The2026 NFL draft will be the 91st annual meeting ofNational Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players. The event is scheduled to be held inPittsburgh, and will be held from April 23–25.^[1]

On May 22, 2024, it was announced thatPittsburgh, Pennsylvania would be the host city.^[2] It will be the first time since the1948 NFL draft that it has been held in Pittsburgh. It is set to be held at Pittsburgh's North Shore, includingAcrisure Stadium andPoint State Park.^[3][4]

The selection order for subsequent rounds will follow the order of the first round, except that teams with the same record and same playoff result will rotate among their respective groups.^[5] Also, 32 additional supplemental picks will be allocated between the ends of round 3 through 7 plus 1Resolution JC-2A selection for a total of 257 picks.

See therules for determining draft order for more details.

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.

• 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 DTKenny Clark to Dallas for DEMicah Parsons.^{[Trade 3]}
• Indianapolis → NY Jets (PD). Indianapolis traded a first-round selection, a 2027 first-round selection, and WRAdonai Mitchell to NY Jets in exchange for CBSauce Gardner.^{[Trade 4]}

• Washington → Houston (PD). Washington traded second- and fourth-round selections as well as 2025 third- and seventh-round selections to Houston in exchange for OTLaremy Tunsil and a 2025 fourth-round selection.^{[Trade 5]}
• Dallas → NY Jets (PD). Dallas traded a second-round selection, a 2027 first-round selection, and DTMazi Smith to NY Jets in exchange for DTQuinnen Williams.^{[Trade 6]}

• NY Jets → Philadelphia (PD). NY Jets traded a third-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for LBHaason Reddick.^{[Trade 7]}
• 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 8]}
• 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 9]}
• Detroit → Jacksonville (PD). See Round 3:Detroit → Jacksonville.^{[Trade 9]}
• 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 10]}
• 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 WRGeorge Pickens.^{[Trade 11]}
• Philadelphia → Miami (PD). Philadelphia traded a third-round selection to Miami in exchange for LBJaelan Phillips.^{[Trade 12]}

• Washington → Houston (PD). See Round 2:Washington → Houston.^{[Trade 5]}
• Chicago → Kansas City → New England. Multiple trades:
  

       Chicago → Kansas City (PD). Chicago traded a fourth-round selection to the Kansas City in exchange for GJoe Thuney.^{[Trade 13]}
       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 2025 third-round selection.^{[Trade 14]}

• 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 15]}
• New Orleans → Denver (PD). New Orleans traded a fourth-round selection and a 2027 seventh-round selection to Denver in exchange for WRDevaughn Vele.^{[Trade 16]}
• Jacksonville → Las Vegas (PD). Jacksonville traded a fourth-round selection and a sixth-round selection to Las Vegas in exchange for WRJakobi Meyers.^{[Trade 17]}
• Seattle → New Orleans (PD). Seattle traded a fourth-round selection and a fifth-round selection to New Orleans in exchange for WR/RSRashid Shaheed.^{[Trade 18]}

• Tennessee → LA Rams (PD). Tennessee traded a fifth-round selection to LA Rams in exchange for a sixth-round selection and LBErnest Jones.^{[Trade 19]}
• Minnesota → Jacksonville (PD). Minnesota traded a conditional fifth-round selection, which will be upgraded to a fourth round pick based on Robinson playtime has met, to Jacksonville in exchange for OTCam Robinson and a conditional seventh-round selection.^{[Trade 20]}
• Houston → Philadelphia → Houston. Multiple trades:

       Houston → Philadelphia (PD). Houston traded a fifth-round selection and GKenyon Green to Philadelphia in exchange for a sixth-round selection and SC. J. Gardner-Johnson.^{[Trade 21]}
       Philadelphia → Houston (PD). Philadelphia traded a fifth-round selection and TEHarrison Bryant to Houston in exchange for a sixth-round selection and WRJohn Metchie III.^{[Trade 22]}

• 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 23]}
• NY Jets → Baltimore → Tennessee. Multiple trades:

       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 24]}
       Baltimore → Tennessee (PD). Baltimore traded a conditional fifth-round selection to the Tennessee in exchange for DEDre'Mont Jones. This selection would have become a fourth-round selection if Baltimore made the playoffs and Jones logged at least two sacks in 2025, but this condition was not met.^{[Trade 25]}

• San Francisco → Philadelphia → Jacksonville. Multiple trades:

       San Francisco → Philadelphia (PD). San Francisco traded a conditional fifth-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for DEBryce Huff. This selection would have become a fourth-round selection if Huff recorded eight sacks in 2025, but this condition was not met.^{[Trade 26]}
       Philadelphia → Jacksonville (PD). Philadelphia traded a fifth-round selection and a sixth-round selection to Jacksonville in exchange for RB/KRTank Bigsby.^{[Trade 27]}

• 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 QBSam Howell.^{[Trade 28]}
• Las Vegas → Cleveland (PD). Las Vegas traded a fifth-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for QBKenny Pickett.^{[Trade 29]}
• 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 WRAdam Thielen.^{[Trade 30]}
• Cincinnati → Cleveland (PD). Cincinnati traded a fifth-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for a sixth-round selection and QBJoe Flacco.^{[Trade 31]}
• LA Chargers → Baltimore (PD). LA Chargers traded a fifth-round selection and SAlohi Gilman to Baltimore in exchange for a 2027 seventh-round selection and LBOdafe Oweh.^{[Trade 32]}
• LA Rams → Tennessee (PD). LA Rams traded a conditional fifth-round selection to Tennessee in exchange for a conditional sixth-round selection and CBRoger McCreary.^{[Trade 33]}
• Seattle → New Orleans (PD). See Round 4:Seattle → New Orleans.^{[Trade 18]}

• Minnesota → LA Rams (PD). Minnesota traded a conditional sixth-round selection to LA Rams in exchange for RBCam Akers and a conditional seventh-round selection.^{[Trade 34]}
• Denver → NY Jets → Minnesota → Philadelphia → Baltimore. Multiple trades:

       Denver → NY Jets (PD). Denver traded a sixth-round selection to NY Jets in exchange for DLJohn Franklin-Myers.^{[Trade 35]}
       NY Jets → Minnesota (PD). NY Jets traded a sixth-round selection and a 2027 sixth-round selection to Minnesota in exchange for a 2027 seventh-round selection and DTHarrison Phillips.^{[Trade 36]}
       Minnesota → Philadelphia (PD). See Round 5:Philadelphia → Minnesota.^{[Trade 28]}
       Philadelphia → Baltimore (PD). Philadelphia traded a sixth-round selection to Baltimore in exchange for a 2027 seventh-round selection and CBJaire Alexander.^{[Trade 37]}

• Houston → LA Rams (PD). Houston traded a sixth-round selection to LA Rams in exchange for WRBen Skowronek and a seventh-round selection.^{[Trade 38]}
• Cleveland → Seattle → Jacksonville → Detroit. Multiple trades:

        Cleveland → Seattle (PD). Cleveland traded a sixth-round selection to Seattle in exchange for CNick Harris and seventh-round selection.^{[Trade 39]}
       Seattle → Jacksonville (PD). Seattle traded a sixth-round selection to Jacksonville in exchange for DTRoy Robertson-Harris.^{[Trade 40]}
       Jacksonville → Detroit (PD). See Round 3:Detroit → Jacksonville.^{[Trade 9]}

• Dallas → NY Giants (PD). Dallas traded a sixth-round selection to NY Giants in exchange for DLJordan Phillips and a seventh-round selection.^{[Trade 41]}
• LA Rams → Tennessee (PD). See Round 5:Tennessee → LA Rams.^{[Trade 19]}
• Buffalo → NY Jets (PD). Buffalo traded a sixth-round selection to NY Jets in exchange for CBBrandon Codrington and a seventh-round selection.^{[Trade 42]}
• Minnesota → Houston → Minnesota → San Francisco → Washington. Multiple trades:

       Minnesota → Houston (PD). Minnesota traded a conditional sixth-round selection to Houston in exchange for RBCam Akers and a conditional seventh-round selection.^{[Trade 43]}
       Houston → Minnesota (PD). Houston traded a sixth-round selection to Minnesota in exchange for GEd Ingram.^{[Trade 44]}
       Minnesota → San Francisco (PD). Minnesota traded a sixth-round selection and a 2025 fifth-round selection to San Francisco in exchange for a 2025 sixth-round selection and RBJordan Mason.^{[Trade 45]}
       San Francisco → Washington (PD). San Francisco traded a sixth-round selection to Washington in exchange for RBBrian Robinson Jr.^{[Trade 46]}

• Kansas City → New England (PD). Kansas City traded a sixth-round selection to New England in exchange for LBJoshua Uche.^{[Trade 47]}
• 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 DEZa'Darius Smith and a seventh-round selection.^{[Trade 48]}
       Cleveland → Cincinnati (PD). See Round 5:Cincinnati → Cleveland.^{[Trade 31]}

• Philadelphia → Houston → Philadelphia. Multiple trades:

       Philadelphia → Houston (PD). See Round 5:Houston → Philadelphia.^{[Trade 21]}
       Houston → Philadelphia (PD). See Round 5:Philadelphia → Houston.^{[Trade 22]}

• NY Jets → Cleveland → Jacksonville → Las Vegas. Multiple trades:

       NY Jets → Cleveland (PD). NY Jets traded a sixth-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for a seventh-round selection and DTJowon Briggs.^{[Trade 49]}
       Cleveland → Jacksonville (PD). Cleveland traded a sixth-round selection and CBGreg Newsome II to Jacksonville in exchange for a seventh-round selection and CBTyson Campbell.^{[Trade 50]}
       Jacksonville → Las Vegas (PD). See Round 4:Jacksonville → Las Vegas.^{[Trade 17]}

• Baltimore → NY Jets (PD). See Round 5:NY Jets → Baltimore.^{[Trade 24]}
• NY Jets → Tennessee (PD). NY Jets traded a sixth-round selection to Tennessee in exchange for a seventh-round selection and CBJarvis Brownlee Jr..^{[Trade 51]}
• Tennessee → LA Rams (PD). See Round 5:LA Rams → Tennessee.^{[Trade 33]}
• Indianapolis → Minnesota (PD). Indianapolis traded a sixth-round selection to Minnesota in exchange for CBMekhi Blackmon.^{[Trade 52]}
• Philadelphia → Jacksonville (PD). See Round 5:Philadelphia → Jacksonville.^{[Trade 27]}
• Jacksonville → Detroit (PD). Jacksonville traded a sixth-round selection to Detroit in exchange for WRTim Patrick.^{[Trade 53]}
• Miami → NY Giants (PD). Miami traded a sixth-round selection to NY Giants in exchange for a conditional 2027 seventh-round selection and TEDarren Waller.^{[Trade 54]}
• San Francisco → New England (PD). San Francisco traded a sixth-round selection to New England in exchange for a conditional seventh-round selection and DEKeion White. The condition – which will return New England a seventh-round selection if White is active for 7 games – was converted on December 22, 2025.^{[Trade 55]}
• Pittsburgh → New England (PD). Pittsburgh traded a sixth-round selection to New England in exchange for a seventh-round selection and SKyle Dugger.^{[Trade 56]}
• Chicago → Cleveland (PD). Chicago traded a sixth-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for a seventh-round selection and DEJoe Tryon-Shoyinka.^{[Trade 57]}

• Detroit → Jacksonville (PD). Detroit traded a conditional seventh-round selection to Jacksonville in exchange for KRiley Patterson.^{[Trade 58]}
• LA Rams → Minnesota (PD). See Round 6:Minnesota → LA Rams.^{[Trade 34]}
• LA Rams → Houston → Jacksonville. Multiple trades:

       LA Rams → Houston (PD). See Round 6:Houston → LA Rams.^{[Trade 38]}
       Houston → Jacksonville (PD). Houston traded a seventh-round selection to Jacksonville in exchange for WRChristian Kirk.^{[Trade 59]}

• Seattle → Cleveland (PD). See Round 6:Cleveland → Seattle.^{[Trade 39]}
• NY Giants → Dallas (PD). See Round 6:Dallas → NY Giants.^{[Trade 41]}
• Kansas City → Dallas (PD). Kansas City traded a conditional seventh-round selection to Dallas in exchange for TEPeyton Hendershot.^{[Trade 60]}
• NY Jets → Buffalo (PD). See Round 6:Buffalo → NY Jets.^{[Trade 42]}
• Buffalo → Cleveland → NY Jets. Multiple trades:

       Buffalo → Cleveland (PD). Buffalo traded a seventh-round selection and a 2025 third-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for WRAmari Cooper and a 2025 sixth-round selection.^{[Trade 61]}
       Cleveland → NY Jets (PD). See Round 6:NY Jets → Cleveland.^{[Trade 49]}

• Houston → Minnesota (PD). See Round 6:Minnesota → Houston.^{[Trade 43]}
• Jacksonville → Minnesota (PD). See Round 5:Minnesota → Jacksonville.^{[Trade 20]}
• Baltimore → LA Rams (PD). Baltimore traded a seventh-round selection to LA Rams in exchange for CBTre'Davious White and a2027 seventh-round selection.^{[Trade 62]}
• Cleveland → Detroit (PD). See Round 6:Detroit → Cleveland.^{[Trade 48]}
• San Francisco → Houston (PD). San Francisco traded a seventh-round selection to Houston in exchange for DTKhalil Davis.^{[Trade 63]}
• New Orleans → New England → Pittsburgh. Multiple trades:

       New Orleans → New England (PD). New Orleans traded a seventh-round selection to New England in exchange for DTDavon Godchaux.^{[Trade 64]}
       New England → Pittsburgh (PD). See Round 6:Pittsburgh → New England.^{[Trade 56]}

• Dallas → Buffalo (PD). Dallas traded a seventh-round selection and a 2025 fifth-round selection to Buffalo in exchange for a 2025 sixth-round selection and CBKaiir Elam.^{[Trade 65]}
• Philadelphia → Jacksonville → Cleveland → Chicago. Multiple trades:

       Philadelphia → Jacksonville (PD). Philadelphia traded a seventh-round selection to Jacksonville in exchange for TFred Johnson.^{[Trade 66]}
       Jacksonville → Cleveland (PD). See Round 6:Cleveland → Jacksonville.^{[Trade 50]}
       Cleveland → Chicago (PD). See Round 6:Chicago → Cleveland.^{[Trade 57]}

• Tennessee → NY Jets (PD). See Round 6:NY Jets → Tennessee.^{[Trade 51]}
• Carolina → Minnesota (PD). See Round 5:Minnesota → Carolina.^{[Trade 30]}
• LA Chargers → Tennessee (PD). LA Chargers traded a seventh-round selection to Tennessee in exchange for SElijah Molden.^{[Trade 67]}
• Dallas → Cincinnati (PD). Dallas traded a seventh-round selection to Cincinnati in exchange for LBLogan Wilson.^{[Trade 68]}

Resolution JC-2A, enacted by the NFL in November 2020, rewards teams for developing minority candidates for head coach and/or general manager positions.^[6] 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.^[7] One pick was awarded for the 2026 NFL draftpursuant to the resolution.

• Detroit received a third round selection afterNY Jets hired former Detroit defensive coordinatorAaron Glenn as head coach.^[8]

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