Daniel Jeremiah · Jan 27, 2026

Jeremiah unveiled his first mock draft of the cycle, projecting all 32 first-round picks, led by Fernando Mendoza going No. 1 to the Raiders, Arnold Reese to the Jets at No. 2, and offensive linemen Spencer Fano and Francis Malioa going back-to-back to Arizona and Tennessee.

“Fantom Mendoza goes one.”

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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 PicksJan 27, 2026
“sunny styles. What do you know another Ohio state going to Washington”
Scored 0 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 79 against a shuffle’s 50+29 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
29
player:
Sonny Styles
season:
2025
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:
7
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
79
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Mock Draft PicksJan 27, 2026
“six Cleveland Browns... So I'm taking David Bailey Edgreusher”
Scored 0 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 79 against a shuffle’s 50+29 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
29
player:
David Bailey
season:
2025
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:
6
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
79
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Mock Draft PicksJan 27, 2026
“two offensive linemen going back to back with Arizona and Tennessee. Spencer Fano from Utah and then Francis malioa... massive tackle there at Miami”
Scored 77.11 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 79 against a shuffle’s 50+29 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
29
player:
Francis Mauigoa
season:
2025
zero at:
32
accuracy:
77.11
baseline:
50
actual pick:
10
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
77.11
predicted pick:
4
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
79
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Mock Draft PicksJan 27, 2026
“I got two offensive linemen going back to back with Arizona and Tennessee. Spencer Fano from Utah and then Francis malioa”
Scored 77.11 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 79 against a shuffle’s 50+29 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
29
player:
Spencer Fano
season:
2025
zero at:
32
accuracy:
77.11
baseline:
50
actual pick:
9
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
77.11
predicted pick:
3
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
79
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Mock Draft PicksJan 27, 2026
“r bel Reese two. To the Jets, someone who's played off the ball... I like him as a as an edge rusher”
Scored 87.81 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 79 against a shuffle’s 50+29 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
29
player:
Arvell Reese
season:
2025
zero at:
32
accuracy:
87.81
baseline:
50
actual pick:
5
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
87.81
predicted pick:
2
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
79
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Mock Draft PicksJan 27, 2026
“twenty I've got Kilderic Fault from Auburn”
Scored 62.09 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 79 against a shuffle’s 50+29 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
29
player:
Keldric Faulk
season:
2025
zero at:
32
accuracy:
62.09
baseline:
50
actual pick:
31
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
62.09
predicted pick:
20
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
79
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Mock Draft PicksJan 27, 2026
“one one overall not a shock here in this month draft... Fantom Mendoza goes one... Every time somebody puts Fernando at number one to the Raiders”
Scored 100 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 79 against a shuffle’s 50+29 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
29
player:
Fernando Mendoza
season:
2025
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:
79
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Mock Draft PicksJan 27, 2026
“The Bears at twenty five, Dylan Thieneman”
Scored 100 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 79 against a shuffle’s 50+29 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
29
player:
Dillon Thieneman
season:
2025
zero at:
32
accuracy:
100
baseline:
50
actual pick:
25
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
100
predicted pick:
25
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
79
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Mock Draft PicksJan 27, 2026
“The Bills... Matt Mlano Shack Thompson both free agents. So c J. Allen from Georgia, who's just a rock solid player”
Scored 40.26 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 79 against a shuffle’s 50+29 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
29
player:
C.J. Allen
season:
2025
zero at:
32
accuracy:
40.26
baseline:
50
actual pick:
53
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
40.26
predicted pick:
first round (picks 1–32)
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
79
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Mock Draft PicksJan 27, 2026
“You retiring George Kittle taking key into the deck... this was trying to Kenyon Sadik getting to play with Kyle Shanahan fantasy”
Scored 100 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 79 against a shuffle’s 50+29 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
29
player:
Kenyon Sadiq
season:
2025
zero at:
32
accuracy:
100
baseline:
50
actual pick:
16
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
100
predicted pick:
first round (picks 1–32)
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
79
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Mock Draft PicksJan 27, 2026
“give me the pronunciation on my Penn State... Then state guard, Penn State guard... venga Is is a tremendous player”
Scored 100 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 79 against a shuffle’s 50+29 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
29
player:
Olaivavega Ioane
season:
2025
zero at:
32
accuracy:
100
baseline:
50
actual pick:
14
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
100
predicted pick:
14
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
79
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Mock Draft PicksJan 27, 2026
“my favorite player that they have is who I have gone twenty nine to the Rams, and that's Blake Miller”
Scored 0 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 79 against a shuffle’s 50+29 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
29
player:
Blake Miller
season:
2025
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:
29
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
79
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Mock Draft PicksJan 27, 2026
“another big physical dude to go along with DK Metcalf. If we're going to the Steelers there at twenty one”
Scored 45.85 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 79 against a shuffle’s 50+29 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
29
player:
Denzel Boston
season:
2025
zero at:
32
accuracy:
45.85
baseline:
50
actual pick:
39
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
45.85
predicted pick:
21
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
79
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Mock Draft PicksJan 27, 2026
“Met his teammate Peter Wood's a DT going to Denver at thirty”
Scored 0 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 79 against a shuffle’s 50+29 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
29
player:
Peter Woods
season:
2025
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:
30
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
79
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Mock Draft PicksJan 27, 2026
“Caleb Lomo the other tackle, the left tackle for Utah... have him going to the Patriots with Morgan Moses turned thirty five”
Scored 87.81 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 79 against a shuffle’s 50+29 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
29
player:
Caleb Lomu
season:
2025
zero at:
32
accuracy:
87.81
baseline:
50
actual pick:
28
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
87.81
predicted pick:
31
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
79
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Mock Draft PicksJan 27, 2026
“Jordan Tyson, receiver from Arizona State... pairing him up not only with with Tedoro McMillan, but what you saw from Jalen Cocher in that playoff game”
Scored 62.09 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 79 against a shuffle’s 50+29 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
29
player:
Jordyn Tyson
season:
2025
zero at:
32
accuracy:
62.09
baseline:
50
actual pick:
8
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
62.09
predicted pick:
19
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
79
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Mock Draft PicksJan 27, 2026
“he joins his fellow buck guy a key messidor the other defensive team at Miami... that feels like a gritty type of player that fits in with the Lions culture and with Aiden Hutchinson already there”
Scored 0 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 79 against a shuffle’s 50+29 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
29
player:
Key Messador
season:
2025
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:
17
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
79
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Mock Draft PicksJan 27, 2026
“Emmanuel McNeil Warren one of my draft crushes, a safety out of Toledo”
Scored 17.68 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 79 against a shuffle’s 50+29 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
29
player:
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
season:
2025
zero at:
32
accuracy:
17.68
baseline:
50
actual pick:
58
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
17.68
predicted pick:
18
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
79
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Mock Draft PicksJan 27, 2026
“Cardinal take look Carnel take in... So I had him going to the Jets there at sixteen”
Scored 59.46 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 79 against a shuffle’s 50+29 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
29
player:
Carnell Tate
season:
2025
zero at:
32
accuracy:
59.46
baseline:
50
actual pick:
4
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
59.46
predicted pick:
16
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
79
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Mock Draft PicksJan 27, 2026
“How about this one Lee Hunter... I've got to get into this first round. You know, IM gonna give him the Chargers”
Scored 31.05 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 79 against a shuffle’s 50+29 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
29
player:
Lee Hunter
season:
2025
zero at:
32
accuracy:
31.05
baseline:
50
actual pick:
49
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
31.05
predicted pick:
22
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
79
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Mock Draft PicksJan 27, 2026
“the Tampa Bay Bucks at fifteen to go get cash? Is how the edge from A and M”
Scored 32.42 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 79 against a shuffle’s 50+29 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
29
player:
Cashius Howell
season:
2025
zero at:
32
accuracy:
32.42
baseline:
50
actual pick:
41
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
32.42
predicted pick:
15
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
79
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Mock Draft PicksJan 27, 2026
“let makayle Lemon go play with Sean McVay and Oh Adams and see what they could do”
Scored 73.84 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 79 against a shuffle’s 50+29 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
29
player:
Makai Lemon
season:
2025
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:
79
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Mock Draft PicksJan 27, 2026
“Colton Hood the second Tennessee Corner. He goes to the Cowboys”
Scored 33.86 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 79 against a shuffle’s 50+29 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
29
player:
Colton Hood
season:
2025
zero at:
32
accuracy:
33.86
baseline:
50
actual pick:
37
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
33.86
predicted pick:
12
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
79
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Mock Draft PicksJan 27, 2026
“how you think Caleb Downs is going to fit in here with the Miami Dolphins... he's someone I have going eleven here”
Scored 100 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 79 against a shuffle’s 50+29 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
29
player:
Caleb Downs
season:
2025
zero at:
32
accuracy:
100
baseline:
50
actual pick:
11
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
100
predicted pick:
11
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
79
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Mock Draft PicksJan 27, 2026
“at ten, I had the Cincinnati Bengals going with McCoy, Jamal McCoy corner from Tennessee”
Scored 1.94 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 79 against a shuffle’s 50+29 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
29
player:
Jermod McCoy
season:
2025
zero at:
32
accuracy:
1.94
baseline:
50
actual pick:
101
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
1.94
predicted pick:
10
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
79
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Mock Draft PicksJan 27, 2026
“Kingen Proctor with the Browns at twenty four”
Scored 59.46 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 79 against a shuffle’s 50+29 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
29
player:
Kadyn Proctor
season:
2025
zero at:
32
accuracy:
59.46
baseline:
50
actual pick:
12
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
59.46
predicted pick:
24
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
79
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Mock Draft PicksJan 27, 2026
“finishing up at thirty two the Seattle Seahawk... Brandon's to say... he's gonna best like a freak show out of South caro”
Scored 42.04 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 79 against a shuffle’s 50+29 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
29
player:
Brandon Cisse
season:
2025
zero at:
32
accuracy:
42.04
baseline:
50
actual pick:
52
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
42.04
predicted pick:
32
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
79
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Mock Draft PicksJan 27, 2026
“the fifth pick, Man Stewart Delane is my top corner in the draft going to the Giants”
Scored 95.76 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 79 against a shuffle’s 50+29 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
29
player:
Mansoor Delane
season:
2025
zero at:
32
accuracy:
95.76
baseline:
50
actual pick:
6
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
95.76
predicted pick:
5
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
79
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Mock Draft PicksJan 27, 2026
“Ruben Bain Junior to the Chiefs at nine”
Scored 77.11 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 79 against a shuffle’s 50+29 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
29
player:
Rueben Bain
season:
2025
zero at:
32
accuracy:
77.11
baseline:
50
actual pick:
15
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
77.11
predicted pick:
9
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
79
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Mock Draft PicksJan 27, 2026
“Jeremiah Love do it all running back... He goes to the Saints at eight”
Scored 80.52 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 79 against a shuffle’s 50+29 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
29
player:
Jeremiyah Love
season:
2025
zero at:
32
accuracy:
80.52
baseline:
50
actual pick:
3
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
80.52
predicted pick:
8
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
79
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Mock Draft PicksJan 27, 2026
“you've got some blue blood's coming off next with Clemson and Avian Tarrell”
Scored 33.86 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 79 against a shuffle’s 50+29 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
29
player:
Avieon Terrell
season:
2025
zero at:
32
accuracy:
33.86
baseline:
50
actual pick:
48
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
33.86
predicted pick:
23
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
79
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Position Order CallsJan 27, 2026
“Stewart Delane is my top corner in the draft”
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