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 (56)
Tom RathmanNebraskaRB - 2 (57)
Rueben MayesWashington StateRB - 3 (58)
Jim SkowNebraskaDE - 4 (59)
Gene ChiltonTexas - 5 (60)Pat SwillingGeorgia TechLB
- 6 (61)
Allen PinkettNotre DameRB - 7 (62)Barry WordVirginiaRB
- 8 (63)
Leonard GriffinGramblingDE - 9 (64)Tim McKyerUT ArlingtonDB
- 10 (65)Mike HammersteinMichiganDT
- 11 (66)
Terry UnreinColorado StateDE - 12 (67)
Bubby BristerUL MonroeQB - 13 (68)
Patrick HunterNevadaDB - 14 (69)
Joe MilinichikNC StateOG - 15 (70)Jeff WalkerMemphisOT
- 16 (71)
Hugh MillenWashingtonQB - 17 (72)
Robbie BoscoBYUQB - 18 (73)
John WashingtonOklahoma StateDE - 19 (74)
Mark WalenUCLADT - 20 (75)
Alvin WaltonKansasDB - 21 (76)John TaylorDelaware StateWR
- 22 (77)
Leonard BurtonSouth Carolina - 23 (78)David FulcherArizona StateDB
- 24 (79)
Tim CrawfordTexas TechLB - 25 (80)
Brad CochranMichiganDB - 26 (81)
T.J. TurnerHoustonDT - 27 (82)
David WilliamsIllinoisWR
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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