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The Carolina Panthers have picked athletic superstar (work with me, here) Monroe Freeling with the 19th overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. Freeling is a one-year starter at left tackle for the University of Georgia and projects to be the Panthers 2027 starter at either left or right tackle depending on the statuses of […]
The Steelers snagged Max Iheanachor, the tackle out of Arizona State, with the 21st overall pick. Here’s what you need to know. Stats & Accolades What the Steelers are getting: Iheanachor is one of this year’s raw-but-traitsy offensive tackle prospects that the right team will have to have a plan for to make sure he […]
Stop me when you’ve heard this one before: an LSU defensive back was selected in the top-10 of the NFL Draft. Mansoor Delane made his one and only season in Baton Rouge count: he was a Thorpe Award finalist, a unanimous All-American selection, and now he can add No. 6 overall pick to his résumé. […]
The Las Vegas Raiders got their man to start the draft when they took Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza with the No. 1 overall pick. For four days, though, they thought they were going to have two first-round picks. On March 6, the Raiders agreed to send star defensive end Maxx Crosby to the Baltimore Ravens […]
The Eagles swapped with the Cowboys to move back and select wideout Makai Lemon out of USC at No. 20. Here’s everything you need to know. Stats & Accolades What the Eagles are getting: Lemon looks to be the next undersized star at wide receiver in the NFL with a play temperament and play-making ability […]
With the No. 17 selection in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions have selected Blake Miller, right tackle from Clemson. Miller finished with elite scores on our GRIT Index (measuring a player’s character) and RAS (9.90, measuring a player’s athleticism) and should compete with Larry Borom for a starting right tackle role this season. […]
The Vikings snagged a very big, very strong defensive tackle with the 18th overall pick in the 2026 draft with Caleb Banks out of Florida. Here’s everything you need to know. Stats & Accolades What the Vikings are getting: Massive interior defender with elite length and measurables that do not grow on trees. That length […]
The Ravens shore up their offensive line in the first round with the selection of Vega Ioane, guard, Penn State at No. 14. Here’s everything you need to know. Stats & Accolades What the Ravens are getting: Ioane is the best pure guard in the class. He’s a complete package with a road grader mentality […]
The Jets have landed a big, fast tight end with the 16th pick in the 2026 draft in Kenyon Sadiq out of Oregon. Here’s what you need to know. Stats & Accolades What the Jets are getting: A rocked up, made-in-a-lab tight end prospect with elite athleticism at a position that remains one of the […]
IU football coach Curt Cignetti addressed the media following the program’s spring game on Thursday night at Memorial Stadium. Watch the full media availability with Cignetti below: The post Video: Curt Cignetti media availability after IU football spring game appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .
The Baltimore Ravens have selected Penn State guard Olaivavega Ioane with the No. 14 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, addressing their biggest roster weakness of the last two years. Outside of the Raiders taking Fernando Mendoza at No. 1, this was arguably the most predictable decision any team made in the first round. Forecasters […]
It’s been a wild ride for Ty Simpson. A former 5-star QB, Simpson sat behind #1 overall pick Bryce Young before losing in a QB battle to Jalen Milroe, winding up on the sidelines for four years. Most QBs in today’s era would have transferred, but Simpson stayed at Alabama, and when he finally got […]
The first Nittany Lion is off the board for the 2026 NFL Draft. Guard Vega Ioane was selected with the 14th pick of the first round by the Baltimore Ravens. He was the first interior offensive lineman picked in the draft, and fourth overall offensive lineman taken. Ioane came to Penn State as a three-star […]
This was the first left turn of the night, but Matt Stafford isn’t getting younger, and the Rams will need a quarterback after the veteran signal caller does retire. Apparently they hope that can be Ty Simpson. Here’s everything you need to know. Stats and awards What the Rams are getting: Simpson is a top-two […]
A few short years ago, Kadyn Proctor was a 5-star prospect who was coming in and winning the starting left tackle job for Nick Saban at Alabama at the start of his true freshman season. It was a tough year for the jumbo freshman, but one that he built on as he cut his pressures […]
The Dolphins went big in the first round of the 2026 draft, snagging massive Alabama tackle Kadyn McDonald at No. 12. Here’s everything you need to know. Stats & Accolades What the Dolphins are getting: A monolithic offensive lineman with the type of size that doesn’t grow on trees. Proctor was ready-made for the SEC […]
The Chiefs shook things up early, swapping the ninth pick with the Browns to move up to No. 6 and select cornerback Mansoor Delane out of LSU. Here’s everything you need to know. Stats & Accolades What the Chiefs are getting: Delane is one of the more pro-ready cornerbacks in this draft class. His size […]
We have been waiting for this moment since last September, when it was obvious that the 2025 Tennessee Titans were going nowhere. After months of speculation, the Titans selected Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State with the fourth pick in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft. I love this pick. The Titans need weapons […]
Cam Ward’s got to be happy after the Titans drafted Carnell Tate, the dynamic wideout out of The Ohio State University. Here’s everything you need to know. Stats & Accolades What the Titans are getting: Tate plays bigger than his measurements and while he may not fit the mold of a true “X” receiver and […]
No. 3 is not too high to draft one of this year’s most dynamic offensive weapons, and the Cardinals didn’t miss out. Jeremiyah Love has been drafted by the Cardinals with the third overall pick. Here’s everything you need to know. Stats & Accolades What the Cardinals are getting: He’s the best running back in […]
The New York Jets have selected Texas Tech edge defender David Bailey with the #2 pick in the 2026 NFL draft. David Bailey is an athletic 22 year old 6’ 4”, 251pound linebacker with 4.50 speed. He was the consensus best pass rusher in college football last year and one of the best pass rushers […]
The Jets get a ready-made starter with the second overall pick — their first pick of the first round — with the selection of David Bailey, EDGE, Texas Tech. Here’s everything you need to know. Stats & Accolades What the Jets are getting: A twitched-up pass rusher with elite quickness who can burst past blockers […]
Can you hear the drums Fernando? I remember long ago another starry night like this Fernando Mendoza arrived in Bloomington in the Spring of 2025 after transferring in from California. His younger brother, Alberto Mendoza, had been recruited by then-James Madison head coach Curt Cignetti and elected to follow Cignetti and staff once he’d accepted […]
Indiana football and Curt Cignetti made even more history on Thursday night. Fernando Mendoza, the Hoosiers’ Heisman Trophy winning national champion quarterback, was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft months after leading one of the most historically downtrodden programs in college football to the […]
For the second time in program history, and first in 88 years, Indiana football has a number one overall pick in the NFL draft. The Las Vegas Raiders selected quarterback Fernando Mendoza on Thursday night in Pittsburgh. He joins Corbett ... The post Former IU football quarterback Fernando Mendoza selected first overall in 2026 NFL draft appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .