The NFL Draft will begin Thursday night with the first round in Pittsburgh. At 8 PM, the Las Vegas Raiders will be on the clock.
The action will get underway as teams look to add a new rookie class to bolster their 2026 rosters. Several teams have already made trades throughout the offseason, with draft picks at the center of many deals.
With the first round set to begin in just one day, here is the current full seven-round order of the 2026 NFL Draft:
A number of trades took place during the 2025 and 2026 offseasons, as well as the regular season, shaping the current order. The first round is now set, and multiple high-ranked prospects are expected to come off the board early.
Which 32 prospects will earn the rare title of “first-round pick” in 2026? Here is the full first-round order:
1 Las Vegas2 NY Jets3 Arizona4 Tennessee5 NY Giants6 Cleveland7 Washington8 New Orleans9 Kansas City10 NY Giants from CIN11 Miami12 Dallas13 LA Rams from ATL14 Baltimore15 Tampa Bay16 NY Jets from IND17 Detroit18 Minnesota19 Carolina20 Dallas from GB21 Pittsburgh22 LA Chargers23 Philadelphia24 Cleveland from JAX25 Chicago26 Buffalo27 San Francisco28 Houston29 Kansas City from LAR30 Miami from DEN31 New England32 Seattle
On Friday night, Day 2 of the NFL Draft will feature Rounds 2 and 3. Teams often find immediate contributors in these rounds, including potential Day 1 starters.
Several NFL standouts, including Jalen Hurts and Jack Lambert, began their careers as second-round picks. Here is the full order of the second round:
33 NY Jets34 Arizona35 Tennessee36 Las Vegas37 NY Giants38 Houston from WSH39 Cleveland40 Kansas City41 Cincinnati42 New Orleans43 Miami44 NY Jets from DAL45 Baltimore46 Tampa Bay47 Indianapolis48 Atlanta49 Minnesota50 Detroit51 Carolina52 Green Bay53 Pittsburgh54 Philadelphia55 LA Chargers56 Jacksonville57 Chicago58 San Francisco59 Houston60 Chicago from BUF61 LA Rams62 Denver63 New England64 Seattle
The third round typically marks the tail end of “Day 1 starter” expectations, though teams can still find strong long-term talent beyond the first three rounds.
Super Bowl champions such as Russell Wilson and Travis Kelce entered the league as third-round selections. Here is the full order of the third round:
65 Arizona66 Tennessee67 Las Vegas68 Philadelphia from NYJ69 Houston from NYG70 Cleveland71 Washington72 Cincinnati73 New Orleans74 Kansas City75 Miami76 Pittsburgh from DAL77 Tampa Bay78 Indianapolis79 Atlanta80 Baltimore81 Jacksonville from DET82 Minnesota83 Carolina84 Green Bay85 Pittsburgh86 LA Chargers87 Miami from PHI88 Jacksonville89 Chicago90 Miami from HOU91 Buffalo92 Dallas from SF93 LA Rams94 Miami from DEN95 New England96 Seattle97 Minnesota (compensatory selection)98 Philadelphia (compensatory selection)99 Pittsburgh (compensatory selection)100 Jacksonville from DET (compensatory selection)
The fourth round will begin the third and final day of the NFL Draft. At this stage, teams often target high-upside players, accepting a level of risk they may have avoided earlier.
All-Pro talents like Maxx Crosby and Dak Prescott were selected in this round and went on to exceed expectations. Here is the full order of the fourth round:
101 Tennessee102 Las Vegas103 NY Jets104 Arizona105 NY Giants106 from Houston WSH107 Cleveland108 Denver from NO109 Kansas City110 Cincinnati111 Denver from MIA112 Dallas113 Indianapolis114 Philadelphia from ATL115 Baltimore116 Tampa Bay117 Las Vegas from MIN118 Detroit119 Carolina120 Green Bay121 Pittsburgh122 Atlanta from PHI123 LA Chargers124 Jacksonville125 New England from CHI126 Buffalo127 San Francisco128 Detroit from HOU129 Chicago from LAR130 Miami from DEN131 New England132 New Orleans from SEA133 San Francisco (compensatory selection)134 Las Vegas (compensatory selection)135 Pittsburgh (compensatory selection)136 New Orleans (compensatory selection)137 Philadelphia (compensatory selection)138 San Francisco (compensatory selection)139 San Francisco (compensatory selection)140 NY Jets (compensatory selection)
The fifth round has produced its share of remarkable stories in the NFL. While expectations may be lower, opportunities to win over fan bases remain high.
Players such as Tyreek Hill and Lester Hayes became key contributors to their teams’ Super Bowl runs after being selected in this round. Here is the full order of the fifth round:
141 Houston from LV142 Tennessee from NYJ143 Arizona144 Tennessee145 NY Giants146 Cleveland147 Washington148 Kansas City149 Cleveland from CIN150 New Orleans151 Miami152 Dallas153 Green Bay from ATL154 Baltimore155 Tampa Bay156 Indianapolis157 Detroit158 Carolina from MIN159 Carolina160 Green Bay161 Pittsburgh162 Baltimore from LAC163 Minnesota from PHI164 Jacksonville165 Buffalo from CHI166 Jacksonville from SF167 Houston168 Buffalo169 Kansas City from LAR170 Denver171 New England172 New Orleans from SEA173 Baltimore (compensatory selection)174 Baltimore (compensatory selection)175 Las Vegas (compensatory selection)176 Kansas City (compensatory selection)177 Dallas (compensatory selection)178 Philadelphia (compensatory selection)179 NY Jets (compensatory selection)180 Dallas (compensatory selection)181 Detroit (compensatory selection)
The sixth round may not feature many notable picks—but it did produce Tom Brady, widely regarded as the greatest quarterback of all time.
It has also yielded talents like Antonio Brown, selected in 2010. Here is the full order of the sixth round: