USA TODAY mock draft sends three Texas A&M stars in first two rounds

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Dylan Flippo, Aggies Wire · Aggies Wire

Fri, Apr 17, 2026 ·

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WR KC Concepcion - Cleveland Browns (Round 1 - No. 24 overall)

Oct 4, 2025; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies wide receiver KC Concepcion (7) reacts after scoring a touchdown during the third quarter against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images

Career notables:

ACC Rookie of the Year (2023)

ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year (2023)

FWAA Freshman All-America (2023)

No. 36 with 919 receiving yards (2025)

No. 3 with two punt return touchdowns (2025)

All-America honors (Sporting News, AP, AFCA, CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated)

"Cleveland gets a dynamic wide receiver with their second first-round pick in Concepcion. The Texas A&M product is the best open-field threat among these top receiving talents and could provide a skillset the Browns don't have on the roster. He'd offer immediate value as a returner and give whoever starts at quarterback another solid pass-catcher after Jerry Jeudy and Harold Fannin Jr. ," Ostly said.

IOL Chase Bisontis - Seattle Seahawks (Round 2 - No. 33 overall)

Sep 27, 2025; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies offensive lineman Koli Faaiu (61) and offensive lineman Chase Bisontis (71) block against the Auburn Tigers during the second quarter at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images

Career notables:

ESPN Freshman All-America (2023)

First-Team All-SEC (2023)

Third-Team All-SEC (2025)

Allowed just one sack through 441 pass-blocking snaps (2025)

"Seattle recouped a little more draft capital by leaving the end of the first round and Bisontis is a great consolation prize. The Seahawks boosted the interior offensive line with Grey Zabel last year and bring on a former tackle in Bisontis to shore up the other guard spot. He brings tackle experience, quick feet and consistent hands," Ostly said.

Edge Cashius Howell - Pittsburgh Steelers (Round 2 - No. 53 overall)

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 27: Cashius Howell #9 of the Texas A&M Aggies celebrates after making a sack against Jackson Arnold #11 of the Auburn Tigers (not pictured) in the fourth quarter of the game at Kyle Field

Career notables:

Led the SEC with 11.5 sacks (2025)

First Aggie to earn SEC Defensive Player of the Year honors (2025)

Most sacks by an Aggie since Myles Garrett in 2014 (2025)

Fourth in the SEC with 14 tackles for loss (2025)

All-America honors (Walter Campbell Football Foundation, Sporting News, AP, AFCA, CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated)

"Howell falls well out of the first round thanks to his outlier arm length (30 ¼ inches). The Steelers looked past that with Nick Herbig in 2023 and could do something similar with Howell here. The Aggies product is a bendy edge rusher with the burst to impact opposing offensive lines. In Pittsburgh , he could at least be a rotational pass rusher from Day 1," Ostly said.

The 2026 NFL Draft is a three-day event, beginning on Thursday, April 23, and ending on Saturday, April 25. Thursday's first round will begin at 7 p.m. CT, followed by the second round on Friday at 6 p.m. CT and the remaining selections on Saturday at 11 a.m. CT. The draft from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, will be broadcast on the NFL Network, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes.

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