Not each group can take house a prized draft decide, particularly if they’re throwing darts nowhere close to the highest of the board.
We won’t say sufficient nice issues concerning the Cleveland Browns and Las Vegas Raiders, Dallas Cowboys and New York Jets and their stadium co-tenants, the Giants. From prime to backside, there’s so much to like concerning the Panthers’ draft, too.
However we’ve got no worldly concept what a couple of different groups had been considering over the three-day NFL draft accomplished Saturday in Pittsburgh.
Jacksonville Jaguars
From all splash and sizzle in 2025 to … what-was-that vibes in 2026, perhaps that is life with a 30-something common supervisor. We won’t say Travis Hunter, which value Jacksonville a 2026 first-round decide within the cope with the Browns on draft evening ’25, was a house run. And even an infield single. And now we won’t say a lot in any respect about what the Jaguars did on this draft. The franchise is drafting “tradition” and we’re anxious to learn the way that computes yr over yr.
San Francisco 49ers
Dec 14, 2025; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) prepares to move the ball throughout the first quarter in opposition to the Tennessee Titans at Levi’s Stadium. Obligatory Credit score: Kyle Terada-Imagn Photographs A jumbo receiver who would’ve been on the board 20 picks later De’Zhaun Stribling (Ole Miss) wasn’t solely sudden. However the 49ers signed Mike Evans and 2025 first-rounder Ricky Pearsall is being panned as a lead receiver. If this stuff compute internally, what is the reward with Stribling? This is not a division the place drafting depth over difference-makers generally is a survival mode. Indiana RB Kaelon Black additionally would’ve been on the board later and he is a distinct segment participant at finest so long as the 49ers have the McCaffrey man. So two of the highest three picks are bit gamers in a division the place everybody north of Arizona can be hyper aggressive.
Atlanta Falcons
Jan 4, 2026; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich on the sideline in opposition to the New Orleans Saints within the first quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Obligatory Credit score: Brett Davis-Imagn Photographs Clemson cornerback Avieon Terrell brings rapid worth and it is truthful to surprise if the Falcons are having purchaser’s regret over the commerce of a first-round decide for James Pearce Jr. in 2025 given his off-field points. The draft wasn’t deep sufficient to seek out high-end move rushers or offensive tackles within the late rounds. Utilizing their third draft decide this yr on Kendal Daniels (Oklahoma) at No. 134 is proof the Falcons are hoping to hit the lottery on upside. The place Daniels suits on this protection is nowhere close to clear for the time being.
