2026 NFL Mock Draft: Positional Value Debate SHAPES Early Selections | What Does This Class Offer?

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🗓️ 27 January 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Daniel Jeremiah’s first NFL mock draft shakes up expectations—are Spencer Fano and Francis Mauigoa future franchise tackles, or simply beneficiaries of a thin class? Joe Marino and Kyle Crabbs react to the surprising top picks, from Ohio State defenders dominating the board (Sonny Styles, Caleb Downs) to late-first round drops for Alabama’s Kadyn Proctor and Clemson’s Peter Woods. Has positional value trumped true top-10 talent, and which risers could transform rebuilding teams? Locked On NFL Scouting breaks down key storylines, including the wide receiver class’s upside, the emergence of Lee Hunter at Senior Bowl week, and the impact of medical red flags for prospects like Jermod McCoy. Discover which players have real star potential—Jordyn Tyson, Carnell Tate—and which might be inflated by team needs. Don’t miss exclusive insights on team fits, draft surprises, and why the 2025 class could challenge conventional draft wisdom.

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0:00.0	Daniel Jeremiah dropped his first mock draft of the cycle.
0:04.8	We're going to react to it today on the Locked-on NFL Scouting podcast.
0:13.1	You are a locked-on NFL scouting with the draft dudes,
0:18.2	your daily podcast for NFL and college football scouting, part of the
0:22.5	Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:27.7	What's better than this?
0:29.5	It's guys, me and dudes here on the Lockdown NFL Scouting podcast, part of the Lockdown
0:34.4	podcast network, now the number one sports podcast network. We're the Draft dudes. I'm Joe Marino from Lockdown Bills. He's Kyle Craves from Lockdown Dolphins. And we are your NFL experts here with you daily to talk team building across the league. On the Locked on NFL scouting podcast with the draft dudes, part of the Lockdown podcast network, your team every day. One issue, a big thank you. Shout out and welcome to our everydayers.
0:56.0	Those of you who never miss a single episode,
0:58.7	we appreciate y'all being here very, very much.
1:01.2	Joe, happy Tuesday to you.
1:03.4	You're on the program.
1:04.6	We're off and rolling.
1:06.5	Senior Bowl week practices,
1:08.5	they moved both the practices to the afternoon now.
1:12.1	So I got to wait. I got another six hours till the first practice starts.
1:19.0	What are we going to do other than record this content?
1:21.8	That's a great opportunity for us to record this content.
1:24.7	As I point out that you are in your third different state for the last three shows.
1:30.4	I mean, who else has done that, you know?
1:33.2	Pretty, probably pretty exclusive club.
1:35.2	Yeah.
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