2026 NFL Draft – Mock Draft Consensus – October 2025 Edition

We are almost midway through the 2025 football season, and here at Draft Countdown, we never stop looking towards the NFL Draft! Today, I want to look at what I perceive as the team’s needs as they stand today, as well as look at our friends over at NFL Mock Draft Database and see what the mock draft consensus looks like!

2026 NFL Draft – Team Needs

AFC East

Buffalo Bills – Edge Rusher, Interior Offensive Line, Linebacker

Miami Dolphins – Offensive Line, Defensive Tackle, Safety

New England Patriots – Wide Receiver, Offensive Tackle, Edge Rusher

New York Jets – Offensive Line, Quarterback, Wide Receiver

AFC North

Baltimore Ravens – Offensive Line, Edge Rusher, Cornerback

Cincinnati Bengals – Defensive Tackle, Offensive Tackle, Tight End

Cleveland Browns – Defensive Tackle, Quarterback, Wide Receiver

Pittsburgh Steelers – Quarterback, Offensive Line, Cornerback

AFC South

Houston Texans – Offensive Line, Wide Receiver, Interior Defensive Line

Indianapolis Colts – Cornerback, Wide Receiver, Edge Rusher

Jacksonville Jaguars – Edge Rusher, Interior Offensive Line, Cornerback

Tennessee Titans – Offensive Line, Wide Receiver, Secondary

AFC West

Denver Broncos – Edge Rusher, Defensive Line, Cornerback

Kansas City Chiefs – Wide Receiver, Offensive Tackle, Defensive Line

Las Vegas Raiders – Quarterback, Offensive Line, Cornerback

Los Angeles Chargers – Wide Receiver, Interior Defensive Line, Cornerback

NFC East

Dallas Cowboys – Offensive Line, Running Back, Defensive Tackle

New York Giants – Offensive Line, Wide Receiver, Secondary

Philadelphia Eagles – Cornerback, Linebacker, Offensive Line

Washington Commanders – Offensive Line, Edge Rusher, Cornerback

NFC North

Chicago Bears – Offensive Line, Edge Rusher, Defensive Line Interior

Detroit Lions – Cornerback, Edge Rusher, Wide Receiver

Green Bay Packers – Offensive Line, Linebacker, Safety

Minnesota Vikings – Interior Defensive Line, Cornerback, Interior Offensive Line

NFC South

Atlanta Falcons – Edge Rusher, Cornerback, Wide Receiver

Carolina Panthers – Wide Receiver, Offensive Line, Edge Rusher

New Orleans Saints – Quarterback, Offensive Line, Defensive Line

Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Edge Rusher, Interior Offensive Line, Cornerback

NFC West

Arizona Cardinals – Edge Rusher, Cornerback, Interior Offensive Line

Los Angeles Rams – Edge Rusher, Cornerback, Offensive Line

San Francisco 49ers – Offensive Line, Cornerback, Safety

Seattle Seahawks – Interior Offensive Line, Edge Rusher, Linebacker

2026 NFL Draft – Mock Draft Consensus for October 2025

#1 New York Jets – Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana
#2 Cleveland Browns – LaNorris Sellers, QB, South Carolina
#3 Baltimore Ravens – Rueben Bain Jr, EDGE, Miami (FL)
#4 Miami Dolphins – Caleb Downs, Safety, Ohio State
#5 New Orleans Saints – Keldric Faulk, EDGE, Auburn
#6 Tennessee Titans – Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State
#7 Cincinnati Bengals – Spencer Fano, OT, Utah
#8 Las Vegas Raiders – Garrett Nussmeier, QB, LSU
#9 New York Giants – Caleb Lomu, OT, Utah
#10 Arizona Cardinals – Francis Mauigoa, OT, Miami (FL)
#11 Houston Texans – Kadyn Proctor, OT, Alabama
#12 Dallas Cowboys – Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee
#13 Carolina Panthers – Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU
#14 Kansas City Chiefs – Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon
#15 Washington Commanders – Makai Lemon, WR, USC
#16 Chicago Bears – Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame

#17 Los Angeles Rams – Isaiah World, OT, Oregon
#18 Minnesota Vikings – Avieon Terrell, CB, Clemson
#19 Buffalo Bills – Carnel Tate, WR, Ohio State
#20 Denver Broncos – A’Mauri Washington, DL, Oregon
#21 Cleveland Browns – Denzel Boston, WR, Washington
#22 Los Angeles Rams – Colton Hood, CB, Tennessee
#23 Detroit Lions – L.T. Overton, EDGE, Alabama
#24 Seattle Seahawks – Anthony Hill Jr, LB, Texas
#25 New England Patriots – Chris Brazzell, WR, Tennessee
#26 Los Angeles Chargers – Caleb Banks, DL, Florida
#27 San Francisco 49ers – David Bailey, EDGE, Texas Tech
#28 Philadelphia Eagles – Connor Lew, IOL, Auburn
#29 Dallas Cowboys – Matayo Uiagalelei, EDGE, Oregon
#30 Pittsburgh Steelers – Ty Simpson, QB, Alabama
#31 Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State
#32 Indianapolis Colts – Kamari Ramsey, Safety, USC

Mock Draft Consensus Analysis

I know what you’ll say: my team isn’t going to be drafting that high, or there’s no way the Colts are beating the Bucs to win the Super Bowl. Let’s be clear, we’re not even halfway through the season, so things will inevitably change. What I would like to see is the consensus about player/position that the general mock drafting public thinks a team will look at. I think there are some common-sense targets here with a lot of the players mocked in the top 32 picks, and the biggest questions tend to be around how many quarterbacks are worthy of first-round consideration. Will we see more than these 4? Where’s Carson Beck in this conversation?