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)
Leon BenderWashington StateDT - 2 (32)
Jerome PathonWashingtonWR - 3 (33)
Corey ChavousVanderbiltDB - 4 (34)
Jacquez GreenFloridaWR - 5 (35)
Tony ParrishWashingtonDB - 6 (36)Anthony ClementLouisianaOT
- 7 (37)
Robert HolcombeIllinoisRB - 8 (38)
Flozell AdamsMichigan StateOT - 9 (39)
Sam CowartFlorida StateLB - 10 (40)
Cameron CleelandWashingtonTE - 11 (41)
Jeremy StaatArizona StateDT - 12 (42)
Patrick JohnsonOregonWR - 13 (43)
Artrell HawkinsCincinnatiDB - 14 (44)
Patrick SurtainSouthern MissDB - 15 (45)Brian KellyUSCDB
- 16 (46)
Samari RolleFlorida StateDB - 17 (47)
Todd WeinerKansas StateOT - 18 (48)
Stephen AlexanderOklahomaTE - 19 (49)Kenny MixonLSUDE
- 20 (50)
Germane CrowellVirginiaWR - 21 (51)
Kailee WongStanfordLB - 22 (52)
Tony SimmonsWisconsinWR - 23 (53)
Bob HallenKent State - 24 (54)Rod RutledgeAlabamaTE
- 25 (55)
Joe JureviciusPenn StateWR - 26 (56)
Dorian BooseWashington StateDE - 27 (57)
Cordell TaylorHamptonDB - 28 (58)
Jeremy NewberryCalifornia - 29 (59)
Mikhael RicksStephen F. AustinWR - 30 (60)Charlie BatchEastern MichiganQB
- 31 (61)
Eric BrownMississippi StateDB
Draft Videos
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