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)
Travon WalkerGeorgiaDE - 2 (2)
Aidan HutchinsonMichiganDE - 3 (3)
Derek Stingley Jr.LSUCB - 4 (4)
Ahmad GardnerCincinnatiCB - 5 (5)
Kayvon ThibodeauxOregonDE - 6 (6)
Ikem EkwonuNC StateOT - 7 (7)Evan NealAlabamaOT
- 8 (8)
Drake LondonUSCWR - 9 (9)
Charles CrossMississippi StateOT - 10 (10)Garrett WilsonOhio StateWR
- 11 (11)
Chris OlaveOhio StateWR - 12 (12)Jameson WilliamsAlabamaWR
- 13 (13)
Jordan DavisGeorgiaDT - 14 (14)
Kyle HamiltonNotre DameS - 15 (15)Kenyon GreenTexas A&MOG
- 16 (16)
Jahan DotsonPenn StateWR - 17 (17)
Zion JohnsonBoston CollegeOG - 18 (18)
Treylon BurksArkansasWR - 19 (19)Trevor PenningNorthern IowaOT
- 20 (20)
Kenny PickettPittsburghQB - 21 (21)
Trent McDuffieWashingtonCB - 22 (22)
Quay WalkerGeorgiaILB - 23 (23)
Kaiir ElamFloridaCB - 24 (24)
Tyler SmithTulsaOT - 25 (25)Tyler LinderbaumIowaC
- 26 (26)Jermaine Johnson IIFlorida StateDE
- 27 (27)Devin LloydUtahILB
- 28 (28)Devonte WyattGeorgiaDT
- 29 (29)
Cole StrangeChattanoogaOG - 30 (30)George KarlaftisPurdueDE
- 31 (31)
Daxton HillMichiganS - 32 (32)
Lewis CineGeorgiaS
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