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)
Troy AikmanUCLAQB - 2 (2)
Tony MandarichMichigan StateOT - 3 (3)
Barry SandersOklahoma StateRB - 4 (4)
Derrick ThomasAlabamaLB - 5 (5)
Deion SandersFlorida StateDB - 6 (6)
Broderick ThomasNebraskaLB - 7 (7)
Tim WorleyGeorgiaRB - 8 (8)
Burt GrossmanPittsburghDE - 9 (9)
Sammie SmithFlorida StateRB - 10 (10)
Eric HillLSULB - 11 (11)
Donnell WoolfordClemsonDB - 12 (12)Trace ArmstrongFloridaDE
- 13 (13)
Eric MetcalfTexasRB - 14 (14)
Jeff LagemanVirginiaDE - 15 (15)
Andy HeckNotre DameOT - 16 (16)
Hart Lee DykesOklahoma StateWR - 17 (17)Joe WolfBoston CollegeOG
- 18 (18)
Brian WilliamsMinnesota - 19 (19)
Wayne MartinArkansasDE - 20 (20)
Steve AtwaterArkansasDB - 21 (21)
Bill HawkinsMiamiDE - 22 (22)
Andre RisonMichigan StateWR - 23 (23)
David WilliamsFloridaOT - 24 (24)Tom RickettsPittsburghOG
- 25 (25)Louis OliverFloridaDB
- 26 (26)Cleveland GaryMiamiRB
- 27 (27)Shawn CollinsNorthern ArizonaWR
- 28 (28)
Keith DeLongTennesseeLB
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