2027 NFL Mock Draft: 2 Rounds

Round 2

Chris Ransom follow @DraftUtopia Last Updated: September 3, 2026.

33. Miami Dolphins: Trey'Dez Green, TE, LSU
    
    
    Our 2027 NFL Draft Simulator is up to 64 total players with Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith at the top of my big board. Miami drafted Oregon quarterback Dante Moore at 1 after drafting three rookie wide receivers in the 2026 NFL Draft in Caleb Douglas, Chris Bell, and Kevin Coleman Jr. as building blocks. I got two tight ends with a 92/99 potential grade in LSU tight end Trey'Dez Green and Texas Tech tight end Terrance Carter Jr. Both tight ends can run all 30/30 routes on the route tree. Green is bigger, but Carter is the better blocker. Green is a former five star recruit, so he will get the tiebreaker here since he's the top tight end in College Fantasy Football too.
    
    
    
    The 6-7 244 lb Trey'Dez Green had 33 receptions, 433 receiving yards, and 7 receiving yards as a sophomore in 2025. Tre'Dez Green was a former five star recruit that served as a secondary tight end behind Mason Taylor as a true freshman, but showed he could be a number one tight end during his sophomore season at LSU. Tre'Dez Green played basketball on LSu's basketball team.
    
    
    
    If Miami's rookie receivers develop, Miami can kickoff the 2027 NFL Draft by drafting a quarterback and a tight end filling the final two pieces of the offense in their starting lineup. Miami can use rounds 3-7 to fix their defense if they draft a quarterback in the first round and draft a tight end in the second round.
    
    
    
34. Arizona Cardinals: Earnest Greene III, RT, Georgia
    
    
    Arizona needs to put more pieces around left tackle Paris Johnson Jr. on the offensive line. They could take an offensive tackle in the first round, but if Jeremiah Smith is there, Arizona can take Smith and get their bookend right tackle to Paris Johnson Jr. in the second round. Georgia left tackle Earnest Greene III lost the left tackle job to Monroe Freeling, but still played well at right tackle in 2025 with Greene having the versatility to play both offensive tackle roles on the offensive line.
    
    
    
    The 6-4 320 lb Earnest Greene III has the pass blocking, pass blocking strength, pass blocking footwork, run blocking strength, run blocking footwork, zone blocking, pancake blocking, pull blocking, and cut blocking. Arizona will need to fix the interior offensive line, but with the offensive tackle situation stablized, Carson Beck and Jeremiyah Love should improve in year two especially if Ariozna gets a wide receiver like Jeremiah Smith and an offensive tackle like Earnest Greene III to compliment Paris Johnson Jr..
    
    
    
    
    
35. Las Vegas Raiders: KJ Duff, WR, Rutgers
    
    
    Las Vegas needs to get a number one flanker wide receiver,a secondary wide receiver, and a slot receiver. Arizona got Jeremiah Smith to push Marvin Harrison Jr. Kansas City got Cam Coleman to push Xavier Worthy to be the top wide receiver. Las Vegas follows those two teams and gets a number one wide receiver.
    
    
    
    There are two wide receivers that I have a 92/99 potential grade on. Those two wide receivers are Rutgers wide receiver KJ Duff and Florida State wide receiver Duce Robinson. Duce Robinson was my third best wide receiver, but Robinson only had 3 receptions for 50 receiving yards in the season opener against New Mexico State being targeted 5 times in the contest. I now have KJ Duff as my third best wide receiver with Duce Robinson now as my fourth best wide receiver after a disappointing week 0 performance.
    
    
    
    Las Vegas has such a dire wide receiver situation that either KJ Duff or Duce Robinson would come in and be the number one flanker wide receiver for Fernando Mendoza in 2027. Rutgers wide receiver KJ Duff has more opportunities to impres teams tha Duce Robinson with Robinson's first game being complete.
    
    
    
    The 6-6 225 lb KJ Duff had 60 receptions, 1,084 receiving yards, and 7 receiving touchdowns in 2025. KD Duff was the flanker wide receiver at Rutgers last year with California's number one wide receiver Ian Strong complimenting Duff as the secondary wide receiver before transferring to California. KJ Duff can run all 30/30 routes on the route tree too while making incredible one handed catches as well as spectacular catches giving Fernando Mendoza a target he can rely on outside of tight end Brock Bowers in 2027.
    
    
    
36. Atlanta Falcons: PJ Williams, RT, SMU
    
    
    Atlanta gets a right tackle to replace Jawaan Taylor. SMU right tackle PJ Williams has a 92/99 potential grade and has experience at both offensive tackle spots, but right tackle is his main position with only four starts at left tackle during his freshman redshirt season. PJ Williams has spent the last two seasons as SMU's right tackle.
    
    
    
    The 6-5 306 lb PJ Williams ahs the pass blocking, pass blocking strength, pass blocking footwork, run blocking, run blocking strength, run blocking footwork, zone blocking, pancake blocking, pull blocking, and cut blocking. He's the sixth different offensive tackle in this draft to check off every box at offensive tackle and yes there's a drop off in the offesnive tackles after PJ Williams similar to what happened in last years draft after Caleb Lomu was picked by New England.
    
    
    
    Atlanta's offensive line would have Jake Matthews at left tackle, Matthew Bergeron at left guard, Chris Lindstrom at right guard, and PJ Williams at right tackle. Atlanta would still need a center, but that could be addressed in the third or fourth round depending on how the board falls. Having a second reliable offensive tackle to compliment yaur guards makes things easier for both Bijan Robinson and the quarterback you draft in 2027.
    
    
    
    
    
37. New York Jets: Sheridan Wilson, C, Texas Tech
    
    
    The New York Jets draft a center here. I got a 92/99 potential grade on Texas Tech center Sheridan Wilson as he is my third best center in the 2027 NFL Draft as well as the team captain of Texas Tech.
    
    
    
    The 6-5 300 lb Sheridan Wilson has the pass blocking, pass blocking strength, pass blocking footwork, run blocking, run blocking strength, and run blocking footwork to start at center. His zone blocking, pancake blocking, pull blocking, and cut blocking need to improve.
    
    
    
    Sheridan Wilson may have to start out as the backup center to Josh Myers in 2027 if the Jets don't release Myers to save cap space. Sheridan Wilson has gone two consecutive seasons without giving up a sack. He's not as complete as Kade Pieper or Iapani Laloulu on tape, but his consistency in pass protection is why he's the third best center in the 2027 NFL Draft..
    
    
    
38. Indianapolis Colts: Darian Mensah, QB, Miami FL
    
    
    Indianapolis gets their quarterback of the future here with Anthony Richardsonn's rookie deal expiring. Darian Mensah started at Tulane as a freshman, he started at Duke last year, and this year he will start for the Miami Hurricanes in his draft year as I got a 91/99 potential grade on Darian Mensah.
    
    
    
    The 6-3 218 lb Darian Mensah had 2,723 passing yards, 2,723 passing yards, 22 passing touchdowns, 1 rushing touchdown, 23 total touchdowns, a 65.9% completion percentage, and 6 interceptions as a freshman at Tulane leading Tulane to the 2024 Aeerican Athletic Connference Championship Game in 2024. Darian Mensah had 3,973 passing yards, 34 passing touchdowns, 1 rushing touchdown, 35 total touchdowns, a 66.8% completion percentage, and 6 interceptions as a sophomore leading Duke to a 2025 ACC Champoinship despite a 7-5 record.
    
    
    
    Darian Mensah has the arm strength, short accuracy, medium accuracy, and deep accuracy. Darian Mensah can make 5/6 progressions. Darian Mensah has a 1-step drop, 3-step drop, 5-step drop, and 7-step drop. Darian Mensah knows all four offensive schemes a balanced run first offense, a west coast offense, a shotgun spread offense, and a vertical offense.
    
    
    
    Darian Mensah could learn under Daniel Jones if they keep him in 2027. Indianapolis can also cut Daniel Jones and save $11.6 million in cap space at any point next offseason if the Colts manage to snag a quarterback as good as Mensah who might be able to start day 1 if he falls to the Indianapolis Colts in the second round and that's exactly what happens here in this 2027 NFL Mock Draft.
    
    
    
    
    
39. Carolina Panthers: Terrance Carter Jr., TE, Texas Tech
    
    
    Carolina gets a tight end to build around the quarterback they took in the first round. I gave Carolina Jayden Maiava in the first round.
    
    
    
    Tommy Tremble, who was a backup tight end at Notre Dame beat out both Ja'Tavion Sanders and Mitchell Evans who had better college tape at Texas and Notre Dame for the starting tight end job and. Free Agent Darren Waller took a year off and did the same. Tommy Tremble is a UFA in 2027 and so is backup tight end Darren Waller. If Carolina drafts a quarterback in the first round of the 2027 NFL Draft due to Bryce Young failing to meet expectations, then drafting a tight end makes sense here. Terrance Carter Jr. is the other tight end I had tied with a 92/99 potential grade. Terrance Carter Jr. is also the best blocking tight end in the 2027 NFL Draft with some projecting him as a fullback in the NFL due to his incredible blocking.
    
    
    
    The 6-2 245 lb Terrance Carter Jr. had 55 receptions, 624 receiving yards, and 5 receiving touchdowns in 2025. Terrance Carter Jr. can run all 30/30 routes on the route tree.
    
    
    
    I'm going go quickly review what the Carolina Panthers 2027 Offense could look like provided they follow my draft strategy. I mocked Jayden Maiava the USC quarterback and Terrance Carter Jr. the Texas Tech tight end to Carolina in this mock.
    
    
    
    Jayden Maiava will start day 1 if Carolina finds a trade partner for former number one overall draft pick Bryce Young. If the Panthers fail to find that trade partner assuming Young fails to meet team expectations in 2026 then there will be a quarterback competition because most NFL teams do not want to pay the entire $25,904,000 on Bryce Young's fifth year tender with Jayden Maiava taking over as the starting quarterback in 2028 regardless of who wins this competition between Young and Maiava in 2027. I don't believe Carolina would want to pay more than $10 million for Bryce Young to play elsewhere, and most teams wouldn't take a flyer on Young unless Carolina paid the majority of his salary during his fifth year option.
    
    
    
    Carolina's offensive line would be much better in 2027 with Monroe Freeling moving back to his natural postiion at left tackle taking over for Ikem Ekwonu, Damien Lewis is the left guard, Sam Hecht, Carolina's 2026 sixth round pick out of Kansas State would take over as the starting center while also being a potential upgrade over Luke Forner, Robert Hunt is at right guard, and Taylor Moton is at right tackle. This year Freeling is playing at right tackle until Moton returns and will go through some growing pains playing right tackle for the first time in his career after playing on the left side his entire High School and college career.
    
    
    
    Carolina would have Tetairoa McMillan their 2025 first round pick as their flanker wide receiver, Xavier Legette their 2024 first round pick as their slot receiver, Jalen Coker as a slot receiver, Chris Brazzell their 2026 third round pick as the number four receiver coming back from a torn ACL which will keep him out of all of this season, and Jimmy Horn Jr. as the number five wide receiver. Carolina would also have Terrance Carter Jr., Mitchell Evans, and Ja'Tavion Sanders competing for the starting tight end job. Sanders beat out Evans for the tight end two job last year, but Evans beat him out for tight end three this year causing Sanders to slide all the way down to tight end four on Carolina's depth chart. Regardless of who wins that tight end job, Carolina would have quality depth at both wide receiver and tight end in 2027.
    
    
    
    Chuba Hubbard and Jonathon Brooks would be back at running back in 2027. We will finally get to see what this one two punch can do in the backfield in 2026 after Jonathon Brooks missed his first two seasons after being the first running back drafted in the 2024 NFL Draft.
    
    
    
    Bryce Young could end up balling during his fifth year if he wins the quarterback competition over Maiava and if he put up a career season with this supporting cast, someone would overpay him versus drafting a quarterback in the 2028 NFL Draft. Maiava could also win offensive rookie of the year with this supporting cast if he beat out Bryce Young in 2027.
    
    
    
40. New Orleans Saints: Greg Johnson, LG, Minnesota
    
    
    New Orleans needs a left guard to patch up this offensive line. I got a 92/99 potential grade on Minnesota left guard Greg Johnson, but he was the least impressive on tape of every player with a 92 potential grade I watched. New Orleans will need another offensive piece if they draft a quarterback in the first round of the 2027 NFL Draft.
    
    
    
    In Greg Johnson's defense I thought he was playing left guard in the Minnesota game against Ohio State. He played left tackle in that game due to Minnesota's freshman redshirt being inactive starting two games at left tackle and one game at right tackle. Greg Johnson is better than advertised after watching a game where he lined up as a left guard on tape.
    
    
    
    The 6-6 325 lb Greg Johnson has the pass blocking, pass blocking footwork, run blocking, run blocking footwork, zone blocking, pull blocking, and cut blocking. His pass blocking strength, run blocking strength, and pancake blocking needs to improve though.
    
    
    
    New Orleans has drafted a lot of quality offensive linemen over the years. With the veterans New Orleans has, I'm pretty confident they can mold Greg Johnson into a starting left guard..
    
    
    
    New Orleans has Kelvin Banks Jr. at left tackle, David Edwards at left guard, Erik McCoy at center, Cesar Ruiz at right guard, and Taliese Fuaga at right tackle. New Orleans can develop Greg Johnson for two years as a backup left guard to David Edwards. New Orleans can cut David Edwards in 2029 to save $16 million in cap space after using a fifth year tender on left tackle Kelvin Banks Jr. and extendng right tackle Taliese Fuaga.
    
    
    
    Greg Johnson is a project, but he has huge upside and going to a team with veteran offensive linemen like New Orleans gives Greg Johnson just enough time to become the best version of himself in the NFL because he can hit the weight room for two years while learning the playbook. That should improve his pass blocking strength, run blocking strength, and panacke blocking.
    
    
    
    
    
41. Dallas Cowboys: Duce Robinson, WR, Florida State
    
    
    The Dallas Cowboys get their George Pickens replacement here. Duce Robinson is the other wide receiver I got a 92/99 potential grade on. In this scenario unlike Jeremiah Smith in Arizona, Cam Coleman in Kansas City, and KJ Britt in Las Vegas who could all be number one flanker wide receivers, Robinson will not have to be the flanker wide receiver with CeeDee Lamb there. Instead, Robinson will take over for George Pickens a UFA as the secondary wide receiver on a team friendly rookie deal.
    
    
    
    Duce Robinson began his career at USC where he was a multi sport athlete playing both football and baseball. His batting average was below .200 as a freshman and was below .100 as a sophomore. He transferred to Florida State and committed exclusively to football in 2025.
    
    
    
    The 6-6 230 lb Duce Robinson had 56 receptions, 1,081 receiving yards, and 6 receiving touchdowns in his first year at Florida State as a junior in 2025. Duce Robinson has 3 receptions for 50 receiving yards so far in one game in 2026. Duce Robinson can run all 30/30 routes on the route tree.
    
    
    
42. Jacksonville Jaguars: Sutraine Perkins, ROLB, Ole Miss
    
    
    Jacksonville gets their Devin Lloyd replacement assuming Ventrell Miller does not do enough to secure an extension. Suntraine Perkins is my top outside linebacker in the 2027 NFL Draft as I got a 92/99 potential grade on Perkins.
    
    
    
    The 6-1 220 lb Suntraine Perkins had 41 solo tackles, 40 assisted tackles, 81 total tackles, 12.5 tackles for a loss, 12 quarterback hurries, 6 deflections from pass breakups, 4.5 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, and 1 interception in 2025. Suntraine Perkins may not be a sack artist, but he showed the ability to pressure the quarterback, stop the run, and cover cosistently for a 4-3 right outside linebacker on the weak side while also showing the versatility to play 3-4 right outside linebacker.
    
    
    
    
    
43. Minnesota Vikings: LJ Martin, RB, BYU
    
    
    Minnesota gets a running back to build around the quarterback they draft in the first round. I gave Minnesota Arch Manning in the first round and am giving the Minnesota Vikings BYU running back in the second round. I got a 92/99 potential grade on three different runningbacks in BYU running back LJ Martin, Louisville running back Isaac Brown, and Rutgers running back Antwan Raymond.
    
    
    
    I will narrow this pick down to either LJ Martin or Isaac Brown since Isaac Brown was in the first round of my mock last year. I got BYU winning the 2026 Big 12 Championship and have Louisville losing the 2026 ACC Championship. If both of those things happen, then LJ Martin probably will end up getting drafted ahead of Isaac Brown in a landslide since Brown had a down year in 2025 after a very dominant freshman season while Martin would be coming off of two strong seasons at BYU.
    
    
    
    The 6-2 225 lb LJ Martin had 109 carries, 518 rushing yards, 4 rushing touchdowns, 11 receptions 45 receiving yards, 1 receiving touchdown, 120 touches, 563 total yards, and 5 total touchdowns as a freshman when Kedon Slovis was his quarterback in 2023. LJ Martin had 137 carries, 718 rushing yards, 7 rushing touchdowns, 10 receptions, 98 receiving yards, 2 receiving touchdowns, 147 touches, 816 total yards, and 9 total touchdowns when Jake Retzlaff as his quarterback as a sophomore in 2024. LJ Martin had 236 carries, 1,305 rushing yards, 12 rushing touchdowns, 36 receptions, 255 receiving yards, 0 receiving touchodwns, 272 touches, 1,560 total yards, and 12 total touchdowns when Bear Bachmeier took over as BYU's starting quarterback as a true freshman after Jake Retzlaff got dismissed from BYU and transferred to Tulane with LJ Martin's breakout season arriving as a junior in 2025.
    
    
    
    LJ Martin has the speed, pass catching, ball carrier vision, and pass blockng as LJ Martin did not allow a single pressure last year. He checks off every box. LJ Martn had 6 games with over 100 rushing yards and 9 games with 100 total yards when you take both rushing as well as receiving yards into account making him one of the more consistent running backs in the 2027 NFL Draft. He plowed through Colorado defenders when BYU beat Shedeur Sanders and Colorado in their bowl game leading up to the 2025 NFL Draft during his sophomore year prior to his breakout season in 2025.
    
    
    
    Minnesota has most of their offensive pieces after spending their first two picks on Arch Manning and LJ Martin. A tight end and center are still neeeded, but the entire secondary outside of Byron Murphy II also needs to be upgraded too.
    
    
    
44. Los Angeles Rams: Anthony Smith, 3-4 LOLB, Minnesota
    
    
    Byron Young led the Los Angeles Rams in sacks last year. Since the Los Angeles Rams already took the initiative of extending Myles Garrett, its unlikely they extend Byron Young too. Young was a floor player rather than a blue chip talent like Myles Garrett or Jared Verse who the Rams traded to the Browns. Drafting a sack artist with the upside to develop into a Pro Bowler and letting another organization overpay Byron Young makes way more sense for the Rams.
    
    
    
    There's a few good pass rushers that can play off the edge in both a 4-3 and 3-4 scheme with a 92/99 potential grade including Minnesota defensive end Anthony Smith, Oregon defensive end Teitum Tuioti, Michigan defensive end John Henry Daily, and Louisville defensive end Clev Lubin. Of those four, the guy that impressed me the most in terms of versatility and getting sacks was Anthony Smith.
    
    
    
    Minnesota pass rusher Anthony Smith did more in his plus one draft year as a pass rusher than Boye Mafe. If he has another strong season, do not be surprised if he plays his way into the first round of the 2027 NFL Draft.
    
    
    
    Anthony Smith can play 4-3 left end, 4-3 right end, 3-4 left outside linebacker, 3-4 right outside linebacker, 3-4 left end, and 3-4 right end with his versatility. Right now the Baltimore Ravens, Los Angeles Rams, and Buffalo Bills are his three best team fits since those teams can play the Minnesota Golden Gophers sack artist off the edge or inside on the interior. The Rams could draft Anthony Smith and he would most likely replace Byron Young since Braden Fiske had two good years as a starting 3-4 defensive end, but will learn under Aaron Donald this year before getting a chance to prove himself in his contract year. Anthony Smith has the size to move inside in a 3-4 defense at the NFL level, but he was mainly used off the edge placing his hand in the dirt on 4-3 plays and not placing his hand in the dirt on 3-4 plays with Minnesota's hybrid defense under head coach PJ Fleck.
    
    
    
    The 6-6 280 lb Anthony Smith had 21 solo tackles, 17 assisted tackles, 38 total taclkes, 17.5 tackles for a loss, 12.5 sacks, 7 quarterback hurries, and 3 deflections from pass breakups in 2025. If Anthony Smith improves on this in 2026, he could go in the first round of the 2027 NFL Draft.
    
    
    
    Having Myles Garrett and Anthony Smith as a Byron Young replacement gives the Rams two sack artists for the next four years even after Matthew Stafford retires. Anthony Smith has a high pad level and he also had fewer pressures than sacks. Cleaning up those areas of his game could get him in the top 32, but if he builds on last season, he won't fall past the Los Angeles Rams in the second round.
    
    
    
    
    
45. Tennessee Titans: Isaac Brown, RB, Louisville
    
    
    Tennessee gets a running back to compete for the starting running back job with Tony Pollard and Tyjae Spears both set to be UFA's in 2027. Louisville running back Isaac Brown and Rutgers running back Antwan Raymond both have a 92/99 potential grade, but I am leaning towards Isaac Brown because he does all four things you want a running back to do despite a down year in 2025 after a dominant freshman season in 2024. Having a running back tandem
    
    
    
    The 5-9 190 lb Isaac Brown had 165 carries, 1,173 rushing yards, 11 rushing touchdowns, 30 receptions, 152 receiving yards, 1 receiving touchdown, 195 touches, 1,325 total yards, and 12 total touchdowns as a true freshman in 2024. Issac Brown had 101 carries, 804 rushing yards, 7 rushing touchdowns, 13 receptions, 48 receiving yards, 0 receiving touchdowns, 114 touches, 852 total yards, and 7 total touchdowns as a sophomore in 2025.
    
    
    
    Isaac Brown would have had back-to-back seasons of 1,000 rushing yards if an injury didn't cost him the rest of the regular season before Brown went off in the Bush's Boca Raton Bowl. Like LJ Martin, Brown had 6 games with 100 rushing yards in 2025.
    
    
    
    Isaac Brown has the speed, ball carrier vision, pass blocking, and pass catching you want in an NFL running back. Drafting Isaac Brown gives the Tenessee Titans two young backs in Isaac Brown and Nicholas Singleton with Brown as your lead back and Singleton as a really good change of pace running back next season when Tony Pollard and Tyjae Spears becomes UFA's.
    
    
    
46. Green Bay Packers: Antwan Raymond, RB, Rutgers
    
    
    Josh Jacobs is on the commissioners exempt list. I disliked both Marshawn Lloyd and Kaleb Johnson coming out of college with Pittsburgh trading Johnson after one season and Lloyd being Green Bay's third string running back for two seasons behind Jacobs and Emmanuel Wilson prior to this season. Also Josh Jacobs enters a contract next year. Cutting him saves Green Bay $13.5 million in cap space and as of right now and Green Bay only has $8.1 million in cap space in 2027 with Josh Jacobs being the guy Green Bay can save the most cap sace by cutting. This draft has seven running backs in the top sixty four.
    
    
    
    Would you rather pay Josh Jacobs $16.5 million in a contract year when you only got $8 million in cap space or draft a running back that will make around $9 million on his four year rookie deal that will only cost you $840,000 in 2027 while saving $13.5 in cap space if you cut Josh Jacobs? The latter option is clearly the better option. By the way, that number is what TreVeyon Henderson and RJ Harvey got during their rookie seasons after being second round picks in the 2025 NFL Draft.
    
    
    
    The only running back with a 92/99 potential grade is Antwan Raymond. He took over for Kyle Monangai at Rutgers last year during his sophomore season and absolutely dominated on the ground.
    
    
    
    The 5-11 205 lb Antwan Raymond had 244 carries, 1,241 rushing yards, 13 rushing touchdowns, 16 receptions, 225 receiving yards, 2 receiving touchdowns, 260 touches, 1,466 total yards, and 15 total touchdowns as a sophomore after taking over for Kyle Monagai who I also had a second round grade on two years ago.
    
    
    
    Also, I think Raymond has a higher ceiling than his predecesor too. Antwan Raymond has the speed, pass catching, ball carrier vision, and pass blocking to be a three to four down back like the top six running backs in the 2027 NFL Draft.
    
    
    
    
    
47. Pittsburgh Steelers: AJ Holmes Jr., 3-4 RE, Texas Tech
    
    
    Pittsburgh drafted Cam Heyward after Aaron Schobel and Brett Keisel took Pittsburgh to Super Bowl 45. Heyward is still a Steeler sixteen years later, but it also feels like the Steelers are at a crossroads where they are ready to draft a successor to Cam Heyward if he come back in 2027 which will be his contract year. If he retires with Aaron Rodgers, then Pittsburgh can draft his replacement and get another day 1 starter next to Derrick Harmon their 2025 first round pick. I got a 92/99 potential grade on AJ Holmes Jr., the Texas Tech defensive tackle whose got the versatility to play 4-3 defensive tackle, 3-4 right end, and 3-4 left end.
    
    
    
    The 6-3 300 lb AJ Holmes Jr. had 19 solo tackles, 19 assisted tackles, 38 total tackles, 9 tackles for a loss, 7 quarterback hurries, 4.5 sacks, 4 deflections from pass breakups, 1 forced fumble, and 1 fumble reocvery in 2025. Pittsburgh can get a player like this and groom him to be Cam Heyward's successor if Heyward returns next year. If Heyward retires he would start next to Derrick Harmon.
    
    
    
48. Detroit Lions: Rasheem Biles, ROLB, Texas
    
    
    Detroit will need a right outside linebacker and a middle linebacker with both linebackers Devin White as well as Jack Campbell set to be UFA's in 2027. Texas linebacker Rasheem Biles has a 92/99 potential grade.
    
    
    
    Rasheem Biles has the versatility to play 4-3 right outside linebacker, 4-3 middle linebacker, 4-3 left outside linebacker, 3-4 right outside linebacker, 3-4 middle linebacker, and 3-4 left outside linebacker as he wowed people with his versatility playing on the edge across from Kyle Louis at Pittsburgh last year before entering the 2026 Transfer Portal to enroll at Texas. After all, Biles isn't the first Pitt Panther to leave Pitt for Texas as a player on the Pitt Women's Volleyball team did this too before Biles did. In addition to excellent first step quickness and twitch, he's got amazing versatility. Detroit will draft Rasheem Biles to be their new 4-3 weak side linebacker which is the role he projects to play the best in the NFL despite having the ability to play in any linebacker role.
    
    
    
    The 6-1 222 lb Rasheem Biles had 39 solo tackles, 62 assisted tackles, 101 total tackles, 17 tackles for a loss, 4.5 sacks, 4 deflections from pass breakups, 4 quarterback hurries, 2 fored fumbles, 2 interceptions, 2 defensive touchdowns on both interceptions with a couple of pick sixes, and 1 fumble recovery in 2025. Rasheem Biles could line up at either linebacker role at right outside linebacker or middle linebacker giving Detroit a day 1 starter, but I think he lines up at right outside linebacker in Detroit.
    
    
    
    
    
49. Denver Broncos: Teitum Tuioti, 3-4 LOLB, Oregon
    
    
    Denver saw Jonathon Cooper their former 3-4 right outside linebacker placed on the commissioners excempt list. Nik Bonitto their 3-4 left outside linebacker led Denver in sacks last year and is moving over to 3-4 right outside linebacker after signing a four year extension last year which begins this season. If Jonah Elliss cannot assert himself as a starter following two solid seasons as a situational pass rusher, then Denver might cut Cooper which would save them $4,335,000 in 2027. Or Denver can keep Cooper for one more year and let their second round pick develop behind him before moving on from Cooper in 2028 which is when quarterback Bo Nix fifth year tender will take effect. After beating Josh Allen in a playoff game, he's probably getting tendered even with a down year in 2026 after a strong rookie and sophomore season.
    
    
    
    I got a 92/99 potential grade on Oregon defensive end Teitum Tuioti who can play 4-3 right end, 4-3 left end, 3-4 right outside linebacker, or 3-4 left outside linebacker. Teitum Tuloti is the son of the Oregon Ducks defensive line coach and that will be very attractive to teams that need a pass rusher.
    The 6-3 263 lb Teitum Tuioti had 33 solo tackles, 35 assisted tackles, 68 total tackles, 16 tackles for a loss, 9.5 sacks, 8 quarterback hurries, 5 deflections from pass breakups, 2 forced fumbles, and 1 reception for 11 yards when lining up on offense as Oregon's fullback in 2025. Oregon is my pick to win it all this year. I believe Uiagalelei and Tuioti will both be difference makers off of the edge this year. Tuioti could be groomed behind Jonathon Cooper and then take over as a starter next to Nik Bonitto in 2028.
    
    
    
50. Cleveland Browns: John Henry Daley, RE, Michigan
    
    
    Cleveland will have no pass rusher depth behind Jared Verse and Alex Wright whose going to miss all of the 2026 season with a season ending injury. John Henry Daley only lined up at 4-3 right end against left tackles in the Big 12 the last two years. He started at BYU before transferring to Utah in 2025 where he broke out. He's now on Michigan in 2026.
    
    
    
    The 6-5 252 lb John Henry Daley had 24 solo tackles, 24 assisted tackles, 48 total tackles, 17.5 tackles for a loss, 11.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, and 1 deflection from a pass breakup in 2025. John Henry Daley is transerring to Michigan and a huge year with Michigan could cause him to surge up the boards. Right now John Henry Daley enters the preseason in top 50 as he could be Cleveland's new situational pass rusher behind Verse and Wright in 2027. If Alex Wright gets injured again next year, John Henry Daley might be able to replace him if Kyle Whittingham showcases his versatility more at Michigan in 2026.
    
    
    
    
    
51. Houston Texans: Tyrique Tucker, DT, Indiana
    
    
    Houston gets a defensive tackle to bolster the run defense in the second round. Indiana defensive tackle Tyrique Tucker is an ideal fit here as Tucker has a 92/99 potential grade.
    
    
    
    The 6-0 307 lb Tyrique Tucker had 16 solo tackles, 24 assisted tackles, 40 total tackles, 12 tackles for a loss, 6 sacks, 3 quarterback hurries, and 2 deflections from pass breakups in 2025. Tyrique Tucker can sack the quarterback to the point where he causes trauma just ask UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava, he also is excellent at stopping the run after having 12 tackles for a loss, and his two swatted passes when anticipating quarterback throws make him an asset in coverage too. Tyrique Tucker's presence on the defensive line was a big reason why Indiana went 16-0 last year capping off their first National Championship in College Football with a perfect season.
    
    
    
    Houston needs another body on the defensive line at defensive tackle. I think Tyrique Tucker could be a day 1 starter on the Houston Texans defensive line.
    
    
    
52. Washington Commanders: Clev Lubin, 3-4 ROLB, Louisville
    
    
    Washington gets a pass rusher here. I got a 92/99 potential grade on Louisville defensive end Clev Lubin who can play off the edge in either scheme as this is the final player I got a 92 on for potential at this moment. Clev Lubin has the versatility to play 4-3 right end, 4-3 left end, 3-4 right outside linebacker, and 3-4 left outside linebacker.
    
    
    
    The 6-3 260 lb Clev Lubin had 35 solo tackles, 26 assisted tackles, 61 total tackles, 13.5 tackles for a loss, 8.5 sacks, 7 quarterback hurries, 5 deflections from pass breakups, and 3 forced fumbles as a junior in 2025. Washington signed two pass rushers in Free Agency, but neither guy is a sack artist while Lubin is a guy with ability to develop into that as Lubin can rush the passer, stop the run, and drop inot coverage pretty consistently for an edge rusher that can play 3-4 right outside linebacker in a 3-4 scheme like the one the Washington Commanders are switching to.
    
    
    
    Washington currently has K'Lavon Chaisson on a one year deal at 3-4 right outside linebacker after he bounced back with a career high 7.5 sacks in New England getting by right tackles consistently while Odafe Oweh got a four year contract and is starting at 3-4 left outside linebacker. Oweh is worse than Chaisson so I'm trying to decipher how he got a four year contract.
    
    
    
    If K'Lavon Chaisson regresses in Washington after a career season in New England, getting younger and drafting Clev Lubin on a rookie deal makes a lot of sense for Washington since they will have to start deciding what players from the 2024 NFL Draft deserve second contracts if they return to the playoffs for a second time in three years after Jayden Daniels took them to the NFC Championship as a rookie.
    
    
    
    Candidates from the 2024 NFL Draft for future contract extensions include quarterback Jayden Daniels, cornerback Mike Sainristl who got promoted from nickel cornerback to boundary cornerback which meas he covers number two receivers instead of slot receivers on third down, and left tackle Brandon Coleman who started at left tackle as a rookie before getting demoted to swing tackle in 2025. With Laremy Tunsil expected to miss most of this season, Coleman, who played left tackle, left guard, and right guard at TCU before taking over at left tackle in the NFL gets to make his case for a second contract since left guard Chris Paul is a 2027 UFA while right guard Sam Cosmi is a buyout candidate that can $12 million in cap space if he underperforms as Cosmi was superb during his rookie contract, but underperformed in 2025. A dominant season by Coleman in relief of Tunsil and a second straight bad season by Cosmi could lead to a situation where Washington extends Coleman on a team friendly deal while buying out Cosmi due to Coleman's postional versatility.
    
    
    
    Jayden Daniels will get a fifth year tender just for taking Washington to the NFC Title Game as a rookie, but he needs to get Washington back to the playoffs this year to guarantee himself a shot at a second contract with the Washington Commanders. Only one of Mike Sainristl or Brandon Coleman will get a second contract with the other walking into Free Agency if Washington gets the last wild card like I'm projecting them to, and pays Jayden Daniels next offseason.
    
    
    
    
    
53. Baltimore Ravens: Kelley Jones, CB, Mississippi State
    
    
    Baltimore has a luandry list of 2028 UFA's. That laundry list includes quarterback Lamar Jackson, backup quarterback Tyler Huntley, running back Derrick Henry, wide receiver DeVontez Walker, left tackle Ronnie Stanley, right tackle Roger Rosengarten, 3-4 right end Nnamdi Madubuike formerly Jusitn Madubuike, 3-4 middle linebacker Roquaqn Smith. Wide receiver Zay Flowers and strong safety Kyle Hamilton were previously on this list, but they both got paid this offseason. Marlon Humphrey Baltimore's boundary cornerback next to Nate Wiggins was a 2028 UFA, but that the last year of his previous contract was voided, so now Marlon Humphrey is a 2027 UFA with Baltimore having the ability to excersize a fifth year player option on field cornerback Nate Wiggins their 2024 first round pick out of Clemson this offseason as well.
    
    
    
    I gave Baltimore Oregon center Iapni Laloulu in the first round so Baltimore would have all of the pieces needed on the offensive line to make a deep run towards Super Bowl 62 in Atlanta next year once Jessie Minter and Declan Doyle get familiar with Baltimore's organization since Eric DeCosta neglected center in the 2026 NFL Draft after the Chargers took his top center Jake Slaughter who was Baltimore's original choice in round 3 before they took Ja'Kobi Lane. Drafting a day 1 starter at cornerback makes the most sense here in the second round after drafting a day 1 starter on the offensive line.
    
    
    
    There were a ton of cornerbacks with a potential grade of 91/99. Only one of those corners had more than 10 deflections from pass breakups last year and that cornerback is a big guy, so that is the player that Baltimore drafts here to replace Marlon Humprhey. Baltimore can use their remaining 2027 draft picks on depth players to potentially replace 2028 UFA's if the value is there in rounds 3-7.
    
    
    
    For now, I'm mocking Mississippi State cornerback Kelley Jones to the Baltimore Ravens. I flirted with Alabama wide receiver Ryan Coleman-Williams here, but Baltimore simply has a greater need at cornerback, they drafted two receivers in 2026 in USC wide receiver Ja'Kobi Lane and Indiana wide receiver Elijah Sarratt, who I had a first round grade on last year. Kelley Jones blossomed last year while Ryan Coleman-Williams had a sophomore slump.
    
    
    
    The 6-4 205 lb Kelley Jones had 20 solo tackles, 14 assisted tackles, 34 total tackles, 11 deflections from pass breakups, 2 interceptions, and 1 two point conversion as Jones was the only cornerback in the country to score on a two point conversion last year with Mississippi State as a sophomore in 2025.
    
    
    
    I gave Kelley Jones an A+ in man coverage, an A- in zone coverage, an A+ in press coverage, an A in run stuffing, and an A+ grade in hard hitting. Kelley Jones has an identical floor to my number two cornerback Brice Pollock who I mocked to the Cincinnati Bengals in the first round. He also has a higher floor than Alabama cornerback Zabien Brown. I had a 93 potential grade on Pollock, a 92 potential on Brown, and a 91 on Jones which is the only reason Baltimore got a player that could be a steal in Mississippi State cornerback Kelley Jones in the second round.
    
    
    
    Baltimore could have Nnamdi Madbuike at 3-4 right end, Travis Jones at 3-4 nose tackle, and Aeneas Peebles at 3-4 left end. Baltimore could have Trey Hendrickson at 3-4 right outside linebacker, Roquan Smith at 3-4 middle linebacker, Teddye Buchanan at 3-4 middle linebacker, and either Mike Green or Zion Young at 3-4 left outside linebacker with the loser of that competition being the situational pass rusher once Tavius Robinson's rookie deal is up after this season. Baltimore could have Nate Wiggins as their field cornerback, Kelley Jones at boundary cornerback as their Marlon Humphrey replacement, and a competition between Chandler Rivers and TJ Tampa for the nickel cornerback job would take place next year. Kyle Hamilton would remain the starting strong safety with Malaki Starks their 2025 first round pick entering year three as Baltimore's starting free safety next season. Replacing Humprhey with Kelley Jones could get Baltimore's pass defense back in the top 10 for the first time since Mike Macdonald was the Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator prior to taking the Seattle Seahawks head coaching gig.
    
    
    
    Baltimore would have the offense and defense to make a big run in 2027. I got the Ravens as my final wild card in the AFC this season and the Baltimore Ravens are my one seed in the AFC next season.
    
    
    
54. Cincinnati Bengals: Ryan Coleman-Williams, WR, Alabama
    
    
    Andrei Iosivas is a 2027 UFA. Cincinnati paid Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. Right now Joe Burrow and Ja'Marr Chase the two teammates from LSU's 2019 National Championship team are 2030 UFA's and Tee Higgins is a 2029 UFA. If Cincinnati can replace Andrei Iosivas with Alabama wide receiver Ryan Coleman-Williams, they have a very realistic shot at winning Super Bowl 63 in Las Vegas in two years from now since their schedule will be easier in 2028 with a harder 2027 scheduule if Cincinnati reclaims the AFC North this season like I'm predicting them to.
    
    
    
    As long as Joe Burrow and Lamar Jackson remain healthy, Baltimore and Cincinnati will always be in the mix for a top seven spot in the AFC Playoffs. Joe Burrow will not demand a trade unless Cincinnati misses the playoffs in the next two years.
    
    
    
    I got a 91/99 potential grade on Ryan Coleman-Williams. A year ago in my first 2027 NFL Mock Draft, I had Arch Manning at 1, Jeremiah Smith at 2, and Ryan Coleman-Williams at 3 in my initial 2027 NFL Mock Draft. Cincinnati would have three wide receivers that could hit 1,000 receiving yards in Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, and Ryan-Coleman Williams if they drafted Williams to replace Iosivas. Joe Burrow threw for 4,918 passing yards in 2024 when he was healthy and I honestly believe he could exceed 5,000 in Cincinnati if the Bengals drafted Ryan Coleman-Williams as a Andrei Iosivas replacement in either 2027 or 2028 provided he sticks around in Cincinnati.
    
    
    
    The 6-0 184 lb Ryan Coleman-Williams had 48 receptions, 865 receiving yards, and 8 receiving touchdowns as a true freshman at Alabama in 2024. Ryan Coleman-Williams had 49 receptions, 689 receiving yards, and 4 receiving touchdowns as a true sophomore in 2025. Ryan Coleman-Williams can run all 30/30 routes on the route tree just like Jeremiah Smith.
    
    
    
    Drafting Ryan Coleman-Williams as your Andrei Iosivas replacement would probably be enough to keep Joe Burrow from requesting a trade elsewhere untli he becomes a UFA in 2030, but it wouldn't be enough to get him to extend with Cincinnati when his contract and Chase's contract expire in 2030. Cincinnati would have to win Super Bowl 62 in Atlanta or Super Bowl 63 in Las Vegas with Joe Burrow, Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, and Ryan Coleman-Williams assuming the Bengals draft Ryan Coleman-Williams. I think the Bengals can win Super Bowl 63, and if they do, they'd extend Burrow and Chase after that. If the Bengals failed to win a Super Bowl by that point, Joe Burrow and Chase would both leave as UFA's in 2030 with Chase telling the Bengals he's joining Burrow in 2030 in the scenario where Burrow forces a trade out of Cincinnati which would probably also force Cincinnati to trade Chase too setting the Bengals back into a brutal rebuild.
    
    
    
    The Los Angeles Rams could offer Ty Simpson and two first round picks to get Joe Burrow in 2029 if Matthew Stafford retires after next season if Joe Burrow choses not to re-sign with Cincinnati following Super Bowl 63. That will only happen though if the Cincinnati Bengals fail to win a Super Bowl by the time Super Bowl 63 ends. The Rams would also make sure to clear up enough cap space to get Ja'Marr Chase to pair with Puka Nacua too if that were to happen.
    
    
    
    
    
55. San Francisco 49ers: Kenyatta Jackson Jr., LE, Ohio State
    
    
    San Francisco will either draft a defensive end or a wide receiver here. The two wide receivers with 91/99 potential left on the board are both 5-9, so I think John Lynch keeps Mike Evans, Ricky Pearsall his 2024 first round pick that I had an early third round grade on, and De'Zhaun Stribling his 2025 second round pick that I had an early fifth round pick on out of sheer stuborness since drafting another wide receiver this early shows ownership he doesn't have confidence in his floor players at wide receiver with lower ceilings. San Francisco can buyout Nick Bosa in 2027 if another injury occurs, and Mykel Williams hasn't been able to stay healthy at 4-3 left end. San Francisco got Romello Height for depth behind Bosa, but will not have depth behind Williams when Keion White becomes a 2027 UFA. This means, drafting another pass rusher is the more logical play for John Lynch in the second round.
    
    
    
    I got a 91/99 potential grade on Ohio State defensive end Kenyatta Jackson Jr. and he could end up replacing Mykel Williams if Williams injury issues continue moving forward. At the very worst, he would push Williams to become the best version of himself in year three. Kenyatta Jackson Jr. lined up at both 4-3 right end and 4-3 left end with Indianapolis Colts 2026 third round pick Caden Curry last year on Ohio State after both J.T. Tuimoloau and Jack Sawyer got drafted in the 2025 NFL Draft.
    
    
    
    The 6-3 263 lb Kenyatta Jackson Jr. had 16 solo tackles, 12 assisted tackles, 28 total tackles, 11 tackles for a loss, 65 sacks, 2 quarterback hurries, and 2 deflections from pass breakups in 2025. On Ohio State last year, Caden Curry was the sack artist while Kenyatta Jackson Jr. focused more on run stuffing. Kenyatta Jackson Jr. did have some big plaqys on defense sacking the opposing quarterback though.
    
    
    
    San Francisco would enter 2027 with Nick Bosa as the 4-3 right end, Mykel Williams as the 4-3 left end, Romello Height as the backup 4-3 left end, and Kenyatta Jackson Jr. as a guy that could potentially replace Mykel Williams if his injuries continue into 2027 with Williams suffering a season ending injury in 2025 and going on injured reserve to start 2026.
    
    
    
56. Chicago Bears: Mario Craver, WR, Texas A&M
    
    
    Kalif Raymond is on a one year deal with the Chicago Bears and I have even less confidence in Zavion Thomas than I had in Velus Jones Jr. another Bears third round pick that flamed out at wide receiver. Drafting a slot receiver became a need after trading D.J. Moore to Buffalo, and it was a need the Chicago Bears neglected.
    
    
    
    There are two wide receivers with a 92/99 potential grade in Texas A&M wide receiver Mario Craver and Colorado wide receiver Danny Scudero. Both of these receivers have the highest ceilings of any receiver left in the 2027 NFL Draft, but the drawback is both receivers are only 5-9. If both receivers fail to build on this season a bigger wide receiver that doesn't have Pro Bowl upside like Nick Marsh, Charlie Becker, or Ryan Wingo could jump them as those three are ahead of those receivers in most consensus mock drafts at the moment. Mario Craver was the best receiver on Texas A&M in the first three games of last season before KC Concepcion took over the majority of targets after those first three games.
    
    
    
    The 5-9 180 lb Mario Craver had 59 receptions, 917 receiving yards, and 4 receiving touchdowns in 2025. KC Concepcion only ran 24/30 routes on the route tree, but had a slightly higher potential grade at 92 vs the 91 I gave Craver. I believe Craver can run all 30 routes on the route tree, but he ran 100 less routes than Concepcion. This gives Mario Craver a floor of 20 routes and a ceiling of 24 different routes out of thirty that he can run. I will say that Craver can run 22/30 routes on the route tree.
    
    
    
    Chicago will have Rome Oduzne as their flanker wide receiver, Luther Burden III as their secondary wide receiver, Mario Craver as their slot receiver assuming they draft Craver in the second round, Colston Loveland as their starting tight end, and Cole Kmet their other staritng tight end in a contract year in 2027. Chicago would also have Ozzy Trapilo at left tackle back from a season ending injury, Joe Thuney at left guard, Logan Jones at center, Jonah Jackson at right guard, and Darnell Wright at right tackle. Kyle Monangai also takes over as the bell cow in 2027 if the Bears let D'Andre Swift walk. Giving Caleb Williams all of these weapons in the final year of his rookie deal before his fifth year tender gives Chicago one of the leagues best offenses that may be good enough to get Chicago to the NFC Championship in 2027-2028 next season.
    
    
    
    
    
57. Philadelphia Eagles: Yhonzae Pierre, 3-4 ROLB, Alabama
    
    
    Philadelphia should be starting Jonathan Greenard at 3-4 right outside linebacker and Nolan Smith at 3-4 left outside linebacker. Those are the only two edge rushers on Philadelphia that can get 10 sacks. Jalyx Hunt is more a run stuffer and coverage guy, but he's the starting 3-4 right outside linebacker which is gonna limit Philaelphia's ability to get the quarterback if he's playing on first and second downs. Arnold Ebiketie is the backup 3-4 right outside linebacker on a one year deal this season.
    
    
    
    Jonathan Greenard is currently injured at the moment, but when he's healthy he will be the 3-4 left outside linebacker across from Jalyx Hunt the projected starter at 3-4 right outside linebacker. That means if Hunt starts across from Greenard, Nolan Smith more than likely only comes in on third down situations as a situational pass rusher with Ebiketie as the fourth guy as well as the main reserve guy off the edge.
    
    
    
    Philadelphia needs to start both Jonathan Greenard and Nolan Smith if they want to knockout a team like the Seattle Seahawks in the playoffs because the only two NFC teams that have two guys that can get 10 sacks at edge rusher, a good secondary, and a dominant front 7 are the Philaelphia Eagles and the Los Angeles Rams. I go the Rams missing the playoffs going 8-09 and Philadelphia losing to Tampa Bay in the Divisional Round. If Jalen Hurts can finally beat Tampa Bay in the playoffs then perhaps Philadelphia can get a crack at Seattle in the NFC Championship, but I think Tampa Bay is hungrier than Philadelphia with Baker Mayfield in a contract year while Philadelphia is already a former Super Bowl Champion.
    
    
    
    I'm giving Philadelphia a situational pass rusher to replace Arnold Ebiketie whose a UFA in 2027 with this second round pick since I believe Jalyx Hunt is the worst of Philadelphia's three edges between Hunt, Greenard, and Smith in terms of getting to the quarterback. This allows Philadlephia to reload at pass rusher with a new guy on a rookie deal when Hunt's rookie deal expires in 2028 while replacing their most expendable edge rusher.
    
    
    
    I got a 91/99 potential grade on Alabama defensive end Yhonzae Pierre whose one of the best edges that will give you maximum effort on every single play. Yhonzae Pierre can play 4-3 right end, 4-3 left end, 3-4 right outside linebacker, and 3-4 left outside linebacker. Yhonzae Pierre is the first pass rusher since Will Anderson Jr. that can play in both the 4-3 and 3-4 schemes which says something.
    
    
    
    The 6-3 251 lb Yhonzae Pierre had 39 solo tackles, 13 assisted tackles, 52 total tackles, 14.5 tackles for a loss, 9 quarterback hurries, 8 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, and 1 deflection from a pass breakup 2025. Yhonaze Pierre can sack the quarterback, stop the run, and cover effectively. You'd like to see Pierre do more in coverage, but that's more on Alabama's coaching staff than it is on Pierre since he covered effectively whe he got the opportuity to drop into coverage.
    
    
    
    Yhonzae Pierre sacked Tennessee quarterback Joey Aguilar, Vanderbilt Diego Pavia, LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier, Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer another 2027 prospect that should go between rounds 2-5 with some mocking the Oklahoma quarterback in the first round, and Indiana Fernando Mendoza the first pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. He tackled Oklahoma running back Jayden Ott for a loss, and he dropped back into coverage and had a tackle that kept Florida State wide receiver Duce Robinson from getting a first down on third and three in the season pener. His other big play in coverage was a deflection for a pass breakup in the 28-7 loss to Georgia in the 2025 SEC Championship. Techincally the sack on Mendoza was a gang sack where both Bray Hubbard and Yhonzae Pierre got by Indiana's right tackle which was the only sack Indiana took in the 2026 Rose Bowl on New Years Day in last years College Football Playoff.
    
    
    
    Philadelphia is stuck Jonathan Greenard until 2030 because they extended him for four years after getting him in the trade with the Minnesota Vikings in the 2026 NFL Draft. Philadelphia cannot cut Greenard at any point over the next four years without taking a cap hit. It appears that Officer Jonathan Greenard has hancuffed Howie Roseman.
    
    
    
    Jalyx Hunt had 6.5 sacks in 2025 and Nolan Smith only had 3 sacks in 2025 after a strong rookie and sophomore season where he had 6.5 sacks in his first year as a starter with 4 sacks in the playoffs giving him 10.5 total on the Eagles Super bowl 59 Champions roster. If neither Hunt or Smith gets 10 sacks this year, then another edge rusher like Yhonzae Pierre will be drafted to push one of those guys to get 10 sacks in 2027 with Roseman making both of those guys earn paydays elsewhere. Yhonzae Pierre would learn under these pass rushers for a year if he got drafted by Philadelphia befoer starting across from Jonathan Greenard at 3-4 outside linebacker on either side starting in 2028 if neither Hunt or Smith gets 10 sacks this season.
    
    
    
58. New York Giants: Bruce Mitchell, C, BYU
    
    
    New York loses gets a center to replace John Michael Schmitz. I got a 91/99 potential grade on BYU center Bruce Mitchell. Bruce Mitchell is the only center I've watched on tape that checked every box I look for in an offensive lineman, so even though I got Kade Pieper, Iapani Ialoulu, and Sheridan Wilson graded higher from a ceiling and potential standpoint. Bruce Mitchell has the best floor of those four centers, but his feel good story is what stood out to me when reading about his biography and background on BYU's website.
    
    
    
    Bruce Mitchell played defensive tackle and center on the South Summit High School Football team as well as center on the South Summit High School Basketball team leading South Summit to back-t0-back state championships. His girlfriend at the time was North Summit High School track athlete Sadie Sargent who ended up becoming his wife. Bruce started out playing defensive tackle at Iowa. After Sadie got her masters degree from six years running track at BYU. A freshman redshirt defensive tackle Bruce Mitchell told Kirk Feretz start me or I'm gonna go to BYU in the portal to propose to my partner. Ferentz told Mitchell he was good enough to start at Iowa, but to go be with Sadie. Bruce moved to the offensive line full-time after leaving Iowa to go to BYU. He started one game at right guard versus Kansas State before moving inside to center by the end of BYU's 2024 season. His favorite superhero is Bruce Banner the Incredibule Hulk also enjoys fishing and running track with Sadie in the offseason to stay in shape. Majoring in buisness administration at BYU too.
    
    
    
    The 6-5 305 lb Bruce Mitchell has the pass blocking, pass blocking strength, pass blocking footwork, run blocking, run blocking footwork, zone blocking, pancake blocking, pull blocking and cut blocking. Bruce Mitchell pass blocked for Jake Retzlaff and bear Bachmeier a 2028 NFL Draft quarterback who was the 2025 Pop Tarts Bowl MVP while also run blocking for LJ Martin the past two seasons.
    
    
    
    New York could have Andrew Thomas at left tackle, Evan Tengesdahl my top left guard in the entire 2027 NFL Draft that I mocked to the New York Giants in the first round, Bruce Mitchell at center, Francis Mauigoa at right guard, and Jermaine Elumenor at right tackle. If the New York Giants want to make an NFC Championship next seaon or even try to make a run at Super Bowl 62 in Atlanta this is the type of offensive line you build around quarterback Jaxson Dart and running back Cam Skattebo before you pay your core. New York also has Malik Nabers as their flanker receiver, Malachi Fields as their secondary wide receiver, Darius Slayton who was a secondary wide receiver for years has now been demoted to slot receiver due to the impact Malachi Fields has had in training camp, and Isaiah Likely is now the New York Giants starting tight end.
    
    
    
    New York could have Darius Alexander at 3-4 right end, DJ Reader at nose tackle, Bobby Jamison-Travis at 3-4 left end, Abdul Carter at 3-4 right outside linebacker, Tremaine Edmunds at 3-4 middle linebacker, Arvel Reese at 3-4 middle linebacker, and Brian Burns at 3-4 left outside linebacker in a contract year in 2027. New York could also have Paulson Adebo as their field cornerback, Colton Hood, New York's 2026 second round pick who I wasn't high on is being groomed behind Greg Newsome II to be the New York Giants boundary cornerback starting in 2027 with Greg Newsome II starting on a one year prove it deal this year, nickel cornerback Dru Phillips will enter the final year of his rookie deal in 2027, Tyler Nubin will be in the final year of his rookie deal at strong safety, and Jevon Holland will be in his contract year at free safety.
    
    
    
    New York has enough talent on both sides of the ball to win a playoff game this year if everyone stays healthy with the hiring of John Harbaugh as I got the Giants upsetting the Chicago Bears in the wild card before getting routed by the Seattle Seahawks in the Divisional Round. If the Giants address interior offensive line in the 2027 NFL Draft by drafting Evan Tengesdahl the Cincinnati left guard as well as my top left guard in the 2027 NFL Draft before taking BYU center Bruce Mitchell in the second round they will enter next season with the Baltimore Ravens, Los Angeles Chargers, Green Bay Packers, and Los Angeles Rams as one of my top five candidates to make Super Bowl 62.
    
    
    
    The New York Giants floor in 2027 if they follow my advice is the two seed in the NFC losing in the divisional round with their ceiling being making Super Bowl 62 only to get beaten by the AFC Champions next season whether that be the Baltimore Ravens or the Los Angeles Chargers because those two teams will be the hungriest next season if Josh Allen wins it all this year like I'm projecting him to.
    
    
    
    
    
59. Kansas City Chiefs: Drew Evans, LG, Indiana
    
    
    Kansas City Chiefs right tackle Jaylon Moore is a UFA. My propsoal would be to move left guard Kingsley Suamatia to right tackle as a bookend if you do not want to pay Jaylon Moore and reload the offensive line with another left guard. I got a 91/99 potential grade on Indiana left guard Drew Evans whose good enough to sneak into the late second round of the 2027 NFL Draft.
    
    
    
    The 6-4 307 lb Drew Evans has the pass blocking, pass blocking strength, pass blocking footwork, run blocking, run blocking strength, run blocking footwork,.zone blocking, pancake blocking, pull blocking, and cut blocking. Drew Evans checks every box despite Cincinnati left guard Evan Tengesdahl, Houston left guard Shadre Hurst, Ohio State left guard Luke Montgomery, and Minnesota left guard Greg johnson having higher potential grades than Drew Evans. Drew Evans might have the best floor of any guard in the entire 2027 NFL Draft.
    
    
    
    Kansas City's offense would have Patrick Mahomes as the starting quarterback with Garrett Nussmeier as the backup quarterback. The offensive line could have Josh Simmons at left tackle, Drew Evans at left guard, Creed Humphrey at center, Trey Smith at right guard, and Kingsley Suamatia at right tackle in the final year of his rookie deal. Xavier Worthy and Cam Coleman could compete to be Kansas City's number one flanker wide receiver with the guy losing that competition being the secondary wide receiver as the Kansas City Chiefs got Texas wide receiver Cam Coleman in the first round before drafting Indiana left guard Drew Evans in the second round. Tyquan Thornton would be the slot receiver in a contract year. Cyrus Allen woul remain the number four wide receiver on this depth chart after beating out sophomore Jalen Royals for the number four wide receiver job in training camp giving Mahomes five different wide receivers he can depend on. Kansas City would have Noah Gray taking over for Travis Kelce as the number one tight end in a contract year after getting a second contract following his rookie deal with the opportunity to secure a third contract with the CHiefs. Jared Wiley the tight end that I thought was good enough to develop into a starter would get promoted from the third string tight end to the number two tight end in two tight end sets following Travis Kelce's retirement. Kansas City would have Kenneth Walker III as the starting running back, Emmett Johnson my third best running back as the backup running back, and Breshard Smith as the third string running back.
    
    
    
    Kansas City's defense would have Ashton Gillotte as their 4-3 right end, Chris Jones at 4-3 defensive tackle, Khyris Tonga as the other starting 4-3 defensive tackle, George Karlaftis as the 4-3 left end. R Mason Thomas would be the situational pass rusher and Peter Woods would the situational defensive tackle with both of those backups on the defnesive line getting regular playing time in 2027. Nick Bolton would enter a contract year at middle linebacker in 2027. Kansas City's secondary could have Mansor Delane is the field cornerback, Nohl Williams is the boundary cornerback, and Jadon Canady as the nickel cornerback in 2026. Jaden Hicks woul take over as the starting strong safety and Alohi Gilman is the starting free safety.
    
    
    
    Harrison Butker would remain the starting kicker and Matt Araiza would remain the starting punter on special teams. The only position the Chiefs would need to find a starter at in the third round would be at right outside linebacker with Drue Tranquill in a contract year. Kansas City could use day 3 to get more depth pieces. Even if Kansas City misses the Playoffs in 2027-2028, the worst they would do is 9-8 if everyone on this roster stayed healthy. The ceiling would be 11-6 which gets you a six seed in the AFC for the second year in a row as the Chiefs are my six seed this year in the AFC as well. I got them winning a playoff game on the road in Cincinnati before losing in the Divisional Round to the Buffalo Bills who Mahomes is 4-0 against in his career in the playoffs. Right now the AFC East winner is my three seed for next season in 2027-2028 especially if Miami and the New York Jets make quarterback upgrades that are good which make the AFC East a more competitive division. I can see Mahomes beating Josh Allen on the road, but cannot see him beating Drake Maye on the road if it is snowing. If you get back to the Divisional round with the Kansas City Chiefs 2027 draft, you would be playing the Baltimore Ravens, a team Mahomes beat in the AFC Championship. With Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry in contract years next season, I don't see Baltimore losing to the Chiefs in the playoffs again if they get the top seed in 2027-2028 since the Ravens got the one seed without Derrick Henry when the Chiefs beat the Ravens in that AFC Title game during their repeat as back-to-back Super Bowl Champions.
    
    
    
60. Los Angeles Chargers: Drayk Bowen, 3-4 MLB, Notre Dame
    
    
    Los Angeles drafts the top middle linebacker in the 2027 NFL Draft. Both of the Los Angeles Chargers 3-4 middle linebackers are UFA's. They cut Junior Colston their best backup 3-4 middle linebacker too, so there is no depth at 3-4 middle linebacker in addition to no starters. This is a position the Los Angeles Chargers will have to shore up in the 2027 NFL Draft.
    
    
    
    I got a 91/99 potential grade on two middle linebackers in this 2027 NFL Mock Draft. Those two middle linebackers are Notre Dame middle linebacker Drayk Bowen and Texas Tech middle linebacker Ben Roberts.
    
    
    
    The Los Angeles Chargers will get their pick of these two middle linebackers who are both my top two middle linebackers in the 2027 NFL Draft. Both guys were captains in 2025 and remain captains in 2026, but Drayk Bowen gets the tiebreaker over Ben Roberts because he has had the green dot on his helmet during his first year as a starter in his sophomore season whe Notre Dame made the Championship in the first 12 team College Football Playoff before losing to Ohio State as Marcus Freeman promoted Bowen from regular starter to play caller on defense when the playoff started. That ws the adjustment Freeman made for the playoff two years ago prior to Drayk Bowen getting promoted to team captain the following year.
    
    
    
    The 6-2 254 lb Drayk Bowen had 40 solo tackles, 38 assisted tackles, 78 total tackles, 4 tackles for a loss, 3 forced fumbles, 2 deflections from pass breakups, 2 quarterback hurries, and 1 sack showing enough promise to earn a green dot as a sophomore in 2024. Drayk Bowen had 33 solo tackles, 34 assisted tackles, 67 total tackles, 4.5 tackle for a loss, 4 deflections from pass breakups, 3.5 sacks, and 2 quarterback hurries as a junior in 2025.
    
    
    
    I gave Drayk Bowen an A grade in man coverage, an A+ in zone coverage, an A- in press coverage, and an A+ in hard hitting. This guy covers wide receivers and tight ends like Jason Seahorn and he hits like James Laurinaitis. He's an elite tackler that can sack the quarterback, stop the run, or drop back into coverage.
    
    
    
    Los Angeles could have Teair Tart at 3-4 right end, Nick Barrett a 2026 sixth round pick out of South Carolina taking over for Dalvin Tomlinson at nose tackle as Barrett went from 287 to 327 gaining 40 lbs after being drafted by the Chargers, and Jamaree Caldwell at 3-4 left end. Justin Eboigbe could be the fourth defensive linemen for depth. Los Angeles could have Ahkeem Mesidor at 3-4 right outside linebacker taking over for Khalil Mack in 2027, Drayk Bowen at 3-4 middle linebacker, Dei'Shawn Phillips at 3-4 middle linebacker, and Tuli Tuipulotu at 3-4 left outside linebacker. Los Angeles could have Cam Hart at field cornerback in a contract year, Tarheeb Still at boundary cornerback in a contrat year, Derwin James at strong safety and Elijah Molden at free safety.
    
    
    
    Los Angeles and Baltimore are my two favorites to come out of the AFC next season with the minor turnover that Kansas City, Buffalo, and New England are set to have next season. Whoever wins comes down to whether Mike McDaniel stays with the Chargers or takes a head coaching gig. The Chargers are that close to surpassing the Ravens since I got Baltimore as the one seed for 2027-2028 at the moment, but I got the Chargers as my way too early AFC Champion beating the Ravens in Baltimore if Mike McDaniel returns as offensive coordinator next season in addition to having the Chargers and Justin Herbert win his first playoff game against the Ravens this year before losing to my AFC runner up in the Divisional Round.
    
    
    
    
    
61. New England Patriots: Danny Scudero, WR, Colorado
    
    
    New England has Will Echoles locked up at nose tackle. At wide receiver, New England has A.J. Brown as their flanker wide receiver, Romeo Doubs is the secondary wide receiver. With slot receiver Demario Douglas set to be a 2027 UFA and New Englnad trading away Kayshon Boutte, New England can either draft another cornerback to stash and develop for a future starting role in 2028 like Indiana cornerback Jabari Sharpe the nephew of Glen Sharpe to be the replacmeent to Carlton Davis III once you pay Christian Gonzalez. The other route is Colorado wide receiver Danny Scudero. I think Kadon Prunty can take over for Carlton Davis III in 2028 as log as you pay Gonzalez to be your number one cornerback long-term. I think Kyle Williams and Efton Chism III both have potential to develop into quality starters, but neither has a Pro Bowl ceiling. There's one wide receiver with a 91/99 potential grade in Colorado wide receiver Danny Scudero, so we're gonna give New England that receiver to push Williams and Chism III for the slot receiver job next year in New England so that the Patriots have stability at wide receiver up until 2031 if this guy hits his potential because my player comp for Danny Scudero is Julian Edelman.
    
    
    
    Drafting a wide receiver clears tier 3 of the positional value pyramid. Craig Woodson is locked up at strong safety for two more years after this season and so is free safety Jaylen Reed the situational safety this year, who takes over for Kevin Byard in 2027. Christian Barmore, the starting 3-4 right end and Milton Williams, the starting 3-4 left end are ot UFA's at 3-4 defensive end in the 5-technique until 2029. Namdi Obiazor can take over for Christian Elliss as ths the second 3-4 middle linebacker next to Robert Spillane in 2028. New England has long-term stability at every position in the first four tiers of the positional value pyramid.
    
    
    
    Rhamondre Stevenson and TreVeyon Henderson are locked up until 2029 at running back. Eli Rairdon has the ceiling to take over for Hunter Henry as the tight end one if Henry leaves in Free Agency meaning New England has short-term and long-term stability in tier 5.
    
    
    
    New England has long-term stability at every poistion on the positional value pyramid in tier 6 except tight end two. Look for 3-4 middle linebcker, free safety, left guard with Alijah Vera-Tucker set to be a 2027 UFA and right guard with Onwenu entering a contract year in 2027, and a tight end as complimentary player to Eli Rairdon in 2027. Let's get to Danny Scudero though.
    
    
    
    The 5-9 175 lb Danny Scudero sat out his freshman year, but did not redshirt. Danny had 52 receptions, 664 receiving yards, and 5 receiving touchdowns as a sophomore at Sacramento State once he earned a starting role there in 2024. Danny Scudero transferred to San Jose State and took over for Nick Nash posting 88 receptions, 1,297 receiving yards, and 10 receiving touchdowns as a junior in 2025.
    
    
    
    Danny Scudero transferred to Colorado where he will be the number one wide receiver for Julian Lewis the five star quarterback Colorado recruited to replace Shedeur Sanders last year. Danny Scudero ran 21/30 routes on the route tree, but has enough upside to master all 30 routes down the road if he keeps improving under Coach Prime and ends up on the right NFL team.
    
    
    
    New England could have A.J. Brown, Romeo Doubs, and Danny Scudero as their slot receiver in 2027. They would also have the flexibilty to get out of contracts to get under the cap as they have to begin to pay core star players who are approaching the end of their rookie deals like quarterback Drake Maye and cornerback Christian Gonzalez. New England has from now until Super Bowl 64 to win a Super Bowl with this core. If Drake London, Will Campbell,a nd Christian Gonzalez all get second contracts, New England could become the AFC's team to beat in the 2030's once Pahomes, Allen, Jackson, and Burrow all retire in the event this coaching staff remains in New England.
    
    
    
62. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Ben Roberts, 3-4 MLB, Texas Tech
    
    
    Tampa Bay drafts the best player available here. Texas Tech 3-4 middle linebacker Ben Roberts is someone Tampa Bay can groom behind Alex Anzalone in 2027. He can take over next to Josiah Trotter in 2028.
    
    
    
    The 6-3 245 lb Ben Roberts had 44 solo tackles, 46 assisted tackles, 90 total tackles, 5 deflections from pass breakups, 4 tackles for a loss, 4 interceptions, 3 quarterback hurries, and 2 forced fumbles in 2025. Ben Roberts has the pass rushing, run stuffing, and coverage you want in a lnebacker. He's got good leadership traits and interviewed well. He's someone that can learn under Alex Anzalone for a year and take over as a starting 3-4 middle linebacker in 2028.
    
    
    
    
    
63. Seattle Seahawks: Justin Evans, C, Nebraska
    
    
    Both of Seattle's center are UFA's in 2027. Both the starting center and the backup center. There's one more center with a 91/99 potential grade and this center might be the best pancake blocker of any center in the 2027 NFL Draft. I'm talking about Nebraska center Justin Evans.
    
    
    
    Iowa center Kade Pieper is the only blue chip prospect at center from a potential standpoint in the 2027 NFL Draft after playing right guard last year before moving inside to center after taking reps at center this Spring, Iapani Iolulu is the most versatile center with experience in all three roles on the interior offensive line playing left guard, center, plus right guard, Sheridan Wilson has the best leadership of any center in the 2027 NFL Draft as a team captain at Texas Tech the last two seasons in both 2025 as well as 2026, Bruce Mitchell has the best floor and is the only center in the 2027 NFL Draft to check every box heading into this season, and Nebraska center Justin Evans is the best pancake blocker of any center in the 2027 NFL Draft. That's why this center class for the 2027 NFL Draft is so damn strong.
    
    
    
    The 6-2 315 lb Justin Evans has the the pass blocking, pass blocking strength, pass blocking footwork, run blocking, run blocking footwork, zone blocking, pancake blocking, pull blocking and cut blocking. Justin Evans checked off every box just like BYU center Bruce Mitchell. He also hsa the versatility to play all three positions on the offensive line iike Iapani Iolulu.
    
    
    
    Seattle would have Sam Darnold as the starting quarterback in a contract year, probably getting extended if he gets Seattle to a second Super Bowl with Jalen Milroe going from third string to backup quarterback with current backup Drew Lock set to be a 2027 UFA. Seattle could have Charles Cross at left tackle, Grey Zabel at left guard, Justin Evans at center, Christian Haynes or Beau Stephens at right guard in 2027 depending on who wins the right guard job between those two, and Abraham Lucas at right tackle. Seattle would have Jaxon Smith-Njigba as their flanker wide receiver, Cooper Kupp as their secondary wide reeiver, Rashid Saheed as their slot receiver, and Tory Horton as their number four wide receiver. Seatlte would have AJ Barner as the main tight end and Elijah Arroyo as the secondary tight end. Jadarian Price would be the starting running back. Even if Seattle regressed slightly in 2027 after two strong seasons in 2025 and 2026, I still believe they could win enough games in 2027 to be a wild card team by the time the 2028 NFL Playoffs roll around.
    
    
    
64. Buffalo Bills: Jadan Baugh, RB, Florida
    
    
    The Buffalo Bills get a running back to be the running back two behind James Cook. I only got a 91/99 potential grade on Florida running back Jadan Baugh.
    
    
    
    Buffalo needs a day 1 starter at left guard. Ohio State left guard Luke Montgomery has a 92/99 potential grade and would be a day 1 starter if the Buffalo Bills spent a 2027 first round pick on him.
    
    
    
    The 6-1 225 lb Jadan Baugh had 133 carries, 673 rushing yards, 7 rushing touchdowns, 4 receptions, 33 receiving yards, 1 receiving touchdown, 137 touches, 706 total yards, and 8 total touchdowns as a freshman at Florida in 2025. Jadan Baugh had 200 carries, 1,170 rushing yards, 8 rushing touchdowns, 33 receptions, 210 receiving yards, and 2 receiving touchdowns as a sophomore in 2025.
    
    
    
    Jadan Baugh has the speed, pass catching, and ball carrier vision. He does need to improve his pass protection and I got 6 other running backs graded higher than Jadan Baugh from a ceiling potential standpoint. However, Baugh is too talented to fall out of the top 64 which is why he's used in a Michael Turner type role behind James Cook as Josh Allen enters his early thirties.
    
    
    
    A lot of people that followed me over the years on Draft Twitter I guess Draft X now, have Jadan Baugh as RB1 or RB2. This list includes Matt Hicks who does the Rookie Scouting Portfolio for Dynasty owenrs over at Patreon. Damian Parson feels this way. Tampa Bay Tre and Connor Rodgers who both got hired by NFL Media after hosting NFL Stock Exchange on Youtube now both work for NFL Media and are both positioned to possibly be successors to Daniel Jeremiah when he retires if ESPN doesn't destroy the NFL Network brand they acquired by then. When Move The Sticks retires in two decades, Scott Hanson will still be doing Red Zone, but he'll have white hair like Anderson Cooper unless he continues to age superbly over the next two decades.
    
    
    
    Buffalo could limit how many times Allen nees to scramble with a James Cook and Jaden Baugh one two punch in the backfield. If you finished reading word for word of this entire two round mock, I would like to thank you.