What to know about Navy's Eli Heidenreich, Pittsburgh native hoping for NFL Draft pick on Day 3
He might be coming off the board soon.
What to know about Navy's Eli Heidenreich, Pittsburgh native hoping for NFL Draft pick on Day 3 originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Two days of the 2026 NFL Draft have come and gone, and Navy's Eli Heidenreich is still on the board.
It seems safe to expect the Pittsburgh native to be drafted on Day 3 on Saturday. Heidenreich, who won a state championship at Mt. Lebanon High School out of the Pittsburgh area, is a legitimate talent who will hope to hear his name called from a stage in downtown Pittsburgh sometime in rounds four through seven.
2026 NFL DRAFT HQ: Live tracker | Pick-by-pick grades | Best players still available Will Eli Heidenreich get drafted? Every indication is that Heidenreich should get drafted. Mock drafts have him early as the fourth round, but pretty much none leave him out entirely.
Who is Eli Heidenreich? He's a standout athlete from the Naval Academy. In Navy's throwback offense, Heidenreich did a bit of everything.