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 (141)
John GrimsleyKentuckyLB - 2 (142)
Chris WashingtonIowa StateLB - 3 (143)
Jim ScottClemsonDE - 4 (144)
Scott RaridonNebraskaOT - 5 (145)
Keith GuthrieTexas A&MDT - 6 (146)
Rufus StevensGramblingWR - 7 (147)
Dwight BeverlyIllinoisRB - 8 (148)
Ben BennettDukeQB - 9 (149)
Tony PaigeVirginia TechRB - 10 (150)
Don KernArizona StateTE - 11 (151)
Ernest GibsonFurmanDB - 12 (152)
Eugene LockhartHoustonLB - 13 (153)
Randy WrightWisconsinQB - 14 (154)
Dwight CollinsPittsburghWR - 15 (155)
Tony SlatonUSC - 16 (156)
Don ThorpIllinoisDT - 17 (157)
Rod ClarkTexas StateLB - 18 (158)
Terry NugentColorado StateQB - 19 (159)
Aaron SmithUtah StateLB - 20 (160)
John WitkowskiColumbiaQB - 21 (161)Eric MullinsStanfordWR
- 22 (162)
John KaiserArizonaLB - 23 (163)Dan RalphOregonDT
- 24 (164)
Chris BrownNotre DameDB - 25 (165)
Rowland TatumOhio StateLB - 26 (166)Joe LevelisIowaOG
- 27 (167)
Curt SingerTennesseeOT - 28 (168)
Stacey ToranNotre DameDB
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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