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 (33)
Ras-I DowlingVirginiaCB - 2 (34)
Aaron WilliamsTexasCB - 3 (35)
Andy DaltonTCUQB - 4 (36)
Colin KaepernickNevadaQB - 5 (37)
Jabaal SheardPittsburghDE - 6 (38)
Ryan WilliamsVirginia TechRB - 7 (39)
Akeem AyersUCLAOLB - 8 (40)
Bruce CarterNorth CarolinaOLB - 9 (41)
Jarvis JenkinsClemsonDT - 10 (42)
Brooks ReedArizonaDE - 11 (43)
Kyle RudolphNotre DameTE - 12 (44)
Titus YoungBoise StateWR - 13 (45)
Rahim MooreUCLAS - 14 (46)Orlando FranklinMiamiOG
- 15 (47)
Lance KendricksWisconsinTE - 16 (48)
Stefen WisniewskiPenn State - 17 (49)
Benjamin IjalanaVillanovaOT - 18 (50)
Marcus GilchristClemsonCB - 19 (51)
Da'Quan BowersClemsonDE - 20 (52)
Marvin AustinNorth CarolinaDT - 21 (53)
Stephen PaeaOregon StateDT - 22 (54)
Jaiquawn JarrettTempleS - 23 (55)
Rodney HudsonFlorida State - 24 (56)Shane VereenCaliforniaRB
- 25 (57)Mikel LeshoureIllinoisRB
- 26 (58)
Torrey SmithMarylandWR - 27 (59)Greg LittleNorth CarolinaWR
- 28 (60)Brandon HarrisMiamiCB
- 29 (61)Jonas MoutonMichiganOLB
- 30 (62)
Daniel ThomasKansas StateRB - 31 (63)
Marcus GilbertFloridaOT - 32 (64)
Randall CobbKentuckyWR
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Texans' Nico Collins position clear, not trading him, GM says
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Showcasing SEC players selected in Round 3 of the 2026 NFL Draft
SEC Now runs through every SEC prospect that completed their dream of reaching the NFL, listing an overview of their new team and how they'll fit.
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Minnesota Vikings' 2026 NFL draft picks: Selection analysis
Let's take a closer look at each of the Vikings' 2026 draft picks as they're made.
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Seattle Seahawks' 2026 NFL draft picks: Selection analysis
Let's take a closer look at each of the Seahawks' 2026 draft picks as they're made.
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2026 NFL draft: Kiper's Rounds 2-3 winners, losers, values
We're through 100 picks of the NFL draft. Mel Kiper Jr. sorts through the steals and reaches of Day 2, including some big value selections.
