Overview
- Sportsnaut projects Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza to be selected first overall by Las Vegas and to be the only quarterback taken in Round 1.
- The Chiefs are predicted to use surplus draft capital after dealing Trent McDuffie to trade from No. 9 into the top five for an edge rusher.
- A.J. Brown is flagged as a potential draft-night trade candidate, with the Patriots identified as a possible landing spot in a deal centered on pick No. 31.
- The Jets are forecast to package their multiple top-45 selections to move into the late first round for a cornerback or another targeted player.
- Running back Jeremiyah Love is predicted to fall outside the top 10, with a team like the Vikings potentially moving up to select him.