Baker Mayfield or De'Zhaun Stribling: who to draft first
Both players' board rank, position rank, draft pick and bye, measured across live 2026 drafts.
Updated Aug 28, 2026 at 1:48 PM ET
The board takes Baker Mayfield first, 2 spots ahead of De'Zhaun Stribling. That crosses a tier break, tier 3 to tier 15, so the board order is the tiebreak rather than roster need. On the clock? Take Baker Mayfield. If your QB room is full and you need a WR, De'Zhaun Stribling is one line down.
Baker Mayfield
QB17 · TB · bye 10
- Overall rank
- 135
- Draft pick
- 11.10 (ADP 129.8 overall)
- Tier
- 3
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR57 · SF · bye 8
- Overall rank
- 137
- Draft pick
- 11.12 (ADP 131.5 overall)
- Tier
- 15
The gap
- Spots apart on the board2
- Pick difference1.7 picks of ADP
- Tierstier 3 and tier 15
- Board size283 draftable players
Every figure here is consensus average draft position measured across live drafts, not an opinion. The verdict line above restates board order and the tier gap and nothing else. Where the round.pick form is shown it assumes a 12-team league.
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