Ryan Tracy · Mar 12, 2026
Ryan lays out his draft board and expectations for the edge and interior classes: Arbel Reese is his top edge ahead of David Bailey and Ruben Baine, all three likely gone before Kansas City's ninth pick (though he thinks Reese could slip to nine), with TJ Parker and Messador off the board before pick 40, Fano going early, Freeling around pick 29, and Caden McDonald his top defensive tackle.
“Arbel Rees is my number one edge, followed by Bailey and Bain.”
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- Position Order CallsCade McDonaldMar 12, 2026
Cade McDonald to be 1st defensive tackle off the board
“the interior and the defensive line, particularly Caden McDonald, who's my number one defensive tackle”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- player:
- Cade McDonald
- season:
- 2026
- outcome:
- went undrafted in 2026; later signed with CLE
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 50
- position:
- defensive tackle
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual order:
- undrafted
- predicted order:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- Mock Draft PicksDavid BaileyMar 12, 2026
David Bailey to be picked “very likely to be gone before No. 9”
“He, Ruben Baine, David Bailey, very likely to be gone.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Mock Draft PicksT.J. ParkerMar 12, 2026
T.J. Parker to be picked “drafted before No. 40”
“Now he and Messador are two guys that could be there, could be gone four picks before, or could be sitting there at 40. I doubt either of them last to 40 at this point”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Mock Draft PicksCarnell TateMar 12, 2026
Carnell Tate to be picked “likely gone before No. 9”
“I personally have come around on he being as good as a wide receiver prospect at this point, knowing that Tate is likely gone.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Mock Draft PicksMonroe FreelingMar 12, 2026
Monroe Freeling to be picked “right around this area (No. 29)”
“I do think that Freeling's probably gonna be right around this area.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Mock Draft PicksK.C. ConcepcionMar 12, 2026
K.C. Concepcion to be picked “more of a forties, maybe into the high thirties”
“From from what I've seen, he's more of a forties, maybe into the high thirties. But 20 a little rich for me.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Mock Draft PicksArvell ReeseMar 12, 2026
Arvell Reese to be picked “still available at No. 9”
“Is there a chance that somebody doesn't think that he's a top eight pick and they leave him there at nine... So I do think he is still in there”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Mock Draft PicksAkheem MesidorMar 12, 2026
Akheem Mesidor to be picked “drafted before No. 40”
“I doubt either of them last to 40 at this point, so 20 nine's gotta be the spot.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Top Player ListsMar 12, 2026
“Arbel Rees is my number one edge, followed by Bailey and Bain. All of them very, very tight because Reiss is such a projection.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Mock Draft PicksRueben BainMar 12, 2026
Rueben Bain to be picked “very likely to be gone before No. 9”
“He, Ruben Baine, David Bailey, very likely to be gone.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Mock Draft PicksSpencer FanoMar 12, 2026
Spencer Fano to be picked “go up top”
“I think Fano's gonna go up top.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.