On Thursday, the Pittsburgh Steelers made a huge announcement in relation to the 2026 NFL draft. The team announced the dates for the draft with Pittsburgh as the host city.
From 1965-2014 the draft was held in New York City. After that, the draft was held for two straight years in Chicago before starting their annual rotation of cities. Here’s the full list of host cities for the NFL draft going back to 1936.
- 2026: Pittsburgh, PA
- 2025: Green Bay, WI
- 2024: Detroit, MI
- 2023: Kansas City, MO
- 2022: Las Vegas, NV
- 2021: Cleveland, OH
- 2020: Virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- 2019: Nashville, TN
- 2018: Arlington, TX
- 2017: Philadelphia, PA
- 2016: Chicago, IL
- 2015: Chicago, IL
- 1965-2014: New York City, NY
- 1962-1964: Chicago, IL
- 1956-1961: Philadelphia, PA
- 1955: New York City, NY
- 1953-1954: Philadelphia, PA
- 1952: New York City, NY
- 1951: Chicago, IL
- 1949-1950: Philadelphia, PA
- 1948: Pittsburgh, PA
- 1945-1947: New York City, NY
- 1944: Philadelphia, PA
- 1942-1943: Chicago, IL
- 1941: Washington, DC
- 1940: Milwaukee, WI
- 1939: New York City, NY
- 1938: Chicago, IL
- 1937: New York City, NY
- 1936: Philadelphia, PA
The 2026 #NFLDraft dates are set 🙌
📝: https://t.co/AFACCNjwKj pic.twitter.com/WhcgAEQfMH
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) January 23, 2025
