2 Gators in PFF 2026 NFL Mock Draft 1st round
Two Florida Gators are projected as first-rounders in the latest 2026 NFL Mock Draft from Pro Football Focus — center Jake Slaughter and EDGE Tyreak Sapp.
PFF has Slaughter going 20th overall to Houston and wrote the following: “The best center in college football gets matched with the team most desperate for interior offensive line help. Slaughter ranked second in the Power Four with an 82.1 PFF overall grade, despite facing a gauntlet schedule that included Miami, Texas A&M, Tennessee, Georgia, Texas and Ole Miss. He was the only qualified Power Four center who earned an 80.0-plus PFF grade as a run blocker and as a pass protector in 2024.”
Sapp is projected to go 28th to Kansas City. PFF said this about him: “Sapp emerged as a weapon in 2024 who can win from any alignment on Florida’s defensive line. His 90.4 PFF overall grade and 88.7 PFF run-defense grade both ranked in the top 10 among all college football edge defenders. He also racked up a career-high 26 pressures and eight sacks in limited work.Further production as a pass rusher could move Sapp up draft boards heading into next spring.
Both Slaughter and Sapp are redshirt seniors and each is coming off his best season at Florida. Slaughter was consensus first-team All-American last season; Sapp led the Gators with seven sacks and 13 tackles-for-loss.
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Who will go No. 1 overall in the 2026 draft? PFF currently has Alabama offensive tackle Kadyn Proctor being taken in the top spot, followed by Texas QB Arch Manning at No. 2 and Ohio State safety Caleb Downs at No. 3. Manning will play at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium this year. Another opposing Gators quarterback, Garrett Nussmeier, is projected by PFF to go No. 5 overall.
You can find PFF’s complete first-round mock HERE.
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