2026 NFL draft information
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When is the NFL draft?
The 2026 NFL draft began with Round 1 on April 23 and Rounds 2-3 on April 24. Rounds 4-7 will be Saturday. The draft is being 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)
Bruce SmithVirginia TechDE - 2 (2)
Bill FralicPittsburghOT - 3 (3)
Ray ChildressTexas A&MDE - 4 (4)
Chris DolemanPittsburghDE - 5 (5)
Duane BickettUSCLB - 6 (6)
Lomas BrownFloridaOT - 7 (7)
Ken RuettgersUSCOT - 8 (8)
Ron HolmesWashingtonDE - 9 (9)
Kevin AllenIndianaOT - 10 (10)
Al ToonWisconsinWR - 11 (11)Richard JohnsonWisconsinDB
- 12 (12)
Jim LacheyOhio StateOT - 13 (13)
Eddie BrownMiamiWR - 14 (14)Derrick BurroughsMemphisDB
- 15 (15)
Ethan HortonNorth CarolinaTE - 16 (16)
Jerry RiceMississippi Valley StateWR - 17 (17)
Kevin BrooksMichiganDE - 18 (18)
Freddie Joe NunnOle MissDE - 19 (19)
George AdamsKentuckyRB - 20 (20)
Darryl SimsWisconsinDE - 21 (21)
Jerry GrayTexasDB - 22 (22)
William PerryClemsonDT - 23 (23)
Jessie HesterFlorida StateWR - 24 (24)
Alvin TolesTennesseeLB - 25 (25)Emanuel KingAlabamaLB
- 26 (26)
Steve SewellOklahomaRB - 27 (27)
Lorenzo HamptonFloridaRB - 28 (28)
Trevor MatichBYU
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