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16 players set to attend 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh

Military members are recognized during the second day of the NFL football draft, Friday, April 25, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)
Military members are recognized during the second day of the NFL football draft, Friday, April 25, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)

Projected first-round picks Carnell Tate, Jeremiyah Love, Sonny Styles and 13 other college prospects have accepted invites to attend the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The list includes eight defensive players, including four pass rushers and three defensive backs, and eight offensive players. Texas Tech edge rusher David Bailey will be joined by Miami's Rueben Bain jr. and Ohio State's Arvell Reese, all of whom have been connected to the Commanders in mock drafts. Many analysts expect all three players to be top 10 picks with Reese and Bailey potentially going as high as No. 2 overall to the New York Jets.

Love, who has also been connected to the Commanders in mock drafts, is considered the best offensive player in the draft, although there is no consensus on where he will be taken, other than that he is unlikely to fall outside of the top 10. Ohio State's Tate, Arizona State's Jordyn Tyson and USC's Makai Lemon sit atop a deep receiver class.

Miami's Francis Mauigoa and Alabama's Kadyn Proctor are the only offensive linemen who have accepted invites to the draft.

The Big Ten leads college football with six invites, although five of them are from Ohio State.

Here's the full list of who will be at the draft on April 23.

  • EDGE David Bailey, Texas Tech
  • DE Rueben Bain Jr., Miami
  • CB Mansoor Delane, LSU
  • S Caleb Downs, Ohio State
  • DE Keldric Faulk, Auburn
  • CB Colton Hood, Tennessee
  • WR Makai Lemon, USC
  • RB Jeremiyah Love, Notre Dame
  • T Francis Mauigoa, Miami
  • DT Kayden McDonald, Ohio State
  • T Kadyn Proctor, Alabama
  • EDGE Arvell Reese, Ohio State
  • QB Ty Simpson, Alabama
  • LB Sonny Styles, Ohio State
  • WR Carnell Tate, Ohio State
  • WR Jordyn Tyson, Arizona State

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