The 2026 NFL draft takes place April 23-25, and PFT will have continuous updates as each team’s pick is in. This tracker will be updated throughout the 2026 NFL draft with each team’s picks. Click here for our tracker of the full 2026 NFL draft order, with each pick chronologically from No. 1 to Mr. […]

The Eagles have made a major splash on Day 2 of the draft: They are acquiring edge defender Jonathan Greenard and a 2026 seventh-rounder from the Vikings, per ESPN.com’s Adam Schefter and NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport. The Eagles and Greenard have agreed to a four-year, $100MM extension with $50MM guaranteed. The Vikings will receive a 2026 […]

Jacksonville Jaguars third-round pick Albert Regis shared a memorable moment with his daughter before being selected in the 2026 NFL draft on Friday. Earlier on Friday morning, Regis’ daughter correctly picked the Jaguars as his landing spot out of four choices, and Jacksonville later made her premonition come true: A two-year starter at Texas A&M, […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers still don’t know if Aaron Rodgers is going to return for another season. However, they won’t just sit around and wait for him to make up his mind, and even though they will welcome him with open arms, they need to think about the future. That’s why they took Drew Allar in […]

University of Tennessee cornerback Colton Hood and Ohio State defensive tackle Kayden McDonald waited through three hours of 32 draft picks without hearing their names called. The other 15 prospects to attend the draft in Pittsburgh all departed on Thursday night, finding out their new football home. McDonald decided to return for the second and […]

While loosely connected to Ty Simpson entering the draft, the Rams were viewed as more likely to add a player that helped their strong 2026 roster compete for a Super Bowl title. In a move eerily similar to the Packers’ Jordan Love pick six years ago, the Rams came out of Round 1 with Simpson […]

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson congratulated former Miami offensive tackle Francis Mauigoa after the New York Giants selected him with the No. 10 overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday. Johnson, who played football at Miami from 1991-1994, had previously congratulated Mauigoa after he committed to the Hurricanes. Both men are very proud of their […]

Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio is among the noteworthy members of the NFL community who have suggested that general manager Les Snead and not head coach Sean McVay was responsible for the Los Angeles Rams making Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Ty Simpson the 13th overall pick of the 2026 draft on Thursday night.  Previously, Simpson shared […]

The Jets added players at three different positions during the first round of the draft on Thursday night and there was one common thread between their three choices. Edge rusher David Bailey, tight end Kenyon Sadiq, and wide receiver Omar Cooper all played for teams that went to the college football playoffs last season. Cooper […]

The Rams regularly see their own draft pick fall late in the first round, but armed with the Falcons’ selection (via a first-round trade last year), Los Angeles will use the mid-first-round real estate to make a long-term investment. Rumored to be high on Ty Simpson — but seen as iffy to select him this […]

Tornadoes hit the Central United States on Thursday evening, and their impact reached Kansas City, where the Chiefs were taking part in the first round of the NFL draft. Per Dave Skretta of the Associated Press, people inside the Chiefs’ training complex in Kansas City had to take shelter as tornado sirens blared during the […]

The 2026 NFL Draft began with the first round on Thursday night, and it went as expected at the top with quarterback Fernando Mendoza going to the Las Vegas Raiders. While it usually takes a couple of years to accurately assess a draft class, that is not going to stop us from picking out some […]

The Vikings have added some young talent to their defensive line. With the 18th overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft, the Vikings have selected Florida defensive tackle Caleb Banks. The 23-year-old Banks spent two years at Louisville before transferring and playing three years at Florida. He’s 6-foot-6, 327 pounds and undeniably talented, although his […]

By Sam Robinson | at April 23, 2026 8:53 pm Injury concerns clouded Caleb Banks‘ draft stock, but the Florida defensive tackle will still find a first-round home. He will come off the board 18th overall, going to the Vikings. More to come. This content was brought to you by: Pro Football Rumors

The start of the 2026 NFL draft is drawing nearer, and FanDuel updated its odds for how the top five will play out. Based on FanDuel’s updated list of favorites at each slot, the top five in this year’s draft will be as follows: It has long been a given that the Las Vegas Raiders […]

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Defensive end James Pearce Jr., a first-round pick the Falcons acquired last year by trading the team’s first-round pick this year to the Rams, faces multiple felony charges resulting from an incident with his ex-girlfriend in February. Pearce could be in the process of resolving the situation. Andy Slater of Fox Sports South Florida reports […]

While head coaches’ influence in draft rooms varies from team to team, they are regularly present throughout draft weekend. Mike Vrabel will only be available for part of the Patriots’ draft this year, however. The second-year New England HC will miss Day 3 of the draft this year. Not long after making a statement after […]

Cowboys owner and General Manager Jerry Jones says his phone line is open for any team wanting to talk trade, but he probably won’t be the one making the calls. Jones confirmed that the Cowboys have received calls from teams interested in making draft-day trades, but when asked if he would make any calls to […]

As the NFL Draft (April 23-25 in Pittsburgh) gets set to begin on Thursday, the controversy surrounding New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel and longtime NFL reporter Dianna Russini continues to dominate the headlines. While both eventually made public comments surrounding their viral hotel photos in late March, more developments continue to emerge. Russini […]

New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel will not be with the team on Saturday during the third day of the NFL draft, he told ESPN’s Mike Reiss on Wednesday. According to Reiss, Vrabel plans to be with his family outside of Massachusetts over the weekend after photos were published of him and NFL reporter Dianna […]

10:55pm: The Cowboys have until July 15 to work out a multiyear deal with Pickens, but it does not appear that will happen. “We’ve made a decision that we’re going to have George Pickens (play under the franchise tag),” executive vice president Stephen Jones said Wednesday (via Jon Machota of The Athletic). “There won’t be […]

Despite the NFL’s desire that the media relentlessly hype the draft, the 2026 version has been, frankly, not very compelling. That could change. (And, hopefully, it will.) Jay Glazer of Fox Sports hinted during an appearance on Wake Up Barstool that something interesting could happen. “I know something that’s going on,” Glazer said. “I just […]

The Dallas Cowboys were reportedly “nowhere” in contract negotiations with wide receiver George Pickens on Wednesday morning. They’re continuing to head in that direction.  After the report, Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones revealed they’re no longer working on a multiyear deal for Pickens and plan to have him play on the franchise tag (a one-year, […]