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
Pick (OVR)PlayerSchoolPOS
- 1 (1)
Tim CouchKentuckyQB - 2 (2)
Donovan McNabbSyracuseQB - 3 (3)
Akili SmithOregonQB - 4 (4)
Edgerrin JamesMiamiRB - 5 (5)
Ricky WilliamsTexasRB - 6 (6)
Torry HoltNC StateWR - 7 (7)
Champ BaileyGeorgiaDB - 8 (8)
David BostonOhio StateWR - 9 (9)
Chris ClaiborneUSCLB - 10 (10)
Chris McAlisterArizonaDB - 11 (11)
Daunte CulpepperUCFQB - 12 (12)
Cade McNownUCLAQB - 13 (13)
Troy EdwardsLouisiana TechWR - 14 (14)
John TaitBYUOT - 15 (15)
Anthony McFarlandLSUDT - 16 (16)
Jevon KearseFloridaDE - 17 (17)
Damien WoodyBoston College - 18 (18)
Matt StinchcombGeorgiaOT - 19 (19)
Luke PetitgoutNotre DameOT - 20 (20)
Ebenezer EkubanNorth CarolinaDE - 21 (21)L.J. SheltonEastern MichiganOT
- 22 (22)
Lamar KingSaginaw Valley StateDE - 23 (23)
Antoine WinfieldOhio StateDB - 24 (24)
Reggie McGrewFloridaDT - 25 (25)
Antuan EdwardsClemsonDB - 26 (26)
Fernando BryantAlabamaDB - 27 (27)Aaron GibsonWisconsinOT
- 28 (28)Andy KatzenmoyerOhio StateLB
- 29 (29)Dimitrius UnderwoodMichigan StateDE
- 30 (30)
Patrick KerneyVirginiaDE - 31 (31)
Al WilsonTennesseeLB
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