2026 NFL Draft Starts Thursday
4/22/2026 2:16:00 PM | Football
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The 2026 NFL Draft begins Thursday in Pittsburgh with numerous Missouri Tigers expected to hear their names called over the three-day event.
The draft, which runs Thursday through Saturday, will be held at Acrisure Stadium and Point State Park on the banks of the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers. NFL Network, ESPN, ABC, and ESPN Deportes will provide live coverage. Online coverage will be available at NFL.com/Watch.
Mizou's All-SEC edge Zion Young and linebacker Josiah Trotter highlight the program's top prospects, who will learn their NFL destinations during the three-day draft, which kicks off with the first round Thursday at 7 p.m. CT.
Mizzou has had 31 players drafted since 2015, including four first rounders in Shane Ray (2015), Charles Harris (2017), Darius Robinson (2024) and Armand Membou (2025). Additionally, the Tigers have had at least one player selected in 21 consecutive NFL Drafts. Under current head coach Eliah Drinkwitz, MU has had 17 players selected, including nine selections in the last two drafts.
NFL Draft TV schedule
Thursday, April 23: 7:00 p.m. CT
NFL Draft, Round 1
NFL Network, ABC, ESPN and ESPN Deportes | NFL.com/Watch
Friday, April 24: 6:00 p.m. CT
NFL Draft, Rounds 2-3
NFL Network, ABC, ESPN and ESPN Deportes | NFL.com/Watch
Saturday, April 25: 11:00 a.m. CT
NFL Draft, Rounds 4-7
NFL Network, ABC, ESPN and ESPN Deportes | NFL.com/Watch
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