NFL Mock Draft (1st Round)! NFL Draft Podcast EP. 15

Dynasty Nerds Podcast | Dynasty Fantasy Football

Rich Dotson

Sports, Football, Fantasy Sports

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🗓️ 6 March 2026

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Garret Price, Jagger May, and Andrew Mott run a full one-round, 32-pick NFL mock draft built for chaos. This is not a fantasy mock. It is a true “every position counts” exercise where Combine buzz, roster needs, and team-building philosophy collide fast. It starts the way most people expect, with the Raiders taking Fernando Mendoza at 1.01. From there, the draft leans heavily into premium value: edge, secondary, and trench help. The early run features the Jets grabbing Arvell Reese, the Cardinals building up front with Spencer Fano, and the Titans selecting David Bailey as a foundational defensive add. By the time the Giants land Sonny Styles, the board is already setting up a key theme for the rest of the mock: teams that are not truly ready to win still have to decide whether to chase a “finishing piece” or keep stacking long-term pillars. A major pivot point comes with the Commanders selecting Jeremiyah Love, which sparks the conversation about how early a team should take a running back. Later, the Chiefs land Carnell Tate, and the back half of the round becomes about fit and roster construction more than pure hype, including Mansoor Delane to the Dolphins, Caleb Downs to the Cowboys, and Jordyn Tyson to the Rams. The late first round continues to load up on immediate contributors, with Makai Lemon, Zion Young, and Ty Simpson all coming off the board, before the mock closes with defenders and trench picks that could quietly matter a lot if the landing spots hit. Start Using the Film Room Today! FFPC: New Users: Use promo code NERDS for $25 off your first FFPC Orphan Team! 00:00 Start 01:17 1. Raiders (Fernando Mendoza) 01:57 2. Jets (Arvell Reese) 04:07 3. Cardinals (Spencer Fano) 06:18 4. Titans (David Bailey) 08:11 5. Giants (Sonny Styles) 09:25 7. Commanders (Jeremiyah Love) 13:36 9. Chiefs (Carnell Tate) 15:05 10. Monroe Freeling 16:06 11. Dolphins (Mansoor Delane) 18:50 12. Cowboys (Caleb Downs) 20:05 13. Rams (Jordyn Tyson) 22:47 Picks 14 and 15 24:00 16. Jets (Makai Lemon) 25:43 17. Lions (Zion Young) 28:15 18. Vikings (Ty Simpson) 34:29 19. Panthers (Akheem Mesidor) 35:19 20. Cowboys (Cashius Howell) 36:07 22. Chargers (Olaivagega Ioane) 37:33 22. Eagles ( Caleb Lomu) 38:29 24. Browns (Blake Miller) 39:14 25. Bears (Caleb Banks) 40:21 26. Buffalo Bills (T.J. Parker) 41:34 27. 49ers (Omar Cooper Jr.) 42:27 28. Texans (Emmanuel Pregnon) 43:10 29. Chiefs (Avieon Terrell) 44:06 30. Broncos (CJ Allen) 45:50 31. Patriots (Kadyn Proctor) 48:00 32. Seahawks (Jacob Rodriguez) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	We are back here at draft nerds with a draft.
0:04.5	We are doing a one round mock draft for all 32 picks.
0:11.0	We're not, we're not doing just fantasy or anything like that.
0:14.3	Nope.
0:14.9	Every position, all 32 picks.
0:17.4	We're here today.
0:18.8	Jagger May, how you doing, man?
0:22.8	Fantastic. You guys know that I went to the combine. So naturally, I have thoughts and I'm ready to put those into action with an
0:29.1	imaginary draft that is sure to upset people. Oh, absolutely. People hate, people love how
0:34.7	much they hate mock drafts. Andrew, how you doing, buddy? Doing good, man. Just like you said, people love how much they hate mock drafts uh Andrew how you doing buddy doing good man
0:39.6	just like you said people love mock drafts but they love telling us how wrong we are about
0:43.8	these teams but that's not going to be the case for me because every single pick I make today
0:47.7	you guys are going to love them so much that you're just going to tell me in the comments section how
0:50.9	good I did I believe it I believe that that's all we ever
0:54.1	hear is just kind words so i i fully believe uh that that everyone will love them well let's not
1:01.6	waste any time because we've got a lot of stuff to get to a lot of players to discuss a lot of
1:05.6	maybe even debates amongst ourselves as to which direction a team will go i don't think there's going to be a lot of debate at 101, though, Andrew. So who do you got? Yeah, I am going to go with wide receiver. No, I'm just kidding. I'm going with quarterback Fernando Mendoza. I mean, this is obvious. We've said this since the national championship game, even before that. It seems like the Raiders have been trying to grab their quarterback. Fernando Mendoza is the obvious quarterback in this year's class. So for me, no-brainer. Clint Kubiak gets his quarterback of the future here in Las Vegas, and hopefully it works out for the Raiders because Mendoza was a winning guy over there, Indiana. Hopefully he can do it in Las Vegas.
1:45.9	Yeah.
1:46.3	Love it.
1:46.6	No thoughts.
1:47.2	No notes.
1:48.4	Yeah.
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