Linebackers Dominate 2026 NFL Draft

0:00It's April 25th. I'm Cory with the story, and this is NFL News Today, your AI-powered football briefing. The 2026 NFL Draft is here in Pittsburgh, kicking off tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern Time on ESPN, ABC, and NFL Network. Forget the usual script, where quarterbacks and edge rushers dominate the top spots. Linebackers are crashing the party early this year, flipping. Little trends on their head. Ohio State's Arville Reese in sunny styles leave the charge, both projected as top 10 picks, with Reese maybe even top 5 to the Giants around pick. 5. Guys like Texas' Anthony Hill Jr., and Georgia's C.J. Allen could follow in rounds 1 or 2, setting up what looks like a linebacker frenzy. Fans are buzzing online about this shift, calling it a defensive revolution that could reshape roster's quick. Teams needy for speed and coverage in the middle are salivating. Especially since running backs and safeties usually slide, but linebackers are.

1:00Prioritized now. Depth runs D2, even in to rounds 3 through 5, names like Alabama's Deonte Lawson, LSU's Harold Perkins Jr., and others from Texas A&M, or TCU Project as future starters or late steals. Some might flip to safety for even more value. Raiders hold the number 1 pick. I'm Indiana quarterback for Nando Mendoza, but after that, expect linebacker trades and runs to heat up the board all weekend.