The Jets currently have the No. 2 & No. 16 picks in the 2026 draft. Below is a compilation of mock drafts. The views expressed are not representative of any Jets personnel. ESPN – Mel Kiper Jr. No. 2: S Caleb Downs – Ohio State "This would be the highest draft slot for a safety since Eric Turner went No.

Mel Kiper Jr.'s latest first-round NFL mock draft has ESPN looking a different direction for the Detroit Lions.

Mel Kiper said that he would be 'sprinting' to draft Reuben Bain Jr. if he was the Bengals and he fell to them at the No. 10 pick.

He would be a great scheme fit but do the Broncos need to draft this position so high?

Kiper has Denver selecting Toledo safety Emmanuel McNeil-Warren with the 30th pick in the draft. The 6-foot-2, 202-pound defensive back had 77 tackles, two interceptions and 0.5 sacks last season for the Rockets. Broncos 2026 NFL mock draft 1.0: Denver passes on skill talent for a safety in first round

The Philadelphia Eagles could use some help on offense, which is why Mel Kiper believes they'll draft an elite offensive weapon.

Missouri edge-rusher Zion Young might be gaining some ground on he competition in the 2026 NFL draft, according to ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr.

The Philadelphia Eagles offense has one free agent, tight end Dallas Goedert. According to NFL Draft expert Mel Kiper Jr., they could replace him with pick No. 23 in the NFL Draft. Kiper released his latest mock draft on ESPN.com earlier this week and has the Eagles selecting tight end Kenyon Sadiq out of Oregon.