Chase Reid, Carson Carels and Gavin McKenna are the top three picks in this mock draft. David Berding, Steve Dunsmoor, Jaime Crawford / Getty Images A few years ago, we decided to test out a new idea: ...

Gavin McKenna, Carson Carels and Ivar Stenberg are projected top-five picks in this mock draft. Steve Dunsmoor, Monika Majer / Getty; Joe Camporeale / Imagn Each year, The Athletic’s prospects writers ...

The world of backend engineering is changing fast, and two big trends are coming together: serverless computing and artificial intelligence. This combination is creating amazing opportunities for ...

As always, we were treated to an exciting first round of the 2026 NFL Draft, like the LA Rams throwing their locker room into turmoil by selecting the heir apparent to Matthew Stafford, who happens to ...

This is it: my final 2026 NFL mock draft. It's the one where, after months of preaching "don't overthink it," I do just that one last time. This is my best guess at how the first round will unfold, ...

It's the eve of the 2026 NFL Draft, and after a year’s worth of player evaluations and careful combing of current team needs, this is how I see things shaking out over the first two rounds. I ...

Methodology: ADP = average of the six mock values. Consensus ranked via ADP. "—" in columns indicates player was not selected in that analyst's mock (value of 33 used for ADP calculation). Welcome to ...

On the eve of the 2026 NFL draft, ESPN's Peter Schrager dropped his final first-round mock that features Jeremiyah Love going in the top three and a trade up for the Dallas Cowboys. Amid the rising ...

One quarterback will go in the first round of the NFL draft, but he won’t have to wait long to hear his name. And five Ohio State players will go in the opening round, including four in the first ...

The Seattle Seahawks fill their most pressing needs in this seven-round 2026 NFL mock draft, improving their chances of repeating as champs. Following their Super Bowl campaign, the Seattle Seahawks ...

As part of his Day 2 mock of the 2026 NFL Draft, Lance Zierlein projects how Round 3 will play out. Where does quarterback Carson Beck land? Which five teams select wide receivers? With Round 1 of the ...

My final mock draft before the real thing is also the most trade-heavy mock I've had so far. Typically, when it comes to my final mock, I go with the "last and best guess" approach. That's what I'm ...