2026 GGN Community Mock Draft

DETROIT, MI - APRIL 25: The New York Jets make the eleventh overall pick during Day 1 of the NFL Draft on April 25, 2024 at Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza in Detroit, MI. (Photo by John Smolek/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Attention all draftniks. Shortly w

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Attention all draftniks. Shortly we will be conducting the 2026 Gang Green Nation community mock draft, and we want all of you fine people to take part … well, at least as many of you fine people as this exercise will allow. This is the sign-up thread. The mock draft will commence on SATURDAY, MARCH 21, AT 3:00 P.M. EDT, meaning whoever signs up for the Las Vegas Raiders will be on the clock. The rules for the mock draft are as follows:

Jets012 will take the Jets. Part of the purpose of this is to study and know a different team around the league. Everyone knows the Jets’ needs, what they have, what young guys are good or stink, etc. Learn that for another team.
You will have 12 hours from the previous selection to make your selection, provided no selections are required to be made between 11 pm and 7 am EDT. If your selection time ends any time during the 11 pm to 7 am EDT timeframe, your deadline is extended to 7 am. So, for example, if the last pick was made at 3 pm EDT, your deadline is not 3 am, it is 7 am EDT. If you do not pick within your designated timeframe, I will make your pick for you, taking the highest available player from this consensus big board, and you will be replaced by the first available volunteer for any other picks you may hold in the draft. If you expect to miss your selection and wish to make your pick anyway, you may e-mail me at macgregorwells@gmail.com with a list of up to five selections in order of your preference, and I will pick from your list, provided any are still available at the time your selection comes up. Long story short: This is a long term commitment. You are expected to be aware of when your picks come up through a full five weeks. You are expected to check in daily, at a minimum, to respond to any trade offers that may come your way and to make your picks. The level of commitment required for this is excessive and obsessive. It is not for everyone. If you are not the type of GGN member that checks in daily please don’t sign up. Let those who can see this through have a go at it.
Trades are allowed. You can trade current year picks, 2027 picks, and players. You cannot trade picks beyond next year, so no dealing your 2028 second round pick to move back into the 2026 first round. Once all teams are filled by GGN members, a separate article titled GGN Mock Draft Discussion Thread will be set up for all trade chatter to occur. If both parties agree to a trade, the parties should email the details to me at macgregorwells@gmail.com. If a trade is absolutely ludicrous, it will be vetoed. Also be mindful of how the trading of a player affects the salary cap. We’re not asking that anyone be an expert capologist, but at least have some general idea where your team stands with respect to the cap and how much cap space your team has. If a trade is not cap compliant for your team’s cap it will be rejected. You can cure a cap deficiency by cutting players, but not by restructuring contracts or adding voidable years. Trading action tends to be wild, fast and furious in this mock draft. Before you sign up be aware of this and be sure you can commit to checking in regularly to see if any trade offers have been made to you.
The draft will continue for as many rounds as we can fit in. It will end the day before the real NFL draft commences. DO NOT SIGN UP IF YOU ARE ONLY INTERESTED IN THE FIRST ROUND. Last year we completed an entire 7 round mock draft.
Sign up by claiming any unclaimed team in the comments section. Sign ups are first come, first served. If you sign up, please stay involved and check in frequently to see if you have any trade offers and when your next pick comes up.
The initial draft order is set as of the time and date this article is published. Any trades in the real world occurring after this article goes live will not be reflected in the GGN mock draft order.
All draft picks should be made on the GGN Mock Draft Selection Thread that will be posted on the front page. The GGN Mock Draft Selection Thread is for posting your draft picks ONLY. All other trade talks, comments and general conversation should be posted in the GGN Mock Draft Discussion Thread, which will be posted shortly after we get all 32 teams claimed.
All participants are expected to keep track of their own draft picks. You can find all your draft picks by typing your team into the box of this nifty Drafttek trade value chart. This chart is the official NFL draft order. DO NOT GO BY ANY OTHER SITE’S DRAFT ORDER. THE DRAFTTEK CHART IS BINDING FOR ALL TEAMS.