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#26 Overall Pick
History of the #26 Overall Pick
Every player selected 26th overall in the NFL Draft (59 players)
All #26 Overall Picks
Year
Rd
Pick
Team
Player
Pos
College
2025
1
26
ATL
James Pearce Jr.
DE
Tennessee
2024
1
27
ARI
Darius Robinson
DL
Missouri
2023
1
26
DAL
Mazi Smith
DT
Michigan
2022
1
26
NYJ
Jermaine Johnson II
LB
Florida State
2021
1
26
CLE
Greg Newsome II
CB
Northwestern
2020
1
26
GB
Jordan Love
QB
Utah State
2019
1
27
LV
Johnathan Abram
DB
Mississippi State
2018
1
27
SEA
Rashaad Penny
RB
San Diego State
2017
1
27
BUF
Tre'Davious White
CB
LSU
2016
1
26
DEN
Paxton Lynch
QB
Memphis
2015
1
27
DAL
Byron Jones
CB
Connecticut
2014
1
30
SF
Jimmie Ward
SAF
Northern Illinois
2013
1
26
GB
Datone Jones
DE
UCLA
2012
1
26
HOU
Whitney Mercilus
DE
Illinois
2011
1
26
KC
Jon Baldwin
WR
Pittsburgh
2010
1
28
MIA
Jared Odrick
DE
Penn State
2009
1
27
IND
Donald Brown
RB
Connecticut
2008
1
27
LAC
Antoine Cason
CB
Arizona
2007
1
28
SF
Joe Staley
OT
Central Michigan
2006
1
26
BUF
John McCargo
DT
N.C. State
2005
1
29
IND
Marlin Jackson
DB
Michigan
2004
1
29
ATL
Michael Jenkins
WR
Ohio State
2003
1
29
GB
Nick Barnett
LB
Oregon State
2002
1
27
SF
Mike Rumph
DB
Miami
2001
1
28
LV
Derrick Gibson
DB
Florida State
2000
1
26
BUF
Erik Flowers
DE
Arizona State, Trinity Valley CC
1999
1
26
JAX
Fernando Bryant
DB
Alabama
1998
1
26
PIT
Alan Faneca
G
LSU
1997
1
26
SF
Jim Druckenmiller
QB
Virginia Tech
1996
1
27
GB
John Michels
OT
USC
1995
1
26
ATL
Devin Bush
FS
Florida State
1994
1
26
HOU
Henry Ford
DT
Arkansas
1993
1
27
SF
Todd Kelly
DE
Tennessee
1992
2
2
KC
Darren Mickell
DE
Florida
1991
1
26
BUF
Henry Jones
DB
Illinois
1990
2
29
SEA
Terry Wooden
OLB
Syracuse
1989
1
26
LA
Cleveland Gary
RB
Miami, Georgia
1988
2
28
ATL
Marcus Cotton
LB
USC
1987
1
27
DEN
Ricky Nattiel
WR
Florida
1986
1
27
CHI
Neal Anderson
RB
Florida
1985
1
26
DEN
Steve Sewell
RB
Oklahoma
1984
1
26
BUF
Greg Bell
RB
Notre Dame
1983
1
27
MIA
Dan Marino
QB
Pittsburgh
1982
1
27
NE
Lester Williams
NT
Miami
1981
1
27
PHI
Leonard Mitchell
OT
Houston
1980
1
27
CLE
Charles White
RB
USC
1979
1
28
PIT
Greg Hawthorne
RB
Baylor
1978
2
29
KC
Sylvester Hicks
DE
Tennessee State
1977
1
26
BAL
Randy Burke
WR
Kentucky
1976
1
28
PIT
Bennie Cunningham
TE
Clemson
1975
2
28
LA
Monte Jackson
CB
San Diego State, San Diego Mesa College
1974
1
26
MIA
Don Reese
DE
Jackson State University
1973
2
27
KC
Gary Butler
TE
Rice
1972
2
28
SF
Ralph McGill
DB
Tulsa
1971
2
27
NE
Julius Adams
DE
Texas Southern
1970
2
28
PIT
Ron Shanklin
WR
North Texas
1969
2
29
ATL
Paul Gipson
RB
Houston
1968
2
30
LAR
Gary Beban
QB
UCLA
1967
2
28
MIN
Bob Grim
WR
Oregon State