2026 NFL Draft
April 23-25 • Pittsburgh, PA
The 91st edition of the NFL Draft was hosted in Pittsburgh for the first time since 1948. A total of 257 picks were spread over seven rounds and three days from April 23-25 at Point State Park and Acrisure Stadium.
New for 2026
The time between first-round selections was shortened from 10 minutes to eight minutes. It was first timing adjustment since 2008, when the allotment dropped from 15 minutes to 10 minutes. The timing for Rounds 2-7 was unchanged from last year. Learn more about the NFL Draft Rules.
Draft Order and Results
Click here for the full 2026 NFL Draft round-by-round order, and see the Round 1 draft picks below:
NFL Legends and Active Players who Announced Selections at 2026 NFL Draft
NFL Legends and active players representing all 32 clubs made selections in Rounds 2 and 3 of this year’s NFL Draft.
Among the NFL Legends that were scheduled to be on-site, nine have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame:
- Ronde Barber (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Class of 2023)
- Jerome Bettis (Pittsburgh Steelers, Class of 2015)
- Jimbo Covert (Chicago Bears, Class of 2020)
- Tony Dorsett (Dallas Cowboys, Class of 1994)
- Calvin Johnson (Detroit Lions, Class of 2021)
- Curtis Martin (Class of 2012)
- Drew Pearson (Dallas Cowboys, Class of 2021)
- John Stallworth (Pittsburgh Steelers, Class of 2002)
- Dwight Stephenson (Miami Dolphins, Class of 1998)
Additionally, four active players – Arizona’s James Conner, Minnesota’s Brian O’Neill, Pittsburgh’s Joey Porter Jr. and Tennessee’s Jeffery Simmons – helped announce their clubs’ day two selections.
Seven day-two announcers attended the University of Pittsburgh, including Dorsett (representing the Dallas Cowboys) – the school’s all-time leader in rushing yards, rushing touchdowns and all-purpose yards. Conner (Arizona Cardinals), Covert (Chicago Bears), Andy Lee (San Francisco 49ers), Bill Maas (Kansas City Chiefs), Martin (New York Jets) and O’Neill (Minnesota Vikings) also attended the University.
Prospects in attendance at the 2026 nfl draft
Sixteen prospects attended this year's NFL Draft. Three colleges – Ohio State (five players), Alabama (two) and Miami (Fla.) (two) – had multiple players on-site. The Big Ten led all conferences with six prospects in attendance, followed by the Southeastern Conference (five), Atlantic Coast Conference (two), Big 12 (two) and Independent (one).
Compensatory Draft Picks
A total of 33 compensatory draft selections in the 2026 NFL Draft were awarded to 15 teams. Under the rules for compensatory draft selections, a team losing more or better compensatory free agents (CFAs) than it acquires in the previous year is eligible to receive compensatory draft picks.
The compensatory picks were positioned within the third through seventh rounds based on the value of the compensatory free agents lost.
Learn more about how the CFAs are determined and see the full list of the compensatory free agents lost and gained in 2025 by the clubs that received compensatory picks in the 2026 Draft.
Players Granted Special Eligibility
Forty-two players were granted special eligibility for the 2026 NFL Draft and 21 underclassmen who fulfilled their degree requirements with college football eligibility remaining were also eligible for selection.
Sixteen players applied for special eligibility prior to the newly instituted early “soft” deadline of Jan. 5, which was added to assist players and all-star game organizers in the planning and invitation process. Twenty-six additional players submitted their petitions prior to the traditional deadline of Jan. 14. This list does not include players who played in the FBS National Championship Game on Jan. 19.
Each of the 42 players listed below have met the League’s three-year eligibility rule and have renounced their college football eligibility by submitting written notification to the League office on or before the Jan. 14 deadline. Consequently, they are eligible for selection.
Learn more about the rules of the Draft.
The players granted special eligibility for the 2026 NFL Draft:
|
Name |
Pos. |
College |
|
|
1 |
Keith Abney |
DB |
Arizona State |
|
2 |
C.J. Allen |
LB |
Georgia |
|
3 |
Aaron Anderson |
WR |
LSU |
|
4 |
Chase Bisontis |
G |
Texas A&M |
|
5 |
Denzel Boston |
WR |
Washington |
|
6 |
Zachariah Branch |
WR |
Georgia |
|
7 |
Arion Carter |
LB |
Tennessee |
|
8 |
Kage Casey |
T |
Boise State |
|
9 |
Brandon Cisse |
DB |
South Carolina |
|
10 |
K.C. Concepcion |
WR |
Texas A&M |
|
11 |
Dylan Devezin |
RB |
Notre Dame |
|
12 |
Caleb Downs |
DB |
Ohio State |
|
13 |
Charles Du |
DB |
Notre Dame |
|
14 |
Logan Fano |
DE |
Utah |
|
15 |
Spencer Fano |
T |
Utah |
|
16 |
Jalen Farmer |
G |
Kentucky |
|
17 |
Keldric Faulk |
DE |
Auburn |
|
18 |
Monroe Freeling |
T |
Georgia |
|
19 |
Anthony Hill |
LB |
Texas |
|
20 |
Colton Hood |
DB |
Tennessee |
|
21 |
Olaivavega Ioane |
G |
Penn State |
|
22 |
Emmett Johnson |
RB |
Nebraska |
|
23 |
Max Klare |
TE |
Ohio State |
|
24 |
Ja’Kobi Lane |
WR |
USC |
|
25 |
Makai Lemon |
WR |
USC |
|
26 |
Caleb Lomu |
T |
Utah |
|
27 |
Kyle Louis |
LB |
Pittsburgh |
|
28 |
Jeremiyah Love |
RB |
Notre Dame |
|
29 |
Jermod McCoy |
DB |
Tennessee |
|
30 |
Kayden McDonald |
DT |
Ohio State |
|
31 |
Malik Muhammad |
DB |
Texas |
|
32 |
Kamari Ramsey |
DB |
USC |
|
33 |
Arvell Reese |
LB |
Ohio State |
|
34 |
Jimmy Rolder |
LB |
Michigan |
|
35 |
Kenyon Sadiq |
TE |
Oregon |
|
36 |
Genesis Smith |
DB |
Arizona |
|
37 |
Carnell Tate |
WR |
Ohio State |
|
38 |
Avieon Terrell |
DB |
Clemson |
|
39 |
Dillon Thieneman |
DB |
Oregon |
|
40 |
Josiah Trotter |
LB |
Missouri |
|
41 |
Jordyn Tyson |
WR |
Arizona State |
|
42 |
Taurean York |
LB |
Texas A&M |
The following underclassmen have officially notified the League office that they have fulfilled their degree requirements. Consequently, they are eligible for selection in the 2026 NFL Draft:
|
Name |
Pos. |
College |
|
|
1 |
Jude Bowry |
T |
Boston College |
|
2 |
Parker Brailsford |
C |
Alabama |
|
3 |
Chris Brazzell |
WR |
Tennessee |
|
4 |
Ryan Eckley |
P |
Michigan State |
|
5 |
Jack Endries |
TE |
Texas |
|
6 |
Jalon Kilgore |
DB |
South Carolina |
|
7 |
Marlin Klein |
TE |
Michigan |
|
8 |
Connor Lew |
C |
Auburn |
|
9 |
Christen Miller |
DT |
Georgia |
|
10 |
Brian Parker |
T |
Duke |
|
11 |
T.J. Parker |
DE |
Clemson |
|
12 |
Harold Perkins |
LB |
LSU |
|
13 |
Jadarian Price |
RB |
Notre Dame |
|
14 |
Kadyn Proctor |
T |
Alabama |
|
15 |
Billy Schrauth |
G |
Notre Dame |
|
16 |
Ty Simpson |
QB |
Alabama |
|
17 |
Aamil Wagner |
T |
Notre Dame |
|
18 |
Antonio Williams |
WR |
Clemson |
|
19 |
Wesley Williams |
DE |
Duke |
|
20 |
Peter Woods |
DT |
Clemson |
|
21 |
Collin Wright |
DB |
Stanford |
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