Contest Mock 2026

Published: April 24, 2026 7 Views 0 Comments Draft: 2026
I didn't publish this before the draft, but this was my Contest entry. Looks like I ended up in 7th place and was live for a prize on the final pick by Seattle. If they had gone with McCoy I think I would have finished in the top 3, and had they picked McDonald I would have gotten 4 points and maybe gotten into the money. I had a horrible start to the top 8 picks (just Mendoza correctly) but after that, I had 9 correct player-team fits: Fano and Concepcion to the Browns, Downs and Lawrence to the Cowboys, Ioane to the Ravens, Cooper to the Jets, Freeling to the Panthers, Mesidor to the Chargers, and Johnson to the Dolphins. I know that on most mock grading systems, you get more credit when you get the right team along with the slot where a player gets taken, so maybe Walt and the site can consider changing the scoring system to allow for credit not merely based on the slotting of the player, but for matching players with teams as well. Anyway, here was my entry.

Round 1

Picks 1-16 Picks 17-32
1.
Fernando Mendoza , QB , Indiana
2.
Jets Jets:  
Arvell Reese , LB , Ohio State
3.
David Bailey , DE , Texas Tech
4.
Sonny Styles , LB , Ohio State
5.
Jeremiyah Love , RB , Notre Dame
6.
Spencer Fano , OT , Utah
7.
Rams Rams:  
Jordyn Tyson , WR , Arizona State
8.
Francis Mauigoa , OT , Miami
9.
Rueben Bain Jr. , DE , Miami
10.
Carnell Tate , WR , Ohio State
11.
Mansoor Delane , CB , LSU
12.
Caleb Downs , S , Ohio State
13.
Makai Lemon , WR , USC
14.
Vega Ioane , G , Penn State
15.
Kenyon Sadiq , TE , Oregon
16.
Jets Jets:  
Omar Cooper , WR , Indiana
Picks 1-16 Picks 17-32