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 (1)
John ElwayStanfordQB - 2 (2)
Eric DickersonSMURB - 3 (3)
Curt WarnerPenn StateRB - 4 (4)
Chris HintonNorthwesternOG - 5 (5)
Billy Ray SmithArkansasLB - 6 (6)
Jimbo CovertPittsburghOT - 7 (7)
Todd BlackledgePenn StateQB - 8 (8)
Michael HaddixMississippi StateRB - 9 (9)
Bruce MatthewsUSCOG - 10 (10)
Terry KinardClemsonDB - 11 (11)
Tim LewisPittsburghDB - 12 (12)
Tony HunterNotre DameTE - 13 (13)
James JonesFloridaRB - 14 (14)Jim KellyMiamiQB
- 15 (15)
Tony EasonIllinoisQB - 16 (16)
Mike PittsAlabamaDT - 17 (17)
Leonard SmithMcNeeseDB - 18 (18)Willie GaultTennesseeWR
- 19 (19)
Joey BrownerUSCDB - 20 (20)Gary AndersonArkansasRB
- 21 (21)
Gabriel RiveraTexas TechDT - 22 (22)Gill ByrdSan José StateDB
- 23 (23)
Jim JeffcoatArizona StateDE - 24 (24)
Ken O'BrienUC DavisQB - 25 (25)
Dave RimingtonNebraska - 26 (26)
Don MosebarUSC - 27 (27)
Dan MarinoPittsburghQB - 28 (28)
Darrell GreenTexas A&M-KingsvilleDB
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