2026 Nfl Mock Draft Has Titans Spurning Trade Down For High End Defend

Bonisiwe Shabane

-Jan 12, 2026, 11:16 PM

2026 nfl mock draft has titans spurning trade down for high end defend

The Tennessee Titans moved up the No. 1 pick in the live 2026 NFL Draft order during their Week 10 bye week. Victories by the New York Jets and New Orleans Saints on Sunday greatly improved the Titans’ current draft positioning. With that in mind, we conducted a three-round Titans mock draft using The Draft Network’s Mock Draft Machine (MDM). trade: Titans acquire No 4, 2026 third-round pick (No. 69), 2027 first-round picktrade: Browns acquire No.

1 overall The Titans trade down with the QB-needy Cleveland Browns at No. 4 overall and acquire a 2026 third-round pick and 2027 first-rounder. Mike Borgonzi may command even more than this, but getting that 2027 first in a potentially historic class is crucial. Furthermore, the Titans still landed a premium edge rusher in Rueben Bain Jr. with the fourth selection.

Calvin Ridley is a potential offseason salary cap casualty. Chimere Dike and Elic Ayomanor are playing like future solutions, but the Titans will need to acquire at least two starting-caliber receivers if they cut Ridley. Chris Bell is enjoying a big-time season at Louisville. Bell is a physical, sturdy receiver who excels at making plays after the catch. Copyright 2008-2026 Drafttek.com. All Rights Reserved.

Privacy Policy Neither Drafttek.com or www.drafttek.com are affiliated in any manner with the National Football League. Nor any National Football League Team, or any NFLPA player. The trade deadline always tells you who’s chasing rings and who’s chasing quarterbacks. Now that the dust has settled, the draft order — and team priorities — are starting to come into focus. Some front offices sold off veterans for future picks, others doubled down for a playoff run.

Either way, the moves made this week will echo all the way to April. So with half a season of tape and a new landscape across the league, here’s how the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft might look after the deadline reshuffle. 1. New Orleans Saints — Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana If the Saints decide the second-half audition at quarterback by rookie Tyler Shough isn’t worthy of a longer leash in 2026, the team will be wise to jump at the strong-armed, pocket presence of... 2.

Tennessee Titans — Rueben Bain Jr., DE, Miami Week 11 action in the NFL didn't provide too many surprises. Most of the favorites or teams with better records won their matchups on Sunday; the lone surprises came with Jacksonville's domination of Los Angeles and Denver beating Kansas City. Tennessee couldn't pull off a win over AFC South foe Houston thanks to a field goal as time expired. That means the Titans remain the lone one-win team league-wide and are in the driver's seat for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.

If they secure that top pick, they'd be the first team to draft No. 1 overall two years in a row since the Jaguars did it in 2021 and 2022. The 2026 NFL Draft class has seen some changes from initial thoughts entering the college football season. Offensive tackle and quarterback were viewed as two of the top positions in the group but both have failed to live up to expectations. The linebacker and wide receiver classes have both stepped up. Many of the top prospects aren't at premium positions and that offers an interesting choice for Tennessee at No.

1. Defensive line seems to be the most likely scenario there but which edge rusher they take is up for debate. It's often been Miami's Rueben Bain Jr. We went in a different direction for our latest mock draft prediction: Bain is the popular choice and a safe bet thanks to his mix of power and productivity. But Faulk presents the kind of player teams take a risk on with the No.

1 overall pick. He's one of the youngest players in the class and offers positional versatility in his 6-foot-6, 275-pound frame. With time, he could develop into a building block on a defensive line alongside Jeffery Simmons and T'Vondre Sweat. Whether you believe tanking is real, it does happen naturally for some teams in the NFL. But the flip side of that we're seeing when it comes to the 2026 NFL Draft is the teams that are seemingly finding their footing late in the season, ostensibly hurting their draft position. The New Orleans Saints and Tennessee Titans caught a dose of that in Week 16, coming up with victories in matchups against fellow struggling teams and, thus, moving down the 2026 draft order.

That's not the case for every team projected to pick into the Top 10, of course. The New York Giants and Cleveland Browns kept at their losing ways, as did the New York Jets. And on top of that, teams outside the Top 10 like the Kansas City Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys are right on the bubble and could find their way inside before the end of the... But for now, let's check in on the updated draft order, but also how we project the Top 10 picks will play out — and a trade that feels near certain to be made... There isn't any change, at least yet, in terms of which teams are picking inside the Top 10 of the 2026 NFL Draft, though there is some shuffling. The Titans are now picking fifth after beating the Chiefs on Sunday in Week 16, while the Saints have fallen to the No.

8 pick, just ahead of the Cincinnati Bengals, who also won on Sunday — and then the Miami Dolphins snuck into the Top 10 with the Falcons winning and pushing the Rams just outside. But the Dolphins, Chiefs and Cowboys are perhaps the most fascinating teams outside of the Top 10 picks. These teams have gone through the wringer this season, though in a variety of different ways from one another. However, it's also not hard to imagine a potential bounce-back next season, and if they were able to add a Top 10 draft talent to the roster, that would only further belief that they... With the current draft order, the Jets are in danger of not getting a quarterback. Not only are the Raiders and Browns both conceivably in position to take a new signal-caller — though Cleveland's decision depends on the in-house feeling about Shedeur Sanders — but the Giants having Jaxson...

The Jets have an excessive amount of draft capital, though, after trading away Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams at the deadline, so they have no problem finding the capital to strike a deal and... 1. As the NFL playoff race heats up, there are a handful of teams that find themselves on the outside looking in for the remainder of the season. Luckily for them, we’ve got you covered with our latest 2026 NFL Mock Draft. There are still six more weeks of football left to be played, but using the draft order based on current standings ahead of Week 14, here are our picks for all 32 selections in... TRADE PROPOSAL: Titans receive No.

7 pick, No. 23 pick, No. 48 pick, 2027 first-round pick via Colts, 2027 second-round pick; Jets receive No. 1 pick Because of their trades sending out Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams, the New York Jets have a surplus of draft picks to work with. However, the chances they receive the quarterback of their choosing at No.

7 are slim, so in our 2026 NFL Mock Draft, they make a bold move and move up for No. 1, and they’d still have two first-round picks in 2027 to work with. Fernando Mendoza is a tall, poised, and intelligent quarterback who sees the field well and has a natural sense of timing behind his throws. With a strong arm and advanced capabilities from within the pocket, I think Mendoza is the safest quarterback in this class. Quick take: This 2026 NFL Mock Draft from Lead NFL Draft Analyst Bobby Bishop highlights all 32 first-round selections and features three major trades. The New York Jets move up to 1.01 for quarterback Fernando Mendoza, while the Tennessee Titans land wide receiver Jordyn Tyson as part of the blockbuster deal.

NFL Draft nerds are beginning to gain more clarity for April 2026, but nothing is set yet. Many college prospects still have games remaining. The draft order is still in flux. Evaluations are far from finalized. I do my best to merge my big board with team fit, making sure an NFL team may truly select that player. The order of selections is based on the NFL Draft order after Week 14.

Without further ado, here is my mock draft 2.0 for the 2026 NFL Draft. Go here for Lead NFL Draft Analyst Bobby Bishop’s 2026 NFL Mock Draft 1.0 and see our Mock Draft Hub for fantasy football content. In the table below are the top 32 selections for the 2026 NFL Draft according to Bobby Bishop: New York Jets receive 2026 1.01Tennessee Titans receive 1.07, 1.23, 2027 IND 1st The Athletic’s Dane Brugler released a mock draft on Wednesday morning featuring several trades. The Titans own the first selection as it stands currently and lead the pack of two-win teams.

The 2026 draft isn’t quarterback-heavy, and Tennessee could land some premium prospects in exchange if current trends hold. How can the Tennessee Titans rebuild their team with playmakers in this mock draft? According to Brugler, Cleveland makes the daring leap to the first overall selection, using its treasure trove of assets to secure a franchise passer. “In this scenario, the Browns package both of their 2026 first-rounders (and probably a 2027 Day 2 selection) to Tennessee for rights to the No. 1 pick.” Brugler mocks Indiana superstar quarterback Fernando Mendoza to Cleveland, sparking Fernando Mania 2.0 across the Rust Belt.

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