Latest ESPN NFL mock draft sees six Iowa football players drafted
With under a month until the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh, ESPN released a new seven-round mock draft featuring a handful of Hawkeyes.
It's hard to believe, but the 2026 NFL draft is just a few weeks away. This year's draft will take place in Pittsburgh, Pa. , and will feature plenty of eligible Iowa football players looking to see their dreams come true.
The Hawkeyes are no strangers to putting guys into the NFL. Last season alone, there were 41 different former Hawks scattered across NFL rosters. And with the crop of players entering this year's draft, that number should only grow in 2026.
The 2025 Hawkeyes had a ton of NFL talent on the roster, which will be shown on draft weekend later this month. But just how many former Iowa stars will hear their name called in Pittsburgh? One major sports media outlet gave its prediction.
ESPN's Matt Miller released his updated seven-round NFL mock draft , where he projected six Hawkeyes to find themselves on NFL rosters by the end of draft weekend. ESPN's projected Iowa football NFL draft picks Matt Miller has Gennings Dunker as the first Hawkeye coming off the board in the third round, with the Steelers taking him at the 76th overall pick. Dunker has seen his name in the first and second rounds quite a bit in other mock drafts, so this would be a draft steal for Pittsburgh should they nab him in the third.