Colleges with most first-round NFL Draft picks
The first round of the 2026 NFL Draft arrives on Thursday, April 23, at 8 p. m. ET, with Round 1 set for Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh.
The draft continues Friday, April 24, at 7 p. m. ET for Rounds 2-3, before wrapping up Saturday, April 25, at noon ET with Rounds 4-7.
That is part of what makes the NFL Draft special. In one weekend, a player can go from college star to franchise cornerstone. One call can change a career, a team, and a city.
The 2026 class also has a clear headline name in Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza. Yahoo Sports predicts him as No. 1 overall prospect, and the buzz around him has only grown as draft week gets closer.
At the same time, the college football national title picture still matters in draft talk. Ohio State won the 2025 College Football Playoff national championship, and that kind of success often feeds the draft pipeline. The biggest programs keep sending players to the league because they recruit well, develop well, and win at the highest level.
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