Todd McShay has released his first 2026 NFL mock draft and is going against the grain at the top of the draft. It has the Las Vegas Raiders taking Dante Moore, QB, Oregon, with the first pick. Most people believe the first pick will be Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana (McShay has Mendoza second behind the New York Jets). Of course, a big problem with this pick is that Moore has not yet declared for the draft. There is some belief that Moore will stay at Oregon after only being a starter for one year.
For the Tennessee Titans, McShay had the Titans take Arvell Reese, LB, Ohio State. There is no doubt that Reese is an excellent football player and should be in the top 10 of this draft. That being said, is it a pure EDGE? That’s the biggest question for me about him as we get into this process.
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McShay has Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State, going to the New York Giants with the fifth pick. Unless Reese is the second coming of Myles Garrett, I’d rather see the Titans take Tate to give Cam Ward a weapon.
Here are McShay’s comments about Reese:
Getting Cam Ward to be a playmaker like WR Carnell Tate would be tempting here, but Reese is one of the top three or four prospects in his class and is barely scratching the surface of his potential after his first season as a full-time starter in 2025. At 6-foot-4 and 245 pounds, Reese has an excellent combination of size, speed, power and bend.
His versatility as a defender should increase his value on draft day. I’m not saying he’s the next Micah Parsons, but he has a ton of pass rush upside at the next level.