Cincinnati Bearcats football players who could be NFL Draft picks
Here are the University of Cincinnati Bearcats football players who could hear their names called April 23-25 during the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh.
For the first time since 2023, the University of Cincinnati college football team could have multiple NFL draft picks. The last two seasons, the Bearcats have just had one (defensive lineman Jowon Briggs in 2024 and offensive lineman John Williams in 2025). The 2023 NFL Draft saw receivers Tre Tucker and Tyler Scott selected, along with tight end Josh Whyle.
The 2023 NFL Draft featured a school record eight picks , beginning with first-rounder Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner to the New York Jets; Alec Pierce to the Indianapolis Colts and Bryan Cook to the Kansas City Chiefs in the second; Desmond Ridder to the Atlanta Falcons and Myjai Sanders to the Arizona Cardinals in the third; Coby Bryant to the Seattle Seahawks in round four; Jerome Ford to the Cleveland Browns in the fifth; and Darrian Beavers to the New York Giants and Curtis Brooks to the Colts in round seven. Bearcats head coach Scott Satterfield thinks three to five UC players could be selected April 23-25 from the festivities in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with several others having free agent opportunities. Here's where Cincinnati Bearcats could land in NFL draft Linebacker Jake Golday should be first UC Bearcat picked in NFL draft The UC linebacker is rated a 6.
33 on the NFL. com site , which means they feel he'll eventually be a starter. Golday measured 6-foot-4.
5 at the NFL Combine and weighed in at 239 pounds. He ran a 4. 62 40-yard dash, had a 39-inch vertical leap and a broad jump of 10 feet, 5 inches.
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