I used PFF+ for this mock draft due to being able to rearrange the draft order, but typically I do mock drafts over at draftprofessor.com where you’ll find me on YouTube on Thursday nights at 7pm ET.
I was limited to the players that EA College Football 26 told me were first round draft picks after simulating a full season. EA just updated the player ratings on Friday of last week, and these are the top 32 players eligible for the draft according to the video game.
EA has just one first round QB with some notable QBs such as Oregon’s Dante Moore and Alabama’s Ty Simpson returning to school, while Clemson’s Cade Klubnik was a second-round pick along with LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier.
To me, so far, there’s a pretty clear top 20 or so players that I believe will be first rounders at the end of April. There are some players that EA has rated much higher than me when it comes to NFL projection. Some guys like Suntarine Perkins, Cayden Green (who projects as a Guard), Brian Parker II (who projects as a Center), Logan Jones, Jacob Rodriguez, D’Angelo Ponds, and Josh Moten, I don’t see a path to where they are first round picks. The whole group is solid but expect their names called on Day 2 if not Day 3 in some cases.
Let’s all hope Kenyon Sadiq doesn’t actually get to Kansas City to replace Travis Kelce.
