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
- 1 (1)
Bo JacksonAuburnRB - 2 (2)
Tony CasillasOklahomaDT - 3 (3)
Jim EverettPurdueQB - 4 (4)
Jon HandAlabamaDE - 5 (5)
Anthony BellMichigan StateLB - 6 (6)
Jim DombrowskiVirginiaOT - 7 (7)
Brian JozwiakWest VirginiaOG - 8 (8)
Leslie O'NealOklahoma StateDE - 9 (9)
John RienstraTempleOG - 10 (10)
Keith ByarsOhio StateRB - 11 (11)
Joe KellyWashingtonLB - 12 (12)
Chuck LongIowaQB - 13 (13)James FitzpatrickUSCOT
- 14 (14)
Gerald RobinsonAuburnDE - 15 (15)
John L WilliamsFloridaRB - 16 (16)
Ronnie HarmonIowaRB - 17 (17)Tim GreenSyracuseLB
- 18 (18)
Mike SherrardUCLAWR - 19 (19)
Eric DorseyNotre DameDE - 20 (20)Will WolfordVanderbiltOT
- 21 (21)Tim McGeeTennesseeWR
- 22 (22)
Mike HaightIowaOG - 23 (23)
Mike SchadQueen's (CAN)OT - 24 (24)
Bob BuczkowskiPittsburghDE - 25 (25)Roderick JonesSMUDB
- 26 (26)
Reggie DupardSMURB - 27 (27)
Neal AndersonFloridaRB
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