2026 NFL Draft Predictions

2026 NFL Draft Predictions

The most entertaining week of football’s offseason is upon us, as the 2026 NFL Draft will take center stage from Thursday through Saturday. As usual, there is little drama at the very top of the board – Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza is a virtual lock to be selected by Las Vegas. After that, however, things could get crazy. Plenty of trades are expected in the first round and throughout the weekend.

Before the festivities in Pittsburgh kick off, let’s break down some of the odds and discuss the best bets to make. 

2026 NFL Draft Odds 

There are countless betting markets available on the NFL Draft. Among them are player draft position over/under, the NFL team to select a certain player, the number of players at a certain position to be taken in the first round and the first player at his position to be selected.

Here are some of the odds:

Team to select Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson

Arizona Cardinals -175

New York Jets +250

Los Angeles Rams +650

Team to select Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love

Tennessee Titans -135

Washington Commanders +275

New York Giants +500

To be a top 10 draft pick

Rueben Bain Jr. -130

Mansoor Delane +100

Spencer Fano +115 

2026 NFL Draft Predictions 

Pick #1: Jeremiyah Love to be the No. 4 overall pick (-105) 

Pick #2: Kenyon Sadiq draft position Under 15.5 (-130) 

Pick #3: Rueben Bain Jr. to be a top 10 draft pick (-130) 

PICK #1: Jeremiyah Love to be the No. 4 overall pick (-105) 

Love’s odds of going in the top three are extremely long. That means the only way this doesn’t cash is if the Titans decide to pass on Love or if another team trades up to take someone else. This draft really isn’t top-heavy enough to justify any trade up into the fourth spot – at least not for anyone other than Love. As for Tennessee, it needs to give QB Cam Ward, the No. 1 pick in 2025, all the offensive help he can get. A running back going this high is rare, but Love’s talent is similarly rare. 

PICK #2: Kenyon Sadiq draft position Under 15.5 (-130) 

The value of the tight-end position in the NFL has trended upward over the past decade and especially in the past five years. In 2025, two tight ends were drafted in the top 14 (Coleston Loveland to the Bears at No. 10 and Tyler Warren to the Colts at No. 14). One year before that, Brock Bowers went No. 13 overall to the Raiders. Kyle Pitts was the No. 4 overall pick of the Falcons in 2021. In 2019, two tight ends went off the board in the top 20 – including T.J. Hockenson to the Lions at No. 8. The trend should continue with Sadiq, a former Oregon standout who registers at 6’3’’ and 245 pounds. He clocked a 4.39 in the 40-yard dash, so his combination of size and speed is elite. 

PICK #3: Rueben Bain Jr. to be a top 10 draft pick (-130) 

The arrival of the NFL Draft means we can mercifully stop hearing about how Bain has short arms. Short arms or not, this guy can ball. Although that perceived deficiency may scare some teams off, it only takes one to make a player’s dreams come true. In Bain’s case, it sounds like more than one team in the top 10 is interested. The star defensive end out of Miami could go to Washington at No. 7 or to New Orleans at No. 8. A couple of teams even higher up on the draft board are in the market for pass rushers. Even if they pass on Bain and select guys like David Bailey, Arvell Reese and Sonny Styles, players at the same position or similar positions hearing their names called early only helps Bain’s chances of going later in the top 10.