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Iowa native expected to be top 2026 NFL draft pick

Kadyn Proctor of Alabama projected to go near top of 2026 NFL draft

Dana Becker

Alabama offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor (74) is shown before their game against Wisconsin Saturday, September 14, 2024 at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.
Alabama offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor (74) is shown before their game against Wisconsin Saturday, September 14, 2024 at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. / Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Former Southeast Polk High School standout Kadyn Proctor is setting himself up for a big paycheck in the near future.

Proctor, who will be a junior with the Alabama football team in the fall, finds his name near the top of Thor Nystrom’s 2026 NFL Mock Draft.

Nystrom projects Proctor to be selected at No. 3 by the New York Giants, a team in desperate need of help along the offensive line. 

The 6-foot-7, 360-pound Proctor was the top recruit coming out of Iowa as a senior, winning the Anthony Munoz Award while also becoming a five-star player. He originally committed to play for the Hawkeyes, and even returned there after spending the 2023 season with the Crimson Tide.

Proctor, a 2023 freshman All-American, was named to the all-SEC second team. After allowing 12 sacks in 2023, Proctor surrendered just three last season.

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DANA BECKER

Dana Becker has been a sports writer in Iowa since 2000, writing for The Fort Dodge Messenger, Mason City Globe-Gazette, Cedar Rapids Gazette and others. Dana resides in northcentral Iowa and started as a writer with SB Live Sports in 2022 focused on the state of Iowa. Along with providing coverage of football and wrestling, Dana also spotlights cross country, swimming, basketball, track and field, soccer, tennis, golf, baseball and softball. He began writing for High School on SI in 2023.

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