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)
Joe BurrowLSUQB - 2 (2)
Chase YoungOhio StateDE - 3 (3)
Jeff OkudahOhio StateCB - 4 (4)
Andrew ThomasGeorgiaOT - 5 (5)
Tua TagovailoaAlabamaQB - 6 (6)
Justin HerbertOregonQB - 7 (7)
Derrick BrownAuburnDT - 8 (8)
Isaiah SimmonsClemsonOLB - 9 (9)
CJ HendersonFloridaCB - 10 (10)
Jedrick Wills Jr.AlabamaOT - 11 (11)
Mekhi BectonLouisvilleOT - 12 (12)
Henry Ruggs IIIAlabamaWR - 13 (13)
Tristan WirfsIowaOT - 14 (14)
Javon KinlawSouth CarolinaDT - 15 (15)
Jerry JeudyAlabamaWR - 16 (16)
A.J. TerrellClemsonCB - 17 (17)
CeeDee LambOklahomaWR - 18 (18)Austin JacksonUSCOT
- 19 (19)Damon ArnetteOhio StateCB
- 20 (20)K'Lavon ChaissonLSUOLB
- 21 (21)
Jalen ReagorTCUWR - 22 (22)
Justin JeffersonLSUWR - 23 (23)Kenneth MurrayOklahomaILB
- 24 (24)
Cesar RuizMichiganC - 25 (25)Brandon AiyukArizona StateWR
- 26 (26)
Jordan LoveUtah StateQB - 27 (27)
Jordyn BrooksTexas TechOLB - 28 (28)
Patrick QueenLSUILB - 29 (29)
Isaiah WilsonGeorgiaOT - 30 (30)Noah IgbinogheneAuburnCB
- 31 (31)Jeff GladneyTCUCB
- 32 (32)
Clyde Edwards-HelaireLSURB
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