2026 NFL draft information
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When is the NFL draft?
The 2026 NFL draft began with Round 1 on April 23 and Rounds 2-3 on April 24. Rounds 4-7 will be Saturday. The draft is being held in Pittsburgh, and you can watch on ESPN, ABC and ESPN App.
Scouts Inc. NFL draft rankings
ESPN Analytics: Draft Day Predictor
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NFL Draft Day Predictor
- 1 (29)
Vernon MaxwellArizona StateLB - 2 (30)
Harvey SalemCaliforniaOT - 3 (31)
Mark CooperMiamiOT - 4 (32)
Henry EllardFresno StateWR - 5 (33)
Mike RichardsonArizona StateDB - 6 (34)
Dave LutzGeorgia TechOT - 7 (35)
Wes HopkinsSMUDB - 8 (36)Mike WilcherNorth CarolinaLB
- 9 (37)
Leonard MarshallLSUDE - 10 (38)
Steve KorteArkansasOG - 11 (39)
Darryl TalleyWest VirginiaLB - 12 (40)
Rich StrengerMichiganOT - 13 (41)
Ron BrownArizona StateWR - 14 (42)Keith BosticMichiganDB
- 15 (43)
James BrittLSUDB - 16 (44)
Cedric MackBaylorDB - 17 (45)
Randy GrimesBaylor - 18 (46)Jody SchulzEast CarolinaLB
- 19 (47)
Darryal WilsonTennesseeWR - 20 (48)
Dave DrechslerNorth CarolinaOG - 21 (49)
Roger CraigNebraskaRB - 22 (50)
Mike WalterOregonLB - 23 (51)
Johnny HectorTexas A&MRB - 24 (52)
Wayne CapersKansasWR - 25 (53)
Ray HortonWashingtonDB - 26 (54)
Bill PickelRutgersDT - 27 (55)
Mike CharlesSyracuseDT - 28 (56)
Richard WilliamsMemphisRB
Draft Videos
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Seattle Seahawks' 2026 NFL draft picks: Selection analysis
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2026 NFL draft: Kiper's Rounds 2-3 winners, losers, values
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2026 NFL draft: Analysis of every pick for all 32 teams
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2026 NFL draft trade grades: Sizing up deals for top picks
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