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2026 Top Team Needs Accuracy

In 2026, see which teams addressed a top 4 positional need with their Round 1 pick. MDDB 2026 team needs ↗

2026

24/32 (75%)MDDB 2026 needs ↗

#	Team	MDDB Top 4 Needs	Drafted	Player	Top 4 Hitⓘ
#3	ARI Arizona Cardinals	OTEDGELBQB	RB	Jeremiyah Love	✗
#5	NYG New York Giants	LBWRSRB	EDGE	Arvell Reese	✗
#7	WAS Washington Commanders	WRRBEDGES	LB	Sonny Styles	✗
#10	NYG New York Giants	LBWRSRB	OT	Francis Mauigoa	✗
#13	LAR Los Angeles Rams	WROTTELB	QB	Ty Simpson	✗
#16	NYJ New York Jets	LBWRCBEDGE	TE	Kenyon Sadiq	✗
#19	CAR Carolina Panthers	TEWRDTCB	OT	Monroe Freeling	✗
#29	KC Kansas City Chiefs	CBEDGEWROT	DT	Peter Woods	✗
Total — 24/32 hit a top 4 need					75%

Methodology

A "Top 4 Hit" means the team's Round 1 pick position matched one of MDDB's top 4 ranked needs. Positions are normalized to MDDB groupings (e.g. OG/C → IOL, DE/OLB → EDGE, DT → DL). Teams that traded away their first-round pick are excluded. Teams with multiple R1 picks appear multiple times. Needs data sourced from archived nflmockdraftdatabase.com ↗ team needs pages.