The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2026 NFL Draft recap
04.26.2026 | Football
The Longhorns have now had at least six players drafted for the third-straight year after having only four previous drafts of that many since the draft went to seven rounds in 1994.
2026 NFL DRAFT NOTABLES
Draft Tracker (6):
Second Round (1)
LB: Anthony Hill Jr. (Second Round/60th/Titans)
Fourth Round (2)
DB: Malik Muhammad (Fourth Round/124th/Bears)
LB: Trey Moore (Fourth Round/130th/Dolphins)
Fifth Round (1)
DB: Michael Taaffe (Fifth Round/158th/Dolphins)
Sixth Round (1)
OL: DJ Campbell (Sixth Round/200th/Dolphins)
Seventh Round (1)
TE: Jack Endries (Seventh Round/221st/Bengals)
TEXAS RECORD BOOK
Most Longhorns Draft Picks
Since NFL Draft Went to seven rounds in 1994 or *through first seven rounds prior to that.
12: 2025
11: 2024
10: 1984*
9: 1982*
7: 2007
6: 2026, 2010, 2006, 1997, 1980*, 1971*, 1942*
• Five in 2023 matched most since 2010 (also 2021, 2015)
• Most in a draft: 1984 (17, 12 rounds); 1982 (12, 12 rounds); 2024 (11, 7 rounds)
Note: Texas' 17 players drafted in 1984 is the most ever in any draft
THE SARK EFFECT
Pre-Sarkisian (10 years, 2012-21)
2: First-round picks (Sarkisian: 6 in five drafts)
27: Total Picks (Sarkisian: 34 in five drafts)
Pre-Sarkisian (Five years, 2017-21)
0: First-round picks (Sarkisian: 6 in five drafts)
15: Total picks (Sarkisian: 34 in five drafts)
Sarkisian By the Numbers: Player Development
2022: 2 at Combine (0 drafted)
2023: 5 at Combine (5 drafted / 1 first round)
2024: 11 at Combine (11 drafted / 2 first round)
2025: 14 at Combine (12 drafted / 3 first round)
2026: 7 at combine (6 drafted)
Total: 39 at Combine (34 drafted / 6 first round)
Sarkisian total draft picks (first-round picks) by position:
Defensive Line: 7 (1)
Running Back: 5 (1)
Wide Receiver: 4 (2)
Offensive Line: 5 (1)
Defensive Back: 5 (1)
Tight End: 3
Linebacker: 4
Quarterbacks: 1
Offense: 18 (4) • Defense: 16 (2)
ON THE NATIONAL SCENE
Most Picks in First Two Rounds (last 3 years)
16 — Ohio State
12 — Georgia
11 — TEXAS
10 — Alabama
9 — Michigan
Most Draft Picks (2025)
14 — Ohio State
13 — Georgia
12 — TEXAS
10 — Oregon
8 — Ole Miss
7 — Alabama, Miami, Michigan
Most Draft Picks (2024)
13 — Michigan
11 — TEXAS
10 — Alabama, Florida State, Washington
8 — Georgia, Oregon, Penn State
7 — Notre Dame, USC
Most Draft Picks (2024 and 2025 combined)
23 — TEXAS
21 — Georgia
20 — Michigan
18 — Ohio State, Oregon
17 — Alabama
Most Draft Picks (last 3 years)
29 — TEXAS
29 — Georgia
29 — Ohio State
27 — Alabama
27 — Michigan
25 — Oregon
Most Draft Picks (last 4 years)
39 — Georgia
37 — Alabama
35 — Michigan
35 — Ohio State
34 — TEXAS
31 — Oregon
Most First-Round Picks (2025)
4 — Ohio State
3 — TEXAS, Georgia, Michigan
Most First-Round Picks (2024 and 2025 combined)
5 — TEXAS, Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State
4 — LSU, Michigan
Most players selected single draft (since went to 7 rounds in 1994)
1. 15 — Georgia (2022)
2. 14 — LSU (2020)
14 — Ohio State (2004)
14 — Ohio State (2025)
5. 13 — Michigan (2024)
13 — Georgia (2025)
7. 12 — TEXAS (2025)
12 — Ohio State (2016)
12 — Alabama (2018)
10. 11 — Ohio State 2026
11 — TEXAS (2024)
11 — Miami (2002)
11 — Oklahoma (2005)
11 — USC (2006)
11 — USC (2009)
11 — Florida State (2013)
11 — Florida State (2015)
11 — Michigan (2017)
Most players selected in two consecutive drafts (since went to 7 rounds in 1994)
25 — Ohio State (14, 2025 & 11, 2026)
25 — Georgia (15, 2022 & 10, 2023)
23 — TEXAS (11, 2024 & 12, 2025)
23 — Alabama (10, 2017 & 12, 2018)
22 — Michigan (9, 2023 & 13, 2024)
21 — LSU (14, 2020 & 7, 2021)
21 — Georgia (13, 2025 & 8, 2026)
21 — Georgia (8, 2024 & 13, 2025)
21 — USC (10, 2008 & 11, 2009)
BY THE NUMBERS
3 — Picks among top 23 selections in 2025, most-ever in Texas history
3 — Picks among the first 25 selections in 2025, one of only two programs (Michigan)
3 — First-round picks in 2025 (t-2nd-most in nation) / 4 - Ohio State, 3 - Texas, Georgia, Michigan
4 — Players selected among the first 43 picks in 2025 are the most in school history
5 — Texas' five picks in the first two rounds in 2025 were the second-most of any program (7, Ohio State)
6 — First-round picks from 2023-25 (4th-most in nation) / 8 - Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State
4 — Texas' four selections among the top 50 picks in 2025 were the second-most nationally, trailing only Ohio State (7) and tied with Michigan
DRAFT NOTABLES:
• The Longhorns 34 NFL Draft picks in the last 4 years (2023-26) is a program-best four-year total in the Common Draft era (since 1967). The only other time Texas had that many in school history goes all the way back to 1942-45 when the Horns also had 34 draft picks in the pre-modern draft era.
• Texas has 34 NFL Draft picks in the last 4 years — compared to just 14 in the four years prior to Coach Sark's arrival. Additionally, Texas had 27 players drafted in the 10 years (2012-21) prior to his arrival.
• The 34 draft picks under Coach Sark includes 12 first- and second-round picks in the last five years. That compares to two such picks in the five years prior to his arrival and 10 total first- and second-round selections in the 14 years (2008-21) before Coach Sark.
• Texas has a current streak of three-straight years with at least six NFL Draft picks. That a program record in the Common Draft era (since 1967). Texas did that once before in school history in the pre-modern draft (1950-53).
• The Longhorns current streak of four-straight years with at least five NFL Draft picks in the best in Common Draft era history (since 1967). Texas did that once before in school history in the pre-modern draft (1950-53).
• Texas is one of only four programs that have had multiple first-round picks in the 2024 & 2025 NFL Drafts (Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Penn State).
• Texas had at least one first-round pick in three-straight drafts (2023-25), marking the fourth time in program history the Longhorns have accomplished that. It's the first time since doing that in four-straight drafts from 2004-07. UT also had four-straight years with a first-round selection in 1977-80 and three-straight in 1947-49.
• Texas had five players selected in the first two rounds of the 2025 draft, matching the program best established in 2024. The Longhorns' 10 combined players selected in the first two rounds of the 2024 and 2025 Drafts are the most-ever in back-to-back drafts in UT history.
• The 10 combined first- and second-round picks over the 2024 and 2025 drafts were the most of any program (9, Georgia & Ohio State/7, Alabama & Michigan).
• Jack Endries' 2026 selection marked a program record third-straight year that Texas had a tight end selected, joining Gunnar Helm (2025) and Ja'Tavion Sanders (2024).
• With Malik Muhammad and Michael Taaffe being selected in 2026, Texas has now had five DBs selected in the last three NFL Drafts. It marks the fifth time in seven years that Texas had a DB drafted and first time the Longhorns had multiple DBs selected in consecutive drafts since 2006-07.
• After the 2026 Draft, 21 Texas DBs have had their names called over the last 21 drafts (since 2006). The Horns have had 29 selected since the draft went to seven rounds in 1994, and 55 in the Common Draft era.
• In 2026, DJ Campbell became Texas' fifth offensive linemen selected in the last three NFL Drafts, which marked the third-straight year a Longhorn offensive lineman had been drafted — matching the UT's longest such streak in the Common Draft era (since 1967). It's the first time UT accomplished that feat since 2006-08.
• Texas has had five offensive linemen selected in the last three NFL Drafts. The Longhorns had only two offensive linemen selected in the 15 Drafts from 2009-23.
• In 2025, Texas had three offensive linemen (Kelvin Banks, Cameron Williams, Hayden Conner) selected in the first seven rounds of an NFL Draft for the first time since 1982 (OT Terry Tausch/2nd Round/Vikings, C Mike Baab/5th Round/Browns, G Joe Shearin/7th Round/Rams).
• In 2024, Byron Murphy II (first round) and T'Vondre Sweat (second round) became the first Longhorn defensive tackle duo selected in the first two rounds of the draft since Casey Hampton (first round/Steelers) and Shaun Rogers (second round/Lions) in 2001.
• In 2024, Xavier Worthy (first round), Adonai Mitchell (second round) and Jordan Whittington (sixth round) were taken in the NFL Draft — the most-ever for UT at that position in a single common era NFL Draft (since 1967). The Horns previously had two wide receivers taken in 2020, 2004, 1991 & 1987.
