Sam LaPorta or Fernando Mendoza: who to draft first
Both players' board rank, position rank, draft pick and bye, measured across live 2026 drafts.
Updated Sep 18, 2026 at 7:46 AM ET
The board takes Sam LaPorta first, 1 spot ahead of Fernando Mendoza. That crosses a tier break, tier 6 to tier 8, so the board order is the tiebreak rather than roster need. On the clock? Take Sam LaPorta. If your TE room is full and you need a QB, Fernando Mendoza is one line down.
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TE23 · DET · bye 6
2025 vs rec yds line 4-5
- Overall rank
- 197
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 6
QB31 · LV · bye 13
- Overall rank
- 198
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 8
The gap
- Spots apart on the board1
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 6 and tier 8
- Board size244 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.
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