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 (113)
Steve PelluerWashingtonQB - 2 (114)
Robert LylesTCULB - 3 (115)
Clint HarrisEast CarolinaDB - 4 (116)
Andre HardySaint Mary'sRB - 5 (117)
Eric HolleTexasDE - 6 (118)
Lionel JamesAuburnRB - 7 (119)
Barney BusseySouth Carolina StateDB - 8 (120)
Golden TateTennessee StateWR - 9 (121)
Michael CarterSMUDT - 10 (122)
Tron ArmstrongEastern KentuckyWR - 11 (123)
Jitter FieldsTexasDB - 12 (124)
Paul FairchildKansasOG - 13 (125)
Jeff PeguesEast CarolinaLB - 14 (126)
Tom FlynnPittsburghDB - 15 (127)
Andy ParkerUtahTE - 16 (128)
John KiddNorthwesternP - 17 (129)
Jeff LeidingTexasLB - 18 (130)Kevin CallColorado StateOT
- 19 (131)
Dave PiepkornNorth Dakota StateOT - 20 (132)
Cliff BensonPurdueTE - 21 (133)
Hal StephensEast CarolinaDE - 22 (134)Jeff PaineTexas A&MLB
- 23 (135)
Van HughesTexas StateDT - 24 (136)John GoodeYoungstown StateTE
- 25 (137)Norm GrangerIowaRB
- 26 (138)
Dean MayLouisvilleQB - 27 (139)Jeff FullerTexas A&MLB
- 28 (140)
Allen RiceBaylorRB
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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