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2026 NFL Draft: First Round Discussion Thread for Alabama fans

The time is finally here, and the first round of the NFL Draft is kicking off shortly at 7:00 p.m. Central Time tonight, with broadcasts on ABC, ESPN, and NFL Network as usual. In the past, we’ve seen ABC be more “College Gameday” like, with Rece Davis hosting with Kirk Herbstreit, Nick Saban, and Desmond […]

8 thoughts on the Patriots ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft

After weeks of player profiles, mock drafts and rumors, the wait will finally come to an end tonight. The 2026 NFL Draft is right around the corner, and with it an opportunity for the New England Patriots to keep adding to a roster that reached the doorstep of a championship last year. The circumstances for […]

NFL Draft Round 1 Preview: Which Big Ten Players Will Be Drafted?

It’s Fernando Mendoza and…who? Good morning. We’ll be back to talk about horseshoes and NIL as soon as I can get out from under this mountain of grading and this new book of mine. Exciting times in the MNW household. Tonight, I’m told, begins the NFL Draft. People really care about this. So let’s tell […]

NFL Draft Live Updates: Let’s Put Some ‘Dawgs In The League

The 2026 NFL Draft gets rolling this evening in Pittsburgh with the first round selections beginning some time after 5:00. The odds of any Georgia Bulldogs getting picked this evening are up in the air. Some mock drafts have Monroe Freeling creeping up into the first round for a team looking for a guy who […]

2026 NFL Draft Preview: Minnesota Gophers DL Deven Eastern

The 2026 NFL Draft kicks off Thursday night from Pittsburgh with the first round. Rounds two and three will take place on Friday night and rounds four through seven will go on Saturday. The Minnesota Golden Gophers have had at least one player drafted in every single NFL Draft since 2019 with 19 total players […]

Hugo Ekitike Successfully Undergoes Surgery on Ruptured Achilles

Hugo Ekitike’s season is over and the 23-year-old French international knows that he will miss the World Cup this summer and then pre-season and the start of the 2026-27 season with Liverpool, but he has already begun the long road to recovery following news that he successfully underwent surgery on his ruptured achilles. Confirmation comes […]

Patriots release statement on Mike Vrabel situation

The New England Patriots will have to conduct the third day of the NFL Draft without their head coach, but they are committed to Mike Vrabel and his decision to take some personal time off on Saturday. In a statement released on Thursday afternoon, the organization claimed that Vrabel enjoys its full support: The New […]

Les Snead helped convince Ty Simpson to enter the draft

Rumors that the Los Angeles Rams are interested in Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson got even hotter on Thursday after Ian Rapoport’s report that one of the people who convinced him to enter the draft was Les Snead. According to Rapoport, Snead told Simpson’s father that Simpson was good enough to be a first round pick […]

Mock Draft Roundup

ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr.: Anthony Hill Jr., LB, Texas Despite what Bill Tobin’s mailman will tell you, Kiper Jr. has been at this NFL Draft game for a long time for a reason. The ESPN NFL Draft coverage figurehead has the Colts taking Anthony Hill Jr. in Round 2 to shore up the Colts beleaguered […]

Consensus agrees where Mason Reiger should be drafted in 2026 NFL Draft

The Wisconsin Badgers are expected to have at least one draftee in the 2026 NFL Draft: edge rusher Mason Reiger. While others, such as wide receiver Vinny Anthony, safety Austin Brown, tight end Lance Mason, and offensive tackle Riley Mahlman, are hoping to get drafted, Reiger is the only close-to-certainty that should be taken in […]

2026 NFL Draft open thread

As of this writing, we are just over four hours from the start of the 2026 NFL Draft live from Pittsburgh, PA. The Tennessee Titans currently hold seven picks in the draft. They have a plethora of needs, so unless they take a quarterback or an interior offensive lineman in the first round, it will […]

Why Cashius Howell is the right call for Buffalo Bills at 26

Tonight’s the night. Let me tell you my ideal scenario, Rumblers: Brandon Beane sends the card at pick 26, and in the draft room, the Buffalo Bills brass celebrate. The best possible name is on that card, and to me, it’s Texas A&M standout edge rusher, Cashius Howell. Let me make my case… The “short […]

BCC Staff Roundtable: Final Jaguars Takes Before 2026 NFL Draft

Welcome to Big Cat Country’s staff roundtable! We’re here to preview the busiest weekend of the football offseason. Even if the Jacksonville Jaguars aren’t active in Round 1 tonight, the team has 11 current picks to make (or trade) on Friday and Saturday. Find the rest of our draft content at our Jaguars 2026 NFL […]