Iowa football fans react to 2026 NFL Draft

Gennings Dunker on throwing an NFL Draft party for his Hometown:

“I know the draft party is kind of about me but I don’t want it to be about me. I want it be about the community and the town I grew up in and the people that helped raise me.”#steelerspic.twitter.com/bAkiUhhkpC

— Matthew Luciow (@matthewluciow92) April 25, 2026 Kaden Wetjen got the call the Steelers were picking him at the golf course.

“I didn’t shank it into the pond after I got picked so everything’s going good.”

He’s on the call with us walking up 9.

Is he finishing the round?

“No, we’re going back to party now!”

— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) April 25, 2026 Ben Johnson said the Bears were "smitten" with Iowa center Logan Jones throughout the pre-draft process.

Johnson: "We felt convicted as a staff, coaching staff and personnel side, that he was our guy. The mental is top notch. We saw all the traits we’re looking for, whether it’s…

— Courtney Cronin (@CourtneyRCronin) April 26, 2026 Congratulations @logan\_jones75 on becoming the first-ever Mr. 57 last night. Your custom jacket and lifetime supply of ketchup are on the way… #ItHasToBepic.twitter.com/WiASThQjyS

— Heinz US (@HeinzTweets) April 25, 2026 The résumé speaks for itself. @BeauStephens70

Presented by @lumentechcopic.twitter.com/mDcQtcxmB8

— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) April 25, 2026 An unforgettable call. @BeauStephens70pic.twitter.com/OTz0blz4Hi

— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) April 25, 2026 Karson Sharar hit Diego Pavia so hard that he knocked Pavia out of the draft

— Slater (@SlaterKinnick\_) April 25, 2026 YEAAAA

— Kirk’s Evil Twin (KET) (@tory4heisman) April 25, 2026 Another Doughboy to the league.@TjHalljr1 x @Saintspic.twitter.com/gNmL57AHWp

— Hawkeye Football (@HawkeyeFootball) April 25, 2026 South Beach Bound.@maxllewellyn34 x @MiamiDolphinspic.twitter.com/lXz1kHe0i5

— Hawkeye Football (@HawkeyeFootball) April 25, 2026 How in the world did Max Llewellyn fall to the 7th round? pic.twitter.com/zRuDgfUJym

— Polymarket Football (@PolymarketBlitz) April 26, 2026 Longest active NFL Draft streaks with a pick, coming out of the 2026 draft:

Michigan / USC (1939, 88 years) Florida (1952) Miami (FL) (1975) Notre Dame\* / Iowa (1978)

\*ND would be 1938 if you include the 1977 Supplemental Draft

+Wisconsin's streak going back to 1979 just ended

— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) April 25, 2026 Draft picks over the last 10 years:

Iowa - 43 Iowa State - 16 Nebraska - 18

— Slater (@SlaterKinnick\_) April 25, 2026 That’s a @HawkeyeFootball record 🤩 pic.twitter.com/qRaamKWHaM

— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) April 26, 2026 The Iowa ➡️ NFL pipeline is stronger than ever.#NFLHawks x #NFLDraftpic.twitter.com/Qnie6D18yn

— Hawkeye Football (@HawkeyeFootball) April 26, 2026 Takeaways: SEC and Big Ten combine for 60% of the NFL draft picks; SEC sets record with 87.

Also: Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz surpasses 100 draft picks, only 3rd coach in B1G history.

Texas Tech broke a 70-year-old record.

No picks for Belichick, Deion Sanders.

— Scott Dochterman (@ScottDochterman) April 26, 2026 Hawkeye free-agent signings so far:

Aaron Graves —> Ravens Mark Gronowski —> Dolphins Xavier Nwankpa —> Chiefs

Add: Hayden Large —> Bears Add: Ethan Hurkett —> Chiefs

— Chad Leistikow🆑 (@ChadLeistikow) April 26, 2026 #steal

— Mur🥜 (@SquirrelMurray) April 26, 2026 Got a steal. My brotha gonna ball!

— Cooper DeJean (@cooperdejean) April 26, 2026 Aaron Graves, the pillar of the @SVJags state championship football team in 2021 and Dayton (Iowa) native, has signed with the Baltimore Ravens.

It’s time to put Aaron’s name up on the water tower, hometown.

— Tyler Anderson (@Tyler\_Liger) April 26, 2026 Congrats Hayden! #DaBears@hayden\_large

— Lawrence Tynes (@lt4kicks) April 26, 2026 Being a Hawkeye & Chiefs fan, I love this!!! Many might not know about Ethan, but this kid can eat!!! Great depth piece for us. All the best young man!!! Welcome to The Kingdom!!!

— Crash Davis (@CrashDa55259473) April 26, 2026 Let’s go teammate

— Xavier “X” Nwankpa (@xaviernwankpa01) April 26, 2026 *Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes and opinions.**Follow Scout on X: @SpringgateNews* *This article originally appeared on Hawkeyes Wire: Iowa football fans react to 2026 NFL Draft*