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As Newman explained to Jerry, George and Kramer on “Seinfeld,” “the mail never stops!”
And as the NFL Draft approaches, the noise never stops. With that, FOX Sports NFL Insider Jay Glazer provided more information on the 2026 NFL Draft on Wednesday evening.
Four “sure” NFL stars
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Mendoza — who, barring a draft night shocker, will be selected by the Las Vegas Raiders with the No. 1 pick — won the 2025 Heisman Trophy en route to helping Indiana win its first national championship in program history. In 16 games, Mendoza, who spent the previous three seasons with the California Golden Bears from 2022-2024, has totaled 3,535 passing yards, 41 passing touchdowns, six interceptions and a passer rating of 182.9, while completing 72.0% of his passes. He also totaled 276 yards and seven touchdowns.
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Love finished third in voting for the 2025 Heisman Trophy after rushing for 1,372 yards and 18 touchdowns on 6.9 yards per carry. From 2024-25, Love has totaled 1,248.5 yards and 17.5 touchdowns per season on 6.9 yards per carry, while racking up 258.5 receiving yards per year for the Fighting Irish.
Downs, who played his freshman 2023 season for the Alabama Crimson Tide, earned All-American honors in each of his two seasons at Ohio State (2024-25). In his three combined seasons on the collegiate scene, Downs averaged two interceptions, 5.3 tackles for loss and 85.7 combined tackles per year. Downs led the SEC with 70 solo tackles in 2023, was part of Ohio State’s 2024 championship triumph and was named the 2025 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year.
Ioane, a 2025 All-American, was a primary starter at Penn State from 2024-25 and made five starts in 2023. The interior lineman made a total of 27 starts at left guard over his final two seasons with the Nittany Lions, earning second-team All-Big Ten honors in both years.
Running on O-Lineman?
Glazer posted on X that there would be “a race” against offensive linemen in the first round of the draft, with potentially eight of them selected on opening night. Ioane, Miami Hurricanes tackle Francis Mauioga, Georgia Bulldogs tackle Monroe Freeling, Alabama tackle Kadyn Proctor and Utah Utes tackles Spencer Fano and Caleb Lomu are among the leading candidates to be selected in the first round.
The 2026 NFL Draft begins Thursday night at 8 p.m. ET.
