2026 NFL Draft · Round 1

2026 NFL Draft Round 1 Results

All 32 Round 1 selections in order, with each player's position, school and pre-draft consensus board ranking.

Compiled by the NFL Mock Draft Simulator research desk

Picks

1–32

Overall range

Positions drafted

Traded slots

What happened in Round 1

Round 1 produced 32 selections, split 19 offense to 13 defense. Offensive Tackle was the most-drafted position in the round with 7 selections.

16 of the 32 picks in this round were made by a team that did not originally own the slot, off the back of 8 trades executed inside the round.

The most aggressive move relative to the consensus board was Texans taking Keylan Rutledge at No. 26, 37 slots ahead of his board ranking of 63.

The longest wait belonged to Keldric Faulk, ranked 21 on the board but not selected until No. 31 by Titans, a slide of 10 slots.

#	Team	Player	Pos	School	Board Rank
1	Raiders	Fernando Mendoza	QB	Indiana	1
2	Jets	David Bailey	EDGE	Texas Tech	7
3	Cardinals	Jeremiyah Love	RB	Notre Dame	3
4	Titans	Carnell Tate	WR	Ohio State	9
5	Giants	Arvell Reese	EDGE	Ohio State	2
6	Chiefs via CLE	Mansoor Delane	CB	LSU	8
7	Commanders	Sonny Styles	LB	Ohio State	5
8	Saints	Jordyn Tyson	WR	Arizona State	15
9	Browns via KC	Spencer Fano	OT	Utah	11
10	Giants via CIN	Francis Mauigoa	OT	Miami	10
11	Cowboys via MIA	Caleb Downs	S	Ohio State	4
12	Dolphins via DAL	Kadyn Proctor	OT	Alabama	19
13	Rams via ATL	Ty Simpson	QB	Alabama	32
14	Ravens	Olaivavega Ioane	IOL	Penn State	14
15	Buccaneers	Rueben Bain Jr.	EDGE	Miami	6
16	Jets via IND	Kenyon Sadiq	TE	Oregon	16
17	Lions	Blake Miller	OT	Clemson	30
18	Vikings	Caleb Banks	DT	Florida	36
19	Panthers	Monroe Freeling	OT	Georgia	17
20	Eagles via GB	Makai Lemon	WR	USC	13
21	Steelers	Max Iheanachor	OT	Arizona State	37
22	Chargers	Akheem Mesidor	EDGE	Miami	23
23	Cowboys via PHI	Malachi Lawrence	EDGE	UCF	52
24	Browns via JAX	KC Concepcion	WR	Texas A&M	27
25	Bears	Dillon Thieneman	S	Oregon	18
26	Texans via BUF	Keylan Rutledge	IOL	Georgia Tech	63
27	Dolphins via SF	Chris Johnson	CB	San Diego State	38
28	Patriots via HOU	Caleb Lomu	OT	Utah	26
29	Chiefs via LAR	Peter Woods	DT	Clemson	24
30	Jets via DEN	Omar Cooper Jr.	WR	Indiana	25
31	Titans via NE	Keldric Faulk	EDGE	Auburn	21
32	Seahawks	Jadarian Price	RB	Notre Dame	51

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