Can Oregon Ducks keep streak of first-round picks in 2026 NFL Draft?

Historically, the Oregon Ducks have had great success sending players to the NFL, with dozens drafted in the past decade, continuing their careers at the highest level. That is especially true under Dan Lanning and his coaching staff, with the Ducks breaking the program record for the most draft picks last year, sending ten players to the NFL. The year before that, Oregon also set the program record, sending eight players to the NFL via the draft.

While that record likely won't be broken again this year, due to the vast number of NFL-eligible players returning to Eugene for the 2026 season, the Ducks are once again expected to be well represented at the draft over the next several days. What many fans are curious about, though, is whether or not Oregon can keep an impressive streak alive on Thursday night. Oregon Ducks First Round Draft Streak For the past six years, the answer to that question has been "yes.

" The streak started in 2020 with Justin Herbert being selected by the Los Angeles Chargers at No. 6 overall, followed by Penei Sewell going to the Detroit Lions at No. 7 in 2021, Kayvon Thibodeaux going to the New York Giants at No.

7 in 2022, Christian Gonzalez going to the New England Patriots at No. 17 in 2023, and Bo Nix going to the Denver Broncos at No. 12 in 2024.