2026 NFL draft information
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When is the NFL draft?
The 2026 NFL draft will begin with Round 1 on April 23. Rounds 2-3 will be April 24, and Rounds 4-7 will be April 25. The draft will be 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 (209)
Chad CotaOregonDB - 2 (210)
Kevin BouieMississippi StateRB - 3 (211)
C.J. RichardsonMiamiDB - 4 (212)
Billy WilliamsTennesseeWR - 5 (213)
John WalshBYUQB - 6 (214)
Gerald McBurrowsKansasDB - 7 (215)
Steve IngramMarylandOT - 8 (216)
Keif BryantRutgersDE - 9 (217)
Curtis CeaserGramblingWR - 10 (218)
Steve RussAir ForceLB - 11 (219)
Curtis MarshUtahWR - 12 (220)Herman O'BerryOregonDB
- 13 (221)
Tom NuttenWestern Michigan - 14 (222)Byron ChamberlainWayne State (NE)WR
- 15 (223)
Jessie CoxTexas SouthernLB - 16 (224)Wesley LeasyMississippi StateLB
- 17 (225)
Bryne DiehlAlabamaP - 18 (226)
Scott TurnerIllinoisDB - 19 (227)Jeff RodgersTexas A&M-KingsvilleDE
- 20 (228)
Hessley HempsteadKansasOG - 21 (229)
Jamal CoxGeorgia TechLB - 22 (230)
Adam TimmermanSouth Dakota StateOG - 23 (231)
A.C. TellisonMiamiWR - 24 (232)
Jose WhiteHowardLB - 25 (233)
Corey SwinsonHamptonDT - 26 (234)
Carlos YancyGeorgiaDB - 27 (235)
Henry BaileyUNLVWR - 28 (236)
Oscar SturgisNorth CarolinaDE - 29 (237)
Mark MontreuilConcordia (CAN)DB - 30 (238)
Herbert ColemanTrinity ChristianDE - 31 (239)Bronzell MillerUtahDE
- 32 (240)Johnny ThomasArizona StateWR
- 33 (241)Chad EatonWashington StateDT
- 34 (242)
Travis DavisNotre DameDB - 35 (243)Jason FiskStanfordDT
- 36 (244)Darick HolmesPortland StateRB
- 37 (245)
John BurroughWyomingDE - 38 (246)Shannon MyersLenoir RhyneWR
- 39 (247)Cole FordUSCPK
- 40 (248)Howard SmothersBethune-CookmanOT
- 41 (249)Michael ReedBoston CollegeDB
Draft Videos
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2026 NFL draft trade grades: Sizing up deals for top picks
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