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 (169)
Derek SteeleMarylandDE - 2 (170)
Ron GeaterIowaDE - 3 (171)
Darryl AshmoreNorthwesternOT - 4 (172)
Lance OLBerdingIowaOT - 5 (173)
Curtis CottonNebraskaDB - 6 (174)
Deems MayNorth CarolinaTE - 7 (175)
Derek WareCentral OklahomaTE - 8 (176)
Wayne HawkinsSouthwest Minnesota StateWR - 9 (177)
Selwyn JonesColorado StateDB - 10 (178)
Mike FrierApp StateDE - 11 (179)
Russ CampbellKansas StateTE - 12 (180)
Corey WidmerMontana StateDT - 13 (181)Jim JohnsonMichigan StateOT
- 14 (182)
Tim PaulkFloridaLB - 15 (183)
David WilsonCaliforniaDB - 16 (184)
Ken SwillingGeorgia TechDB - 17 (185)Kevin SmithUCLARB
- 18 (186)
Erick AndersonMichiganLB - 19 (187)
William BoatwrightVirginia TechOG - 20 (188)Scottie GrahamOhio StateRB
- 21 (189)
Elbert TurnerIllinoisWR - 22 (190)
Chris HolderTuskegeeWR - 23 (191)
Dave MoorePittsburghTE - 24 (192)
John BrownHoustonWR - 25 (193)Jon BostickNebraskaWR
- 26 (194)Jim GrayWest VirginiaDT
- 27 (195)
Kurt SchulzEastern WashingtonDB - 28 (196)
Calvin HolmesUSCDB
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.
