WNBA mock draft 2026: Miles replaces Fudd at projected No. 1 - ESPN

WNBA talent evaluators have been scouting prospects for months. But the college players available in Monday's draft (7 p.m. ET, ESPN) had one last audition in the NCAA tournament.

It's better to emphasize the players' overall body of work versus what happened in the past couple of weeks. But strong performances in their final college postseason have been known to help players' draft stock.

In our latest WNBA mock draft, for example, TCU point guard Olivia Miles has moved to the top of the board. Miles projected as a lottery pick last season when she was eligible age-wise for the draft. Instead, she transferred to TCU from Notre Dame for her final college season in hopes of being an even more polished pro prospect.

She was at her best statistically in the NCAA tournament — averaging 19 points, 9.8 rebounds and 9.0 assists — where the Horned Frogs lost to South Carolina in the Elite Eight.

Some might question whether the Dallas Wings, who have the No. 1 pick, will pair Miles with another young guard who handles the ball a lot, such as last season's WNBA Rookie of the Year Paige Bueckers. But those two highly talented players might also complement each other.

WNBA free agency is underway, so signings before draft day could change our first-round projections again as team needs are filled or revealed. But for now, here is our latest mock draft, which includes four players from UCLA's NCAA championship team.

TCU | point guard | 5-foot-10 | senior

Miles averaged a career-best 19.6 points this season as the Horned Frogs went 32-6 and won the Big 12 regular-season title. She had six triple-doubles this season, including one in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Her court vision is excellent. She made 73 3-pointers this