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The night everyone has been eyeing since Super Bowl LX ended is finally here. The 2026 NFL Draft begins tonight, and it sounds like there's serious potential for some chaos. According to NFL Insider Jonathan Jones, sources are pointing to early fireworks, a volatile top five and maybe even a QB trade-up. So buckle up!
There is one sure thing tonight: The Raiders are taking Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza at No. 1 overall. Beyond that, everything is up in the air from trades, risers and fallers. Our Matt Zenitz spoke to league sources about the uncertainty surrounding this year's draft, and he found that Miami QB Carson Beck could sneak into the first round.
Here's one projected top five that one NFL college scouting director gave Zenitz (read his full draft intel for another one):
1. Raiders -- Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana 2. Jets -- Arvell Reese, EDGE, Ohio State 3. Cardinals -- David Bailey EDGE, Texas Tech 4. Titans -- Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame 5. Giants -- Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State
But what do the oddsmakers in Vegas say about what might happen in Pittsburgh tonight? Here is a first-round mock draft built entirely upon the betting odds for each pick.
Oh, we are far from done. Here is more draft goodness to kick off your Thursday:
With the college basketball transfer portal window closing on Tuesday night, the action has finally started to wind down. Now that the dust is settling, which teams emerged in good shape for the 2026-27 season?
Isaac Trotter has identified some winners and losers from this portal cycle -- and this may come as a shock to you all -- but Duke did pretty well for itself. Despite losing Nik Khamenia to UConn, the Blue Devils added some blue chips in John Blackwell (Wisconsin) and Drew Scharnowski (Belmont). Combine those pieces with what Jon Scheyer has returning, and this team is very close to being a contender for preseason No. 1.
Duke's successful run on the transfer market propelled it up two spots in the latest edition of the Top 25 And 1. Also, Cameron Salerno recently graded every single major move in the portal.
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