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2026 Nfl Mock Draft New 2 Round Projections For Wild Card Weekend

Bonisiwe Shabane
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2026 nfl mock draft new 2 round projections for wild card weekend

Picks 1 through 18 are set in the NFL Draft ... for now. Something tells me this is going to be an eventful draft season of trades for a number of reasons. That's because it's not a particularly strong crop of first-round talent. That means we'll see teams willing to move first-rounders for proven players. I'd argue the last time we saw a first round this weak was 2022, and that year set the record with 18 trades involving first-round picks.

That said, I'll play it straight with no trades, at least until we get past the Jan. 23 deadline for players to officially declare for the 2026 NFL Draft. Note: This is the current NFL Draft order after Week 18 (via Tankathon). Bad news for some fans of NFL playoff teams: Your squads are out of the running for Super Bowl 60. But good news: Your place in the 2026 NFL Draft order is solidified. The Panthers, Steelers, Chargers and Eagles all now know their NFL Draft spots.

The Cowboys (thanks to the Micah Parsons trade) and Browns (thanks to the Jaguars trading up in the last draft) also benefit with knowing where they are. OUR LATEST MOCK DRAFT: Who goes second after Fernando Mendoza? Here's the latest draft order as of Monday morning through the Wild Card round as mock draft season continues. 13. Los Angeles Rams (from Atlanta Falcons) Believe it or not, we’re already halfway through the 2025 NFL season.

That means, with the NFL trade deadline on Tuesday (November 4), we’re fully entering 2026 NFL Draft season. Even though we here at NFL Spin Zone have been in 2026 NFL Draft mode since the Spring, but that’s neither here nor there. Now, we have actual on-field results to react to, and needs are becoming clearer every single week for even some of the best teams in the league. In this 2026 NFL Mock Draft, we’re going to take a look at not only the first round but the first two rounds of the draft and project where some of the top prospects... This 2026 NFL mock draft features a bunch of quarterbacks going within the top 20 picks, and a surprise player jumping all the way into the top two overall. We’ve got a lot to unpack, so let’s get right to it.

There is no question that the New Orleans Saints are on the cusp of anointing a new franchise quarterback. We’ve already seen them bench Spencer Rattler in favor of second-round rookie Tyler Shough, and obviously, that’s the first step toward potentially using next year’s top pick at the position. We’ll see what Shough can do for the rest of this season, but barring something miraculous, the top pick should be a new QB. And Fernando Mendoza has been exactly as advertised this season. One of the hottest risers in the 2026 NFL Draft process right now is Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson, who went from being an intriguing potential Day 2 selection to the betting favorite as the... There’s obviously plenty of competition for the QB1 distinction at this point in the process, but Simpson has done his part to make a case this season, and the Jets need a fresh start...

The Justin Fields investment did not work out. The 2026 NFL Draft is less than four months away at this point, and it's simply creeping up quite fast. Not only is the NFL playoffs beginning soon, but the college football season is nearly over. In the coming weeks, the NFL and CFB will come to an end, and we'll then make our way towards the always exciting NFL free agency period. We'll also have the NFL Scouting Combine and the 2026 NFL Draft at the end of April. It's going to be a wild few months in the football world now that 2026 is here, and we have a complete two-round mock draft containing some major trades.

It seems like teams have never been more aggressive in trying to improve their rosters year over year. Let's crack open this two-round mock draft. The Las Vegas Raiders get us started with a very logical pick that could satisfy a huge need while also grabbing someone who could be the best overall prospect in the draft in Fernando... There isn't really a major downside to this pick - Mendoza is a legitimate QB prospect who could instantly come in and help get this dysfunctional franchise back on track. He can do a little bit of everything at the position, and until the Raiders get serious about the QB, they'lll continue to circle the drain in the AFC West. Six teams will see their hopes of winning Super Bowl 60 come to an end during the NFL's wild-card weekend.

Their fan bases will likely cope with those postseason losses by assessing how their teams can improve next season. That will include looking ahead to the 2026 NFL Draft, where the full draft order is coming into clearer focus. The first 18 picks of the draft were already entering wild-card weekend. By the end of the "Monday Night Football" game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Houston Texans, the first 24 picks will be locked in, though they will be subject to change based on any... Much is still to be determined about the 2026 NFL Draft. Many believe that Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza will be the No.

1 overall pick, but after that, things remain wide-open, especially as Oregon quarterback Dante Moore's future remains in flux. That will leave many NFL fan bases daydreaming about the possibility of landing a star player like Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love, USC wide receiver Makai Lemon or a defensive stud like Ohio...

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