, can't get a quarterback. Well,

Bryce Young can't get it done. There will be a new quarterback for Carolina next year. If you can't get done with McMillan and Tyson, then you can't get it done, I feel like. Fair.

All right. So let's go to Dallas. So real quick, though, so if Tyson goes there, what kind of what does that do you know it's first round receiver obviously but what was that do for his dynasty value in carolina you think i mean you're betting on talent for him and i think it's a good mishmash of skill sets between him tett and keep jela koker in the slot yeah that's

why i didn't go with some of the other wide receivers here because you're getting duplicity based off of taking somebody that could be slot confined like a mckeye lemon and stuff so i felt like tyson also meshes well with the skill sets but for me with wide receivers and landing spots. The NFL in that landscape and the quarterback position can change so quickly, you just go ahead and bet on talent for these guys. I love Koker, by the way, so Bailow in Dynasty this year. All right, let's get to number 20. Dallas Cowboys back again. Part of the Micah Parsons trade, so they got another pick here. So Pat, what do they do with the second one? I love the Sunny Stiles pick that Bogman made for the Cowboys at number 12.

So let's keep fortifying the Dallas defense by giving the Cowboys Clemson Edge, T.J. Parker. Parker was an absolute monster for Clemson as a sophomore in 2024. Like he was a lot like Peter Woods and that he had this great season in 2024 then fell off a little. Parker's junior year not as good. Clemson was just a mess in 2025. But Parker has a world of potential. Long arms. He's powerful.

He has a knack for stripping the ball. Like if you would have told me after the 2024 season that T.J. Parker was going to be available at number 20 in the 2026 draft, I would have looked at you as if you had a third eye in the middle of your forehead. But in this mock, Parker is there and he is the pick for Dallas. All right. So Dallas gets another selection here. And somehow the stars have aligned for Scott Bogman at 21 to pick for the Pittsburgh Steelers. So Boggs, what do you want to give your hometown team?

It's not Ty Simpson, which I know is like the favorite mock pick and everything. It's McCoy Lemon for me, the wide receiver out of USC. And D.Brow's right. he's probably a slot only guy in the NFL, but Steelers don't care. They need everything on offense. So wide receiver has been the obvious biggest need for a long time. They tried to trade Ryuk. They were in on Brian Thomas.

They were in on any wide receiver whose name came up. Couldn't make it happen. And they went and got MVS and Adam Thielen and everyone who got cut had a chance through Pittsburgh. It seemed last year. Let's stop it with the nonsense and get an actual playmaker that's grease, lightning, and just slippery as crazy. easy. Mackay Lemon snaps off those routes so well. He gets massive separation. It doesn't really matter who the quarterback is going to be. You're going to have to have targets in Pittsburgh. So adding someone that can make plays underneath would also help D.K. Metcalf would help the tight ends and the run game. It's just this is obviously the biggest need for the Steelers. And it would be great if Mackay Lemon was still on the board for them at 21. Boggs, is D.K. the only guy on the roster right now at wide receiver? Yeah, Calvin Austin, I think is still on the roster.

Roman Wilson too. Oh, yeah, Roman Wilson. Even though Arthur Smith never wanted to play him, he still exists. I mean, look, it's probably better for him that Arthur Smith is out and Tomlin is out. So he can just either reestablish or get cut and go somewhere else. Yeah, that's fair. All right. Next up here, after McKinian Lemon goes to the Pittsburgh Steelers, we have the Chargers at 22.

And Derek Brown is up with the pick. Got to go trenches here, man. Oliva Vega, Ioni. guard out of Penn State. Zion Johnson and Trevor Penning are both unrestricted free agents. They have to improve the interior of this offensive line. They're going to do it here. Zero sacks, one QB hit over the last two seasons for this player. Okay. Next up, the Philadelphia Eagles at 23. Pat, they go offense or they go defense? They're going to go offense. They're going to take Kenyon, Sadiq, the tight end from Oregon.

Dallas Goddard, 31 years old, about to become an unrestricted free agents. Cadiq can be the Eagles tight end of the future. He is big enough and a good enough blocker to play in line. But he's also just an athletic freak. He is a 41.5 inch vertical jump. He's probably going to run a 4-5 at the Combine. Like Cadiq has a world of potential and he is the Eagles new tight end. I like this pick, especially if they do move on from A.J. Brown,

just kind of reconfigure the offense a little bit. Just change it up. New coordinator, some fresh blood, some, you know, a little fresh scheme in there. there too. I think that could be very good for them. All right. Next up here after the Eagles, you have Cleveland at 24 with a pick they inherited from the Jacksonville Jaguar. So Boggs, where you go with Cleveland's second selection in the first round? I mean, this could easily be more offensive line, right? Like, they need... Easily. They need a lot there. But I went with Casey Concepcion on the wide receiver from Texas A&M. I think he's the most obvious fit here for the Browns. They

need a home run hitter. They need speed. They have... Judy for routes. They have Fanon in the seam. You have Tillman for contested catches, but they have no juice on this offense at the wide receiver position. We saw a little bit of it from Isaiah Bond last season. But, you know, Shador Sanders was great throwing the ball downfield to Colorado, getting the ball into the hands of his playmakers like Travis Hunter. And I think that's what Casey Concepcion would bring to the Cleveland Browns, a guy that isn't going to be a possession demon or anything like that. We can make plays on special teams and make your big plays for this team to stretch the field a little bit and make the defense think a little bit as

well. So got to be all offense for Cleveland here. I'm glad you brought up Bond because I want to talk about that because I feel like this is kind of redundant, right? Then isn't Bond's job to kind of stretch a little bit with that speed and do that and to take Camman Concepcion on the same roster? Sure, but he couldn't do it. So I think Casey Concepcion can do it. Like I just think he's... I think he's a much better prospect than Bond was. Yeah. Do you worry about the size of Concepcion This is A&M guy, by the way. I'm making that. I know.

For Bobman to say this, it's painting him inside. I understand that. We had to be because he's one of the guys on Twitch that Deeper and I just broke down, too. I'm concerned about the size a little bit. I know he fights for the football. I know he's got a high motor. Like, I love all this stuff about him. He's a fun kid.

He's very exciting. He plays hard. I worry about the size and him winning at the NFL level. Do you have that concern? I mean, sure. He's not without faults, but he's also young. He's not done yet. And he has the attitude you want for a guy that.

smaller. So once he gets a little bit better with his hands and finding separation in his routes, I think he's going to be very explosive. So I would hate this pick for the Browns. I hope they make a terrible one. Well, who knows? Maybe it'll end up being terrible after all. It is the Browns. All right. This show is brought to you by Hard Rock Bet, Florida's Sportsbook, and I know it's tough and no football. Everybody's sad right now. But like the song says, I bet I will survive. And with Hard Rock Bet, there's always something to bet on every single night, whether it's hoops, hockey, or much more stay in there for the same game. Arles live betting and player props, all are there for you in Hard Rock Bet as the official

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that's necessarily wrong, but you're looking at a roster that has impending free agents. of Kevin Byard, Jaquan Brisker, and Chauncey Gardner Johnson, as well as their salary cap situation. They are 10 milly over the cap right now. They're not going to be able to bring back all of those safeties. Let's give him a safety. Emmanuel McNeill Warren, nine pass breakups over the last two years. This guy can create turnovers, and he's a menace on defense. All right.

So there you go. The Chicago Bears are done, which brings up the Buffalo Bills at 26. Oh, Pat, I'm excited about this one. I like it. Let's go. Very excited. This is one of my dudes. Joe, if the board falls like this and Bill's general manager, Brandon Bean, does not take Denzel Boston, the receiver from the University of Washington.

Bill's fans are going to storm team headquarters, the torches and pitch for us. There's no question about it. Like, the bills are making this pick in like 10 seconds. They desperately need a playmaker, a wide receiver. Boston is 6'4, 209 pounds, a true ex-receiver, a good and contested catch situations. He's, he's, he's, going to be dangerous in the red zone and the green zone, sneaky speed for a bigger guy. Denzel Boston gives Josh Allen the past catching help he so desperately needs. He gave me Pooka Nakua vibes, man. Like they moving them around a lot of Washington. You have, you know, he, we were just pointing out, too,

the quarterback play was subpar sometimes, and he makes the quarterback look good. He comes back and catches balls that he has no business catching. He's able to make adjustments on the fly. We were breaking down the tape. I really like him. You compared him, D-Bro, to, to Cortland Sutton.

I went with Puka because I just, I think the style of play is like right there. If he ends up with Josh Allen, through the roof, baby. I love this pick. Pat, you just made my day. You were talking about, well, we mentioned that we had Steve Munch on in our first mock draft show. So I was listening to McShay and Munch. It sounds like those guys think Boston is, like I know there's kind of a big three with

Carnell Tate, McClellan, Jordan Tyson. It sounds like those guys think it's more of a big four with Boston in that group, too. And I agree. He's at least in his own tier if he's not in that tier with those three guys. And look, people forget, Puka was not in that first, like, he wasn't the number one guy in the class.

He was injury prone, but even so, like, there were a lot of people were taking different shots of him different times. 27, San Francisco 49er, Scott Bogman, you're up. Another pretty easy one, in my opinion. This is Caden MacDonald, the Interior Defensive Alignment from Ohio State.

I mean, how long has been since we've had a Buckeye go here, you know, so I had to get one in here. But this is the best player on the board, in my opinion. He's one of the best interior run defenders, if not the best, in this draft. The Niners were exposed last year by the Seahawks, 175 yards on the ground. They gave up in that wildcard loss, 180 in the week 17 loss.

And, I mean, just look at these interior defenders grades. I know not everyone loves PFF, but these grades are disgusting. CJ West, 124 of 127. Freddie Collins, my boy from Texas, not a good rookie season. Same grade as CJ West, so the same result, 124 out of 127. Jordan Elliott 1-10, Clea Davis, 122. It is awful on the interior for San Francisco. So if Caden McDonald were to make it to them at 27,

they would run that card up real, real fast. All right, D, bro, that puts the Houston Texans up next at 28. And I think it's got to be offensive line, right? Yep, I agree with you. Caleb Lomu, come on down, offensive tackle out of Utah. I mean, Texans cycled through a billion combinations of offensive line and moving guys around trying to find something that work,

newsflash, nothing worked. So outside of some promise from Arionte Urstery down the stretch last year, so giving an offensive lineman to this team just makes so much sense. Okay. So offensive line to Houston Texans, no shock there. How about the Rams, Pat? Would they go to the offensive line as well? Yeah, they are going to have to go that way.

And Debril set this up with his first pick where the Rams could probably go either cornerback or offensive line. And I'm sure they're probably also at least. entertaining the possibility of taking Ty Simpson here with, you know, maybe only one more year left for Matthew Stafford. But the Rams really need to find a replacement for Rob Havenstein, who came out of the University of Wisconsin's offensive line factory, gave the Rams 11 good years and just announced his retirement. And by the way, the Rams were still in St. Louis for Havenstein's rookie year. That's how far back he goes with this team. So the Rams need a right tackle.

Monroe Freeling was a second team all. right tackle for the Georgia Bulldogs last season. He's a big athletic dude who only gave up two sacks last year. Plug and play replacement for Havenstein. Okay. So there you have, two offensive tackles back to back. That brings up the Denver Broncos at 30.

Scott Boggman back to you. Yeah, enough of these damn Aggies. Denver, Anthony Hill, linebacker, Texas. Let's go. Look, they could use a weapon as well. I could easily see them trading up to try to get Denzel Boston. if he does slip into, you know, the mid-20s, early 20s, somewhere around there.

But Alex Singleton is the biggest UFA they have. Anthony Hill is a rangey linebacker. He's always near the ball. He's explosive in the blitz. He has long arms and knock down running backs and pass pro and the ball, you know, jumping at the line. And he's a drop-and-drive wrap-up tackler when he does it right. He does have a little inconsistency there, but most of the time he's drop-and-drive and

drops the guy right where they stand. So really like Anthony Hill's speed, and he's just always near the ball. So I think he would fit the Denver defense. That was already great perfectly. All right. Two more picks remain. New England Patriots.

Debrough, what do you have for my Pats? I hope you're happy with this, Joey. I'm going to give them Edge Akeem, Mesidor. Look, for all the great things that the Pats, I mean, look, for all the great things that the Pats did this last season, they were ninth, had the ninth lowest pressure rate. Cleveon Chase on is an understores.

strict a free agent. They need to add to that D-line. Mesodore last year, fourth in sacks amongst edges, third in hurries, feels a need. Do you think they sign a left tackle and free agency? I don't. I still, I think Will Campbell's getting way too much hate right now. People are kind of crazy with all this kind of stuff. Keep them a tackle for next year. All right. Let's go to Seattle. Last 32, but first, because they are the champs, Pat, close it out for us. Yeah, I think there's about an 80% chance, the Seahawks trade this pick. GM, John. Schneider often trades down in the first round. It's kind of rare when he didn't last year to take Gray Zabel.

And there are always teams looking to move back into the end of the first round. So the Seahawks could use cornerback help. They could maybe use another offensive lineman. They can move down and get what they want. But since we're forcing Seattle to make this pick, they are going to take a cornerback. It's Chris Johnson of San Diego State. I think Johnson probably ends up going in the second round, and he may well go behind either Brandon Cisei,

of South Carolina or Colton Hood of Tennessee, who are both still on the board at this point, but Cise and Hood are man coverage specialists. Seahawks play a lot of zone, and Chris Johnson thrives in zone. He allowed a pass rating of 16.1 on throws into his coverage last season with no touchdowns and four interceptions.

He is a zone ace, and he'd be a really good fit for the Seahawks. Great. One of the best defenses in the league just got better. Terrific. Fantastic. All right. job gentlemen again make sure you subscribe to the youtube channel on the podcast feed don't forget about the dynasty podcast feed that's now available as well and of course the youtube channel for that

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