2026 NFL mock draft: Updated Jets pick as QB Dante Moore returns to Oregon, Fernando Mendoza No. 1 to Raiders Although the deadline for declaring for the 2026 NFL Draft is not until January 23, Dante Moore's decision to return to Oregon all but establishes the field available to the league's 32 teams.

The real intrigue now shifts to what happens with the rest of the quarterback-needy teams after Dante Moore announced he's returning to Oregon for the 2026 season. That decision has immediate ramifications near the top of the draft board.

The New Orleans Saints already know where they will be drafting in 2026, but for the playoff teams, some of the first spots were solidified after last night’s game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Houston Texans. Here is the new first-round draft order.