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)
Steve WisniewskiPenn StateOG - 2 (30)
John FordVirginiaWR - 3 (31)
Lawyer TillmanAuburnWR - 4 (32)
Mike ElkinsWake ForestQB - 5 (33)
Danny PeeblesNC StateWR - 6 (34)
Carnell LakeUCLADB - 7 (35)
Eric BallUCLARB - 8 (36)
John RoperTexas A&MLB - 9 (37)
Courtney HallRice - 10 (38)
Ralph NorwoodLSUOT - 11 (39)Daryl JohnstonSyracuseRB
- 12 (40)
Walter ReevesAuburnTE - 13 (41)
Doug WidellBoston CollegeOG - 14 (42)
Dennis ByrdTulsaDE - 15 (43)
Eric ColemanWyomingDB - 16 (44)
Joe TofflemireArizona - 17 (45)
Frank StamsNotre DameLB - 18 (46)
Robert MasseyNorth Carolina CentralDB - 19 (47)Warren PowersMarylandDE
- 20 (48)Brian SmithAuburnLB
- 21 (49)
Jessie SmallEastern KentuckyLB - 22 (50)
Scott KozakOregonLB - 23 (51)Billy Joe TolliverTexas TechQB
- 24 (52)
David BraxtonWake ForestLB - 25 (53)Darryl HenleyUCLADB
- 26 (54)Dave ZawatsonCaliforniaOT
- 27 (55)Freddie ChildressArkansasOG
- 28 (56)
Wesley WallsOle MissTE
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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