2026 NFL Mock Draft special: perfect player-team fits + Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza!

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Nate Tice & Charles McDonald bring you the 2026 NFL Mock Draft special, featuring their favorite surprise picks, ideal player-team fits and more. The guys start with their favorite picks from the top 10 of their latest mock draft, including LB Arvell Reese to the New York Jets, S Caleb Downs to the Kansas City Chiefs, OT Monroe Freeling going top three to the Arizona Cardinals and more.

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Next, Nate & Charles dive into the most interesting player-team fits from the rest of the first round, including conversations on EDGE Keldric Faulk to the Dallas Cowboys, DT Peter Woods to the San Francisco 49ers, QB Ty Simpson to the Arizona Cardinals and more.

Later, Nate is joined by potential first overall pick and former Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza, who gives Nate an honest look into his draft prep, what about his college game will translate to the NFL (and what won’t), why he chose Indiana and much more.

(5:50) - Top 10 picks

(32:10) - Picks 11-20

(44:40) - Picks 21-32

(1:01:15) - Fernando Mendoza joins the show!

 QB Fernando Mendoza #15 of the Indiana Hoosiers celebrates after throwing a touchdown during the Alabama Crimson Tide versus Indiana Hoosiers College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Game on January 1, 2026, at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, CA. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: QB Fernando Mendoza #15 of the Indiana Hoosiers celebrates after throwing a touchdown during the Alabama Crimson Tide versus Indiana Hoosiers College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Game on January 1, 2026, at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, CA. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

(Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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