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 (65)
Darius HollandColoradoDT - 2 (66)William HendersonNorth CarolinaRB
- 3 (67)
Chris SandersOhio StateWR - 4 (68)
Darryl PoundsNichollsDB - 5 (69)
Melvin TutenSyracuseOT - 6 (70)
David SloanNew MexicoTE - 7 (71)
Chris HudsonColoradoDB - 8 (72)
Greg JeffersonUCFDE - 9 (73)Brian WilliamsUSCLB
- 10 (74)
Curtis MartinPittsburghRB - 11 (75)
Mike VerstegenWisconsinOT - 12 (76)
Marlon KernerOhio StateDB - 13 (77)
Lorenzo StylesOhio StateLB - 14 (78)Chris T. JonesMiamiWR
- 15 (79)
Zack CrockettFlorida StateRB - 16 (80)
Stoney CaseNew MexicoQB - 17 (81)
Tamarick VanoverFlorida StateWR - 18 (82)
Steve McLaughlinArizonaPK - 19 (83)
Sean HarrisArizonaLB - 20 (84)
Eric ZeierGeorgiaQB - 21 (85)
Rodney YoungLSUDB - 22 (86)
Joe AskaCentral OklahomaRB - 23 (87)Evan PilgrimBYUOG
- 24 (88)Jimmy HitchcockNorth CarolinaDB
- 25 (89)Rodney ThomasTexas A&MRB
- 26 (90)Antonio FreemanVirginia TechWR
- 27 (91)
Brenden StaiNebraskaOG - 28 (92)
Charlie WilliamsBowling GreenDB - 29 (93)
Don SasaWashington StateDT - 30 (94)Mike FrederickVirginiaDE
- 31 (95)Torey HunterWashington StateDB
- 32 (96)Damien CovingtonNC StateLB
- 33 (97)Troy DumasNebraskaLB
- 34 (98)Preston HarrisonOhio StateLB
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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