Jared Goff or Patrick Mahomes: 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 Jared Goff first, 1 spot ahead of Patrick Mahomes. Both sit in tier 4, so the gap is inside one tier and slot need decides. On the clock? Take Jared Goff. They fill the same slot, so the one you pass on is the one you hope falls back to you.
Jared Goff
QB12 · DET · bye 6
- Overall rank
- 103
- Draft pick
- 9.05 (ADP 100.6 overall)
- Tier
- 4
Patrick Mahomes
QB13 · KC · bye 5
- Overall rank
- 104
- Draft pick
- 9.06 (ADP 102.2 overall)
- Tier
- 4
The gap
- Spots apart on the board1
- Pick difference1.6 picks of ADP
- Tiersboth in tier 4
- 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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