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)
Steve EmtmanWashingtonDE - 2 (2)Quentin CoryattTexas A&MLB
- 3 (3)
Sean GilbertPittsburghDT - 4 (4)
Desmond HowardMichiganWR - 5 (5)
Terrell BuckleyFlorida StateDB - 6 (6)
David KlinglerHoustonQB - 7 (7)
Troy VincentWisconsinDB - 8 (8)
Bob WhitfieldStanfordOT - 9 (9)
Tommy VardellStanfordRB - 10 (10)
Ray RobertsVirginiaOT - 11 (11)
Leon SearcyMiamiOT - 12 (12)Marco ColemanGeorgia TechDE
- 13 (13)
Eugene ChungVirginia TechOT - 14 (14)
Derek BrownNotre DameTE - 15 (15)
Johnny MitchellNebraskaTE - 16 (16)
Chester McGlocktonClemsonDT - 17 (17)
Kevin SmithTexas A&MDB - 18 (18)
Dana HallWashingtonDB - 19 (19)Tony SmithSouthern MissRB
- 20 (20)
Dale CarterTennesseeDB - 21 (21)
Vaughn DunbarIndianaRB - 22 (22)
Alonzo SpellmanOhio StateDE - 23 (23)
Chris MimsTennesseeDE - 24 (24)Robert JonesEast CarolinaLB
- 25 (25)
Tommy MaddoxUCLAQB - 26 (26)
Robert PorcherSouth Carolina StateDE - 27 (27)
John FinaArizonaOT - 28 (28)Darryl WilliamsMiamiDB
Draft Videos
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Expected No. 1 Fernando Mendoza puts on show at Indiana pro day
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Todd Monken misses the coaches photo
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Travis and Taylor still on top
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