Bucky Brooks · Mar 1, 2026
In his second NFL.com mock draft, Brooks has Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza going No. 1 overall to Las Vegas and Miami edge rusher Ruben Bain Jr. going No. 7 to the Washington Commanders. He also believes Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia will go undrafted entirely.
“I don't think he's gonna get drafted.”
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- Mock Draft PicksFernando MendozaMar 1, 2026
Fernando Mendoza to be picked at number 1
“You do have Fernando Mendoza as the number one pick for the Las Vegas Rangers.”
Hit · 100Scored 100 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 100 against a shuffle’s 50+50 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 50
- 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:
- 100
Rueben Bain to be picked at number 7
“You have the number seven pick going to the Washington Commanders and Ruben Bain junior ... University of Miami ... edge rusher”
Close · 71Scored 70.71 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 100 against a shuffle’s 50+50 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 50
- player:
- Rueben Bain
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 70.71
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 15
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 70.71
- predicted pick:
- 7
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 100
- Mock Draft PicksDiego PaviaMar 1, 2026
Diego Pavia to be picked “I don't think he's gonna get drafted”
“Will he get drafted? I don't think so. I don't. I don't. I don't think he's gonna get drafted. No”
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