The Class of 2026 is stacked with brilliant players, such as Azzi Fudd, Lauren Betts, Olivia Miles, Flau’jae Johnson, and more. There are some extremely talented players in college basketball right now playing their last season.
This might be the best class entering the draft in the last few years. Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, and more made the 2024 WNBA Draft special. National champion Paige Bueckers stole the show in 2025. But for 2026, there is not one or two clear-cut names for whom fans will get excited. Multiple players deserve recognition and excitement.
In a recent mock draft, we got a glimpse of what the 2026 WNBA Draft might look like. The top 5 included Lauren Betts, Awa Fam, Olivia Miles, Azzi Fudd, and Flau’jae Johnson. Fans online did not seem to like the ranking and disagreed with the mock draft.
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Most fans were unhappy with Azzi Fudd’s ranking.
“Azzi at #4??? Can’t take this ranking serious at all,” one fan claimed.
“Azzi going # 1 to Dallas period,” one fan expressed desire to see Azzi playing with her GF Paige Bueckers.
“Be for real, azzi will be the #1 pick,” another commented.
“Nah Azzi isn’t going to be picked 4th…,” another disagreed.
“Azzi will be #1 no question,” another said.
“Azzi not going #4 everyone knows she’s going #1 stop playing with her name,” one user reacted.
“Unfortunately there is no serious world where Lauren should go over Azzi,” another claimed.
Full 2026 Mock Draft
UCLA’s Lauren Betts tops the mock draft as the Dallas Wings will potentially draft the center. According to the mock draft, Napheesa Collier’s Minnesota Lynx will edge out Angel Reese’s Chicago Sky and draft Spanish forward Awa Fam.
Third, the Seattle Storm will probably draft former Notre Dame and current TCU sensation Olivia Miles. Azzi Fudd stands fourth in the mock picks, with the Washington Mystics potentially drafting her. Flau’jae Johnson might end up fifth and might have a reunion with LSU teammate Angel Reese in Chicago.
The rest of the mock draft looks like:
6th – Torono Tempo: Ta’Niya Latson, guard, South Carolina
7th – Portland Fire: Gianna Kneepkens, guard, UCLA
8th – Golden State Valkyries: Kiki Rice, guard, UCLA
9th – Washington Mystics: Serah Williams, forward, UConn
10th – Indiana Fever: Yarden Garzon, guard, Maryland
11th – Washington Mystics: Cotie McMahon, forward, Ole Miss
12th – Connecticut Sun: Nell Angloma, guard, France
13th – Atlanta Dream: Iyana Martin, point guard, Spain
14th – Seattle Storm: Madina Okot, center, South Carolina
15th – Connecticut Suns: Ashlon Jackson, guard, Duke
Read More:
- “Not Dirty; That’s Just ’I Got Your Back, Teammate”: When Kim Mulkey Defended Angel Reese Despite Backlash Over Her Physical Play
- “Don’t Need To Ask Me if Angel Reese Is Good”: When Kim Mulkey Snapped Back After LSU’s SEC Title Loss to Dawn Staley’s South Carolina
- “We’re Not Best Friends, by Any Means”: When Caitlin Clark Set the Record Straight on Her Rivalry With Angel Reese
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