While Fernando Mendoza solidified his status as the 1.01 for the Las Vegas Raiders, the real draft-night steals happened in the middle of the board. PFF awarded "Elite" grades to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for snagging disruptive edge Rueben Bain Jr. and the Chicago Bears for landing ball-hawking safety Dillon Thieneman.

The first night of the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh delivered a historic selection in Fernando Mendoza, but the real value may be found on Day 2. After high-profile slides by Reuben Bain Jr. and Dillon Thieneman reshuffled the board, a significant amount of first-round-graded talent remains available for teams picking in Rounds 2 and 3.

The PFF 2026 NFL Draft Hub is your one-stop shop for everything draft season — from Big Board rankings and mock drafts to scouting reports, combine coverage and daily analysis. Updated every day and built around PFF’s premium tools, it’s the fastest way to find exactly what you’re looking for as the draft board takes shape.

Taking on the PFF Draft Pick Challenge, Cris has submitted his official first-round board, headlined by Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza joining the Las Vegas Raiders.

To get a sense of where each franchise might be leaning, we turned to the PFF Mock Draft Simulator to identify the most popular selections among fanbases. From potential franchise quarterbacks to game-changing defenders, here’s a look at the picks fans are making the most — with some analysis from PFF’s Lead Draft Analyst Trevor Sikkema’s big board on each player.

PFF’s Mock Draft Simulator Leaderboard reveals the true consensus on this year’s class. Using ADP data from thousands of simulations, we identify the top 50 prospects as seen through the eyes of the public.

The reality is that every team wants to assemble a robust draft class. But for certain organizations, there’s even more pressure to get it right.

PFF’s predictive draft rankings — a forward-looking exercise that blends production, grading and market sentiment to forecast how teams and analysts are likely to value each prospect on draft night.

PFF’s predictive draft rankings — a forward-looking exercise that blends production, grading and market sentiment to forecast how teams and analysts are likely to value each prospect on draft night.

PFF’s predictive draft rankings — a forward-looking exercise that blends production, grading and market sentiment to forecast how teams and analysts are likely to value each prospect on draft night.

PFF’s predictive draft rankings — a forward-looking exercise that blends production, grading and market sentiment to forecast how teams and analysts are likely to value each prospect on draft night.

PFF’s predictive draft rankings — a forward-looking exercise that blends production, grading and market sentiment to forecast how teams and analysts are likely to value each prospect on draft night.

PFF’s predictive draft rankings — a forward-looking exercise that blends production, grading and market sentiment to forecast how teams and analysts are likely to value each prospect on draft night.

PFF’s predictive draft rankings — a forward-looking exercise that blends production, grading and market sentiment to forecast how teams and analysts are likely to value each prospect on draft night.