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Kristen Wong

UNCOVERED: 2026 nfl draft superlatives best worst and most insufferable pick announcements we heard on friday night | History Defined

Get NFL prospect scouting reports, live grades and team breakdowns in SI’s draft tracker.

Nothing can ruin the moment of a teary-eyed prospect hearing his name get called at the NFL draft—well, almost nothing. The nation’s top college football players wait their entire lives for the special, once-in-a-lifetime moment of getting drafted and officially kickstarting their professional career, only for that moment to come and ... get spoiled by a terrible, no-good pick announcer.

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