Daniel Jeremiah· Mar 6, 2026
Jeremiah walks through his updated Top 50 draft prospect rankings, keeping Mendoza at No. 1, moving Jeremiah Love to No. 2 and Styles up to No. 3, and stacking six offensive tackles through the top 25. He also says it wouldn't shock him if Monroe Freeling were the first offensive lineman off the board and a top-10 pick.
“I've had him as the top player in the draft through the whole process. I'm going to just continue to ride that out.”
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- Mock Draft PicksMonroe FreelingMar 6, 2026
Monroe Freeling to be picked “a top ten pick in this draft” (picks 1–10)
“if you told me that Monroe Freeling was a top ten pick in this draft... I wouldn't be surprised”
Close · 68Scored 67.71a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Monroe Freeling
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 67.71
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 19
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 67.71
- predicted pick:
- a top ten pick in this draft (picks 1–10)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Position Order CallsMonroe FreelingMar 6, 2026
Monroe Freeling to be 1st offensive lineman off the board
“if you told me that Monroe Freeling was a top ten pick in this draft as the number and somebody made him the first offensive lineman in the draft, I wouldn't be surprised... It wouldn't shock me if he was the first one to go.”
Miss · 18Scored 17.68a naive guess scored 10.8+6.87 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- naming one of the 50 at random averages 10.8
- skill:
- 6.87
- player:
- Monroe Freeling
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- credit halves every two places
- accuracy:
- 17.68
- baseline:
- 10.8
- position:
- offensive lineman
- class size:
- 50
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual order:
- 6
- predicted order:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- Top Player ListsMar 6, 2026
“Top fifty review... I got Mendoza one. Jeremiah loved two styles... Bailey stayed at my top edge. He's four. Five is rvel Reese... and we finish it up with Antonio Williams receiver from Clemson, Chase Pisantis interior lineman from A and M, and then the last but not least, Jeremy Bernard from Alabama.”
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What others said about the same people
- Zach RobertsRoster Spot Calls · Monroe FreelingHit · 100Roberts projects the Carolina Panthers' 53-man roster following the Hall of Fame Game, naming every player he expects to make the team at each position, and pegs AJ Dillon as the fourth running back on the depth chart.
- Ross JacksonMock Draft Picks · Monroe FreelingClose · 68In a post-combine seven-round Saints mock draft, Ross Jackson has New Orleans taking Notre Dame RB Jeremiah Love at No. 8, Louisville WR Chris Bell at 42, UCF edge Malachi Lawrence at 73, then Jalen Kilgore and Jalen Farmer in the fourth, Bryce Boecher and Bryce Lance in the fifth, and Lorenzo Styles Jr. in the sixth. He also projects Fernando Mendoza at No. 1 overall, Texas Tech edge David Bailey inside the top 10 and Morgan Freleng as a possible top-10 offensive lineman.
- Danny ParkinsMock Draft Picks · Monroe FreelingHit · 84Danny Parkins presented his one-and-only 2026 mock draft, including trades: Mendoza at 1 to the Raiders, David Bailey second to the Jets, the Cowboys trading up to No. 3 for Arvell Reese, the Bears trading up to 16 for Kadyn Proctor, and Ty Simpson going to Arizona at 32 at the end of round one.
- Nick WrightMock Draft Picks · Monroe FreelingHit · 92Nick Wright unveiled his full 32-pick 2026 NFL mock draft 4.0, starting with Fernando Mendoza to the Raiders at No. 1 and ending with Avion Terrell to the Seahawks at 32. He also called Carnell Tate the best/safest receiver in the class, projected Ty Simpson inside the top 45, said Mendoza profiles as a low-end top-15 NFL quarterback, and expected the Dolphins to lose 15 games.
- David HarrisonMock Draft Picks · Monroe FreelingClose · 62Harrison delivers his only first-round mock draft for the 2026 NFL Draft, projecting all 32 first-round picks (including several trades) plus the rest of Washington's projected class, while noting it is an exercise in what could happen rather than a firm forecast.
- Pat GustavsonMock Draft Picks · Monroe FreelingHit · 81Gustafson handled the even-numbered mock draft picks: David Bailey No. 2 to the Jets, Jeremiah Love No. 4 to the Titans, Karnell Tate No. 6 to the Browns, Ruben Bane No. 8 to the Saints, Jordan Tyson No. 10 to the Giants, and so on. He also said Ty Simpson will be the biggest first-round bust and predicted the Cowboys will trade up into the top five.
More position order calls
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Nick ShookPosition Order Calls · Olaivavega IoaneMiss · 35Shook walks through his full first-round mock draft, assigning a prospect to every pick from No. 1 to No. 32, headlined by Fernando Mendoza to the Raiders, David Bailey to the Jets and Jeremiah Love to the Cardinals in the top three.
- Rhett LewisPosition Order Calls · Tyler ShoughHit · 100Lewis names Louisville's Tyler Shough as the new QB3 of the class — the third quarterback off the board — and views Milroe as a second-round selection.
- Nick WrightPosition Order Calls · Carnell TateHit · 100Nick Wright laid out his full mock draft 3.0 for the 2026 NFL Draft, pick by pick through the first round, and also predicted AJ Brown would finish top five in the NFL in receiving yards with the Patriots.
- Todd McShayPosition Order Calls · K.C. ConcepcionHit · 100McShay's mock draft 4.0 has Fernando Mendoza and David Bailey going 1-2 to the Raiders and Jets, the Saints trading up to No. 3 for Arvell Reese, the Titans taking Jeremiah Love at 4, the Giants taking Francis Mauigoa at 5 (though he'd now switch to Sonny Styles), the Cowboys trading up to 6, the Jets trading up to 7 for Carnell Tate, and Arizona trading up to 30 for Ty Simpson. He also predicts seven offensive tackles go in the first round and that Love, Styles, Downs and Reese all go in the top seven.
- Keith SanchezPosition Order Calls · Jordyn TysonClose · 71As relayed by Harrison, Sanchez's latest mock draft has Carnell Tate going to Washington, Jordan Tyson as the first receiver off the board at No. 5 to the Giants, Makai Lemmon at 11 and Chris Brasel at 30 to Miami, Sonny Styles at No. 8 to New Orleans, and Caleb Downs at No. 13 to the Rams.
- Field YatesPosition Order Calls · Jordyn TysonHit · 100As relayed by Rich Eisen, Yates' two-round mock draft has Fernando Mendoza first overall, followed by three edge/defenders, Caleb Downs fifth, and a series of other named picks including Eli Stowers to Tampa Bay at 46.