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How every NFL team can ace the draft: Solak plans perfect moves, picks for all 32 rosters

Ben SolakApr 16, 2026, 06:35 AM ET

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Have you ever clicked on an NFL draft grades piece, scrolled down to your favorite team and been stunned by the terrible grade given to your squad? Doesn’t the analyst get that all these picks will hit?!

Well, I have the solution for you — a draft grades file comprised of only A+ marks! Never again will you have to worry about your team’s likely busts or bad

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Predicting which NFL teams will draft quarterbacks: Nine perfect fits across seven rounds

Ben SolakApr 8, 2026, 06:15 AM ET

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It’s NFL draft season. Have you read enough mock drafts yet? They’re like multivitamins this time of year — you need your daily dose.

The mock I have for you today is different, though. Instead of focusing on a round or a team, I’m focusing on a position: quarterback. I tried to find the ideal landing spot for every single draftable quarterback in this 2026 class across all

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Predicting which NFL teams will draft quarterbacks: Nine perfect fits across seven rounds

Ben SolakApr 8, 2026, 06:15 AM ET

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It’s NFL draft season. Have you read enough mock drafts yet? They’re like multivitamins this time of year — you need your daily dose.

The mock I have for you today is different, though. Instead of focusing on a round or a team, I’m focusing on a position: quarterback. I tried to find the ideal landing spot for every single draftable quarterback in this 2026 class across all

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Solak’s favorite NFL draft prospects to watch at every position: The best tape in the class

Ben SolakApr 1, 2026, 06:25 AM ET

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Trust the tape.

It’s easier said than done. The NFL draft process, long and arduous, is a winnowing process. A dense list of hundreds and hundreds of prospects must be thinned into a list of realistic targets through a variety of filters. A team’s coaching staff is looking for scheme fits and culture fits. The medical staff will flag dozens of players as untenable injury risks, and the

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Ranking every NFL free agency class: Solak on what he liked — and didn’t like — for all 32 teams

Ben SolakMar 25, 2026, 06:35 AM ET

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All right … NFL free agency should be over now. Of course, we aren’t quite there. Players such as Jauan Jennings, Kirk Cousins, Stefon Diggs, Calais Campbell, DJ Reader, Deebo Samuel, Aaron Rodgers, Haason Reddick, Joey Bosa and Cameron Jordan are all still unsigned and available.

But at

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Let’s give out NFL free agency awards: Solak on big-money positions, trends and intriguing landing spots

Ben SolakMar 11, 2026, 06:30 AM ET

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And just like that, NFL free agency is over!

Well, not really. It actually starts on Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET — but as ESPN’s Adam Schefter rightfully bemoaned earlier this week, let’s just start calling the legal negotiation period (which began Monday) the real opening of free agency. Almost all of the significant dust has settled on major movers and new deals.

I like to hand out awards

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