Faulk is projected to be the first SEC player taken in the 2026 NFL draft, according to CBS Sports' latest mock draft. Several notable SEC players with first-round stock include Tennessee cornerback Jermond McCoy, Georgia linebacker CJ Allen, and Alabama guard Kaden Proctor.

Despite the fact that it seems like the top QB available in the 2026 NFL Draft could be Indiana's Fernando Mendoza, maybe it's possible he's not the No. 1 overall pick necessarily. CBS Sports' latest mock isn't doing trades, so instead, Josh Edwards has ...

The next player representing Clemson is defensive end T.J. Parker. After an 11-sack campaign last year, Parker entered the 2025 season with high expectations, projected to go to the Tennessee Titans with the No. 6 overall pick in Wilson's previous mock draft.

Ohio State Buckeyes in the Big Ten title game 13-10. Fernando Mendoza was not his usual self with 222 yards, one touchdown and one interception, but he did enough to give the Hoosiers a win and the No.

CBS Sports' draft analyst Ryan Wilson decided that after Week 12 of the 2025 season was a good time to go back and re-grade the selections from that class. For the Vikings, their draft was expected to set the tone for the team's quick rebuild under Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, starting with quarterback J.J. McCarthy.

CBS Sports recently regraded all of the 2024 first-round picks, and while the Atlanta Falcons' pick of Michael Penix Jr. wasn't last, it was close.