We compiled mock drafts from the top experts based on their history of NFL mock draft accuracy. Below we take a look at how those top experts rank the 2026 NFL Draft class of prospects. Here is an expert consensus 2026 NFL Draft Big Board and prospect rankings. You can also create consensus 2026 NFL Draft Big Boards and prospect rankings using any of the experts.
2026 NFL Draft Big Board
| RK | PLAYER NAME | TEAM | POS | BEST | WORST | AVG. | STD.DEV |
| 1 | Fernando Mendoza (Indiana) | QB1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.4 | |
| 2 | Jeremiyah Love (Notre Dame) | RB1 | 1 | 9 | 3.5 | 3.3 | |
| 3 | David Bailey (Texas Tech) | EDGE1 | 2 | 12 | 4.3 | 3.6 | |
| 4 | Mansoor Delane (Virginia Tech) | CB1 | 3 | 13 | 7.3 | 4.4 | |
| 5 | Arvell Reese (Ohio State) | LB1 | 1 | 12 | 7.7 | 4.5 | |
| 6 | Carnell Tate (Ohio State) | WR1 | 6 | 19 | 8.8 | 4.7 | |
| 7 | Rueben Bain Jr. (Miami) | EDGE2 | 2 | 17 | 9.2 | 5.2 | |
| 8 | Francis Mauigoa (Miami) | OT1 | 5 | 13 | 10.3 | 3.5 | |
| 9 | Spencer Fano (Utah) | OT2 | 6 | 15 | 12.3 | 3.8 | |
| 10 | Ty Simpson (Alabama) | QB2 | 5 | 28 | 12.7 | 10.5 | |
| 11 | Jermod McCoy (Tennessee) | CB2 | 8 | 16 | 13.2 | 3.4 | |
| 12 | Olaivavega Ioane (Penn State) | OG1 | 9 | 22 | 14.7 | 5.8 | |
| 13 | Caleb Downs (Ohio State) | S1 | 2 | 28 | 15.5 | 12.5 | |
| 14 | Keldric Faulk (Auburn) | DE1 | 8 | 39 | 19.5 | 10.1 | |
| 15 | Sonny Styles (Ohio State) | LB2 | 13 | 21 | 19.5 | 2.9 | |
| 16 | Makai Lemon | USC | WR2 | 10 | 40 | 19.8 | 9.7 |
| 17 | Jordyn Tyson (Arizona State) | WR3 | 7 | 33 | 21 | 10.9 | |
| 18 | Kenyon Sadiq (Oregon) | TE1 | 10 | 27 | 21.5 | 6 | |
| 19 | Caleb Banks (Florida) | DT1 | 7 | 34 | 21.7 | 10.4 | |
| 20 | Peter Woods (Clemson) | DT2 | 7 | 82 | 25.2 | 26 | |
| 21 | Avieon Terrell (Clemson) | CB3 | 16 | 42 | 25.3 | 8 | |
| 22 | Brandon Cisse (South Carolina) | CB4 | 13 | 35 | 27.5 | 9.1 | |
| 23 | C.J. Allen (Georgia) | LB3 | 24 | 30 | 27.7 | 2.3 | |
| 24 | Denzel Boston (Washington) | WR4 | 18 | 37 | 27.8 | 7 | |
| 25 | Cashius Howell (Texas A&M) | EDGE3 | 17 | 59 | 30.8 | 14.5 | |
| 26 | Akheem Mesidor (Miami | FL | DT3 | 7 | 50 | 31 | 12.6 |
| 27 | Kayden McDonald (Ohio State) | DT4 | 10 | 36 | 18.2 | 10.6 | |
| 28 | Emmanuel Pregnon (Oregon) | OG2 | 18 | 54 | 32.5 | 13 | |
| 29 | K.C. Concepcion (Texas A&M) | WR5 | 22 | 52 | 33.5 | 9.6 | |
| 30 | Colton Hood (Tennessee) | CB5 | 17 | 33 | 23 | 5.9 | |
| 31 | Kadyn Proctor (Alabama) | OT3 | 16 | 68 | 36.7 | 18.8 | |
| 32 | Anthony Hill Jr. (Texas) | LB4 | 34 | 44 | 36.8 | 3.3 | |
| 33 | Jadarian Price (Notre Dame) | RB2 | 23 | 73 | 38.5 | 19.4 | |
| 34 | Garrett Nussmeier | LSU | QB3 | 14 | 110 | 47.3 | 36.9 |
| 35 | Caleb Lomu (Utah) | OT4 | 18 | 84 | 46.3 | 27.2 | |
| 36 | Jake Slaughter (Florida) | OG3 | 27 | 83 | 47.5 | 19.8 | |
| 37 | Dillon Thieneman (Oregon) | S2 | 37 | 76 | 47.7 | 13.2 | |
| 38 | Emmanuel McNeil-Warren (Toledo) | S3 | 32 | 46 | 38.4 | 5 | |
| 39 | Carson Beck (Miami) | QB4 | 20 | 91 | 49 | 29.8 | |
| 40 | Max Klare (Ohio State) | TE2 | 26 | 80 | 50 | 24.6 | |
| 41 | Connor Lew (Auburn) | OG4 | 38 | 61 | 50.2 | 8.1 | |
| 42 | Chris Bell (Louisville) | WR6 | 33 | 73 | 51 | 14.5 | |
| 43 | Lee Hunter (Texas Tech) | DT5 | 8 | 83 | 52 | 30.5 | |
| 44 | T.J. Parker (Clemson) | EDGE4 | 19 | 87 | 52.5 | 26 | |
| 45 | R Mason Thomas (Oklahoma) | EDGE5 | 24 | 80 | 54 | 18.4 | |
| 46 | Monroe Freeling (Georgia) | OT5 | 32 | 68 | 46.4 | 11.9 | |
| 47 | Zion Young (Missouri) | EDGE6 | 14 | 80 | 56.3 | 23.1 | |
| 48 | Deontae Lawson (Alabama) | LB5 | 44 | 84 | 56.5 | 13.8 | |
| 49 | Jonah Coleman (Washington) | RB3 | 30 | 92 | 57.3 | 27 | |
| 50 | D’Angelo Ponds (Indiana) | CB6 | 45 | 74 | 58.2 | 12.6 | |
| 51 | Chase Bisontis (Texas A&M) | OG5 | 18 | 86 | 52.6 | 22 | |
| 52 | Blake Miller (Clemson) | OT6 | 39 | 87 | 61 | 21.8 | |
| 53 | Max Iheanachor () | OT7 | 27 | 89 | 61.3 | 21.4 | |
| 54 | Chris Brazzell II (Tennessee) | WR7 | 52 | 81 | 61.5 | 9.7 | |
| 55 | Eli Stowers (Vanderbilt) | TE3 | 43 | 74 | 54 | 10.5 | |
| 56 | Kamari Ramsey | USC | S4 | 37 | 79 | 61.7 | 15.8 |
| 57 | Nicholas Singleton (Penn State) | RB4 | 32 | 96 | 54.2 | 24.7 | |
| 58 | Jake Golday () | LB6 | 44 | 69 | 54.2 | 8.7 | |
| 59 | Germie Bernard (Alabama) | WR8 | 47 | 86 | 62.5 | 13 | |
| 60 | Malachi Fields (Notre Dame) | WR9 | 32 | 71 | 56.2 | 14.2 | |
| 61 | Gabe Jacas (Illinois) | EDGE7 | 41 | 90 | 63.5 | 19.7 | |
| 62 | Zachariah Branch (Georgia) | WR10 | 42 | 81 | 56.8 | 14.3 | |
| 63 | LT Overton (Alabama) | DT6 | 31 | 83 | 57.6 | 21.7 | |
| 64 | Jacob Rodriguez () | LB7 | 58 | 72 | 65.5 | 6.3 | |
| 65 | Demond Claiborne (Wake Forest) | RB5 | 43 | 128 | 68 | 31.6 | |
| 66 | Ja’Kobi Lane | USC | WR11 | 53 | 87 | 69.2 | 10.9 |
| 67 | Harold Perkins Jr. | LSU | LB8 | 35 | 100 | 69.8 | 20.5 |
| 68 | Drew Allar (Penn State) | QB5 | 45 | 129 | 70.6 | 33.8 | |
| 69 | Gennings Dunker (Iowa) | OT8 | 43 | 92 | 70.8 | 20.4 | |
| 70 | Kyle Louis () | LB9 | 44 | 125 | 75.2 | 25.3 | |
| 71 | Emmett Johnson (Nebraska) | RB6 | 30 | 84 | 57 | 19.1 | |
| 72 | Chris Johnson (San Diego State) | CB7 | 42 | 74 | 57 | 14.2 | |
| 73 | Sam Roush (Stanford) | TE4 | 55 | 130 | 72.4 | 29.2 | |
| 74 | Keith Abney II (Arizona State) | CB8 | 46 | 70 | 60.5 | 10.1 | |
| 75 | Josiah Trotter (Missouri) | LB10 | 62 | 89 | 68.8 | 10.3 | |
| 76 | Omar Cooper Jr. (Indiana) | WR12 | 37 | 59 | 50 | 9.4 | |
| 77 | Ar’maj Reed-Adams () | IOL1 | 50 | 124 | 69.3 | 31.6 | |
| 78 | Keionte Scott () | CB9 | 42 | 85 | 64 | 16.6 | |
| 79 | Isaiah World (Oregon) | OT9 | 40 | 67 | 52.7 | 11.1 | |
| 80 | Kaytron Allen (Penn State) | RB7 | 56 | 102 | 73.4 | 21 | |
| 81 | Derrick Moore (Michigan) | EDGE8 | 61 | 91 | 77.7 | 12.5 | |
| 82 | Logan Jones (Iowa) | C1 | 53 | 142 | 81.6 | 32.5 | |
| 83 | A.J. Haulcy | LSU | S5 | 50 | 90 | 73.4 | 13 |
| 84 | Julian Neal () | CB10 | 35 | 87 | 70.3 | 20.6 | |
| 85 | Romello Height (Texas Tech) | EDGE9 | 39 | 97 | 81 | 19.9 | |
| 86 | Malik Muhammad (Texas) | CB11 | 59 | 66 | 63.7 | 3.3 | |
| 87 | Cade Klubnik (Clemson) | QB6 | 66 | 143 | 85.3 | 33.3 | |
| 88 | Bud Clark () | S6 | 78 | 118 | 86.2 | 14.4 | |
| 89 | Dani Dennis-Sutton () | EDGE10 | 52 | 79 | 66.7 | 11.2 | |
| 90 | Sam Hecht () | IOL2 | 52 | 120 | 84 | 22.2 | |
| 91 | J’Mari Taylor (Virginia) | RB8 | 67 | 162 | 90.8 | 41.1 | |
| 92 | Antonio Williams (Clemson) | WR13 | 60 | 88 | 76.3 | 10.9 | |
| 93 | Michael Trigg (Baylor) | TE5 | 77 | 92 | 81 | 5.8 | |
| 94 | Mike Washington Jr. (Arkansas) | RB9 | 72 | 136 | 89 | 24.9 | |
| 95 | Joshua Josephs (Tennessee) | EDGE11 | 46 | 65 | 55.5 | 9.5 | |
| 96 | Deion Burks (Oklahoma) | WR14 | 61 | 94 | 79.3 | 13.1 | |
| 97 | Elijah Sarratt (Indiana) | WR15 | 58 | 60 | 59 | 1 | |
| 98 | Domani Jackson (Alabama) | CB12 | 54 | 150 | 89.3 | 43.1 | |
| 99 | Darrell Jackson Jr. (Florida State) | DT7 | 64 | 97 | 80.8 | 11.7 | |
| 100 | Caleb Tiernan (Northwestern) | OT10 | 53 | 72 | 62.5 | 9.5 | |
2026 NFL Draft Scouting Reports
Fernando Mendoza (QB – Indiana)
One of the cleaner quarterback prospects in recent memory, he offers an impressive combination of prototypical size, high-end decision-making, solid arm talent, and excellent accuracy which should allow him to become an effective pro passer sooner rather than later. While it would be nice to see more consistent confidence to stay in the pocket and work through reads, there really aren’t many flaws to his game, although he may not have quite the same upside as some recent top picks at the position. After his undefeated 2025 campaign culminating in the Heisman and a national championship, is currently the favorite to go number one overall on draft day.
Projection: Round 1
Check out the full 2026 NFL Draft Scouting Report for Fernando Mendoza
David Bailey (EDGE – Texas Tech)
A highly tenacious edge rusher who has the first-step, speed, and agility to threaten the edge on passing downs, and who brings the same motor in the run game as well, his excellent 2025 campaign has him in the high first-round conversation. At the same time, he’s not quite as clean of a prospect as his numbers would lead you to believe, and will need to continue to add functional strength, improve his pad level, and diversify his arsenal of rush moves/counters. Frame suggests he’s likely to be viewed as more of a rush linebacker than even-front base end.
Projection: Round 1
Check out the full 2026 NFL Draft Scouting Report for David Bailey
Arvell Reese (LB – Ohio State)
One of the most versatile defenders in recent memory, Reese can defend the run between the tackles or flow sideline-to-sideline as a traditional off-ball linebacker, threaten the edge as a speed rusher on passing downs or shade over the slot and work in coverage.
There appears to be divided opinion on whether Reese is primarily a linebacker or EDGE defender. The former seems to be a slightly better fit. Either way, Reese looks poised to be one of the top players off the board on draft day.
Projection: Round 1
Check out the full 2026 NFL Draft Scouting Report for Arvell Reese
One of the most disciplined, intelligent and consistent prospects in the class, Downs looks just as comfortable working down into the box to defend the run and tackle ball-carriers as he does working in different types of zone coverage, from traditional high-zone looks to zones closer to the line of scrimmage.
Downs might not have quite as sexy a highlight reel as some other top safeties in recent drafts, but he is probably safer and more well-rounded. Looks like a safe bet to be a high first-round pick and early, long-term starter.
Projection: Round 1
Check out the full 2026 NFL Draft Scouting Report for Caleb Downs
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