No. 21: Denver Broncos – Eric Singleton Jr., WR, Auburn
The Broncos get a speedster in Eric Singleton Jr. In 2024 with Georgia Tech, Singleton caught 56 passes for 754 yards and 3 touchdowns. In transferring to Auburn, the talented receiver has a chance to break out and be one of the top wide receiver prospects entering the 2026 NFL Draft. Sean Payton will love that 13.5 yard per catch average and give Bo Nix another weapon with the ability to take it to the house whenever he touches the ball.
No. 22: Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Deontae Lawson, LB, Alabama
The second linebacker off the board will be Alabama’s Deontae Lawson. As an athletic linebacker who can cover the middle of the field, Lawson has the skillset to be the perfect successor to Lavonte David. If former teammate Jihaad Campbell is as good as advertised in the NFL, other teams will be driven to draft the next great Alabama linebacker. That could be Lawson.
No. 23: Los Angeles Rams – Sam Leavitt, QB, Arizona State
Sean McVay and the Rams will get their quarterback with their second pick of the first round. In selecting Sam Leavitt, this NFC West squad get a quarterback with dual-threat ability as both a passer and runner. With his pure arm strength, he’ll be a QB many teams will have interest in, but the perfect fit for him will be with the Rams who may still have Matthew Stafford and a QB in Stetson Bennett IV who produces when he is on the field. With the Rams, Leavitt will have a chance to develop under the guidance of McVay.
No. 24: Cincinnati Bengals – Malik Muhammad, CB, Texas
The Bengals top need might be edge rusher here, but if they are able to lock up Trey Hendrickson long-term, they will use this draft pick on a cornerback. Texas standout Malik Muhammad gives them an instinctual, young cornerback who will be following the curtails of Jahdae Barron as an impact corner entering the NFL.
No. 25: Green Bay Packers – A.J. Harris, CB, Penn State
The reason the Bengals pounced on Muhammad is because the Packers are also looking for a young corner to fit their top need. In A.J. Harris they get that as the 6-foo-1, 184-pound defensive back will prove to be one of the top corners in the Big 10 and perhaps the nation. Yes, the cornerback class may just be that deep.
No. 26: San Francisco 49ers – Denzel Boston, WR, Washington
The 49ers get another receiver in Denzel Boston. The 6-foot-4, 209-pound receiver is the next Washington Huskies playmaker to enter the NFL. In San Francisco, he’ll propel a 49ers wide receiver group of Brandon Aiyuk, Jauan Jennings and Ricky Pearsall into an array of targets Brock Purdy or any QB would love to have at their disposal. That’s if all of them are healthy. Boston is coming off a season in which he caught 63 receptions for 834 yards and 9 touchdowns.