2026 NFL Draft: Will Boise State have players taken? Here’s how to watch
The 2026 NFL Draft kicks off later this week, and Boise State looks set to send at least one player to the pros via the draft for the 16th time in the past 17 years.
Although there’s not much hype around the Broncos this year — running back Ashton Jeanty was drafted sixth overall by the Las Vegas Raiders last spring — Boise State is expected to have at least one player drafted, and several more likely will sign as undrafted free agents at the end of the weekend.
Here’s when the NFL Draft begins, how you can watch, and which Broncos are in the running to be selected.
How can I watch the NFL Draft?
The draft starts Thursday in Pittsburgh at 6 p.m. Mountain time. Fans can watch the draft live on numerous platforms: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, the NFL Network and NFL+.
Only the first round will occur Thursday, as usual, with no Broncos likely to hear their name called.
The second and third rounds will take place Friday starting at 5 p.m. Mountain time, while rounds 4 through 7 are Saturday beginning at 10 a.m.
Which Broncos could hear their name, and when?
The only Boise State player who can feel confident about hearing their name called at some point this week is redshirt junior offensive tackle Kage Casey.
Casey’s NFL Draft profile lists him as an “above-average backup” and predicts him to be drafted in the fourth or fifth round. Bleacher Report predicts Casey to be a role player or part-time contributor who’ll go in the fourth round, making it likely that Casey will hear his name called early Saturday.
Casey met with the New Orleans Saints, Minnesota Vikings and Denver Broncos following Boise State’s pro day on March 24.
The only other Bronco who has a decent chance of being drafted in a later round is defensive tackle Braxton Fely.
The 296-pound lineman put together an eye-popping 38 reps in the bench press during Boise State’s pro day and may have turned some NFL scouts’ heads as a potential late-round pick. Defensive coordinator Erik Chinander said that visiting scouts were impressed with Fely’s pro day numbers, and indicated that he could even see Fely as a Scott Matlock-type of player who can switch over to offense in the NFL.
Other Broncos from last season who could go as late-round picks, or more likely will sign as undrafted free agents, are wide receiver Latrell Caples, defensive backs Jeremiah Earby and A’Marion McCoy, tight end Matt Lauter, and long snapper Mason Hutton.
