No need to overthink this one. Even after the recent signing of Kirk Cousins, Fernando Mendoza is the Las Vegas Raiders' future.

With each passing day, Arvell Reese’s odds to be the second overall pick continue to grow, listed as high as -300 at Caesars Sportsbook

Rivaling Reese is David Bailey, a more prototypical EDGE with a higher ceiling than his counterpart.

A dream landing spot for the star running back, Jeremiyah Love would instantly receive a heavy usage rate with the Tennessee Titans

A freak athlete who can be utilized in multiple positions, Sonny Styles would mirror Kyle Hamilton in regards to how he can be rotated under John Harbaugh to fit various defensive schemes.

He's an incredibly clean prospect. In my opinion, he's multiple tiers above the other QBs in the class. If he's the only QB who goes in Round 1 this year, I won't be surprised.

The Jets would love a QB, but there's no reasonable candidate at No. 2, so they take the best player available.

Best player available it is at a position of need/value, and that's Bailey, who probably offers the position's best combination of potential and production.

Jeremiyah Love is just 20 years old. He won the 2025 Doak Walker Award as the top RB in college football, and over the past two seasons, he put up 3,014 yards and 40 TDs from scrimmage in 28 games.

Styles could dominate in a defense with EDGEs Brian Burns and Abdul Carter.

Mendoza is a fine option as the No. 1 pick in this class. He's really the only option, given that the Raiders need a QB.

The Jets would love a QB, but there's no reasonable candidate at No. 2, so they take the best player available.

The Cardinals need OL help, but this feels too early for any of the OTs, who all have significant questions. So, best player available it is at a position of need/value, and that's Bailey.

With a three-down skill set, workhorse frame (6-0, 212 pounds), and home run speed (4.36, 40-yard dash), Love could be one of the NFL's top backs as a rookie.

Styles could dominate in a defense with EDGEs Brian Burns and Abdul Carter.

The Raiders entered free agency with the most effective cap space in the NFL ($95.6 million), and they aggressively used that war chest to set the table for Mendoza’s arrival.

The Jets are amid a major offseason remodel of the EDGE position—trading out Jermaine Johnson and signing Kingsley Enagbare and Joseph Ossai in free agency—and this pick would be the exclamation point of that pursuit.

The Cardinals sure appear to be eyeing the 2027 quarterback class from a distance. And, with that in mind, the organization invests in infrastructure with the selection of Mauigoa—a ballyhooed five-star recruit who lived up to the billing and then some with the Miami Hurricanes.

The Titans, on the other end of that Jermaine Johnson trade, still need help not only at EDGE, but a level back at off-ball LB as well.

With the re-signing of RT Jermaine Eluemunor to a three-year, $39 million contract and the free agent signing of six-time Pro Bowl FB Pat Ricard, the Giants’ run-first new administration is setting the groundwork for a shift in offensive philosophy.

I don't think he's the most talented player in the class, but QB is the most important position in the league, and Mendoza is a worthy No. 1 pick.

The Jets would love a QB, but there's no reasonable candidate at No. 2, so they take the best player available.

The Cardinals need OL help, but this feels too early for any of the OTs, who all have significant questions. So, best player available it is at a position of need/value, and that's Bailey.

The Titans have RB Tony Pollard, but he's a prime cut candidate and not good enough anyway to keep the team from selecting one of the draft's best players.

Styles could dominate in a defense with EDGEs Brian Burns and Abdul Carter.

The no-brainer chalk, here.

I think Reese makes the most sense at No. 2 because of the upside and because of sort of like hybrid duality flexibility that he gives the defense.

I do think he warrants being a top five pick, particularly after having a combine performance for the ages. So, Sonny Styles, the Cardinals for me.

I think they want to continue to rebuild in the trenches and this gives them a guy who, in a class that is a little lackluster at the top has good depth, but a little lackluster at the top, a guy who I think still probably belongs in the top 5.

When I look at this team now, particularly with Wan’Dale Robinson out of the picture, that No. 2 wide receiver spot is a big-time need.

I don't think he's the most talented player in the class, but QB is the most important position in the league, and Mendoza is a worthy No. 1 pick.

The Jets would love a QB, but there's no reasonable candidate at No. 2, so they take the best player available.

The Cardinals have RBs James Conner and Trey Benson, but they're not good enough anyway to keep the team from selecting one of the draft's best players.

The Titans get the EDGE who has perhaps the best blend of production and potential in the class.

Styles could dominate in a defense with EDGEs Brian Burns and Abdul Carter.

I don't think he's the most talented player in the class, but QB is the most important position in the league, and Mendoza is a worthy No. 1 pick.

The Jets would love a QB, but there's no one reasonable candidate at No. 2, so they take the best player available.

The Cardinals need OL help, but this feels too early for any of the OTs, who all have significant questions.

The Titans have RB Tony Pollard, but he's a prime cut candidate and not good enough anyway to keep the team from selecting one of the draft's best players.

Styles could dominate in a defense with EDGEs Brian Burns and Abdul Carter.

The Raiders need a quarterback, and if they want the most polished one in this draft, the guy with the highest floor, then it is Mendoza

This is the guy who can bring dynamics to Aaron Glenn's defense in his second season at the helm

Arizona needs help on the offensive line after a season in which it was unable to get its running game going.

Bailey and Jeffery Simmons could quickly become one of the best inside/outside duos on the defensive line in the NFL—it's a perfect match.

It's been too long since the Giants have had a young, fierce linebacker running around like his hair was on fire, trying to destroy everything they touched.