2028 NFL draft

On May 19, 2026, it was announced that Minneapolis would be the host city.^[1][2]

In the explanations below (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre–Draft), while (D) denotes trades that take place during the 2028 draft.

Round 1

• New England → Philadelphia (PD). New England traded a first-round selection and a 2027 fifth-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for WR A. J. Brown.^{[Trade 1]}

Round 2

• LA Rams → Cleveland (PD). LA Rams traded a second-round selection, a 2027 first-round selection, a 2029 third-round selection, and OLB Jared Verse to Cleveland in exchange for DE Myles Garrett.^{[Trade 2]}

Round 6

• New Orleans → Dallas (PD). New Orleans traded a sixth-round selection to Dallas in exchange for a seventh-round selection and T Asim Richards.^{[Trade 3]}

Round 7

• New England → New Orleans (PD). New England traded a seventh-round selection and WR Ja'Lynn Polk to New Orleans in exchange for a 2027 sixth-round selection.^{[Trade 4]}
• Cleveland → LA Rams (PD). Cleveland traded a seventh-round selection to LA Rams in exchange for T KT Leveston.^{[Trade 5]}
• Dallas → New Orleans (PD). See Round 6: New Orleans → Dallas.^{[Trade 3]}
• NY Jets → LA Chargers (PD). NY Jets traded a conditional seventh-round selection to LA Chargers in exchange for CB Ja'Sir Taylor.^{[Trade 6]}
• Seattle → NY Jets (PD). Seattle traded a conditional seventh-round selection to NY Jets in exchange for WR Irvin Charles.^{[Trade 7]}

Resolution JC-2A, enacted by the NFL in November 2020, rewards teams for developing minority candidates for head coach and/or general manager positions.^[3] The resolution rewards teams whose minority candidates are hired away for one of those positions by awarding draft picks. These draft picks are at the end of the third round, after standard compensatory picks; if multiple teams qualify, they are awarded by draft order in the first round. These picks are in addition to, and have no impact on, the standard 32 compensatory picks.^[4]