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)
Drew BledsoeWashington StateQB - 2 (2)
Rick MirerNotre DameQB - 3 (3)
Garrison HearstGeorgiaRB - 4 (4)
Marvin JonesFlorida StateLB - 5 (5)
John CopelandAlabamaDE - 6 (6)
Eric CurryAlabamaDE - 7 (7)
Curtis ConwayUSCWR - 8 (8)
Willie RoafLouisiana TechOT - 9 (9)
Lincoln KennedyWashingtonOT - 10 (10)
Jerome BettisNotre DameRB - 11 (11)
Dan WilliamsToledoDE - 12 (12)
Patrick BatesTexas A&MDB - 13 (13)
Brad HopkinsIllinoisOT - 14 (14)
Steve EverittMichigan - 15 (15)
Wayne SimmonsClemsonLB - 16 (16)
Sean DawkinsCaliforniaWR - 17 (17)
Tom CarterNotre DameDB - 18 (18)Ernest DyeSouth CarolinaOT
- 19 (19)
Lester HolmesJackson StateOG - 20 (20)Irv SmithNotre DameTE
- 21 (21)
Robert SmithOhio StateRB - 22 (22)
Darrien GordonStanfordDB - 23 (23)
Deon FiguresColoradoDB - 24 (24)Leonard RenfroColoradoDT
- 25 (25)
O.J. McDuffiePenn StateWR - 26 (26)
Dana StubblefieldKansasDE - 27 (27)Todd KellyTennesseeDE
- 28 (28)
Thomas SmithNorth CarolinaDB - 29 (29)George TeagueAlabamaDB
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