{"id":790512,"date":"2026-03-04T03:21:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T03:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/790512\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T03:21:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T03:21:14","slug":"nfc-south-2026-nfl-draft-picks-full-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/790512\/","title":{"rendered":"NFC South 2026 NFL Draft picks: Full list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>March 3, 2026, 2:58 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The NFC South enters the 2026 NFL Draft with varying levels of draft capital and roster needs. From a top-10 selection in New Orleans to Atlanta operating without a first-round pick, each team\u2019s approach will look different this spring. Here\u2019s a breakdown of where the Panthers, Buccaneers, Falcons, and Saints currently stand heading into draft weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Panthers enter the 2026 NFL Draft with a full slate of selections and solid mid-round flexibility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">2026 Draft Picks:<\/p>\n<p>Round 1: No. 19Round 2: No. 51Round 3: No. 83Round 4: No. 119Round 5: Nos. 156, 157Round 6: No. 198Round 7: No. 235Need a news break? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (play)|e|auto spike click:4|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/play.usatoday.com\/?itm_source=SPIKE&amp;itm_campaign=PLAYSPIKE&amp;itm_medium=ONSITE\">Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Carolina holds eight total selections, including back-to-back picks in the fifth round. Sitting at No. 19 overall gives them the flexibility to target the best player available without needing to force a move up the board.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Tampa Bay enters the draft with six selections and a valuable mid-first-round pick.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">2026 Draft Picks:<\/p>\n<p>Round 1: No. 15Round 2: No. 46Round 3: No. 77Round 4: No. 116Round 5: No. 153Round 6: No. 193<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The No. 15 overall selection puts the Buccaneers in range for a top-tier prospect without needing to overextend draft capital.<\/p>\n<p>Atlanta Falcons<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Atlanta enters 2026 without a first-round selection but still has some key Day 2 picks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">2026 Draft Picks:<\/p>\n<p>Round 2: No. 48Round 3: No. 79Round 4: No. 114Round 6: No. 195Round 7: No. 231<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Without a first-rounder, the Falcons will need to maximize value on Day 2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">New Orleans holds a top-10 pick and multiple mid-round selections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">2026 Draft Picks:<\/p>\n<p>Round 1: No. 8Round 2: No. 42Round 3: No. 73Round 4: Nos. 132, 136Round 5: Nos. 148, 170Round 6: No. 188<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Saints\u2019 early positioning gives them one of the strongest draft setups in the division heading into 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"March 3, 2026, 2:58 p.m. ET The NFC South enters the 2026 NFL Draft with varying levels of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":790513,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2077],"tags":[95878,211,7,6,96509,96860,95882,96059,95896,96129,95888,95895,95906,95902,95883,96239,704,250,2597,2596,95881],"class_list":{"0":"post-790512","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tampa-bay-buccaneers","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-buccaneers","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-nfl","12":"tag-sstssportsnflbuccaneers","13":"tag-sstsnbuccaneers","14":"tag-tagamerican-football","15":"tag-tagcarolina-panthers","16":"tag-tagnational-sports","17":"tag-tagnew-orleans-saints","18":"tag-tagnfl","19":"tag-tagnfl-hub","20":"tag-tagoverall-positive","21":"tag-tagsport-scores-statistics","22":"tag-tagsports-news","23":"tag-tagtampa-bay-buccaneers","24":"tag-tampa-bay","25":"tag-tampa-bay-buccaneers","26":"tag-tampabay","27":"tag-tampabaybuccaneers","28":"tag-typestory"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116168758715484215","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=790512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790512\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/790513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=790512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=790512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=790512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}