The run on players from Texas universities started with the second pick in the draft, when Texas Tech’s David Bailey was selected by the New York Jets, and ended with fellow Red Raider Cole Wisniewski being selected 244th by the Philadelphia Eagles.
A total of 32 players who played for a Division I university in the state of Texas in 2025 were drafted. For the second year in a row, the UTEP Miners did not have a player selected during the NFL draft.
Two UTEP players are getting undrafted free agent tryouts: Solo Barnes, DB, with the New Orleans Saints and Neil Campbell, DB, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Texas A&M, which was the other Lone Star school besides Texas Tech to have a player taken in the first round (receiver KC Concepcion, 24th to Cleveland), led with 10 players, one ahead of Tech with nine, while the University of Texas had six.
Here is the list:
Players from Texas universities taken in the 2026 NFL draft
First round
2 New York Jets: David Bailey LB Texas Tech
24 Cleveland Browns: KC Concepcion WR Texas A&M
Second round
34 Arizona Cardinals: Chase Bisontis G Texas A&M
41 Cincinnati Bengals: Cashius Howell Edge Texas A&M
43 Miami Dolphins: Jacob Rodriguez LB Texas Tech
49 Carolina Panthers: Lee Hunter DT Texas Tech
56 Jacksonville Jaguars: Nate Boerkircher TE Texas A&M
60 Tennessee Titans Anthony Hill Jr. LB Texas
64 Seattle Seahawks: Bud Clark S TCU
Third round
66 Denver Broncos: Tyler Onyedim DT Texas A&M
70 San Francisco 49ers: Romello Height Edge Texas Tech
75 Miami Dolphins: Caleb Douglas WR Texas Tech
81 Jacksonville Jaguars: Albert Regis DT Texas A&M
91 Las Vegas Raiders: Trey Zuhn III C Texas A&M
Fourth round
124 Chicago Bears: Malik Muhammad CB Texas
126 Buffalo Bills: Kaleb Elarms-Orr LB TCU
129 Carolina Panthers: Will Lee III CB Texas A&M
130 Miami Dolphins: Trey Moore Edge Texas
133 Baltimore Ravens): Matthew Hibner TE SMU
Fifth round
143 Arizona Cardinals: Reggie Virgil WR Texas Tech
158 Miami Dolphins: Michael Taaffe S Texas
163 Minnesota Vikings: Charles Demmings CB Stephen F. Austin
Sixth round
191 Jacksonville Jaguars: Josh Cameron WR Baylor
196 New England Patriots: Dametrious Crownover T Texas A&M
200 Miami Dolphins: DJ Campbell IOL Texas
205 Detroit Lions: Skyler Gill-Howard DT Texas Tech
212 New England Patriots: Namdi Obiazor LB TCU
Seventh round
221 Cincinnati Bengals: Jack Endries TE Texas
234 New England Patriots: Behren Morton QB Texas Tech
241 Buffalo Bills: Ar’maj Reed-Adams G Texas A&M
244 Philadelphia Eagles: Cole Wisniewski S Texas Tech
2026 NFL Draft number of players by Texas school
Bret Bloomquist can be reached at bbloomquist@elpasotimes.com; @Bretbloomquist on X.
This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: Texas universities make big impact in 2026 NFL Draft
Reporting by Bret Bloomquist, El Paso Times / El Paso Times
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