Gavin McKenna, Carson Carels and Ivar Stenberg are projected top-five picks in this mock draft. Steve Dunsmoor, Monika Majer / Getty; Joe Camporeale / Imagn Each year, The Athletic’s prospects writers ...

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The 2026 NBA Draft lottery is on Mother's Day this year, with every team that didn't make the playoffs seeking the gift of the right ping-pong ball combination on Sunday, May 10. A whole batch of ...

As always, we were treated to an exciting first round of the 2026 NFL Draft, like the LA Rams throwing their locker room into turmoil by selecting the heir apparent to Matthew Stafford, who happens to ...

This is it: my final 2026 NFL mock draft. It's the one where, after months of preaching "don't overthink it," I do just that one last time. This is my best guess at how the first round will unfold, ...

Arvell Reese feels like a top-five lock, but will he fall off the No. 2 line? Jerome Miron / Imagn Images After months of mock draft after mock draft, and big board after big board, the 2026 NFL Draft ...

The Seattle Seahawks fill their most pressing needs in this seven-round 2026 NFL mock draft, improving their chances of repeating as champs. Following their Super Bowl campaign, the Seattle Seahawks ...

The 2026 NFL Draft opens in less than a week in Pittsburgh, and the board is finally taking shape, although there’s little consensus after the first few picks. Draft boards are being dictated by a ...

As part of his Day 2 mock of the 2026 NFL Draft, Lance Zierlein projects how Round 3 will play out. Where does quarterback Carson Beck land? Which five teams select wide receivers? With Round 1 of the ...

One of the most complicated elements in writing mock drafts is recognizing that every NFL team has a point where they will break away from obvious needs to take the "best player available." The ...

We are in the thick of "draft szn," and the mocks are flying fast and furious. It's expected that the Las Vegas Raiders will select former Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza at No. 1 overall, but ...

The 2026 NFL Draft has the potential to be one of the most fascinating in recent memory. Sure, once Fernando Mendoza goes off the board with the No. 1 pick to the Las Vegas Raiders, we'll have to wait ...