This Mock Draft Just Changed Everything
Jul 24, 2026
AI Generated·May contain errors
Justin Jefferson is once again worth a first round pick, at least according to our recent
Sports Illustrated Mock Draft. He went 10th overall ahead of C.D. Lamb. Now this has everything to do
with the expectation that Kyler Murray and not J.J. McCarthy will be the Vikings starting
quarterback this season. Kenneth Walker was also a first rounder. He went ahead of Ashton Gente,
Omerion Hampton, and Saquon Barkley. So that move to Kansas City has certainly helped his value.
And then in Round 2, we saw Devon Achan fall all the way to 19th overall. And I know there's
questions, folks, about Miami's offense, but come on. I mean, that's an absolute steal.
Three quarterbacks were picked in Round 3, starting with, of course, Josh Allen. That's
no surprise. And Lamar Jackson was the next quarterback pick. But what was a surprise
was that Jaden Daniels was the third quarterback selected ahead of Drake May and Joe Burrow. And
speaking of quarterbacks, May was on the board in Round 5, and Jalen Hurts was available in Round
6. So like I always say, you could wait on a quarterback and still get a really good one
in traditional leagues. I also noticed that Luther Burdenstock is soaring. He went to the
end of Round 3, and he went ahead of my favorite breakout wide receiver, Emeka Ibuka, who went
nine spots later in the fourth round. And continuing to talk about wide receivers, Malik
Neighbors was a fifth round pick. But I do wonder if his ADP will start to rise
with news that he'll avoid the PUP list during training camp.

