2026 NFL worst mock draft ever: First-round picks designed to frustrate every NFL fan base

Every mock draft yours truly has produced here at CBS Sports over the years has been about one thing: attempting to create as accurate a projection for how the first-round of the NFL Draft could unfold.

The 2023 NFL Draft was a crowning moment as Fantasy Pros graded my final mock that year as tied for the most accurate on the internet that year. However, that's not what's going on here. This mock draft is different: its aim is to rage bait every NFL fan base with the least desirable draft pick for their respective team. 

Does this endeavor sound somewhat silly? Sure, but then you have to recall draft moves like the San Francisco 49ers surrendering four picks, including three first-round selections, to move up from No. 12 to No. 3 in 2021 to draft Trey Lance. Or perhaps six-time Super Bowl champion head coach Bill Belichick making N'Keal Harry the first-round wide receiver he wanted in a 2019 class that also had A.J. Brown, DK Metcalf and Deebo Samuel. Eagles general manager Howie Roseman, one of the best executives in the game today, decided he'd rather have Jalen Reagor over Justin Jefferson in 2020. In 2018, the Arizona Cardinals needed a quarterback, and they chose to select Josh Rosen over Lamar Jackson. 

Note: The aim here is to make horrific picks for every team, but the point of this mock is also that they have to be within the realm of being realistic as well.