Tracking Texas Longhorns live draft grades: Expert analysis for every pick, best and worst fits in 2026
Breaking down the Longhorns picks with insight from the best experts in the game.
Tracking Texas Longhorns live draft grades: Expert analysis for every pick, best and worst fits in 2026 originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Texas Longhorns are set to be well-represented at the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh.
Seven Longhorns made the trip to the NFL Combine; the rest participated in Pro Day in Austin. The Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer's complete mock draft projects that seven Longhorns will hear their name called in Pittsburgh. Pick 41, Round 2: Anthony Hill Jr.
, LB — Cincinnati Bengals Pick 73, Round 3: Malik Muhammad, CB — New Orleans Saints Pick 98, Round 3: Jack Endries, TE — Philadelphia Eagles Pick 136, Round 4: Michael Taaffe, S — New Orleans Saints Pick 146, Round 5: Ethan Burke, EDGE — Cleveland Browns Pick 162, Round 5: D. J. Campbell, G/C — Baltimore Ravens Pick 185, Round 6: Trey Moore, LB — Las Vegas Raiders DB Jaylon Guilbeau is projected as an undrafted free agent, along with QB Matthew Caldwell, DT Cole Brevard, K Mason Shipley, and P Jack Bouwmeester.
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