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The 2026 NFL Draft will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from Thursday, April 23, through Saturday, April 25.
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Every year, the draft represents not only a new crop of professional football players entering the league with the hopes of fulfilling their dreams, but also the chance for franchises to reset and build toward the future.
The general draft order is pretty set and easy to figure out, as it is just the inverse of the previous year’s final standings. With teams able to trade picks three years out, the NFL draft order ends up being radically different from its initial order. Plus, you add in the NFL adding in compensatory picks for free agency moves and coaching/front office hires and the draft order can be tough to keep track of.
Here is an updated and complete list of all 257 picks of the 2026 NFL Draft.
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NFL Draft order by round 2026
There will be a total of 257 picks made in the 2026 NFL Draft, thanks to the addition of all the compensatory picks that needed to be sorted. Comp picks are determined based on teams losing free agents in the prior offseason, as well as certain qualifiers regarding minority coaches or front office executives hired by other franchises.
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This draft order is by no means set in stone. The final pick in the draft can be traded even when the team on the clock has it, so the entire order could look very different at the end of the draft.
Here is a look at the complete list of picks from No. 1 to Mr. Irrelevant:
MORE:Sporting News’ complete 7-round mock draft
Round 1
Round
Pick
Overall
Team
1
1
1
Las Vegas Raiders
1
2
2
New York Jets
1
3
3
Arizona Cardinals
1
4
4
Tennessee Titans
1
5
5
New York Giants
1
6
6
Cleveland Browns
1
7
7
Washington Commanders
1
8
8
New Orleans Saints
1
9
9
Kansas City Chiefs
1
10
10
Cincinnati Bengals
1
11
11
Miami Dolphins
1
12
12
Dallas Cowboys
1
13
13
Los Angeles Rams (from ATL)
1
14
14
Baltimore Ravens
1
15
15
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1
16
16
New York Jets (from IND)
1
17
17
Detroit Lions
1
18
18
Minnesota Vikings
1
19
19
Carolina Panthers
1
20
20
Dallas Cowboys (from GB)
1
21
21
Pittsburgh Steelers
1
22
22
Los Angeles Chargers
1
23
23
Philadelphia Eagles
1
24
24
Cleveland Browns (from JAX)
1
25
25
Chicago Bears
1
26
26
Buffalo Bills
1
27
27
San Francisco 49ers
1
28
28
Houston Texans
1
29
29
Kansas City Chiefs (from LAR)
1
30
30
Miami Dolphins (from DEN)
1
31
31
New England Patriots
1
32
32
Seattle Seahawks
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Round 2
Round
Pick
Overall
Team
2
1
33
New York Jets
2
2
34
Arizona Cardinals
2
3
35
Tennessee Titans
2
4
36
Las Vegas Raiders
2
5
37
New York Giants
2
6
38
Houston Texans (from WAS)
2
7
39
Cleveland Browns
2
8
40
Kansas City Chiefs
2
9
41
Cincinnati Bengals
2
10
42
New Orleans Saints
2
11
43
Miami Dolphins
2
12
44
New York Jets (from DAL)
2
13
45
Baltimore Ravens
2
14
46
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2
15
47
Indianapolis Colts
2
16
48
Atlanta Falcons
2
17
49
Minnesota Vikings
2
18
50
Detroit Lions
2
19
51
Carolina Panthers
2
20
52
Green Bay Packers
2
21
53
Pittsburgh Steelers
2
22
54
Philadelphia Eagles
2
23
55
Los Angeles Chargers
2
24
56
Jacksonville Jaguars
2
25
57
Chicago Bears
2
26
58
San Francisco 49ers
2
27
59
Houston Texans
2
28
60
Chicago Bears (from BUF)
2
29
61
Los Angeles Rams
2
30
62
Denver Broncos
2
31
63
New England Patriots
2
32
64
Seattle Seahawks
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Round 3
Round
Pick
Overall
Team
3
1
65
Arizona Cardinals
3
2
66
Tennessee Titans
3
3
67
Las Vegas Raiders
3
4
68
Philadelphia Eagles (from NYJ)
3
5
69
Houston Texans (from NYG)
3
6
70
Cleveland Browns
3
7
71
Washington Commanders
3
8
72
Cincinnati Bengals
3
9
73
New Orleans Saints
3
10
74
Kansas City Chiefs
3
11
75
Miami Dolphins
3
12
76
Pittsburgh Steelers (from DAL)
3
13
77
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
3
14
78
Indianapolis Colts
3
15
79
Atlanta Falcons
3
16
80
Baltimore Ravens
3
17
81
Jacksonville Jaguars (from DET)
3
18
82
Minnesota Vikings
3
19
83
Carolina Panthers
3
20
84
Green Bay Packers
3
21
85
Pittsburgh Steelers
3
22
86
Los Angeles Chargers
3
23
87
Miami Dolphins (from PHI)
3
24
88
Jacksonville Jaguars
3
25
89
Chicago Bears
3
26
90
Miami Dolphins (from HOU)
3
27
91
Buffalo Bills
3
28
92
Dallas Cowboys (from SF
3
29
93
Los Angeles Rams
3
30
94
Miami Dolphins (from DEN)
3
31
95
New England Patriots
3
32
96
Seattle Seahawks
3
33
97
Minnesota Vikings (compensatory)
3
34
98
Philadelphia Eagles (compensatory)
3
35
99
Pittsburgh Steelers (compensatory)
3
36
100
Jacksonville Jaguars (special compensatory)
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Round 4
Round
Pick
Overall
Team
4
1
101
Tennessee Titans
4
2
102
Las Vegas Raiders
4
3
103
New York Jets
4
4
104
Arizona Cardinals
4
5
105
New York Giants
4
6
106
Houston Texans (from WAS)
4
7
107
Cleveland Browns
4
8
108
Denver Broncos (from NO)
4
9
109
Kansas City Chiefs
4
10
110
Cincinnati Bengals
4
11
111
Denver Broncos (from MIA)
4
12
112
Dallas Cowboys
4
13
113
Indianapolis Colts
4
14
114
Philadelphia Eagles (from ATL)
4
15
115
Baltimore Ravens
4
16
116
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
4
17
117
Las Vegas Raiders (from MIN)
4
18
118
Detroit Lions
4
19
119
Carolina Panthers
4
20
120
Green Bay Packers
4
21
121
Pittsburgh Steelers
4
22
122
Atlanta Falcons (from PHI)
4
23
123
Los Angeles Chargers
4
24
124
Jacksonville Jaguars
4
25
125
New England Patriots (from CHI)
4
26
126
Buffalo Bills
4
27
127
San Francisco 49ers
4
28
128
Detroit Lions (from HOU)
4
29
129
Chicago Bears (from LAR)
4
30
130
Miami Dolphins (from DEN)
4
31
131
New England Patriots
4
32
132
New Orleans Saints (from SEA)
4
33
133
San Francisco 49ers (compensatory)
4
34
134
Las Vegas Raiders (compensatory)
4
35
135
Pittsburgh Steelers (compensatory)
4
36
136
New Orleans Saints (compensatory)
4
37
137
Philadelphia Eagles (compensatory)
4
38
138
San Francisco 49ers (compensatory)
4
39
139
San Francisco 49ers (compensatory)
4
40
140
New York Jets (compensatory)
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Round 5
Round
Pick
Overall
Team
5
1
141
Houston Texans (from LVR)
5
2
142
Tennessee Titans (from NYJ)
5
3
143
Arizona Cardinals
5
4
144
Tennessee Titans
5
5
145
New York Giants
5
6
146
Cleveland Browns
5
7
147
Washington Commanders
5
8
148
Kansas City Chiefs
5
9
149
Cleveland Browns (from CIN)
5
10
150
New Orleans Saints
5
11
151
Miami Dolphins
5
12
152
Dallas Cowboys
5
13
153
Green Bay Packers (from ATL)
5
14
154
Baltimore Ravens
5
15
155
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
5
16
156
Indianapolis Colts
5
17
157
Detroit Lions
5
8
158
Carolina Panthers (from MIN)
5
19
159
Carolina Panthers
5
20
160
Green Bay Packers
5
21
161
Pittsburgh Steelers
5
22
162
Baltimore Ravens (from LAC)
5
23
163
Minnesota Vikings (from PHI)
5
24
164
Jacksonville Jaguars
5
25
165
Buffalo Bills (from CHI)
5
26
166
Jacksonville Jaguars (from SF
5
27
167
Houston Texans
5
28
168
Buffalo Bills
5
29
169
Kansas City Chiefs (from LAR)
5
30
170
Denver Broncos
5
31
171
New England Patriots
5
32
172
New Orleans Saints (from SEA)
5
33
173
Baltimore Ravens (compensatory)
5
34
174
Baltimore Ravens (compensatory)
5
35
175
Las Vegas Raiders (compensatory)
5
36
176
Kansas City Chiefs (compensatory)
5
37
177
Dallas Cowboys (compensatory)
5
38
178
Philadelphia Eagles (compensatory)
5
39
179
New York Jets (compensatory)
5
40
180
Dallas Cowboys (compensatory)
5
41
181
Detroit Lions (compensatory)
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Round 6
Round
Pick
Overall
Team
6
1
182
Buffalo Bills (from NYJ)
6
2
183
Arizona Cardinals
6
3
184
Tennessee Titans
6
4
185
Las Vegas Raiders
6
5
186
New York Giants
6
6
187
Washington Commanders
6
7
188
Seattle Seahawks (from CLE)
6
8
189
Cincinnati Bengals
6
9
190
New Orleans Saints
6
10
191
New England Patriots (from KC)
6
11
192
New York Giants (from MIA)
6
12
193
New York Giants (from DAL)
6
13
194
Tennessee Titans (from BAL)
6
14
195
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
6
15
196
Minnesota Vikings (from IND)
6
16
197
Philadelphia Eagles (from ATL)
6
17
198
New England Patriots (from MIN)
6
18
199
Cincinnati Bengals (from DET)
6
19
200
Carolina Panthers
6
20
201
Green Bay Packers
6
21
202
New England Patriots (from PIT)
6
22
203
Jacksonville Jaguars (from PHI)
6
23
204
Los Angeles Chargers
6
24
205
Detroit Lions (from JAX)
6
25
206
Cleveland Browns (from CHI)
6
26
207
Los Angeles Rams (from HOU)
6
27
208
Las Vegas Raiders (from BUF)
6
28
209
Washington Commanders (from SF)
6
29
210
Kansas City Chiefs (from LAR)
6
30
211
Baltimore Ravens (from DEN)
6
31
212
New England Patriots
6
32
213
Detroit Lions (from SEA)
6
33
214
Indianapolis Colts (compensatory, from PIT)
6
34
215
Atlanta Falcons (compensatory, from PHI)
6
35
216
Pittsburgh Steelers (compensatory)
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Round 7
Round
Pick
Overall
Team
7
1
217
Arizona Cardinals
7
2
218
Dallas Cowboys (from TEN)
7
3
219
Las Vegas Raiders
7
4
220
Buffalo Bills (from NYJ)
7
5
221
Cincinnati Bengals (from NYG)
7
6
222
Detroit Lions (from CLE)
7
7
223
Washington Commanders
7
8
224
Pittsburgh Steelers (from NO)
7
9
225
Tennessee Titans (from KC)
7
10
226
Cincinnati Bengals
7
11
227
Miami Dolphins
7
12
228
New York Jets (from DAL)
7
13
229
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
7
14
230
Pittsburgh Steelers (from IND)
7
15
231
Atlanta Falcons
7
16
232
Los Angeles Rams (from BAL)
7
17
233
Jacksonville Jaguars (from DET)
7
18
234
Minnesota Vikings
7
19
235
Minnesota Vikings (from CAR)
7
20
236
Green Bay Packers
7
21
237
Pittsburgh Steelers
7
22
238
Miami Dolphins (from LAC)
7
23
239
Chicago Bears (from PHI)
7
24
240
Jacksonville Jaguars
7
25
241
Chicago Bears
7
26
242
New York Jets (from BUF)
7
27
243
Houston Texans (from SF)
7
28
244
Minnesota Vikings (from HOU)
7
29
245
Jacksonville Jaguars (from LAR)
7
30
246
Denver Broncos
7
31
247
New England Patriots
7
32
248
Cleveland Browns (from SEA)
7
33
249
Indianapolis Colts (compensatory)
7
34
250
Baltimore Ravens (compensatory)
7
35
251
Los Angeles Rams (compensatory)
7
36
252
Los Angeles Rams (compensatory)
7
37
253
Baltimore Ravens (compensatory)
7
38
254
Indianapolis Colts (compensatory)
7
39
255
Green Bay Packers (compensatory)
7
40
256
Denver Broncos (compensatory)
7
41
257
Denver Broncos (compensatory)