The Perfect Mock Draft: Picks 1 to 16

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🗓️ 20 April 2026

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Sheil starts the pod by giving his instant reactions to the blockbuster trade that sent DT Dexter Lawrence to the Cincinnati Bengals. He's then joined by The Ringer’s own Steven Ruiz, Diante Lee, and Austin Gayle, who get together to implement the first part of a big group mock of the moves they think each NFL team will make (including trades) on day one of the 2026 draft. (00:00) The perfect mock draft: Picks 1 to 16 (00:47)Dexter Lawrence II traded to the Cincinnati Bengals(10:06) No. 1 Las Vegas Raiders(14:02) No. 2 New York Jets(21:14) No. 3 Arizona Cardinals(23:00) No. 4 Tennessee Titans(27:22) No. 5 New York Giants(31:22) No. 6 Cleveland Browns(33:29) No. 7 Washington Commanders(38:41) No. 8 Cleveland Browns(41:12) No. 9 Kansas City Chiefs(45:09) No. 10 Cincinnati Bengals(47:24) No. 11 New York Giants(50:20) No. 12 Dallas Cowboys(55:57) No. 13 Los Angeles Rams(58:44) No. 14 Baltimore Ravens(01:00:59) No. 15 Tampa Bay Bucs(01:06:48) No. 16 New York Jets The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Host: Sheil KapadiaGuests: Diante Lee, Steven Ruiz, and Austin GayleProducer: Chris SuttonVideo Editor: Stefano SanchezProduction Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:28.8	Welcome to the Ringer NFL show.
0:30.4	I'm your host, Shield Capadia.
0:33.0	This week, we have a two-part mock draft for you.
0:36.2	Today, we're doing picks one through 16.
0:37.8	We've got the squad here.
0:41.0	Austin, Gail, Deonti Lee, and Stephen Ruiz from the Ringer.
0:47.7	We divided up the pick, so we'll go through the first 16 today, and then the second 16 on the next episode.
0:51.8	This is what we think will happen, not what we think should happen.
0:52.6	Let's take a break.
0:53.2	We come back. We get to picks one through 16.
1:07.1	Hey, real quick, before we get into the mock draft, we recorded that before the Bengals traded the 10th overall pick to the Giants for Dexter Lauren.
1:16.6	So I just wanted to share some thoughts on that trade before we get started here with the mock.
1:21.2	Let's start with the Bengals side of this because I think that's actually the more interesting side.
1:25.8	I mean, this feels like a boom or bust move for them.
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