Detroit's NFL Draft attendance record falls to Pittsburgh
More than 800,000 fans attended the three-day NFL Draft in Pittsburgh from Thursday-Saturday, passing the 775,000 who attended in Detroit in 2024.
Detroit is now No. 2. Pittsburgh set the record for total attendance at an NFL Draft, the league announced Sunday.
The NFL said an estimated 805,000 fans attended the three-day draft Thursday, Friday and Saturday. FOOTBALL TOWN š pic. twitter.
com/2VKsRdEwSZ ā Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) April 26, 2026 Detroit previously owned the NFL Draft's attendance record , with an estimated 775,000 attending in April 2024. The 2024 NFL Draft was based around Campus Martius in downtown Detroit. Gov.
Gretchen Whitmer made the announcement that Detroit had set the attendance record. The 2025 draft was held in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where more than 600,000 fans attended. tpaul@detroitnews.