This year’s NFL Draft broke the record for most attendees, with 320,000 fans attending the first round. The previous record, held by Detroit in 2024, was smashed by nearly 50,000.

The streets of Pittsburgh were mobbed as fans of every team came to show their support. As I walked around Acrisure Stadium, I saw an endless array of jerseys in every direction I turned. Of course, most were Steelers jerseys, but I quickly noticed how many other teams were represented. I began to wonder: could I find a jersey of every team here?

So I decided to challenge myself. I set out to find and photograph a jersey of every team, but with one caveat: I only had one hour.

The first jersey I saw, to little surprise, was that of the Steelers’ Jerome Bettis. I had barely even gotten out of the car.

My initial strategy was to wait by the entrance to the main draft area. In doing so, I spotted jerseys of the Ravens’ Kyle Hamilton, Seahawks’ Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Eagles’ Devonta Smith, and Lions’ Jahmyr Gibbs in rapid succession.

As I moved closer to the entrance, I found jerseys of Tetairoa McMillan and Bryce Young of the Panthers, Drake Maye of the Patriots, and Patrick Mahomes of the Chiefs. I also spotted two friends wearing Bills Josh Allen and Bengals Joe Burrow jerseys. In line, I picked out shirts of Jayden Reed of the Packers and Fred Warner of the 49ers. I crossed off the Packers and 49ers tentatively, as they weren’t true jerseys. However, I documented Jordan Love and Brock Purdy jerseys later on, so it all worked out.

I also noticed a Bears Darnell Wright jersey in front of me, which was very unexpected. However, the creativity shown by that fan for repping an offensive lineman should absolutely be commended.

As I walked through security and towards the draft festivities, my eyes lit up. From the stadium to the shore, it was jerseys as far as the eye could see. I knew then that I had a chance.

With 13 jerseys down and about 45 minutes to go, I knew that I was making solid time. But I also knew there would be some tricky ones at the end that I wanted to allot time for.

On the main road towards the waterfront, I started to get on a roll. Broncos’ Peyton Manning, Browns’ Carson Schwesinger, Giants’ Malik Nabers, and Cowboys’ Dak Prescott got crossed off in a span of about 30 seconds. The Schwesinger jersey surprised me somewhat, as I expected players like Myles Garrett or Nick Chubb from Cleveland fans. Nevertheless, I continued on.

The road formed a loop around practice fields for kids to play, so I decided to take a few laps. On the first one, I found Vikings’ Adam Thielen, Dolphins’ Dan Marino, Rams’ Matthew Stafford, and Jets’ Sauce Gardner jerseys.

I was at 21 jerseys with about 30 minutes to go, but that’s when the challenge really started to pick up.

At this point, I was becoming mildly frustrated. I had seen an unending supply of Steelers, Browns, Bengals, Giants, and Bills jerseys. Finding new ones was becoming a grind.

I started implementing a bit of creativity in my search. I found a Saints Tyrann Mathieu jersey in line for the draft theater. A few minutes later, I spotted a Chargers Ladd McConkey jersey at the far end of the north shore. Then, on my way back from the water, I caught fire again.

In a matter of moments, I crossed off the Falcons, Buccaneers, and Titans with Deion Sanders, Baker Mayfield, and Derrick Henry.

Admittedly, the Sanders one was a shirt and not a jersey, but I came across a Matt Ryan jersey a minute later. So, in my mind, it cancels out.

With just over 20 minutes to go, I only needed six more teams. I could see the finish line, but I also knew the final stretch would prove to be treacherous.

After the last trio of jerseys, I hit a five-minute cold streak. The AFC South was giving me all sorts of problems. I had only just checked off the Titans, and three of the six teams I still needed were in that division. Luckily, I finally spotted a Colts’ Darius Leonard jersey in the same line as the Mathieu one. I then hit a three-minute cold spell. I was beginning to worry.

At this point, I needed a Hail Mary, so I made my way over to the team mannequins. Each mannequin was headless so fans could rest their heads between their team’s mannequin’s shoulders and pose for pictures. I had hoped that fans wearing jerseys would come take pictures by their respective mannequin. However, after closely monitoring my remaining teams’ mannequins for several minutes, I knew I had to move on.

I decided to make my way back towards the rest of the crowd as the clock continued to wind down. I had about 15 minutes and five teams to go. As I headed back, I spotted a name and number on a maroon jersey. I didn’t immediately recognize it, so I went in for a closer look. After moving in and conferring with Google, I realized the jersey in front of me was of the Commanders’ Darrell Green.