Reverse-order NFL mock draft: Seahawks hold No. 1 pick as best teams pick first

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The Super Bowl champions are on the clock -- and make history with the top selection

Apr 8, 2026 at 9:55 am ET • 1 min read

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Alright, you want to get nuts? Let's get nuts. By now, you've likely read a thousand mock drafts as you ponder how the 2026 NFL Draft will unfold. Some picks will be right, but the vast majority will be wrong.

So instead of giving you another best guess on how the first round will go, we're going to turn the draft upside down. Literally. With the draft a couple of weeks away, let's momentarily escape the mock madness and liven things up with something totally different.

In this thought experiment, we'll roll through a mock draft with the entire order flipped in reverse. In this scenario, it's the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks who hold the No. 1 overall pick, while the Las Vegas Raiders are saddled with No. 32.

Before we dive in, here's one rule: no trades. In the real world, Seattle would likely auction off this pick and have a QB-needy team pay up to land Fernando Mendoza. Here, we'll see how far the Heisman Trophy winner falls.

With that out of the way, let's get weird.