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 (166)
Eddie MurrayTulanePK - 2 (167)
Ron SimpkinsMichiganLB - 3 (168)Gary Don JohnsonBaylorDT
- 4 (169)
Buddy AydeletteAlabamaOT - 5 (170)
Wesley RobertsTCUDE - 6 (171)
Ben ApunaArizona StateLB - 7 (172)
Mike SmithGramblingWR - 8 (173)
Malcolm BarnwellVirginia UnionWR - 9 (174)
Henry JohnsonGeorgia TechLB - 10 (175)
Chuck LoewenSouth Dakota StateOG - 11 (176)
Kirk CollinsBaylorDB - 12 (177)
Mike MorucciBloomsburgRB - 13 (178)
Bob BattonUNLVRB - 14 (179)
Bud HebertOklahomaDB - 15 (180)
Tom KearnsKentuckyOG - 16 (181)Chris LinninWashingtonDE
- 17 (182)
Craig BradshawUtah StateQB - 18 (183)
Emanuel TolbertSMUWR - 19 (184)
John HavekostNebraskaOG - 20 (185)
Joe RoseCaliforniaTE - 21 (186)
Jim LeonardSanta Clara - 22 (187)
Melvin JonesHoustonOG - 23 (188)
Terrell WardSan Diego StateDB - 24 (189)
Lester BrownClemsonRB - 25 (190)Bennie LeverettBethune-CookmanRB
- 26 (191)Stuart DoddsMontana StateP
- 27 (192)Gerry EllisMissouriRB
- 28 (193)
Nate JohnsonHillsdaleWR
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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