2026 NFL Draft thread - Day 1 discussion - Round 1

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

Not expecting any Colts news tonight...but here is the Day 1 discussion thread.

Be interesting to see how many Hoosiers get drafted in Round 1.



Round 1 starts at 8 Eastern / 7 Central.


Announcers:

ESPN: Mike Greenberg, Mel Kiper Jr., Louis Riddick, Booger McFarland, Adam Schefter, Laura Rutledge

ABC: Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Nick Saban, Field Yates, Molly McGrath, Pete Thamel

NFL Network: Rich Eisen, Daniel Jeremiah, Charles Davis, Joel Klatt, Kurt Warner, Ian Rapoport

[Kray007]

Which is more likely:

A horde of locusts descends on Davenport, Iowa
Aliens land in Grover’s Mills, New Jersey
Bernie Sanders is named as the new leader of the NRA
Donald Trump breaks par
Chris Ballard trades up into the 1st round

[Hoopsdoc]

I really hate that Mendoza is going to the armpit of the nfl, Las Vegas.

[Mr. Session]

I normally look forward to this event. I've always enjoyed watching the quick highlight tapes of 32 guys that all have crazy good tape.

This year I have not been engaged, at all. I'm hoping maybe once tonight wraps up I get a little more excited about tomorrow.

[Puck]

Sauce is the best D player available in this yrs draft.

[YDFL Commish]

I'll pick the first ten. Beyond that is meaningless.


Fernando Mendoza
David Bailey
Jeremiah Love
Arvell Reese
Sonny Styles
Monroe Freeling
Jordan Tyson
Carnell Tate
Rueben Bain
Caleb Downs

[apballin]

I'll pick the first ten. Beyond that is meaningless.


Fernando Mendoza
David Bailey
Jeremiah Love
Arvell Reese
Sonny Styles
Monroe Freeling
Jordan Tyson
Carnell Tate
Rueben Bain
Caleb Downs


I really hope Love doesn’t end up in Tennessee

[Spike]

Sauce is the best D player available in this yrs draft.

Yep, he sure is. Kinda like when we got Buckner from the 49ers.

[YDFL Commish]

I really hope Love doesn’t end up in Tennessee

No worries there. TITS take Carnell Tate. They will forever be losers.

[Puck]

Rams take Ty Simpson so that takes them off the trade potential for AR

[Butter]

Rams take Ty Simpson so that takes them off the trade potential for AR
I find that perplexing for a win now team with a 1-2 year window to not use that capital to help win a SB now.

[Dam8610]

For not having a first round pick, I can't imagine Day 1 having gone better for the Colts. Titans and Texans both burned draft capital to reach for players, only 13 defensive players were taken, and there's a ton of talent left on the board at WR and CB, which means we should see a very high quality EDGE or LB at 47 or in the 50s after a trade back.

[Puck]

For not having a first round pick, I can't imagine Day 1 having gone better for the Colts. Titans and Texans both burned draft capital to reach for players, only 13 defensive players were taken, and there's a ton of talent left on the board at WR and CB, which means we should see a very high quality EDGE or LB at 47 or in the 50s after a trade back.

And not one player taken after the Jets pick at 16 is even close to having Sauce as our pick

[Hoopsdoc]

For not having a first round pick, I can't imagine Day 1 having gone better for the Colts. Titans and Texans both burned draft capital to reach for players, only 13 defensive players were taken, and there's a ton of talent left on the board at WR and CB, which means we should see a very high quality EDGE or LB at 47 or in the 50s after a trade back.

The Titans may have reached for Faulk but they took Tate right about where he was supposed to go and didn’t give up any picks to do it.

Tate is going to be a good player teamed up with Ward and Daboll.

[Kray007]

The Titans may have reached for Faulk but they took Tate right about where he was supposed to go and didn’t give up any picks to do it.

Tate is going to be a good player teamed up with Ward and Daboll.

Personally, I thought that Josh Allen made Daboll look pretty good in Buffalo. The only reason he stuck around in New York as long as he did was because Mara was uncomfortable with gaining a reputation for being an owner who churned through coaches like the Jets.

[YDFL Commish]

Personally, I thought that Josh Allen made Daboll look pretty good in Buffalo. The only reason he stuck around in New York as long as he did was because Mara was uncomfortable with gaining a reputation for being an owner who churned through coaches like the Jets.

Yep, Daboll is overrated. Ward may very well improve, but it won't be because of Brian Daboll.

I thought the Tate pick was a reach. Tyson will prove to be the better player.