Chase Reid, Carson Carels and Gavin McKenna are the top three picks in this mock draft. David Berding, Steve Dunsmoor, Jaime Crawford / Getty Images A few years ago, we decided to test out a new idea: ...

Gavin McKenna, Carson Carels and Ivar Stenberg are projected top-five picks in this mock draft. Steve Dunsmoor, Monika Majer / Getty; Joe Camporeale / Imagn Each year, The Athletic’s prospects writers ...

The 2026 NBA Draft lottery is on Mother's Day this year, with every team that didn't make the playoffs seeking the gift of the right ping-pong ball combination on Sunday, May 10. A whole batch of ...

As always, we were treated to an exciting first round of the 2026 NFL Draft, like the LA Rams throwing their locker room into turmoil by selecting the heir apparent to Matthew Stafford, who happens to ...

This is it: my final 2026 NFL mock draft. It's the one where, after months of preaching "don't overthink it," I do just that one last time. This is my best guess at how the first round will unfold, ...

It's the eve of the 2026 NFL Draft, and after a year’s worth of player evaluations and careful combing of current team needs, this is how I see things shaking out over the first two rounds. I ...

The 2026 NFL Draft is tonight! Months of scouting evaluations, testing numbers, pro days, team visits, trades and more all come down to Thursday through Saturday in Pittsburgh, when 257 players will ...

As NFL draftheads prepare for the most exciting day of the offseason, ESPN insider Mel Kiper Jr.'s final mock draft is an essential piece of the preparation puzzle. This year, Kiper's final mock ...

One quarterback will go in the first round of the NFL draft, but he won’t have to wait long to hear his name. And five Ohio State players will go in the opening round, including four in the first ...

My final mock draft before the real thing is also the most trade-heavy mock I've had so far. Typically, when it comes to my final mock, I go with the "last and best guess" approach. That's what I'm ...

As part of his Day 2 mock of the 2026 NFL Draft, Lance Zierlein projects how Round 3 will play out. Where does quarterback Carson Beck land? Which five teams select wide receivers? With Round 1 of the ...

One of the most complicated elements in writing mock drafts is recognizing that every NFL team has a point where they will break away from obvious needs to take the "best player available." The ...