RSS Feed2026 NFL Draft Fifth Round
By Chris Malumphy
With the first pick in the fifth round of the 2026 NFL Draft the Houston Texans selected safety Kamari Ramsey from USC. The Eagles used the 178th pick in the draft on quarterback Cole Payton, a one-year starter from North Dakota State who plays in the mold of Taysom Hill.
| 2026 NFL Draft Round Five | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Pick | Player | Name | Team | Position | College | Source |
| 5 | 1 | 141 | Kamari Ramsey | Texans | S | USC | Raiders via Browns |
| 5 | 2 | 142 | Fernando Carmona | Titans | OL | Arkansas | Jets via Ravens |
| 5 | 3 | 143 | Reggie Virgil | Cardinals | WR | Texas Tech | |
| 5 | 4 | 144 | Sam Hecht | Panthers | OL | Kansas State | Titans via Rams, Titans and Bears |
| 5 | 5 | 145 | Nick Barrett | Chargers | DL | South Carolina | Giants via Browns |
| 5 | 6 | 146 | Parker Brailsford | Browns | C | Alabama | |
| 5 | 7 | 147 | Joshua Josephs | Commanders | EDGE | Tennessee | |
| 5 | 8 | 148 | Beau Stephens | Seahawks | OL | Iowa | Chiefs via Browns |
| 5 | 9 | 149 | Justin Jefferson | Browns | LB | Alabama | Bengals |
| 5 | 10 | 150 | Dalton Johnson | Raiders | DB | Arizona | Saints |
| 5 | 11 | 151 | Zakee Wheatley | Panthers | S | Penn State | Dolphins |
| 5 | 12 | 152 | Justin Joly | Broncos | TE | North Carolina State | Cowboys via 49ers and Browns |
| 5 | 13 | 153 | Jager Burton | Packers | OL | Kentucky | Falcons via Eagles |
| 5 | 14 | 154 | Jaden Dugger | 49ers | OLB | Louisiana | Ravens |
| 5 | 15 | 155 | DeMonte Capehart | Buccaneers | DL | Clemson | |
| 5 | 16 | 156 | George Gumbs | Colts | LB | Florida | |
| 5 | 17 | 157 | Keith Abney | Lions | CB | Arizona State | |
| 5 | 18 | 158 | Michael Taaffe | Dolphins | DB | Texas | Vikings via Panthers |
| 5 | 19 | 159 | Max Bredeson | Vikings | TE | Michigan | Panthers |
| 5 | 20 | 160 | Billy Schrauth | Buccaneers | OL | Notre Dame | Packers |
| 5 | 21 | 161 | Emmett Johnson | Chiefs | RB | Nebraska | Steelers |
| 5 | 22 | 162 | Chandler Rivers | Ravens | CB | Duke | Chargers |
| 5 | 23 | 163 | Charles Demmings | Vikings | CB | S.F. Austin | Eagles |
| 5 | 24 | 164 | Tanner Koziol | Jaguars | TE | Houston | |
| 5 | 25 | 165 | Nicholas Singleton | Titans | RB | Penn State | Bears via Bills |
| 5 | 26 | 166 | Keyshaun Elliott | Bears | LB | Arizona State | 49ers via Eagles, Jaguars and Panthers |
| 5 | 27 | 167 | Jalon Kilgore | Bills | DB | South Carolina | Texans via Eagles and Texans |
| 5 | 28 | 168 | Kendrick Law | Lions | WR | Kentucky | Bills |
| 5 | 29 | 169 | Riley Nowakowski | Steelers | TE | Indiana | Rams via Chiefs |
| 5 | 30 | 170 | Joe Royer | Browns | TE | Cincinnati | Broncos |
| 5 | 31 | 171 | Karon Prunty | Patriots | CB | Wake Forest | |
| 5 | 32 | 172 | Lorenzo Styles | Saints | CB | Ohio State | Seahawks |
| 5 | 33 | 173 | Josh Cuevas | Ravens | TE | Alabama | compensatory |
| 5 | 34 | 174 | Adam Randall | Ravens | RB | Clemson | compensatory |
| 5 | 35 | 175 | Hezekiah Masses | Raiders | DB | California | compensatory |
| 5 | 36 | 176 | Cyrus Allen | Chiefs | WR | Cincinnati | compensatory |
| 5 | 37 | 177 | Kevin Coleman | Dolphins | WR | Missouri | compensatory Cowboys |
| 5 | 38 | 178 | Cole Payton | Eagles | QB | North Dakota State | compensatory |
| 5 | 39 | 179 | Enrique Cruz | 49ers | OL | Kansas | compensatory Jets |
| 5 | 40 | 180 | Seydou Traore | Dolphins | TE | Mississippi State | compensatory Cowboys |
| 5 | 41 | 181 | Zane Durant | Lions | DL | Penn State | compensatory |
