2026 NFL Draft order: Up to date picks, workforce wants and outlook

Though it’s early within the NFL season, one workforce has already created a little bit of separation in its bid for the No. 1 general choice within the 2026 NFL Draft. On Sunday, the New Orleans Saints and Tennessee Titans gained their first video games of the common season, which leaves the New York Jets as the one winless workforce remaining within the league. 

There’s a distinctive dynamic at play forward of the upcoming draft relative to this previous yr. Three groups already maintain a second first-round choose from draft-day trades this yr, whereas the primary 2025 first-rounder wasn’t dealt till Thursday evening of that draft.

Pending Monday evening’s consequence, right here is the present 2026 NFL Draft order, per Tankathon, in addition to potential workforce wants and free brokers:

1. New York Jets (0-5)

Projected wants: QB, WR, DL, CB, TE
Projected free brokers: LB Quincy Williams, OG Alijah Vera-Tucker, RB Breece Corridor, TE Jeremy Ruckert, EDGE Micheal Clemons

Projected wants: OT, WR, QB, CB, IOL
Projected free brokers: OG Wyatt Teller, OG Joel Bitonio, TE David Njoku, CB Greg Newsome II, CB Martin Emerson

Projected wants: EDGE, DL, IOL, TE, CB
Projected free brokers: TE Mark Andrews, TE Isaiah Probably, EDGE Kyle Van Noy, C Tyler Linderbaum, EDGE Odafe Oweh

Projected wants: CB, WR, TE, IOL, S
Projected free brokers: EDGE Jaelan Phillips, CB Kader Kohou, EDGE Matt Judon, TE Darren Waller, CB Rasul Douglas

5. New Orleans Saints (1-4)

Projected wants: CB, S, DL, RB, WR
Projected free brokers: EDGE Cameron Jordan, OG Trevor Penning, WR Rashid Shaheed, LB Demario Davis, CB Alontae Taylor

Projected wants: CB, LB, S, DL, OT
Projected free brokers: EDGE Malcolm Koonce, WR Jakobi Meyers, Okay Daniel Carlson, LB Germaine Pratt, OG Dylan Parham

7. Tennessee Titans (1-4)

Projected wants: OT, IOL, WR, DL, EDGE
Projected free brokers: TE Chig Okonkwo, DL Sebastian Joseph-Day, WR Tyler Lockett, OG Kevin Zeitler, EDGE Dre’Mont Jones

Projected wants: IOL, OT, DL, CB, LB
Projected free brokers: QB Russell Wilson, OT Jermaine Eluemunor, OG Evan Neal, WR Wandale Robinson, OG Greg Van Roten

Projected wants: IOL, CB, S, TE, EDGE
Projected free brokers: EDGE Trey Hendrickson, S Geno Stone, EDGE Joseph Ossai, C Ted Karras, CB Cam Taylor-Britt

Projected wants: CB, S, IOL, WR, DL
Projected free brokers: C Austin Corbett, WR Hunter Renfrow, S Nick Scott, RB Rico Dowdle, EDGE D.J. Wonnum

Projected wants: IOL, OT, TE, DL, S
Projected free brokers: WR Christian Kirk, DL Denico Autry, DL Sheldon Rankins, EDGE Darrell Taylor, EDGE Derek Barnett  

Projected wants: OT, IOL, LB, DL, RB
Projected free brokers: OT Jonah Williams, OT Kelvin Beachum, OG Will Hernandez, WR Zay Jones, DL Calais Campbell 

Projected wants: S, LB, EDGE, RB, CB
Projected free brokers: WR George Pickens, EDGE Samuel Williams, LB Kenneth Murray, C Brock Hoffman, RB Miles Sanders

Projected wants: CB, OT, LB, S, IOL
Projected free brokers: OT Rob Havenstein, TE Tyler Higbee, S Kamren Curl, WR TuTu Atwell, LB Nate Landman, S Quentin Lake

Projected wants: DL, RB, CB, LB, TE
Projected free brokers: WR Hollywood Brown, TE Travis Kelce, DL Jerry Tillery, S Bryan Cook dinner, LB Leo Chenal, CB Jaylen Watson

Projected wants: DL, S, IOL, RB, OT
Projected free brokers: S Jaquan Brisker, S Kevin Byard, WR Olamide Zaccheaus, OT Braxton Jones, EDGE Dominique Robinson

Projected wants: EDGE, LB, CB, TE, WR
Projected free brokers: WR Deebo Samuel, LB Bobby Wagner, TE Zach Ertz, RB Austin Ekeler, EDGE Von Miller

18. Los Angeles Rams (3-2)

Projected wants: CB, OT, LB, S, IOL
Projected free brokers: OT Rob Havenstein, TE Tyler Higbee, S Kamren Curl, WR TuTu Atwell, LB Nate Landman, S Quentin Lake

Projected wants: OT, TE, WR, LB, EDGE
Projected free brokers: TE Austin Hooper, EDGE Okay’Lavon Chaisson, DL Khyiris Tonga, CB Marcus Jones, LB Jack Gibbens 

Projected wants: LB, TE, S, WR, OT
Projected free brokers: RB J.Okay. Dobbins, LB Alex Singleton, DL John Franklin-Myers, LB Justin Strnad, IOL Luke Wattenberg

Projected wants: IOL, EDGE, CB, TE, DL
Projected free brokers: EDGE Khalil Mack, RB Najee Harris, DL Teair Tart, OT Trey Pipkins, S Alohi Gilman, WR Keenan Allen

Projected wants: LB, CB, S, DL, RB
Projected free brokers: QB Carson Wentz, WR Jalen Nailor, WR Adam Thielen, S Harrison Smith, LB Eric Wilson

Projected wants: CB, DL, IOL, S, WR
Projected free brokers: EDGE Boye Mafe, CB Tariq Woolen, DL Johnathan Hankins, RB Kenneth Walker, CB Josh Jobe

Projected wants: S, LB, EDGE, RB, CB
Projected free brokers: WR George Pickens, EDGE Sam Williams, LB Kenneth Murray, C Brock Hoffman, RB Miles Sanders

Projected wants: QB, DL, WR, CB, IOL
Projected free brokers:  QB Aaron Rodgers, OG Isaac Seumalo, CB Darius Slay, WR Calvin Austin, LB Cole Holcomb

Projected wants: OT, WR, QB, CB, IOL
Projected free brokers: OG Wyatt Teller, OG Joel Bitonio, TE David Njoku, CB Greg Newsome, CB Martin Emerson, EDGE Alex Wright

Projected wants: LB, DL, EDGE, IOL, TE
Projected free brokers: WR Mike Evans, EDGE Haason Reddick, LB Lavonte David, RB Rachaad White, DL Logan Corridor

Projected wants: EDGE, DL, LB, CB, OT
Projected free brokers: EDGE Al-Quadin Muhammad, EDGE Josh Paschal, EDGE Marcus Davenport, DL Levi Onwuzurike, DL D.J. Reader

Projected wants: S, LB, EDGE, CB, WR
Projected free brokers: EDGE Joey Bosa, EDGE A.J. Epenesa, LB Matt Milano, DL DaQuan Jones, OG Connor McGovern

Projected wants: OT, IOL, DL, WR, TE
Projected free brokers: OL Spencer Burford, DL Jordan Elliott, WR Jauan Jennings, EDGE Yetur Gross-Matos, CB Jason Pinnock

Projected wants: LB, CB, EDGE, IOL,DL
Projected free brokers: OT Braden Smith, EDGE Kwity Paye, EDGE Samson Ebukam, QB Daniel Jones, WR Alec Pierce

Projected wants: TE, CB, EDGE, S, IOL
Projected free brokers: TE Dallas Goedert, EDGE Za’Darius Smith, LB Nakobe Dean, S Reed Blankenship, WR Jahan Dotson

The 2026 NFL Draft will happen from April 23-25 in Pittsburgh. Extra draft protection could be discovered at CBSSports.com, together with the weekly mock drafts and common seems to be on the eligible prospects.