Updated 2026 NFL Draft order is silver lining
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With three games left and these bottom teams having the same record, the draft order could change a lot if a team does something no one expects. For the Raiders, there is a way that they end up with the first overall pick. That is losing their remaining three games.
Three quarterbacks came off the board in the newest 2026 NFL mock draft from ESPN's Field Yates. Yates projected the New York Jets to trade up to the No. 1 overall pick in order to get Indiana's Fernando Mendoza. The Las Vegas Raiders followed up by taking Oregon's Dante Moore at No. 2.
From an former first-round pick to a couple floundering rookies, Sunday was not a fun day for these struggling signal-callers.
By virtue of the Raiders' seventh straight loss and the Titans' win over the Browns, Las Vegas now has the best odds to earn the No. 1 pick. Quarterback Geno Smith left the game early with a right shoulder injury and did not return, forcing first-year head coach Pete Carroll to turn to backup Kenny Pickett.
The New York Jets are in dire need of a new franchise quarterback. Justin Fields and the $40 million experiment failed. Tyrod Taylor is a bridge quarterback at best, and Brady Cook is an undrafted free agent quarterback who struggled in his NFL debut.
The Tennessee Titans are struggling, and many fans have turned their attention to the 2026 NFL draft and the potential draft order.