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 (61)
Sedrick ShawIowaRB - 2 (62)
Troy DavisIowa StateRB - 3 (63)
Frank MiddletonArizonaOG - 4 (64)
Jay GrahamTennesseeRB - 5 (65)
Dexter CoakleyApp StateLB - 6 (66)Ronde BarberVirginiaDB
- 7 (67)
Dan NeilTexas - 8 (68)
Ryan PhillipsIdahoLB - 9 (69)
Bob SappWashingtonOG - 10 (70)
O.J. SantiagoKent StateTE - 11 (71)
Duce StaleySouth CarolinaRB - 12 (72)
Adam TreuNebraskaOG - 13 (73)
Jason TaylorAkronDE - 14 (74)
Michael HamiltonNorth Carolina A&TLB - 15 (75)
Denard WalkerLSUDB - 16 (76)
Rod PayneMichigan - 17 (77)
Greg ClarkStanfordTE - 18 (78)
Stalin ColinetBoston CollegeDE - 19 (79)
James HamiltonNorth CarolinaLB - 20 (80)
Derek SmithArizona StateLB - 21 (81)Scott SandersonWashington StateOT
- 22 (82)
Paul WigginsOregonOT - 23 (83)Steve ScifresWyomingOT
- 24 (84)
Ty HowardOhio StateDB - 25 (85)Tim KohnIowa StateOG
- 26 (86)
Bert BerryNotre DameLB - 27 (87)
Kinnon TatumNotre DameLB - 28 (88)
Dedric WardNorthern IowaWR - 29 (89)Chris CarterTexasDB
- 30 (90)
Brett ConwayPenn StatePK - 31 (91)Mike VrabelOhio StateDE
- 32 (92)Derrick RodgersArizona StateLB
- 33 (93)Ronnie WardKansasLB
- 34 (94)Kenny WheatonOregonDB
- 35 (95)Brad MaynardBall StateP
- 36 (96)Brent SmithMississippi StateOT
Draft Videos
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Texans' Nico Collins position clear, not trading him, GM says
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Showcasing SEC players selected in Round 3 of the 2026 NFL Draft
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Minnesota Vikings' 2026 NFL draft picks: Selection analysis
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Seattle Seahawks' 2026 NFL draft picks: Selection analysis
Let's take a closer look at each of the Seahawks' 2026 draft picks as they're made.
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2026 NFL draft: Kiper's Rounds 2-3 winners, losers, values
We're through 100 picks of the NFL draft. Mel Kiper Jr. sorts through the steals and reaches of Day 2, including some big value selections.
