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
RKPlayerSchoolPOS
- 1
Te'Von ConeyNotre DameILB - 2
Terrill HanksNew Mexico StateILB - 3
T.J. EdwardsWisconsinILB - 4
Josiah TauaefaUTSAILB - 5
Tre LamarClemsonILB - 6
Otaro AlakaTexas A&MILB - 7
Gary JohnsonTexasILB - 8
Jeff AllisonFresno StateILB - 9
Joe Dineen Jr.KansasILB - 10
Khalil HodgeBuffaloILB - 11Kendall JosephClemsonILB
- 12
Bryson Allen-WilliamsSouth CarolinaILB - 13
Azeez Al-ShaairFlorida AtlanticILB - 14
Natrez PatrickGeorgiaILB - 15
Nate HallNorthwesternILB - 16
E.J. EjiyaNorth TexasILB
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