2026 NFL draft information
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When is the NFL draft?
The 2026 NFL draft will begin with Round 1 on April 23. Rounds 2-3 will be April 24, and Rounds 4-7 will be April 25. The draft will be held in Pittsburgh, and you can watch on ESPN, ABC and ESPN App.
Scouts Inc. NFL draft rankings
- 1 (1)
Billy SimsOklahomaRB - 2 (2)
Johnny "Lam" JonesTexasWR - 3 (3)
Anthony MunozUSCOT - 4 (4)
Bruce ClarkPenn StateDT - 5 (5)
Curtis DickeyTexas A&MRB - 6 (6)
Curtis GreerMichiganDE - 7 (7)
Junior MillerNebraskaTE - 8 (8)
Mark HaynesColoradoDB - 9 (9)
Doug MartinWashingtonDE - 10 (10)
Jacob GreenTexas A&MDE - 11 (11)
Brad BuddeUSC - 12 (12)
Stan BrockColoradoOT - 13 (13)
Earl CooperRiceRB - 14 (14)
Roland JamesTennesseeDB - 15 (15)
Marc WilsonBYUQB - 16 (16)
Jim RitcherNC State - 17 (17)
Johnnie JohnsonTexasDB - 18 (18)
Art MonkSyracuseWR - 19 (19)
Otis WilsonLouisvilleLB - 20 (20)Jim StuckeyClemsonDE
- 21 (21)
Don McNealAlabamaDB - 22 (22)
Ray SnellWisconsinOG - 23 (23)
Roynell YoungAlcorn StateDB - 24 (24)Derrick HatchettTexasDB
- 25 (25)Vagas FergusonNotre DameRB
- 26 (26)George CumbyOklahomaLB
- 27 (27)
Charles WhiteUSCRB - 28 (28)
Mark MaloneArizona StateQB
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