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 (66)
Jeff CothranOhio StateRB - 2 (67)
Jason MathewsTexas A&MOT - 3 (68)
Tydus WinansFresno StateWR - 4 (69)
Harold BishopLSUTE - 5 (70)
Andre ColemanKansas StateWR - 6 (71)
Keith LyleVirginiaDB - 7 (72)
Anthony PhillipsTexas A&M-KingsvilleDB - 8 (73)
Lamar SmithHoustonRB - 9 (74)
Jim FlaniganNotre DameDT - 10 (75)
Romeo BandisonOregonDT - 11 (76)
Rich BrahamWest VirginiaOG - 12 (77)
Joe PanosWisconsinOG - 13 (78)
Ervin CollierFlorida A&MDT - 14 (79)
Winfred TubbsTexasLB - 15 (80)
Calvin JonesNebraskaRB - 16 (81)
Marlo PerryJackson StateLB - 17 (82)Willie ClarkNotre DameDB
- 18 (83)James BosticAuburnRB
- 19 (84)
LeShon JohnsonNorthern IllinoisRB - 20 (85)
Doug BrienCaliforniaPK - 21 (86)Steve ShineNorthwesternLB
- 22 (87)Cory FlemingTennesseeWR
- 23 (88)
Jason GildonOklahoma StateLB - 24 (89)Eric EnglandTexas A&MDE
- 25 (90)Joe BurchTexas Southern
- 26 (91)Bam MorrisTexas TechRB
- 27 (92)
Lake DawsonNotre DameWR - 28 (93)
Shane BonhamTennesseeDT - 29 (94)
Lou BenfattiPenn StateDT - 30 (95)
Gary DownsNC StateRB - 31 (96)Chris PennTulsaWR
- 32 (97)Joseph PattonAlabama A&MOG
- 33 (98)Corey LouchieySouth CarolinaOT
- 34 (99)Alai KalaniuvaluOregon StateOG
- 35 (100)Ernest JonesOregonLB
- 36 (101)
Malcolm SeabronFresno StateWR - 37 (102)
George HegaminNC StateOT - 38 (103)Eric ZomaltCaliforniaDB
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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