The Arizona Cardinals selected running back Jeremiyah Love with the third overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, according to multiple reports. Love is the first running back drafted in the top five since Saquon Barkley in 2018. Cardinals general manager Monti Ossenfort admitted the delay in confirming Love's pick was due to having the wrong phone number.
The New York Jets selected tight end Kenyon Sadiq with the 16th overall pick. Sadiq initially thought the call from the Jets was a prank, according to Daily Mail - Sport. The New Orleans Saints selected wide receiver Jordyn Tyson with the eighth overall pick.
If you want me to tell you the honest God truth, we had the wrong phone number. The phone number that we were given was the wrong one, so that was a little bit of the delay. So we got that straightened out and we called Jeremiyah, we got hold of him. That's what the delay was.
ESPN's draft coverage lagged behind real-time due to the NFL reducing time between first-round picks from 10 to 8 minutes. The Pittsburgh Steelers were caught off guard when the Philadelphia Eagles traded up to select Makai Lemon at pick 20, forcing the Steelers to pivot to Max Iheanachor at pick 21. ' into the microphone, drawing boos from the Pittsburgh crowd.
In later rounds, the Miami Dolphins selected tight end Seydou Traore with the 180th overall pick. Traore is the first graduate of the UK-based NFL Academy to be drafted. The Philadelphia Eagles selected Uar Bernard with the 251st overall pick.
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Bernard is a Nigerian who has not yet played organized American football. The Chicago Bears selected safety Dillon Thieneman with the 25th overall pick. The Las Vegas Raiders selected cornerback Jermod McCoy with the 101st overall pick after a two-day wait.
McCoy's draft slide is believed to be due to a torn ACL and concerns about a bone plug in his knee.
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