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The 2026 NFL Draft begins Thursday in Pittsburgh, featuring 16 players in the Green Room. Notably, projected No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza will celebrate at home in Miami.
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The 2026 NFL Draft kicks off on Thursday night in Pittsburgh with a full list of attendees set.
While projected No. 1 pick Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza will be celebrating with his family at home in Miami, there will be 16 players to slide across the stage and meet Roger Goodell for their Welcome to the NFL moment.
Here's a full list of who will be in the Green Room and a tracker of where they've been drafted.
| Name | Position | School | Pick | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Bailey | LB | Texas Tech | ||
| Rueben Bain Jr. | DE | Miami (Fla.) | ||
The Green Room includes 16 players, with notable names like Arvell Reese and Jeremiyah Love.
The 2026 NFL Draft is being held in Pittsburgh.
The Green Room is where selected players wait to be called on stage to meet the commissioner and celebrate their draft moment.
The projected No. 1 pick is Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza.
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| Mansoor Delane |
| DB |
| LSU |
| Caleb Downs | DB | Ohio State |
| Keldric Faulk | DE | Auburn |
| Colton Hood | DB | Tennessee |
| Makai Lemon | WR | USC |
| Jeremiyah Love | RB | Notre Dame |
| Francis Mauigoa | OL | Miami (Fla.) |
| Kayden McDonald | DT | Ohio State |
| Kadyn Proctor | T | Alabama |
| Arvell Reese | LB | Ohio State |
| Ty Simpson | QB | Alabama |
| Sonny Styles | LB | Ohio State |
| Carnell Tate | WR | Ohio State |
| Jordyn Tyson | WR | Arizona State |
10. New York Giants (from Cincinnati Bengals)
Los Angeles Rams (from Atlanta Falcons)
New York Jets (from Indianapolis Colts)
Dallas Cowboys (from Green Bay Packers)
Cleveland Browns (from Jacksonville Jaguars)
Kansas City Chiefs (from Los Angeles Rams)
Miami Dolphins (from Denver Broncos)
The 2026 NFL draft kicks off at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday in Pittsburgh (ABC, ESPN and NFL Network), The Las Vegas Raiders will likely select Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza with the No. 1 overall pick. Here's the broadcast team lineup for the draft.
ABC: Rece Davis with Kirk Herbstreit, Nick Saban and Desmond Howard.
ESPN: Mike Greenberg with analysts Mel Kiper Jr., Booger McFarland and Louis Riddick.
NFL Network: Rich Eisen with analysis from Kurt Warner, Daniel Jeremiah, Charles Davis and Joel Klatt.
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