Auburn's Keldric Faulk tabbed a first round pick in CBS Sports' 2026 mock draft

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Three former Auburn Tigers were selected during the 2025 NFL draft over the weekend. However, a glaring trend continued for Auburn as the Tigers did not produce a first-round selection for the fifth year in a row.

Will Auburn's luck change next year?

Several outlets, including CBS Sports, suggest that Auburn's drought will end next year as EDGE Keldric Faulk is gaining first-round attention from 2026 NFL mock drafts. Although the draft order will not be revealed until after the 2025 season concludes, CBS Sports' Josh Edwards predicts that Faulk will land with the Washington Commanders with the No. 26 overall selection. Edwards sees plenty of upside in Faulk's game.

Faulk is a long body who has all of the tools. It is similar to Gregory Rousseau coming out of Miami. He could take the fight to the offensive linemen more often and force the issue, but that could come with time.

Faulk will look to be the first Auburn player taken in the first round of the NFL draft since 2020, when Derrick Brown went seventh overall to the Carolina Panthers and Noah Igbinoghene was selected by the Miami Dolphins with the 30th overall selection. Auburn's three draft selections were the fewest since 2022, when Roger McCreary was taken by the Tennessee Titans in the second round.

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