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
ESPN Analytics: Draft Day Predictor
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NFL Draft Day Predictor
- 1 (1)
Jameis WinstonFlorida StateQB - 2 (2)
Marcus MariotaOregonQB - 3 (3)
Dante Fowler Jr.FloridaDE - 4 (4)
Amari CooperAlabamaWR - 5 (5)
Brandon ScherffIowaOT - 6 (6)
Leonard WilliamsUSCDE - 7 (7)
Kevin WhiteWest VirginiaWR - 8 (8)
Vic BeasleyClemsonOLB - 9 (9)
Ereck FlowersMiamiOT - 10 (10)
Todd GurleyGeorgiaRB - 11 (11)
Trae WaynesMichigan StateCB - 12 (12)
Danny SheltonWashingtonDT - 13 (13)
Andrus PeatStanfordOT - 14 (14)
DeVante ParkerLouisvilleWR - 15 (15)
Melvin GordonWisconsinRB - 16 (16)
Kevin JohnsonWake ForestCB - 17 (17)
Arik ArmsteadOregonDE - 18 (18)
Marcus PetersWashingtonCB - 19 (19)Cameron ErvingFlorida StateC
- 20 (20)
Nelson AgholorUSCWR - 21 (21)
Cedric OgbuehiTexas A&MOT - 22 (22)
Bud DupreeKentuckyOLB - 23 (23)
Shane RayMissouriOLB - 24 (24)
D.J. HumphriesFloridaOT - 25 (25)
Shaq ThompsonWashingtonOLB - 26 (26)
Breshad PerrimanUCFWR - 27 (27)
Byron JonesConnecticutCB - 28 (28)
Laken TomlinsonDukeOG - 29 (29)
Phillip DorsettMiamiWR - 30 (30)
Damarious RandallArizona StateS - 31 (31)Stephone AnthonyClemsonILB
- 32 (32)
Malcom BrownTexasDT
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