It's an exciting time in the football calendar, with the College Football Playoff National Championship game -- congrats to Indiana on an amazing season -- and the NFL playoffs' conference championship games falling within a week's time. It's also when we really start to ramp up the NFL draft discussion, and I'm taking the opportunity to release my first mock draft for the 2026 class.
There is only one clear first-round quarterback, followed by a few other passers who could join. (I projected two QBs on Day 1 here.