ESPN's Peter Schrager releases first mock draft
The 2026 NFL Draft is just over two weeks away.
Over the next 16 days, every draft analyst in the business is likely to release new projections for the first round (and beyond).
ESPN's Peter Schrager only releases two mock drafts every year, the first of which just came out this morning.
In his first mock, Schrager has the Giants addressing the O-line with the selection of Miami's Francis Mauigoa at No. 5.
"New coach John Harbaugh referred to the offensive line as a 'work in progress' at the league meetings," wrote Schrager. "That's not what you want in front of a franchise quarterback who has shown a tendency to use his legs. But Jaxson Dart would love Mauigoa, a road paver with positional versatility. Mauigoa is expected to be the first offensive lineman off the board."
Mauigoa got his collegiate career off to a strong start, as he earned Freshman All-American honors in 2023 after starting all 13 games at right tackle.
The 6-foot-5, 329-pound lineman only got better from there. He once again started all 13 games at right tackle as a true sophomore and was named second-team All-ACC after allowing just one sack on 541 pass block snaps.
Mauigoa saved his best for this past season. The young lineman started all 16 games at right tackle as he finished his time at Miami having never missed a start (42 consecutive games). He surrendered just two sacks and 10 total pressures on 439 pass block snaps, which earned him Consensus All-American honors.
He was also named first-team All-ACC along with the recipient of the ACC Jacobs Blocking Trophy, given to the conference's top blocker.
Here are the first five picks in Schrager's inaugural mock draft:
- Las Vegas Raiders - Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana
- New York Jets - David Bailey, Edge, Texas Tech
- Arizona Cardinals - Arvell Reese, LB/Edge, Ohio State
- Tennessee Titans - Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame
- New York Giants - Francis Mauigoa, OL, Miami
NFL Media analyst Daniel Jeremiah released his fourth ranking of the top 50 prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft.
No. 50 Germie Bernard, WR, Alabama
No. 49 R Mason Thomas, Edge, Oklahoma
No. 48 Antonio Williams, WR, Clemson
No. 47 Keylan Rutledge, IOL, Georgia Tech
No. 46 Malachi Lawrence, Edge, UCF
No. 45 Zion Young, Edge, Missouri
No. 44 Keionte Scott, CB, Miami
No. 43 Brandon Cisse, CB, South Carolina
No. 42 Caleb Banks, DT, Florida
No. 41 Jacob Rodriguez, LB, Texas Tech
No. 40 Chris Johnson, CB, San Diego State
No. 39 Jadarian Price, RB, Notre Dame
No. 38 Ty Simpson, QB, Alabama
No. 37 Peter Woods, DT, Clemson
No. 36 Lee Hunter, DT, Texas Tech
No. 35 Max Iheanachor, OT, Arizona State
No. 34 Avieon Terrell, CB, Clemson
No. 33 Kayden McDonald, DT, Ohio State
No. 32 Anthony Hill Jr., LB, Texas
No. 31 Keldric Faulk, Edge, Auburn
No. 30 CJ Allen, LB, Georgia
No. 29 KC Concepcion, WR, Texas A&M
No. 28 Cashius Howell, Edge, Texas A&M
No. 27 Denzel Boston, WR, Washington
No. 26 Caleb Lomu, OT, Utah
No. 25 Colton Hood, CB, Tennessee
No. 24 T.J. Parker, Edge, Clemson
No. 23 Akheem Mesidor, Edge, Miami
No. 22 Kadyn Proctor, OT, Alabama
No. 21 Jordan Tyson, WR, Arizona State
No. 20 Monroe Freeling, OT, Georgia
No. 19 Blake Miller, OT, Clemson
No. 18 Omar Cooper Jr., WR, Indiana
No. 17 Dillon Thieneman, S, Oregon
No. 16 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, S, Toledo
No. 15 Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee
No. 14 Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon
No. 13 Spencer Fano, OT, Utah
No. 12 Makai Lemon, WR, USC
No. 11 Olaivavega Ioane, IOL, Penn State
No. 10 Francis Mauigoa, OT, Miami
No. 9 Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State
No. 8 Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU
No. 7 Rueben Bain Jr., Edge, Miami
No. 6 Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State
No. 5 Arvell Reese, Edge, Ohio State
No. 4 David Bailey, Edge, Texas Tech
No. 3 Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State
No. 2 Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame
No. 1 Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana
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