Baker Mayfield or Jake Ferguson: who to draft first
Both players' board rank, position rank, draft pick and bye, measured across live 2026 drafts.
Updated Aug 27, 2026 at 7:50 AM ET
The board takes Baker Mayfield first, 1 spot ahead of Jake Ferguson. Both sit in tier 5, so the gap is inside one tier and slot need decides. On the clock? Take Baker Mayfield. If your QB room is full and you need a TE, Jake Ferguson is one line down.
Baker Mayfield
QB17 · TB · bye 10
- Overall rank
- 135
- Draft pick
- 11.10 (ADP 129.9 overall)
- Tier
- 5
Jake Ferguson
TE13 · DAL · bye 14
- Overall rank
- 136
- Draft pick
- 11.11 (ADP 131.0 overall)
- Tier
- 5
The gap
- Spots apart on the board1
- Pick difference1.1 picks of ADP
- Tiersboth in tier 5
- Board size280 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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