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)
Baker MayfieldOklahomaQB - 2 (2)
Saquon BarkleyPenn StateRB - 3 (3)
Sam DarnoldUSCQB - 4 (4)Denzel WardOhio StateCB
- 5 (5)
Bradley ChubbNC StateDE - 6 (6)
Quenton NelsonNotre DameOG - 7 (7)
Josh AllenWyomingQB - 8 (8)
Roquan SmithGeorgiaOLB - 9 (9)
Mike McGlincheyNotre DameOT - 10 (10)
Josh RosenUCLAQB - 11 (11)
Minkah FitzpatrickAlabamaS - 12 (12)
Vita VeaWashingtonDT - 13 (13)
Da'Ron PayneAlabamaDT - 14 (14)
Marcus DavenportUT San AntonioDE - 15 (15)
Kolton MillerUCLAOT - 16 (16)Tremaine EdmundsVirginia TechOLB
- 17 (17)
Derwin JamesFlorida StateS - 18 (18)
Jaire AlexanderLouisvilleCB - 19 (19)
Leighton Vander EschBoise StateILB - 20 (20)
Frank RagnowArkansasC - 21 (21)
Billy PriceOhio StateC - 22 (22)
Rashaan EvansAlabamaILB - 23 (23)
Isaiah WynnGeorgiaOG - 24 (24)
D.J. MooreMarylandWR - 25 (25)
Hayden HurstSouth CarolinaTE - 26 (26)
Calvin RidleyAlabamaWR - 27 (27)
Rashaad PennySan Diego StateRB - 28 (28)
Terrell EdmundsVirginia TechS - 29 (29)
Taven BryanFloridaDT - 30 (30)
Mike HughesUCFCB - 31 (31)Sony MichelGeorgiaRB
- 32 (32)Lamar JacksonLouisvilleQB
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