The 2026 NBA Draft is less than three weeks away, and sifting through the speculation is especially intriguing this year. You can compare AI's picks to the latest USA TODAY 2026 NBA mock draft by ...

Chase Reid, Carson Carels and Gavin McKenna are the top three picks in this mock draft. David Berding, Steve Dunsmoor, Jaime Crawford / Getty Images A few years ago, we decided to test out a new idea: ...

The 2026 NBA Draft is starting to come into focus. The draft lottery and scouting combine are over and workouts at team facilities around the country are underway before the Washington Wizards ...

Gavin McKenna, Carson Carels and Ivar Stenberg are projected top-five picks in this mock draft. Steve Dunsmoor, Monika Majer / Getty; Joe Camporeale / Imagn Each year, The Athletic’s prospects writers ...

This is it: my final 2026 NFL mock draft. It's the one where, after months of preaching "don't overthink it," I do just that one last time. This is my best guess at how the first round will unfold, ...

It's the eve of the 2026 NFL Draft, and after a year’s worth of player evaluations and careful combing of current team needs, this is how I see things shaking out over the first two rounds. I ...

The 2026 NFL Draft is tonight! Months of scouting evaluations, testing numbers, pro days, team visits, trades and more all come down to Thursday through Saturday in Pittsburgh, when 257 players will ...

One quarterback will go in the first round of the NFL draft, but he won’t have to wait long to hear his name. And five Ohio State players will go in the opening round, including four in the first ...

As part of his Day 2 mock of the 2026 NFL Draft, Lance Zierlein projects how Round 3 will play out. Where does quarterback Carson Beck land? Which five teams select wide receivers? With Round 1 of the ...

One of the most complicated elements in writing mock drafts is recognizing that every NFL team has a point where they will break away from obvious needs to take the "best player available." The ...

We are in the thick of "draft szn," and the mocks are flying fast and furious. It's expected that the Las Vegas Raiders will select former Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza at No. 1 overall, but ...

See how some blockbuster trades and the latest buzz could impact the early going of the 2026 NFL Draft in this updated four-round projection. We’re only two weeks away from the 2026 NFL Draft, but ...