2026 American football draft The 2026 NFL draft was the 91st annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players. The event was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from April 23 to 25, 2026. The draft set an all-time NFL draft attendance record, with a reported attendance of 805,000 over three days. The time between first-round selections was shortened from 10 minutes to 8. Times between selections in other rounds remained unchanged. The Las Vegas Raiders held the first overall pick and selected Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza, the first Hoosier to be selected in the first round since 1994, and the first Hoosier to be selected first overall since 1938. Wikipedia's most-read article for 2 days in a row: 686,579 views in all, peaking at 366,855 on April 24, 2026. Fri, Apr 24: 366,855 views Sat, Apr 25: 319,724 views Wiki link