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
Pick (OVR)PlayerSchoolPOS
- 1 (1)
Dan WilkinsonOhio StateDT - 2 (2)
Marshall FaulkSan Diego StateRB - 3 (3)
Heath ShulerTennesseeQB - 4 (4)
Willie McGinestUSCDE - 5 (5)Trev AlbertsNebraskaLB
- 6 (6)
Trent DilferFresno StateQB - 7 (7)
Bryant YoungNotre DameDT - 8 (8)
Sam AdamsTexas A&MDT - 9 (9)
Antonio LanghamAlabamaDB - 10 (10)
Jamir MillerUCLALB - 11 (11)
John ThierryAlcorn StateLB - 12 (12)
Aaron GlennTexas A&MDB - 13 (13)
Joe JohnsonLouisvilleDE - 14 (14)
Bernard WilliamsGeorgiaOT - 15 (15)
Wayne GandyAuburnOT - 16 (16)
Aaron TaylorNotre DameOG - 17 (17)
Charles JohnsonColoradoWR - 18 (18)
Dewayne WashingtonNC StateDB - 19 (19)Todd SteussieCaliforniaOT
- 20 (20)
Tim BowensOle MissDT - 21 (21)
Johnnie MortonUSCWR - 22 (22)
Rob FredricksonMichigan StateLB - 23 (23)
Shante CarverArizona StateDE - 24 (24)
Thomas LewisIndianaWR - 25 (25)
Greg HillTexas A&MRB - 26 (26)
Henry FordArkansasDE - 27 (27)
Jeff BurrisNotre DameDB - 28 (28)William FloydFlorida StateRB
- 29 (29)Derrick AlexanderMichiganWR
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