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 (111)
Mark StreeterArizonaDB - 2 (112)
Kenneth TimesSouthernDT - 3 (113)
Bryan HicksMcNeeseDB - 4 (114)
Carlos CarsonLSUWR - 5 (115)Dan PensickNebraskaDT
- 6 (116)
Elvis FranksMorgan StateDE - 7 (117)
Brad VassarPacificLB - 8 (118)
Tony BlountVirginiaDB - 9 (119)
Jeff PyburnGeorgiaDB - 10 (120)Tom GinnArkansasOG
- 11 (121)
Doug PaschalNorth CarolinaRB - 12 (122)Paul JonesCaliforniaRB
- 13 (123)
Jim ZiddKansasLB - 14 (124)
Doug McDougaldVirginia TechDE - 15 (125)
Kenny LewisVirginia TechRB - 16 (126)John AdamsLSULB
- 17 (127)
Joe SteeleWashingtonRB - 18 (128)William BowensNorth AlabamaLB
- 19 (129)Keith LeeColorado StateDB
- 20 (130)
Paul TaborOklahoma - 21 (131)
Mike HardenMichiganDB - 22 (132)Daniel JacobsWinston-Salem StateDE
- 23 (133)
Gary HogeboomCentral MichiganQB - 24 (134)
John CorkerOklahoma StateLB - 25 (135)
Nate RiversSouth Carolina StateWR - 26 (136)Laval ShortColoradoDT
- 27 (137)Kenny JohnsonMississippi StateDB
- 28 (138)
Craig WolfleySyracuseOG
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
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.
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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
We're grading the most impactful trades of the 2026 NFL draft, including the Vikings trading Greenard to Philly.
