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Our Round 1 scorecard 🎯 ✅ Mendoza #1 to Raiders ✅ Bailey #2 to Jets ✅ Ty Simpson Round 1 ✅ Cowboys trade up ❌ Cardinals pivoted RB over OT ❌ Rams got Simpson (didn’t see that) ❌ Cowboys took Safety not EDGE Not bad for a night’s work 👀 #NFLDraft2026

@NFL @sonnystyles_ @LorenzoStyles_ @Commanders Sonny Styles goes to Washington at 7 out of Ohio State and this video shows you the kind of person the Commanders just added. 224 career tackles 9 sacks and a team captain at Ohio State. what you cannot measure is what the people who love you feel when your name gets called.

.@sonnystyles_ brother @LorenzoStyles_ had him feeling all the emotions in his draft night video 🥹 @Commanders

the Jets taking David Bailey at 2 is the most Jets thing that has happened in years and I mean that as a compliment. 14.5 sacks last season to tie for the FBS lead. 29 career sacks total. now he lines up opposite Will McDonald and the entire AFC East has a serious problem.

@NFL @AdamSchefter 32 teams passed on Diego Pavia and Baltimore saw an opportunity. now he gets to be in the building with Lamar Jackson every single day and learn from a staff that has made quarterback mobility the foundation of their entire offense. that is a real shot not a pity invite.

Undrafted free agent QB Diego Pavia accepts invitation to Ravens minicamp. (via @AdamSchefter)

@TomPelissero Luke Altmyer was a three year starter at Illinois in a system built on NFL concepts and lands with the Lions behind Jared Goff. that is one of the best spots a UDFA QB could ask for. Detroit develops talent and if the roster thins at camp Altmyer gets a real shot.

Former Illinois QB Luke Altmyer is signing with the Lions, source said.

the Bills entered the draft at pick 26 and traded back three times to exit the first round entirely. Brandon Beane decided no one on that board was worth a first round grade so he turned one pick into a pile of capital. their first selection was T.J. Parker at 35 and they are betting on volume over name.

Diego Pavia finishes second in the Heisman and goes undrafted. that is one of the wildest storylines of this entire draft class. but the Baltimore call is actually everything for him. the Ravens build their offense around quarterbacks who can create outside of structure. this is not a pity invite. this is a real shot.

Vanderbilt undrafted free agent QB Diego Pavia accepted an invitation to next weekend’s minicamp with the Baltimore Ravens, per source.

Diego Pavia goes undrafted and his first call comes from Baltimore. that is actually a perfect landing spot. the Ravens understand what a quarterback who can move looks like better than anyone in the league. Pavia gets a real chance to compete for a roster spot and prove everyone who passed on him wrong.

More about Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia accepting to an invitation today to attend next weekend’s rookie minicamp with the Baltimore Ravens, via @jamisonhensley: espn.com/nfl/story/_/id…

the Cardinals taking Jeremiyah Love at 3 makes complete sense when you look at the numbers. 6.9 yards per carry, 18 rushing touchdowns, and he became the first running back taken in the top 3 since 2018. Arizona isn't afraid to be bold and Jacoby Brisset just got the most dangerous weapon in this entire class.

staying at 15 and getting Rueben Bain is exactly the kind of decision that defines a front office. Tampa was open to trading back but when the best pass rusher in the class is still sitting there at 15 you stop trying to be clever. they didn't just get a first rounder they got their guy.

The #Bucs, who were open to moving back, stick and pick instead and select #Miami edge Rueben Bain Jr. They hoped... but did not believe he'd fall to them.

x.com/RamsNFL/status… Ty Simpson already studying Stafford and talking about making everyone around him better. this is the mindset you want. the Rams didn't just draft a quarterback they drafted a culture. McVay's room just got very interesting.

Ready to learn, ready to work in LA. 👏 🎥 Via @PCGreenfield

Sorry Mike McCarthy* not Tomlin this is the type of stuff that made tomlin walk 😭

the Steelers drafting Drew Allar in Round 3 when they already have Will Howard as a developmental QB is the most Pittsburgh Steelers move imaginable. Aaron Rodgers is there. Will Howard is there. now Allar is there too. Mike Tomlin does not trust a single human being on this earth and honestly I have never respected anything more.

Despite the Rams picking QB Ty Simpson in round one, Rams coach Sean McVay isn't ready to close the door on a return by Jimmy Garoppolo. nbcsports.com/nfl/profootbal…

@PigskinOnGrass @AdamSchefter I’d agree the browns process at the position has been bad at best

@GridironReport2 @AdamSchefter Surely they wouldn’t have been better off drafting Xavier Watts instead of Gabriel last year. No, let’s take two low-ceiling dart throw QB’s in the same draft instead.

Despite drafting QB Taylen Green today, the Browns say they have no plans to trade QB Dillon Gabriel.

the company Mendoza is in already is wild to think about. Burrow built the Bengals into a contender in under 3 years. Newton changed what a QB could be physically. Winston never reached his ceiling. Mendoza gets Klint Kubiak as his offensive architect and a rebuild finally pointed in the right direction. the AFC West just got a real problem.

The Raiders selecting Fernando Mendoza at No. 1 puts him alongside Joe Burrow, Jameis Winston and Cam Newton as the only QBs since 1967 to win the Heisman Trophy, a national title and go No. 1 overall in the NFL Draft.

@NFL @NFLDraft 930K on this and Ty Simpson at 13 is still being slept on. the Rams drafted Matthew Stafford's replacement before Stafford has even finished his extension. 9 OL in Round 1 is also genuinely insane. the era of the trenches is officially here and teams are finally paying attention.

All 32 picks from Round 1  📈

Diego Pavia goes undrafted after being the Heisman finalist and leading Vanderbilt to 10 wins. 3,539 passing yards, 29 TDs, 862 rushing yards, beat 4 ranked opponents. first Heisman finalist to go undrafted since 2014. the NFL told a generational competitor he wasn't good enough and he's about to go make 31 teams look stupid in Baltimore.

KC trading up from 9 to 6 to grab Mansoor Delane tells you everything about Brett Veach's conviction. the best CB in this class, sticky as tape in coverage, barely got targeted at LSU because nobody wanted smoke. he transferred from Virginia Tech with 6 career INTs and defenders avoided him entirely. this Chiefs secondary just entered a different tax bracket.