Which 16 players will attend the 2026 NFL Draft?
One top player will not be attending.
When the Washington Commanders draft their newest player in two weeks at the draft, will that player be in attendance? The NFL has announced that 16 NFL rookies will be in attendance at the first round of the NFL Draft, which will be held on Thursday, April 23. The Commanders , as you well know by now, are sitting currently in the No.
7 draft position. The Big Ten (which has 18 teams) and the SEC will have 11 players in attendance on the big night for the NFL draft showcase. Hey, five of them are going to be from Ohio State alone (Arvell Reese, Sonny Styles, Carnell Tate, Caleb Downs, and Kayden McDonald).
Four of these Ohio State players are expected to be drafted in the top 12, and all five in the first round. The 16 prospects who will be at the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh two weeks from tonight: pic. twitter.
com/WU9Y3yiNcx ā Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 9, 2026 Ohio State fans, of course, will be talking much about how there are five Buckeyes in attendance and zero Wolverines. But that sort of talk is for another day and another place. The odds alone would suggest that, with the Commanders owning the No.