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The NFL Draft is in the books. Over 250 players were brought into 32 organizations. Seven rounds were full of excitement and surprises. And at the end of the day, we got kind of shit draft. Nevertheless, four rounds will still commence. 56 picks will still be made. And we 14 will have to sort through these players to find some sort of inspiration for the future.

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Tate finds himself in an up-and-coming offense with a young promising QB in Cam Ward. He will immediately be the number-one target for the Titans offense, and he has a chance to truly thrive in the fantasy landscape.

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The Cardinals are a far-from-ideal situation for the top-drafted RB in Love, but if he can overcome the patchwork offensive line in Arizona and find ways to produce on the field, he’ll still be worthy of a top-two pick.

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The Railfans need help at QB, and Mendoza may be the right fit. He has a chance to thrive in a Raiders system that just resuscitated Sam Darnold’s career, and is overseen by the greatest of all time in Tom Brady.

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Sadiq is bound to be a multi-faceted weapon in the Jets new-look offense, and the Trout may look at calling his name at the 1.04. They need offensive weaponry, and Sadiq could be an excellent eventual Kelce replacement.

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Lemon’s landing spot couldn’t be much better than Philly. The Sharks need someone to pair with Zay Flowers in the receiving game, and while they do have backfield needs as well, Lemon should be an immediate contributor.

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Mississauga typically gets mocked players from the hometown Browns, and while Concepcion comes with concerns (including a rookie teammate he’ll share reps with), he may be a welcome addition to a stale Mastodons offense.

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Sarnia has plenty of talent out wide, both in WR and TE, but they could use some additional firepower at RB. Price ended up in a great spot, replacing SBLX MVP Kenneth Walker, and should beat out Charbonnet for meaningful snaps.

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After Love and Price, the RB class starts to look rough. But New New York can’t afford to punt on the position, especially when they’re starting to look competitive elsewhere on the roster. Singleton’s landing spot is good enough.

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Tyson’s injury concerns have been discussed plenty, but Lower City ends his slide here. He’ll play behind Chris Olave, and it remains to be seen if Tyler Shough can support two fantasy-relevant WRs, but Tyson’s ceiling is worth the risk.

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The Jets traded up to snag Cooper Jr in the back of the first, which hopefully indicates that his talent is deserving of a top-ten fantasy pick. With the way the RB class looks here, Sarnia may bank on his growth at the next level.

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Ty Simpson will officially be a multi-year investment, rather than an immediate starter, but Lower City is a natural fit here with Stafford on their roster. Once he hangs it up, Simpson should be ready to take the reins.

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Stowers is the presumptive Goedert replacement, if not in 2026, then in 2027 and beyond. Choccolocco may like that timeline, as they may be ready to compete in 2026 but will be finished rebuilding only in another year.

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Boston landing with the Browns, along with KC Concepcion, is a fantasy disappointment, but his talent is still there. Again, the Railfans may be okay waiting a year to see how his development looks in Year 1.

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Past the first 12 or 13 picks, this class looks rough. Surely by July there will be plenty more intel on these players - who will be popular sleeper picks, who looks great at camp, etc. - but for now Newfoundland goes with the Steelers WR.

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Jonah Coleman will start his career behind JK Dobbins and RJ Harvey, but in time he may find himself in a split backfield with only Harvey. This could be good news for the 2027 Benders, if they are willing to look ahead.

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Stribling is going to be a popular sleeper pick due to his draft pedigree (selected 33rd overeall) and his landing spot (Shanahan system). Vancouver loves doing their scouting and will probably fall in love with this guy.

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The WR room is Washington is old and thin: McLaurin is the only sure bet there. Williams will have to compete with Treylon Burks, Luke McCaffrey, and Dyami Brown for relevance, but the Railfans may like their odds.

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Kenneth Walker was brought in to lead the Chiefs’ backfield, but perhaps they intend to keep him fresh with Johnson as a change-of-pace back. He could find fantasy relevance at the goal line if so.

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Gold Coast double-dips with another Day-2 receiver, this time finding himself in Harbaugh’s new system in East Rutherford. Fields brings a different build and skillset than Nabers, meaning he should carve out a role in the Giants offense.

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The Rams love to run multiple-TE sets, and a couple guys in Allen and Parkinson will be free agents after the 2026 season. Klare could be a benchwarmer for now, but he could develop into a startable TE for Mississauga before long.

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Delp has a similar situation to Klare just one pick earlier - he’ll develop behind Juwan Johnson for a bit, and then ideally grow into a viable fantasy option. The question is whether he can do so with Olave and Tyson around as well.

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Winnipeg has plenty of offensive horsepower, and the offensive side is barren by this point, so why not begin the run of IDPs here. Reese will work alongside Abdul Carter and wreak havoc in the run and pass game.

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Someone will need to ascend in the Ravens pass game since Likely is gone, Andrews is aging, and Bateman never really became much. Whether it’s Sarratt or fellow rookie Ja’Kobi Lane is anyone’s guess at this point.

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QB is no urgent need for Sarnia, but they may be eyeing up some additional depth for one reason or another. Allar has a good a chance as anyone to seize the starting role in Pittsburgh in 2027 and beyond.

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The Jets drafted David Bailey second overall and will presumably treat him as a cornerstone piece of this rebuild. Gold Coast is known for their interest in IDPs, and with little offensive talent left, maybe they’ll look here.

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Vancouver doesn’t have a ton of options at QB other than Jordan Love. Beck seems like the best option after Mendoza and Simpson to find a path to fantasy relevance in due time.

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Lane technically has the better draft pedigree than Sarratt earlier in the mock - Lane was drafted in the third while his new teammate was a fourth-round pick - so maybe he’ll be the future WR2 in Baltimore.

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Branch has an interesting landing spot - he’ll struggle to be a key piece in an offense that features Bijan, London, and Pitts, and he’s also at the mercy of Atlanta’s… interesting QB room at present.

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In 2026, five new Bowl Games will be established. After introducing Bowl Games in the 2024 season, franchise pairings have been reworked to emphasize relationships between owners, rather than geographic or historical significance. These new Bowl Games will activate another level of competition and fierceness across the league.

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The Blowers and Islanders have been officially meeting in the Atlantic Bowl since 2024. They represent provinces separated by the frigid water and wind-swept coasts of the Gulf of St Lawrence. PEI has been a consistent HCC presence, with five playoff appearances in five seasons, and most recently a championship appearance; NFD has had their ups and downs, from a dismal 1-13 season to becoming a Cinderella team in two different postseasons, and are always a thrill to follow.

Two formal Atlantic Bowls have been played; the former Pokémon Omega Judge Judy (now PEI) won the inaugural game in 2024, while Newfoundland exacted revenge in 2025. However, their all-time head-to-head history favors the Islanders by a count of 5 wins to 1. Their first meeting was in Week 2 of the 2021 season, while their most recent meeting was in the playoff semifinals of the 2025 campaign. Prince Edward Island would win that game to advance to their first-ever championship game.

These two franchises are all too familiar with one another, even though they compete across conferences and even though the games tend to end in the same way most years. Even despite this, though, ownership in Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island have a mutual respect and a mutual competitiveness that they bring to every Atlantic Bowl.

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The Railfans and Trout have been formally competing in the Blue-Collar Classic since 2024. The two organizations are united by a working-class ethos: Iqaluit toils on the fishing docks in the extreme north; Choccolocco (Alabama) grinds away on the railroad tracks in the deep south. Both franchises represent proud industrial heritages; both franchises have moments of success in the HCC; and both franchises are trying to claw their way back to an ever-elusive former glory.

Two official Blue-Collar Classics have been held, with the record split at 1 win apiece. However, across five total meetings, Choccolocco has won four since 2021. The Trout’s sole victory was in 2024, Week 14, to close the regular season and put an exclamation point on Iqaluit’s sensational 11-3 season and postseason 1-seed.

These two owners share history that extends well beyond the inception of Sixth City Dynasty, making this Bowl Game rich with narratives and always exciting to watch.

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The Atom Bowl is the first of five Bowl Games being established in 2026. It features two premier franchises in the HCC and in Sixth City as a whole: the perennial contender Winnipeg Wranglers, and the two-time champion Bikini Bottom Stars. The game gets its name from the shared nuclear history of the two regions: the Stars’ home of Bikini Atoll is one of the most famous sites of nuclear testing during the Cold War, while Winnipeg was once home to one of the biggest nuclear testing laboratories in Canada.

The Stars and Wranglers have matched up a total of seven times in five seasons, with the all-time record tilting 5-2 to Bikini Bottom. Two of these meetings have occurred in the playoffs, with Winnipeg triumphing in 2022 en route to their championship and Bikini Bottom taking the win in 2023 en route to their championship. In short, the games between these two have always carried such significance, and the results of these games have always shaped the landscape of the league.

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The Cascade Cup is new in 2026 and will feature the former rivals in Mississauga and Lower City. The Cup itself takes its name from the waterfalls common to each team’s region. The Bowl Game programming acknowledges how these franchises can often be overlooked, both in the scope of Sixth City and in their geographical regions at large. Mississauga lives in the shadow of a larger Canadian metro, and Lower City remains permanently overlooked in the small state of Connecticut.

Three total matches have been played between these franchises since Lower City was established in 2024; and the Lasercats have taken all three of them. Extending the historical results out to include the Calgary Cocks, LOW’s former identity, yields three wins to Mississauga and two to the former Cocks.

These two HCC competitors share plenty of common ground, from their underdog mentalities to their waterfall backdrops and through the rivalry between the owners themselves. If the Atom Bowl shapes the narrative at the top of the conference, the Cascade Cup is sure to dictate how everybody else in the HCC will shake out.

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The Dominion Classic is a new Bowl Game established in 2026, named for the formal “Dominion of Canada” and representing the cross-country rivalry between two of the nation’s greatest cities. This all-SCC affair carries considerable symbolic weight: Vancouver represents the old guard of the conference, while Toronto embodies a new era of SCC dominance.

The all-time record between these franchises tells this very same story. From 2021 through 2023, Vancouver was dominant, winning all four matchups against Toronto. However, since the Hogs ascended in 2024, they have taken both meetings, signaling a changing of the guard at the top of the conference. The Dominion Classic will serve as the ultimate test of whether Toronto’s ascent is sustainable, and whether Vancouver can return to its long-lost glory.

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The Gateway Cup, debuting in 2026, is named for the geographical significance each city holds as a gateway to its respective region: Thunder Bay is the natural gateway to western Canada, and Gold Coast is the gateway to the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef. These two SCC franchises have both tasted success but have too often seen their aspirations thwarted on the biggest stages.

While Thunder Bay has been the more consistently successful franchise across Sixth City history, the all-time series belongs to Gold Coast, who leads 4-2 in head-to-head play. The Gateway Cup will be a proving ground for both teams, and a chance for either to cement their claim as a genuine contender rather than a team that merely flirts with relevance.

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The Animation Altercation is a new 2026 Bowl Game, and it is the only matchup pairing two adopted franchises. Both teams are rooted in animated fictional universes. The SeaSnakes refer to a more obscure yet beloved moment in the world of SpongeBob, while New New York overtly draws from Futurama’s 31st-century world. The Bowl Game name is inspired by Fox’s legendary ‘Animation Domination’ Sunday block, and the matchup itself gives two familiar foes a spotlight at the highest level.

Since 2024, when both franchises arrived in their current forms, Sarnia has dominated decisively, taking both matchups. However, when reviewing the full history, including their former identities, the story shifts: the Montreal-Sarnia line leads the all-time series against the Saskatoon-New New York line by a score of 5-2. The Animation Altercation will give the Benders a chance to find their footing in a rivalry both unconventional and familiar.

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