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 (57)
John GerakPenn StateOG - 2 (58)
Billy Joe HobertWashingtonQB - 3 (59)
Steve TovarOhio StateLB - 4 (60)
Lamar ThomasMiamiWR - 5 (61)
Chris GedneySyracuseTE - 6 (62)
Antonio LondonAlabamaLB - 7 (63)Ty PartenArizonaDT
- 8 (64)
Joe CocozzoMichiganOG - 9 (65)
Ray BuchananLouisvilleDB - 10 (66)
Marcus BuckleyTexas A&MLB - 11 (67)
Harold AlexanderApp StateP - 12 (68)Mike ComptonWest Virginia
- 13 (69)
Rondell JonesNorth CarolinaDB - 14 (70)Jason ElamHawai'iPK
- 15 (71)
Rick HamiltonUCFLB - 16 (72)James TrappClemsonDB
- 17 (73)
Russell WhiteCaliforniaRB - 18 (74)
Will ShieldsNebraskaOG - 19 (75)
Derrick FrazierTexas A&MDB - 20 (76)
Andre HastingsGeorgiaWR - 21 (77)Mike ReidNC StateDB
- 22 (78)
Terry KirbyVirginiaRB - 23 (79)Gilbert BrownKansasDT
- 24 (80)Ed BunnUTEPP
- 25 (81)
Earl DotsonTexas A&M-KingsvilleOT - 26 (82)John LynchStanfordDB
- 27 (83)
Mike CaldwelIMiddle TennesseeLB - 28 (84)
Mike MiddletonIndianaDB
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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