The 2026 National Football League Draft will begin Thursday, April 23, in Pittsburgh, with several Missouri Tigers players expected to be selected during the three-day event.
The draft will take place at Acrisure Stadium and Point State Park along the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers. Coverage of the event will be broadcast live on NFL Network, ESPN, ABC, and ESPN Deportes. Online streaming is also available at NFL.com/Watch.
Among the top prospects from Missouri are All-SEC edge Zion Young and linebacker Josiah Trotter. Both players are anticipated to learn their professional destinations as the draft unfolds. The first round is scheduled for Thursday at 7 p.m. Central Time.
Missouri has maintained a steady presence in recent drafts, with 31 players selected since 2015. Notable first-round picks include Shane Ray (2015), Charles Harris (2017), Darius Robinson (2024), and Armand Membou (2025). The program has had at least one player drafted for 21 consecutive years. Under current head coach Eliah Drinkwitz, there have been 17 selections from Missouri University, including nine over the last two drafts.
The schedule for this year’s draft includes Round 1 on Thursday evening; Rounds 2-3 on Friday beginning at 6:00 p.m.; and Rounds 4-7 starting Saturday morning at 11:00 a.m., all times Central.
