Who are next year's top quarterbacks? Which prospects could rise? And how does the 2026 class compare to the 2025 group?

ESPN's Jordan Reid released his initial 2026 NFL draft first-round predictions. It should be encouraging for San Francisco fans, too. Reid has the 49ers selecting at pick No. 27, indicating a return to the NFL playoffs and perhaps to the perch of the NFC West.

One of the top portal prospects to commit to Texas Tech during offseason was edge rusher David Bailey. He was widely viewed as one of the top portal prospects available this cycle

Who needs Manning when you have this much quarterback talent? That seems to be the message from ESPN’s latest 2026 NFL Mock Draft. Despite Arch Manning’s absence from the first-round projections, the draft class isn’t hurting for signal-caller star power.

As attention starts to build toward the 2025 season itself, that won't stop NFL draft analysts from booting up their first look at the 2026 NFL draft. In Jordan Reid's initial ESP

I rank players using the FV system so you can see where they'd slot into your team's prospect list or a full MLB top 100 (more details on the scale are included at that link). The 50 FV tier usually runs from around 45 to about 120 on the overall pro prospects list.

ESPN's early predictions have the Browns trading with the Titans to secure the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft

Many were stunned when Shedeur Sanders fell to the fifth round in the NFL draft. It turns out experts in the media were also shocked.

He is inheriting an incredible amount of talent, headlined by two bona fide stars in the front seven: defensive tackle Peter Woods, one of the most impactful players in the country, and edge rusher T.J. Parker, who has a chance to be selected early in the 2026 NFL Draft as well.