{"id":868968,"date":"2026-04-18T07:18:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T07:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/868968\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T07:18:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T07:18:58","slug":"2026-nfl-mock-draft-chiefs-dolphins-patriots-seahawks-the-end-of-the-1st-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/868968\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 NFL Mock Draft: Chiefs, Dolphins, Patriots, Seahawks: The end of the 1st round"},"content":{"rendered":"

The DBN Community NFL Mock Draft has reached the end of the first round, but we\u2019re not quite done yet! We\u2019ll still have one more post in which we \u201cjump back\u201d to when the Browns pick in the second and third rounds. We are releasing four picks at a time in one post to give you more substance to digest how the draft is unfolding. Here you can see all of our NFL mock draft coverage<\/a> for the Cleveland Browns<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now, let\u2019s see what the 29-32 picks are.<\/p>\n

No. 29 – Chiefs – Avieon Terrell, CB, Clemson<\/p>\n

The selection and write-up were made by Thomas Moore:<\/p>\n

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CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA – NOVEMBER 08: Avieon Terrell #8 of the Clemson Tigers reacts after a play during the second half of a football game against the Florida State Seminoles at Memorial Stadium on November 08, 2025 in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen\/Getty Images) Getty Images<\/p>\n

The Kansas City Chiefs are in need of a cornerback after trading Trent McDuffie and allowing Jaylen Watson to leave in free agency, which is why they are double-dipping on defense with the second of their two first-round picks with the selection of Clemson cornerback Avieon Terrell.<\/p>\n

An athletic and fluid cornerback, Terrell is effective in press-man coverage and has good technique at all three levels of the field. He can play both on the inside and the outside, and while he is willing to get his nose dirty in run support, his size can sometimes be a problem in that regard.<\/p>\n

No. 30 – Dolphins – Peter Woods, DT, Clemson<\/p>\n

The selection and write-up were made by Dawghouse57:<\/p>\n

\"CLEMSON,<\/a><\/p>\n

CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA – MARCH 12: Peter Woods #11 of the Clemson Tigers looks on before Pro Day begins at Allen N. Reeves Football Complex on March 12, 2026 in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by Katie DeVaney\/Getty Images) Getty Images<\/p>\n

Pick No. 30 was added by the Dolphins from the Denver Broncos as Miami hopes to start a rebuild.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the first round, they took one of the best wide receivers in the draft in WR Jordyn Tyson, and now they take the best defensive tackle. When you build a defense, it\u2019s inside out and front to back. If the Dolphins can add a cornerback and offensive lineman to this draft class, then they are well on their way to building a contender.<\/p>\n

No. 31 – Patriots – Cashius Howell, EDGE, Texas A&M<\/p>\n

The selection and write-up were made by fjblessi:<\/p>\n

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COLLEGE STATION, TX – DECEMBER 20: Cashius Howell #9 of the Texas A&M Aggies rushes on defense during the 2025 College Football Playoff First Round Game against the Miami Hurricanes on December 20, 2025 at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. (Photo by Joe Robbins\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Icon Sportswire via Getty Images<\/p>\n

The New England Patriots were the surprise team of the 2025 season going from four wins to the Super Bowl. They signed\/traded for a lot of veterans to generate that turnaround and now need to work to get young players to take their spots and stay competitive. While I would have loved to have messed with everyone and traded 31 for 39 and take a QB here, I can\u2019t in all seriousness do that so without further ado, the New England Patriots with the 31st pick in the 2026 draft select Edge Cashius Howell from Texas A&M.<\/p>\n

While Howell doesn\u2019t have the ideal measurables he has a motor that never stops and was effective enough to be named unanimous All-American and SEC defensive player of the year. What sells Mike Vrabel and the Pats on Howell over Akheem Mesidor is that in addition to his pass rushing acumen he is very effective as a pass defender. That flexibility will appeal to Vrabel as he can fill two needs (coverage LB and edge rusher) with one player allowing the defense to disguise looks and be more effective. He does lack the size and length to be an ideal run stopper, but his coverage skills and ability as a pass rusher more than compensate for this deficiency.<\/p>\n

No. 32 – Seahawks – Jadarian Price, RB, Notre Dame<\/p>\n

The selection and write-up were made by Chris Pokorny:<\/p>\n

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PALO ALTO, CA – NOVEMBER 29: Jadarian Price #24 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish carries the ball during a college football game against the Stanford Cardinal on November 29, 2025 at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, California; defending is Darrius Davis #29 of Stanford. (Photo by David Madison\/Getty Images) Getty Images<\/p>\n

The Seattle Seahawks are coming off the high of a Super Bowl victory, but they also saw their Super Bowl MVP, running back Kenneth Walker, depart in free agency.<\/p>\n

Seattle does not have a surplus of draft picks this year, and didn\u2019t address the running back position in free agency. The plan seems to be clear that they can have their choice of the second running back taken in the draft, which they do so here with Jadarian Price of Notre Dame. Price would have a chance to be a starter from the get-go in Seattle, considering how good they are at all other positions to compete for a Super Bowl again.<\/p>\n

Up next will be the Browns\u2019 second- and third-round picks at No. 39 and No. 70 in the 2026 DBN Community Mock Draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The DBN Community NFL Mock Draft has reached the end of the first round, but we\u2019re not quite…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":868969,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2081],"tags":[85398,4397,75798,7,6,238,237,261,2635],"class_list":{"0":"post-868968","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-seattle-seahawks","8":"tag-cleveland-browns-discussion","9":"tag-cleveland-browns-draft","10":"tag-cleveland-browns-mock-drafts","11":"tag-football","12":"tag-nfl","13":"tag-seahawks","14":"tag-seattle","15":"tag-seattle-seahawks","16":"tag-seattleseahawks"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116424499767085289","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=868968"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868968\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/868969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=868968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=868968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=868968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}