PITTSBURGH – The Big 12 Conference had six players taken in Thursday’s first round of the 2026 NFL Draft, led by a trio of selections in the top 10. The six first round picks match the Conference’s high since 2011, alongside the 2023 draft.

Texas Tech’s David Bailey was selected second overall by the New York Jets before Arizona State’s Jordyn Tyson went eighth to the New Orleans Saints and Utah’s Spencer Fano was picked ninth by the Cleveland Browns. The three marked the most top-10 picks for the Conference since the 2012 NFL Draft.

Three Big 12 players were selected in a six-pick span near the end of the first round, beginning with ASU’s Max Iheanachor, who the Pittsburgh Steelers picked at 21^st. Malachi Lawrence from UCF went to the Dallas Cowboys with the No. 23 pick, and Caleb Lomu was the second Ute selected when the New England Patriots took him with the 28^th overall pick.
 

Pick	Position	Player	School	NFL Team
No. 2	Edge Rusher	David Bailey	Texas Tech	New York Jets
No. 8	Wide Receiver	Jordyn Tyson	Arizona State	New Orleans Saints
No. 9	Offensive Line	Spencer Fano	Utah	Cleveland Browns
No. 21	Offensive Line	Max Iheanachor	Arizona State	Pittsburgh Steelers
No. 23	Edge Rusher	Malachi Lawrence	UCF	Dallas Cowboys
No. 28	Offensive Line	Caleb Lomu	Utah	New England Patriots

 
The Big 12 will look to add to its NFL Draft total during Friday’s second and third rounds at 6 p.m. CT on ABC, ESPN and the NFL Network.