2026 NFL draft
The 2026 NFL draft will be the 91st annual meeting of National Football League franchises to select newly eligible players. The event is scheduled to be held in Pittsburgh, and will be held from April 23–25.
Host city
On May 22, 2024, it was announced that Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania would be the host city. It will be the first time since the 1948 NFL draft that it has been held in Pittsburgh. It is set to be held at Point State Park and in Acrisure Stadium.Selection order
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. Also, 32 additional supplemental picks will be allocated between the ends of round 3 through 7 plus 1 Resolution JC-2A selection for a total of 257 picks.See the rules for determining draft order for more details.
| Pick | Team | 2025 record | Schedule strength | Playoff result |
| 1 | Las Vegas Raiders | 3–14 | .538 | rowspan="18" |
| 2 | New York Jets | 3–14 | .552 | - |
| 3 | Arizona Cardinals | 3–14 | .571 | - |
| 4 | Tennessee Titans | 3–14 | .574 | - |
| 5 | New York Giants | 4–13 | .524 | - |
| 6 | Cleveland Browns | 5–12 | .486 | - |
| 7 | Washington Commanders | 5–12 | .507 | - |
| 8 | New Orleans Saints | 6–11 | .495 | - |
| 9 | Kansas City Chiefs | 6–11 | .514 | - |
| 10 | Cincinnati Bengals | 6–11 | .521 | - |
| 11 | Miami Dolphins | 7–10 | .488 | - |
| 12 | Dallas Cowboys | 7–9–1 | .438 | - |
| 13 | Los Angeles Rams | 8–9 | .495 | - |
| 14 | Baltimore Ravens | 8–9 | .507 | - |
| 15 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8–9 | .529 | - |
| 16 | New York Jets | 8–9 | .540 | - |
| 17 | Detroit Lions | 9–8 | .490 | - |
| 18 | Minnesota Vikings | 9–8 | .514 | - |
| 19 | Carolina Panthers | 8–9 | .522 | WC |
| 20 | Dallas Cowboys | 9–7–1 | .483 | WC |
| 21 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10–7 | .503 | WC |
| 22 | Los Angeles Chargers | 11–6 | .469 | WC |
| 23 | Philadelphia Eagles | 11–6 | .476 | WC |
| 24 | Cleveland Browns | 13–4 | .478 | WC |
| 25 | Chicago Bears | 11–6 | .458 | Div |
| 26 | Buffalo Bills | 12–5 | .471 | Div |
| 27 | San Francisco 49ers | 12–5 | .498 | Div |
| 28 | Houston Texans | 12–5 | .522 | Div |
| 29 | Los Angeles Rams | 12–5 | .526 | Conf |
| 30 | Denver Broncos | 14–3 | .422 | Conf |
| 31 | 14–3 | Lost SB | ||
| 32 | 14–3 | Won SB |
Teams that are still playing in the [2025–26 NFL playoffs]
Teams that are playing in the Super Bowl LX:| Possible selection | Team | 2025 record | Schedule strength |
| 31–32 | New England Patriots | 14–3 | .391 |
| 31–32 | Seattle Seahawks | 14–3 | .498 |
Trades involving draft picks
In the explanations below ' indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft, while ' denotes trades that take place during the 2026 draft.Round 1
- Jacksonville → Cleveland 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.
- Atlanta → LA Rams . 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.
- Green Bay → Dallas Green Bay traded a first-round selection, a 2027 first-round selection, and DT Kenny Clark to Dallas for DE Micah Parsons.
- Indianapolis → NY Jets . Indianapolis traded a first-round selection, a 2027 first-round selection, and WR Adonai Mitchell to NY Jets in exchange for CB Sauce Gardner.
Round 2
- [|Washington → Houston] . 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.
- Dallas → NY Jets . Dallas traded a second-round selection, a 2027 first-round selection, and DT Mazi Smith to NY Jets in exchange for DT Quinnen Williams.
Round 3
- NY Jets → Philadelphia . NY Jets traded a third-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for LB Haason Reddick.
- NY Giants → Houston . NY Giants traded a 2026 third-round selection and 2025 second- and third-round selections to Houston in exchange for a first-round selection.
- [|Detroit → Jacksonville] . 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.
- Detroit → Jacksonville . See Round 3: Detroit → Jacksonville.
- Houston → Miami . Houston traded a third-round selection and a 2025 sixth-round selection to Miami in exchange for their 2025 fourth- and seventh-round selections.
- Dallas → Pittsburgh . 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.
- Philadelphia → Miami . Philadelphia traded a third-round selection to Miami in exchange for LB Jaelan Phillips.
Round 4
- Washington → Houston . See Round 2: Washington → Houston.
- Chicago → Kansas City → New England. Multiple trades:
Kansas City → New England . Kansas City traded a fourth-round selection and a 2025 third-round selection to New England in exchange for a 2025 third-round selection.
- LA Rams → Chicago . LA Rams traded a fourth-round selection and a 2025 sixth-round selection to the Chicago in exchange for a 2025 fifth-round selection.
- New Orleans → Denver . New Orleans traded a fourth-round selection and a 2027 seventh-round selection to Denver in exchange for WR Devaughn Vele.
- Jacksonville → Las Vegas . Jacksonville traded a fourth-round selection and a sixth-round selection to Las Vegas in exchange for WR Jakobi Meyers.
- [|Seattle → New Orleans] . Seattle traded a fourth-round selection and a fifth-round selection to New Orleans in exchange for WR/RS Rashid Shaheed.
Round 5
- Tennessee → LA Rams . Tennessee traded a fifth-round selection to LA Rams in exchange for a sixth-round selection and LB Ernest Jones.
- Minnesota → Jacksonville . 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 OT Cam Robinson and a conditional seventh-round selection.
- Houston → Philadelphia → Houston. Multiple trades:
Philadelphia → Houston . Philadelphia traded a fifth-round selection and TE Harrison Bryant to Houston in exchange for a sixth-round selection and WR John Metchie III.
- Atlanta → Philadelphia . Atlanta traded a fifth-round selection and a 2025 third-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for a 2025 third-round selection.
- NY Jets → Baltimore → Tennessee. Multiple trades:
Baltimore → Tennessee . Baltimore traded a conditional fifth-round selection to the Tennessee in exchange for DE Dre'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.
- San Francisco → Philadelphia → Jacksonville. Multiple trades:
Philadelphia → Jacksonville . Philadelphia traded a fifth-round selection and a sixth-round selection to Jacksonville in exchange for RB/KR Tank Bigsby.
- Philadelphia → Minnesota . 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.
- Las Vegas → Cleveland . Las Vegas traded a fifth-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for QB Kenny Pickett.
- Minnesota → Carolina . 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.
- Cincinnati → Cleveland . Cincinnati traded a fifth-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for a sixth-round selection and QB Joe Flacco.
- LA Chargers → Baltimore . 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.
- LA Rams → Tennessee . LA Rams traded a conditional fifth-round selection to Tennessee in exchange for a conditional sixth-round selection and CB Roger McCreary.
- Seattle → New Orleans . See Round 4: Seattle → New Orleans.