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 (31)
Rick TerryNorth CarolinaDT - 2 (32)
Nathan DavisIndianaDE - 3 (33)
Rob KellyOhio StateDB - 4 (34)
Jamie SharperVirginiaLB - 5 (35)
Juan RoqueArizona StateOG - 6 (36)
Tiki BarberVirginiaRB - 7 (37)
Jerry WunschWisconsinOT - 8 (38)
John AllredUSCTE - 9 (39)Jared TomichNebraskaDE
- 10 (40)
Dexter McCleonClemsonDB - 11 (41)Byron HanspardTexas TechRB
- 12 (42)
Jake PlummerArizona StateQB - 13 (43)
Corey DillonWashingtonRB - 14 (44)
Sam MadisonLouisvilleDB - 15 (45)
Freddie JonesNorth CarolinaTE - 16 (46)
Joey KentTennesseeWR - 17 (47)
Kevin LockettKansas StateWR - 18 (48)
Adam MeadowsGeorgiaOT - 19 (49)
Torrian GrayVirginia TechDB - 20 (50)
Mike LoganWest VirginiaDB - 21 (51)
Greg JonesColoradoLB - 22 (52)
Marcellus WileyColumbiaDE - 23 (53)
Will BlackwellSan Diego StateWR - 24 (54)Kevin AbramsSyracuseDB
- 25 (55)
Marc EdwardsNotre DameRB - 26 (56)
Mike MinterNebraskaDB - 27 (57)
James DarlingWashington StateLB - 28 (58)Kim HerringPenn StateDB
- 29 (59)
Brandon MitchellTexas A&MDT - 30 (60)
Darren SharperWilliam & MaryDB
Draft Videos
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Seattle Seahawks' 2026 NFL draft picks: Selection analysis
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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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