PITTSBURGH — Kadyn Proctor confirmed he had a 30 visit with the Eagles and said he reunited with Jihaad Campbell during the trip to Philadelphia, a stop that added to the noise around one of the draft’s biggest offensive linemen on the eve of the 2026 NFL draft.
Proctor, 6-foot-6 and 352 pounds, said he has taken 12 predraft visits with NFL teams, a sign of how widely he is being studied before the three-day draft begins. He has spent the pre-draft stretch as one of the names most closely tied to Philadelphia, where he has been discussed as a potential Eagles target.
The Alabama tackle was in Pittsburgh on Wednesday morning with Ty Simpson, Keldric Faulk and 15 other prospects for a clinic with local youngsters and Special Olympics athletes. The setting was a reminder that the draft stage is as much about the people around a player as the player himself, and few prospects arrived with more of that support than Proctor did.
Simpson, who had Proctor protecting his blind side during the 2025 season, called him one of his best friends and one of the reasons he stayed at Alabama. He said the two go back to when he recruited Proctor in high school, and that he was glad to spend the draft period with his left tackle, best teammate and a true friend. Simpson also said Proctor is one of the most versatile players in the draft and that he would play his tail off, even describing the big lineman as the kind of player who could line up at wide receiver, running back or fullback in the right setting.
That versatility is part of the case for Proctor, who started for Alabama over his last three seasons and has long drawn attention for his size and range. Faulk, who faced him in college, said Proctor had every tool in the toolbox and was the player he most looked forward to playing against. “He’s my guy,” Faulk said, adding that it was fun to compete against him because he is such a good player.
Proctor said having teammates, friends and family around him during the process has been a blessing, and he is trying to take it in and have fun. He said it still has not fully hit him, and may not until Thursday night, when he sits in the green room and realizes he is about to be drafted. He also said he has “been doubted his whole career,” a line that fit the mood of a player who has already spent years answering questions about whether his size, movement and football sense can translate to Sundays.
For now, the attention is building in two places at once: in Pittsburgh, where draft-week appearances keep putting Proctor in front of fans and teammates, and in Philadelphia, where the Eagles’ interest has already sent him through the building once. If they want him, they know the tape comes with the frame, the resume and a close circle that believes he has Hall of Famer written all over him.
