2026 NFL draft

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2026 NFL draft
General information
DateApril 23–25, 2026
LocationPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
NetworksESPN, ABC, NFL Network, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Radio
Overview
257 total selections in 7 rounds
LeagueNational Football League
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The 2026 NFL draft will be the 91st annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players. The event is scheduled to be held in Pittsburgh, and will be held from April 23–25.[1]

Host city

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On May 22, 2024, it was announced that Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania would be the host city.[2]

Trades involving draft picks

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In the explanations below (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre–Draft), while (D) denotes trades that take place during the 2026 draft.

Round 1

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  • Jacksonville → Cleveland (PD) Jacksonville traded a first-round selection and their 2025 first-, second-, fourth-round selections to Cleveland in exchange for their 2025 first-, fourth- and sixth-round selections.[Trade 1]
  • Atlanta → LA Rams (PD). Atlanta traded a first-round selection and 2025 second- and seventh-round selections to LA Rams in exchange for 2025 first- and third-round selections.[Trade 2]
  • Green Bay → Dallas (PD) Green Bay traded a first-round selection, a 2027 first-round selection, and DT Kenny Clark to Dallas for DE Micah Parsons.[Trade 3]

Round 2

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  • Washington → Houston (PD). Washington traded second- and fourth-round selections as well as 2025 third- and seventh-round selections to Houston in exchange for OT Laremy Tunsil and a 2025 fourth-round selection.[Trade 4]

Round 3

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  • NY Jets → Philadelphia (PD). NY Jets traded a third-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for LB Haason Reddick.[Trade 5]
  • NY Giants → Houston (PD). NY Giants traded a 2026 third-round selection and 2025 second- and third-round selections to Houston in exchange for a first-round selection.[Trade 6]
  • Detroit → Jacksonville (PD). Detroit traded two third-round selections and a 2025 third-round selection to Jacksonville in exchange for a sixth-round selection and 2025 third- and sixth-round selections.[Trade 7]
  • Detroit → Jacksonville (PD). See Round 3: Detroit → Jacksonville.[Trade 7]
  • Houston → Miami (PD). Houston traded a third-round selection and a 2025 sixth-round selection to Miami in exchange for their 2025 fourth- and seventh-round selections.[Trade 8]
  • Dallas → Pittsburgh (PD). Dallas traded a third-round selection and a 2027 fifth-round selection to Pittsburgh in exchange for a 2027 sixth-round selection and WR George Pickens.[Trade 9]

Round 4

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  • Washington → Houston (PD). See Round 2: Washington → Houston.[Trade 4]
  • Chicago → Kansas City (PD). Chicago traded a fourth-round selection to the Kansas City in exchange for G Joe Thuney.[Trade 10]
  • Kansas City → New England (PD). Kansas City traded a fourth-round selection and a 2025 third-round selection to New England in exchange for a third-round selection.[Trade 11]
  • LA Rams → Chicago (PD). LA Rams traded a fourth-round selection and a 2025 sixth-round selection to the Chicago in exchange for a 2025 fifth-round selection.[Trade 12]
  • New Orleans → Denver (PD). New Orleans traded a fourth-round selection and a 2027 seventh-round selection to Denver in exchange for WR Devaughn Vele.[Trade 13]

Round 5

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  • Tennessee → LA Rams (PD). Tennessee traded a fifth-round selection to LA Rams in exchange for a sixth-round selection and LB Ernest Jones.[Trade 14]
  • Minnesota → Jacksonville (PD). Minnesota traded a conditional fifth-round selection to Jacksonville in exchange for OT Cam Robinson and a conditional seventh-round selection.[Trade 15]
  • Houston → Philadelphia → Houston. Multiple trades:

       Houston → Philadelphia (PD). Houston traded a fifth-round selection and G Kenyon Green to Philadelphia in exchange for a sixth-round selection and S C. J. Gardner-Johnson.[Trade 16]
       Philadelphia → Houston (PD). Philadelphia traded a fifth-round selection and TE Harrison Bryant to Houston in exchange for a sixth-round selection and WR John Metchie III.[Trade 17]

  • Atlanta → Philadelphia (PD). Atlanta traded a fifth-round selection and a 2025 third-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for a 2025 third-round selection.[Trade 18]
  • NY Jets → Baltimore (PD). NY Jets traded a fifth-round selection and a 2025 sixth-round selection to the Baltimore in exchange for a sixth-round selection and a 2025 fifth-round selection.[Trade 19]
  • San Francisco → Philadelphia (PD). San Francisco traded a fifth-round selection, which may be upgraded to a fourth round pick based certain conditions, to Philadelphia in exchange for DE Bryce Huff.[Trade 20]
  • Philadelphia → Minnesota (PD). Philadelphia traded a fifth-round selection and a 2027 seventh-round selection to Minnesota in exchange for a sixth-round selection and QB Sam Howell.[Trade 21]
  • Las Vegas → Cleveland (PD). Las Vegas traded a fifth-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for QB Kenny Pickett.[Trade 22]
  • Philadelphia → Jacksonville (PD). Philadelphia traded a fifth-round selection and a sixth-round selection to Jacksonville in exchange for RB/KR Tank Bigsby.[Trade 23]
  • Minnesota → Carolina (PD). Minnesota traded a fifth-round selection and a 2027 fourth-round selection to Carolina in exchange for a conditional seventh-round selection, a 2027 fifth-round selection and WR Adam Thielen.[Trade 24]
  • Cincinnati → Cleveland (PD). Cincinnati traded a fifth-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for a sixth-round selection and QB Joe Flacco.[Trade 25]
  • LA Chargers → Baltimore (PD). LA Chargers traded a fifth-round selection and S Alohi Gilman to Baltimore in exchange for a 2027 seventh-round selection and LB Odafe Oweh.[Trade 26]

Round 6

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  • Minnesota → LA Rams (PD). Minnesota traded a conditional sixth-round selection to LA Rams in exchange for RB Cam Akers and a conditional seventh-round selection.[Trade 27]
  • Denver → NY Jets (PD). Denver traded a sixth-round selection to NY Jets in exchange for DL John Franklin-Myers.[Trade 28]
  • Houston → LA Rams (PD). Houston traded a sixth-round selection to LA Rams in exchange for WR Ben Skowronek and a seventh-round selection.[Trade 29]
  • Cleveland → Seattle (PD). Cleveland traded a sixth-round selection to Seattle in exchange for C Nick Harris and seventh-round selection.[Trade 30]
  • Dallas → NY Giants (PD). Dallas traded a sixth-round selection to NY Giants in exchange for DL Jordan Phillips and a seventh-round selection.[Trade 31]
  • LA Rams → Tennessee (PD). See Round 5: Tennessee → LA Rams.[Trade 14]
  • Buffalo → NY Jets (PD). Buffalo traded a sixth-round selection to NY Jets in exchange for CB Brandon Codrington and a seventh-round selection.[Trade 32]
  • Minnesota → Houston (PD). Minnesota traded a conditional sixth-round selection to Houston in exchange for RB Cam Akers and a conditional seventh-round selection.[Trade 33]
  • Seattle → Jacksonville (PD). Seattle traded a sixth-round selection to Jacksonville in exchange for DT Roy Robertson-Harris.[Trade 34]
  • Kansas City → New England (PD). Kansas City traded a sixth-round selection to New England in exchange for LB Joshua Uche.[Trade 35]
  • Detroit → Cleveland → Cincinnati. Multiple trades:

        Detroit → Cleveland (PD). Detroit traded a sixth-round selection and a 2025 fifth-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for DE Za'Darius Smith and a seventh-round selection.[Trade 36]
       Cleveland → Cincinnati (PD). See Round 5: Cincinnati → Cleveland.[Trade 25]

  • Houston → Minnesota (PD). Houston traded a sixth-round selection to Minnesota in exchange for G Ed Ingram.[Trade 37]
  • Philadelphia → Houston → Philadelphia. Multiple trades:

       Philadelphia → Houston (PD). See Round 5: Houston → Philadelphia.[Trade 16]
       Houston → Philadelphia (PD). See Round 5: Philadelphia → Houston.[Trade 17]

       NY Jets → Cleveland (PD). NY Jets traded a sixth-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for a seventh-round selection and DT Jowon Briggs.[Trade 39]
       Cleveland → Jacksonville (PD). Cleveland traded a sixth-round selection and CB Greg Newsome II to Jacksonville in exchange for a seventh-round selection and CB Tyson Campbell.[Trade 40]

Round 7

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        Buffalo → Cleveland (PD). Buffalo traded a seventh-round selection and a 2025 third-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for WR Amari Cooper and a 2025 sixth-round selection.[Trade 49]
       Cleveland → NY Jets (PD). See Round 6: NY Jets → Cleveland.[Trade 39]

       Philadelphia → Jacksonville (PD). Philadelphia traded a seventh-round selection to Jacksonville in exchange for T Fred Johnson.[Trade 55]
       Jacksonville → Cleveland (PD). See Round 6: Cleveland → Jacksonville.[Trade 40]

Resolution JC-2A picks

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Resolution JC-2A, enacted by the NFL in November 2020, rewards teams for developing minority candidates for head coach and/or general manager positions.[3] The resolution rewards teams whose minority candidates are hired away for one of those positions by awarding draft picks. These draft picks are at the end of the third round, after standard compensatory picks; if multiple teams qualify, they are awarded by draft order in the first round. These picks are in addition to, and have no impact on, the standard 32 compensatory picks.[4] One pick was awarded for the 2026 NFL draft pursuant to the resolution.

References

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Trade references

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