3. Sami Goddard Fano – Spencer Fano (Cleveland Browns, Round 1 Pick 9, Utah)
Spencer Fano celebrated going No. 9 overall to Cleveland by jumping onto the couch at his home draft party, with his fiancée, Sami, sitting just inches away. She got out of the way just in time and joined in the celebration.
The couple marked one year together in January 2026, and Fano proposed on the beach in February. In a March Instagram post that hinted at a July wedding, she wrote, “july can’t come soon enough.” Her account now goes by @samisuefano.
2. Kaia Henderson – Sonny Styles (Washington Commanders, Round 1 Pick 7, Ohio State)
Sonny Styles hugged his family and then shared a kiss with longtime girlfriend Kaia Henderson before heading to the stage in Pittsburgh as the Commanders’ No. 7 pick. The two went public at prom in May 2022.
Henderson is a college basketball player herself. The Utica, New York, native finished as New Hartford High School’s all-time leading scorer, played at Ohio State and transferred to Boston College in 2025 for a graduate program in sports administration. After Ohio State’s national title, she wrote, “Words can’t express how proud I am of my National Champion.”
1. Aliece – Jeremiyah Love (Arizona Cardinals, Round 1 Pick 3, Notre Dame)
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The top pick on our list is the Notre Dame star who went No. 3 to Arizona, the highest a running back had been drafted since Saquon Barkley in 2018. His girlfriend, Aliece, was with him in Pittsburgh and posted a green-room photo of the pair with the message, “I can’t wait to watch you absolutely dominate in the NFL.”
When a clip of a missed kiss went viral, Love shut down the chatter with a simple “I love my girl.” Aliece, who posts as @uniquealiece, keeps a fairly private profile, but her Instagram highlights with Love reportedly go back to 2023.
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