Daniel Jeremiah · Apr 23, 2026

Daniel Jeremiah's final 2026 NFL mock draft, projecting the first round pick by pick (including mock trades), starting with Fernando Mendoza to the Raiders at No. 1 and ending with Peter Woods to the Ravens via a trade with Seattle.

“Fernando Mendoza, the Indiana Heisman winning quarterback, is going to go to the Las Vegas Raiders.”

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38 checkable claims from this

Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.

Mock Draft PicksApr 23, 2026
“Peter Woods is still out there, very talented d tackle from Clemson, the Baltimore Ravens ... They get Peter Woods.”
Scored 0 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 90.69 against a shuffle’s 50+40.69 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
40.69
player:
Peter Woods
season:
2026
zero at:
undrafted
outcome:
went undrafted in 2026; later signed with KC
accuracy:
0
baseline:
50
actual pick:
undrafted
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
0
predicted pick:
32
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
90.69
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Mock Draft PicksApr 23, 2026
“We keep it going here to the Kansas City Chiefs their second first round pick ... Now we come back and get Trading Stokes out of Arizona”
Scored 0 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 90.69 against a shuffle’s 50+40.69 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
40.69
player:
Trading Stokes
season:
2026
zero at:
undrafted
outcome:
went undrafted in 2026; has not appeared on an NFL roster
accuracy:
0
baseline:
50
actual pick:
undrafted
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
0
predicted pick:
29
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
90.69
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Mock Draft PicksApr 23, 2026
“Next up, we have got the New England Patriots. This is Chris Johnson.”
Scored 0 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 90.69 against a shuffle’s 50+40.69 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
40.69
player:
Chris Johnson
season:
2026
zero at:
undrafted
outcome:
went undrafted in 2026; later signed with MIA
accuracy:
0
baseline:
50
actual pick:
undrafted
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
0
predicted pick:
31
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
90.69
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Mock Draft PicksApr 23, 2026
“We get to the Miami Dolphins Caleb Lomu.”
Scored 91.7 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 90.69 against a shuffle’s 50+40.69 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
40.69
player:
Caleb Lomu
season:
2026
zero at:
32
accuracy:
91.7
baseline:
50
actual pick:
28
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
91.7
predicted pick:
30
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
90.69
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Mock Draft PicksApr 23, 2026
“Let's go to twenty seven where the Niners are on the clock ... Denzel Boston out of the University of Washington”
Scored 59.46 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 90.69 against a shuffle’s 50+40.69 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
40.69
player:
Denzel Boston
season:
2026
zero at:
32
accuracy:
59.46
baseline:
50
actual pick:
39
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
59.46
predicted pick:
27
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
90.69
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Mock Draft PicksApr 23, 2026
“Who's coming up? Not a shocker here. It's the Arizona Cardinals and it is ty Simpson time.”
Scored 56.94 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 90.69 against a shuffle’s 50+40.69 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
40.69
player:
Ty Simpson
season:
2026
zero at:
32
accuracy:
56.94
baseline:
50
actual pick:
13
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
56.94
predicted pick:
26
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
90.69
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Mock Draft PicksApr 23, 2026
“We get to the Chicago Bears ... Keldric Faulk playing that six technique on the edge.”
Scored 77.11 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 90.69 against a shuffle’s 50+40.69 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
40.69
player:
Keldric Faulk
season:
2026
zero at:
32
accuracy:
77.11
baseline:
50
actual pick:
31
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
77.11
predicted pick:
25
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
90.69
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Mock Draft PicksApr 23, 2026
“To me, I thought, Tampa a key mesidor makes sense for them, and I had them trading back ... They can slide back here to this spot”
Scored 0 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 90.69 against a shuffle’s 50+40.69 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
40.69
player:
Akheem Mesidor
season:
2026
zero at:
undrafted
outcome:
went undrafted in 2026; later signed with LAC
accuracy:
0
baseline:
50
actual pick:
undrafted
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
0
predicted pick:
23
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
90.69
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Mock Draft PicksApr 23, 2026
“Next up, we have the Dallas Cowboys. Look who just fell in their lap In this scenario, they go get one of the top players and Downs.”
Scored 95.76 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 90.69 against a shuffle’s 50+40.69 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
40.69
player:
Caleb Downs
season:
2026
zero at:
32
accuracy:
95.76
baseline:
50
actual pick:
11
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
95.76
predicted pick:
12
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
90.69
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Mock Draft PicksApr 23, 2026
“I'm going to give him Carnell Tate, a big time receiver to add to that group”
Scored 77.11 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 90.69 against a shuffle’s 50+40.69 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
40.69
player:
Carnell Tate
season:
2026
zero at:
32
accuracy:
77.11
baseline:
50
actual pick:
4
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
77.11
predicted pick:
10
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
90.69
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Mock Draft PicksApr 23, 2026
“I have them going with the top corner in the draft and mansour Delane out of LSU”
Scored 87.81 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 90.69 against a shuffle’s 50+40.69 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
40.69
player:
Mansoor Delane
season:
2026
zero at:
32
accuracy:
87.81
baseline:
50
actual pick:
6
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
87.81
predicted pick:
9
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
90.69
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Mock Draft PicksApr 23, 2026
“Go get Ruben Bain from the University of Miami to shore up to edge rush position”
Scored 84.09 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 90.69 against a shuffle’s 50+40.69 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
40.69
player:
Rueben Bain
season:
2026
zero at:
32
accuracy:
84.09
baseline:
50
actual pick:
15
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
84.09
predicted pick:
11
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
90.69
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Position Order CallsApr 23, 2026
“I have them going with the top corner in the draft and mansour Delane out of LSU”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 12.64+87.36 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
naming one of the 27 at random averages 12.64
skill:
87.36
player:
Mansoor Delane
season:
2026
zero at:
credit halves every two places
accuracy:
100
baseline:
12.64
position:
cornerback
class size:
27
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
actual order:
1
predicted order:
1
weeks left when called:
0
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Mock Draft PicksApr 23, 2026
“Francis Mauinoah out of Miami is a plug and play right tackle ... what do they do here at eight in the first round”
Scored 91.7 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 90.69 against a shuffle’s 50+40.69 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
40.69
player:
Francis Mauigoa
season:
2026
zero at:
32
accuracy:
91.7
baseline:
50
actual pick:
10
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
91.7
predicted pick:
8
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
90.69
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Mock Draft PicksApr 23, 2026
“Next up behind them, we have the Washington Commanders... And here you've got Jordan Tyson ... Washington takes Jordan Tyson over Tate at seven”
Scored 95.76 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 90.69 against a shuffle’s 50+40.69 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
40.69
player:
Jordyn Tyson
season:
2026
zero at:
32
accuracy:
95.76
baseline:
50
actual pick:
8
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
95.76
predicted pick:
7
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
90.69
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Mock Draft PicksApr 23, 2026
“the Giants take Jeremiah Love at five overall”
Scored 91.7 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 90.69 against a shuffle’s 50+40.69 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
40.69
player:
Jeremiyah Love
season:
2026
zero at:
32
accuracy:
91.7
baseline:
50
actual pick:
3
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
91.7
predicted pick:
5
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
90.69
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Mock Draft PicksApr 23, 2026
“This one you can write in Penn, Fernando Mendoza, the Indiana Heisman winning quarterback, is going to go to the Las Vegas Raiders.”
Scored 100 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 90.69 against a shuffle’s 50+40.69 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
40.69
player:
Fernando Mendoza
season:
2026
zero at:
32
accuracy:
100
baseline:
50
actual pick:
1
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
100
predicted pick:
1
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
90.69
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Mock Draft PicksApr 23, 2026
“we can keep it rolling here and get to the Baltimore Ravens ... Let's go get the fastest tight end there is and Sadik out of Oregon.”
Scored 91.7 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 90.69 against a shuffle’s 50+40.69 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
40.69
player:
Kenyon Sadiq
season:
2026
zero at:
32
accuracy:
91.7
baseline:
50
actual pick:
16
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
91.7
predicted pick:
14
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
90.69
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Mock Draft PicksApr 23, 2026
“What do they do with twenty four? ... Let's get the receiver Casey concepts out of Texas A and m”
Scored 100 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 90.69 against a shuffle’s 50+40.69 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
40.69
player:
K.C. Concepcion
season:
2026
zero at:
32
accuracy:
100
baseline:
50
actual pick:
24
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
100
predicted pick:
24
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
90.69
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Mock Draft PicksApr 23, 2026
“Next up at twenty eight with the Houston Texans ... Max Einatchor from Arizona State”
Scored 73.84 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 90.69 against a shuffle’s 50+40.69 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
40.69
player:
Max Iheanachor
season:
2026
zero at:
32
accuracy:
73.84
baseline:
50
actual pick:
21
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
73.84
predicted pick:
28
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
90.69
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Mock Draft PicksApr 23, 2026
“Some players just match with teams, and this one made sense to me when you look at USC play football over the last couple of years and you watch McKay lemon. This guy kind of looks like a ram the way he plays the game.”
Scored 73.84 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 90.69 against a shuffle’s 50+40.69 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
40.69
player:
Makai Lemon
season:
2026
zero at:
32
accuracy:
73.84
baseline:
50
actual pick:
20
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
73.84
predicted pick:
13
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
90.69
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Mock Draft PicksApr 23, 2026
“a hot name coming down the home stretch here has been Caden Proctor, the big tackle out of Alabama ... the Eagles jumping up to fifteen”
Scored 87.81 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 90.69 against a shuffle’s 50+40.69 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
40.69
player:
Kadyn Proctor
season:
2026
zero at:
32
accuracy:
87.81
baseline:
50
actual pick:
12
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
87.81
predicted pick:
15
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
90.69
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Mock Draft PicksApr 23, 2026
“I'm going to go with David Bailey out of Texas Tech ... Then the Jets take Texas Tech edge rusher David Bailey at number two overall.”
Scored 0 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 90.69 against a shuffle’s 50+40.69 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
40.69
player:
David Bailey
season:
2026
zero at:
undrafted
outcome:
went undrafted in 2026; later signed with NYJ
accuracy:
0
baseline:
50
actual pick:
undrafted
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
0
predicted pick:
2
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
90.69
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Mock Draft PicksApr 23, 2026
“Next up the Minnesota Vikings ... So I went with Coltonhood, the corner out of Tennessee.”
Scored 43.91 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 90.69 against a shuffle’s 50+40.69 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
40.69
player:
Colton Hood
season:
2026
zero at:
32
accuracy:
43.91
baseline:
50
actual pick:
37
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
43.91
predicted pick:
18
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
90.69
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Mock Draft PicksApr 23, 2026
“Let's get to the Chargers here ... I like it here Vega Yoane from Penn State”
Scored 70.71 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 90.69 against a shuffle’s 50+40.69 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
40.69
player:
Olaivavega Ioane
season:
2026
zero at:
32
accuracy:
70.71
baseline:
50
actual pick:
14
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
70.71
predicted pick:
22
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
90.69
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Mock Draft PicksApr 23, 2026
“I've got him taking him right there at twenty.”
Scored 87.81 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 90.69 against a shuffle’s 50+40.69 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
40.69
player:
Malachi Lawrence
season:
2026
zero at:
32
accuracy:
87.81
baseline:
50
actual pick:
23
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
87.81
predicted pick:
20
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
90.69
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Mock Draft PicksApr 23, 2026
“Mix up pick number nineteen ... he fallows one spot behind it. He goes to the Carolina Panthers.”
Scored 77.11 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 90.69 against a shuffle’s 50+40.69 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
40.69
player:
Dillon Thieneman
season:
2026
zero at:
32
accuracy:
77.11
baseline:
50
actual pick:
25
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
77.11
predicted pick:
19
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
90.69
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Mock Draft PicksApr 23, 2026
“All right, we get next up with the Detroit Lions. That seventeenth pick... We'll take Monroe Freeling, the big left tackle out of Georgia”
Scored 91.7 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 90.69 against a shuffle’s 50+40.69 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
40.69
player:
Monroe Freeling
season:
2026
zero at:
32
accuracy:
91.7
baseline:
50
actual pick:
19
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
91.7
predicted pick:
17
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
90.69
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Mock Draft PicksApr 23, 2026
“But if they stay here, Omar Cooper Junior would be a nice compliment to what they have in Garrett Wilson.”
Scored 54.53 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 90.69 against a shuffle’s 50+40.69 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
40.69
player:
Omar Cooper
season:
2026
zero at:
32
accuracy:
54.53
baseline:
50
actual pick:
30
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
54.53
predicted pick:
16
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
90.69
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Mock Draft PicksApr 23, 2026
“if they're stuck at six, I got him going out to Utah and taking Spencer Fano, the tackle”
Scored 87.81 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 90.69 against a shuffle’s 50+40.69 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
40.69
player:
Spencer Fano
season:
2026
zero at:
32
accuracy:
87.81
baseline:
50
actual pick:
9
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
87.81
predicted pick:
6
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
90.69
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Mock Draft PicksApr 23, 2026
“So where do the Titans go now? At four? ... Sonny Styles is his dream type of player.”
Scored 0 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 90.69 against a shuffle’s 50+40.69 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
40.69
player:
Sonny Styles
season:
2026
zero at:
undrafted
outcome:
went undrafted in 2026; later signed with WAS
accuracy:
0
baseline:
50
actual pick:
undrafted
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
0
predicted pick:
4
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
90.69
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Mock Draft PicksApr 23, 2026
“I've got the Saints making a move to get up to RVL Reese here ... You have RVL Reese going next at three.”
Scored 91.7 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 90.69 against a shuffle’s 50+40.69 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
40.69
player:
Arvell Reese
season:
2026
zero at:
32
accuracy:
91.7
baseline:
50
actual pick:
5
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
91.7
predicted pick:
3
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
90.69
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Mock Draft PicksApr 23, 2026
“Blake Miller, the big tackle out of Clemson ... it feels like a Pittsburgh Steeler at right tackle.”
Scored 0 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 90.69 against a shuffle’s 50+40.69 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
40.69
player:
Blake Miller
season:
2026
zero at:
undrafted
outcome:
went undrafted in 2026; later signed with DET
accuracy:
0
baseline:
50
actual pick:
undrafted
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
0
predicted pick:
21
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
90.69
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Depth Chart CallsApr 23, 2026
“Early in his career, he was on the left side. That's where I believe they'll play him in Cleveland.”
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Team Draft Slot CallsApr 23, 2026
“It was the New Orleans Saints making a may move to trade up to three”
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Pro Bowl and All-Pro CallsApr 23, 2026
“Vega Yoane from Penn State, who I think's got a chance to be a pro bowler year one.”
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Team Draft Slot CallsApr 23, 2026
“Now on the clock after trading down from three to eight and DJ's mock.”
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Team Draft Slot CallsApr 23, 2026
“the Eagles jumping up to fifteen”
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