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 (177)
Deiontrez MountLouisvilleOLB - 2 (178)
Matt WellsMississippi StateOLB - 3 (179)
Max VallesVirginiaILB - 4 (180)
Michael BennettOhio StateDT - 5 (181)
Kyshoen JarrettVirginia TechS - 6 (182)Tevin MitchelArkansasOLB
- 7 (183)
Tayo FabulujeTCUOT - 8 (184)
Kaelin ClayUtahWR - 9 (185)
Tyrus ThompsonOklahomaOT - 10 (186)
Geremy DavisConnecticutWR - 11 (187)Evan SpencerOhio StateWR
- 12 (188)
Tony StewardClemsonOLB - 13 (189)
Charles GainesLouisvilleCB - 14 (190)
Ian SilbermanBoston CollegeOG - 15 (191)
JaCorey ShepherdKansasCB - 16 (192)
Darius PhilonArkansasDT - 17 (193)B.J. DuboseLouisvilleDE
- 18 (194)Nick O'LearyFlorida StateTE
- 19 (195)Malcolm JohnsonMississippi StateTE
- 20 (196)Randall EvansKansas StateCB
- 21 (197)
Derron SmithFresno StateS - 22 (198)Randall TelferUSCTE
- 23 (199)
L.T. WaltonCentral MichiganDT - 24 (200)
Quandre DiggsTexasCB - 25 (201)
Bud SasserMissouriWR - 26 (202)AJ DerbyArkansasTE
- 27 (203)
Darius KilgoMarylandDT - 28 (204)
Darren WallerGeorgia TechWR - 29 (205)
Josh RobinsonMississippi StateRB - 30 (206)
Aaron RipkowskiOklahomaFB - 31 (207)Amarlo HerreraGeorgiaILB
- 32 (208)Andy GallikBoston CollegeC
- 33 (209)
Obum GwachamOregon StateDE - 34 (210)Christian RingoLouisianaDE
- 35 (211)
Reshard CliettSouth FloridaOLB - 36 (212)Anthony ChickilloMiamiDE
- 37 (213)Kennard BackmanUABTE
- 38 (214)Kristjan SokoliBuffaloDE
- 39 (215)Cody WichmannFresno StateOG
- 40 (216)Christian CovingtonRiceDT
- 41 (217)
Rakeem Nunez-RochesSouthern MississippiDT
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