2026 NFL draft information
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When is the NFL draft?
The 2026 NFL draft will begin with Round 1 on April 23. Rounds 2-3 will be April 24, and Rounds 4-7 will be April 25. The draft will be 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 (57)
Mark CarrierNichollsWR - 2 (58)
Chris GambolIowaOT - 3 (59)
Karl WilsonLSUDE - 4 (60)
David BrandonMemphisLB - 5 (61)
Dave CrostonIowaOT - 6 (62)
Robert AwaltSan Diego StateTE - 7 (63)
Jerry BallSMUDT - 8 (64)
Cody CarlsonBaylorQB - 9 (65)
Ben TamburelloAuburn - 10 (66)
Charles LockettLong Beach StateWR - 11 (67)
Mike AdamsArkansas StateDB - 12 (68)
Jeff ZimmermanFloridaOG - 13 (69)Scott StephenArizona StateLB
- 14 (70)Colin ScottsHawai'iDT
- 15 (71)Frankie NealFort HaysWR
- 16 (72)
Henry ThomasLSUDT - 17 (73)
Todd HowardTexas A&MLB - 18 (74)
Clifford HicksOregonDB - 19 (75)
Onzy ElamTennessee StateLB - 20 (76)
Leonard BellIndianaDB - 21 (77)Skip McClendonArizona StateDE
- 22 (78)Jamie MuellerBenedictine (KS)RB
- 23 (79)
Bob PerrymanMichiganRB - 24 (80)
Tim ManoaPenn StateRB - 25 (81)
Steve SmithPenn StateRB - 26 (82)Jeff JaegerWashingtonPK
- 27 (83)
Stephen BakerFresno StateWR - 28 (84)
Michael BrooksLSULB
Draft Videos
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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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