NFL Draft picks by college 2026 Ohio State edges Texas AM Alabama for most draf

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Ohio State led all FBS schools with 11 picks in the 2026 NFL Draft picks.  The Buckeyes edged out Texas A&M and Alabama, which finished with 10 picks apiece.  Ohio State led all schools with four players selected in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft, though the order was a little different than expected.  That trend continued on Day 2. The Buckeyes have eight players taken through three rounds, the most of any FBS school.  Ohio State had four first-round picks. The drafted receiver Carnell Tate with the No. 4 pick. Edge rusher Arvell Reese went with the next pick to the , and linebacker Sonny Styles went two picks later at No. 7 to the . The selected Caleb Downs with the No. 11 pick.  The Big Ten led all conferences with 10 first-round picks, but the SEC finished first among all conferences with 87 draft picks. The Big Ten is second with 68 picks.  Heres a closer look at the NFL Draft by college and by conference.  2026 NFL DRAFT HQ:  | |  NFL Draft picks by college 2026  Sporting News will track the NFL Draft selections by college here for the 2026 NFL Draft:  SCHOOL  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  TOTAL  Ohio State  4  3  1  0  1  1  1  11  Texas A&M  1  3  3  1  0  1  1  10  Alabama  2  1  0  1  3  1  2  10  Clemson  2  2  1  2  2  0  0  9  Miami  3  0  3  1  0  2  0  9  Texas Tech  1  2  2  0  1  1  2  9  Georgia  1  2  3  1  0  1  0  8  Indiana  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  8  Penn State  1  0  1  2  3  1  0  8  Washington  0  1  1  3  0  1  1  7  Oklahoma  0  1  0  3  0  0  3  7  Oregon  2  0  1  2  0  2  0  7  Iowa  0  1  1  1  1  1  2  7  Florida  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  7  LSU  1   Minnesota Twins Jersey 0  2  0  0  3  1  7  Texas  0  1  0  2  1  1  1  6  Michigan  0  2  1  1  1  0  1  6  Notre Dame  2  0  2  0  1  1  0  6  Mi souri  0  2  2  0  1  0  1  6  Auburn  1  0  1  2  0  1  0  5  Tenne see  0  1  1  1  1  0  1  5  Arkansas  0  0  1  1  1  1  0  4  Kentucky  0  0  0  1  2  0  1  4  Arizona  0  1  0  1  1  0  1  4  Boston College  0  0  0  1  0  2  1  4  Arizona State  2  0  0  0  2  0  0  4  Cincinnati  0  1  0  0  2  0  1  4  Duke  0  0  0  1  1  1  0  3  TCU  0  1  0  1  0  1  0  3  South Carolina  0  1  0  0  2  0  0  3  USC  1  0  1  0  1  0  0  3  Illinois  0  1  0  0  0  1  1  3  Utah  2  0  0  0  0  0  1  3  North Dakota State  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  2  Mi si sippi State  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  2  Kansas  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  2  Wake Forest  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  2  NC State  0  0  0  0  1  0  1  2  Michigan State  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  2  Baylor  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  2  Stanford  0  0  1  0  0  1  0  2  Georgia Tech  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  2  Ole Mi s  0  1  0  0  0  0  1  2  Kansas State  0  0  0  0  1  0  1  2  Navy  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  2  Toledo  0  1  0  0  0  0  1  2  BYU  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  2  Northwestern  0  0  1  0  0  0  1  2  Pitt  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  1  SMU  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  1  UConn  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  1  Memphis  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  1  Boise State  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  1  Southeastern Louisiana  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  1  Florida State  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  1  Buffalo  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  New Mexico  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  Minnesota  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  Middle Tenne see  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  Miami, Ohio  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  Louisville  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  1  Cal  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  1  Houston  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  1  Stephen F. Austin  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  1  Nebraska  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  1  Louisiana  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  1  Rutgers  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  East Carolina  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  Maryland  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  1  Georgia State  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  1  Iowa State  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  1  Vanderbilt  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  UCF  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  Nigeria*  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  San Diego State  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  NFL Draft picks by conference 2026  Sporting News will track the NFL Draft by conference here. The SEC led all conferences with 87 players drafted in 2026.  CONFERENCE  TOTAL  SEC  87  Big Ten  68  ACC  38  Big 12  38  Independent  7  FCS  4  MAC  4  American  4  MWC  3  Sun Belt  2  C-USA  1  Ohio State players drafted in 2026 NFL Draft  Carnell Tate, WR, Tenne see Titans (No. 4)  Arvell Reese, EDGE, New York Giants (No. 5)  Sonny Styles, LB, Washington Commanders (No. 7)  Caleb Downs, S, Dallas Cowboys (No. 11)  Kayden McDonald, DT, Houston Texans (No. 36)  Max Klare, TE, Los Angeles Rams (No. 61)  Davison Igbinosun, CB, Buffalo Bills (No. 62)  Will Kacmarek, TE, Miami Dolphins (No. 87)  Lorenzo Styles Jr., CB, New Orleans Saints (No. 172)  Caden Curry, EDGE, Indianapolis Colts (No. 214)  Ethan Onianwa, T, Atlanta Falcons (No. 231)  Texas A&M players drafted in 2026 NFL Draft  KC Concepcion, WR, Cleveland Browns (No. 24)  Chase Bisontis, G, Arizona Cardinals (No. 34)  Cashius Howell, EDGE, Cincinnati Bengals (No. 41)  Nate Boerkircher, TE, Jacksonville Jaguars (No. 56)  Tyler Onyedim, DT, Denver Broncos (No. 66)  Albert Regis, DT, Jacksonville Jaguars (No. 81)  Trey Zuhn III, Las Vegas Raiders (No. 91)  Will Lee III, CB, Carolina Panthers (No. 129)  Dametrius Crownover, DT, New England Patriots (No. 196)  Ar'maj Reed-Adams, G, Buffalo Bills (No. 241)  Alabama players drafted in 2026 NFL Draft  Kadyn Proctor, T, Miami Dolphins (No. 12)  Ty Simpson, QB, Los Angeles Rams (No. 13)  Germie Bernard, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers (No. 47)  LT Overton, DT, EDGE, Dallas Cowboys (No. 137)  Parker Brailsford, C, Cleveland Browns (No. 146)  Justin Jefferson, LB, Cleveland Browns (No. 149)  Josh Cuevas, TE, Baltimore Ravens (No. 173)  Domani Jackson, CB, Green Bay Packers (No. 201)  Tim Keenan III, DT, Los Angeles Rams (No. 232)  Jam Miller, RB, New England Patriots (No. 245)  Clemson players drafted in 2026 NFL Draft  Blake Miller, T, Detroit Lions (No. 17)  Peter Woods, DT, Kansas City Chiefs (No. 29)  TJ Parker, EDGE, Buffalo Bills (No. 35)  Avieon Terrell, CB, Atlanta Falcons (No. 48)  Antonio Williams, WR, Washington Commanders (No. 71)  Cade Klubnik, QB, New York Jets (No. 110)  Wade Woodaz, LB, Houston Texans (No. 123)  DeMonte Capehart, DT, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (No. 155)  Adam Randall, RB, Baltimore Ravens (No. 174)  Miami players drafted in 2026 NFL Draft  Francis Mauigoa, T, New York Giants (No. 10)  Rueben Bain Jr., EDGE, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (No. 15)  Akheem Mesidor, EDGE, Los Angeles Chargers (No. 22)  Carson Beck, QB, Arizona Cardinals (No. 65)  Markel Bell, T, Philadelphia Eagles (No. 68)  Jakobe Thomas, S, Minnesota Vikings (No. 98)  Keionte Scott, S, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (No. 116)  Anez Cooper, G, New York Jets (No. 188)  CJ Daniels, WR, Los Angeles Rams (No. 197)  Texas Tech players drafted in 2026 NFL Draft  David Bailey, EDGE, New York Jets (No. 2)  Jacob Rodriguez, LB, Miami Dolphins (No. 43)  Lee Hunter, DT, Carolina Panthers(No. 49)  Romello Height, San Francisco 49ers (No. 70)  Caleb Douglas, Miami Dolphins (No. 75)  Reggie Virgil, Arizona Cardinals (No. 143)  Skyler Gill-Howard, Detroit Lions (No. 205)  Behren Morton, New England Patriots (No. 234)  Cole Wisniewski, S, Philadelphia Eagles (No. 244)  MORE NFL DRAFT NEWS:  Josh Winder Jersey