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)
Andrew LuckStanfordQB - 2 (2)
Robert Griffin IIIBaylorQB - 3 (3)
Trent RichardsonAlabamaRB - 4 (4)
Matt KalilUSCOT - 5 (5)
Justin BlackmonOklahoma StateWR - 6 (6)
Morris ClaiborneLSUCB - 7 (7)
Mark BarronAlabamaS - 8 (8)
Ryan TannehillTexas A&MQB - 9 (9)
Luke KuechlyBoston CollegeILB - 10 (10)
Stephon GilmoreSouth CarolinaCB - 11 (11)
Dontari PoeMemphisDT - 12 (12)
Fletcher CoxMississippi StateDT - 13 (13)
Michael FloydNotre DameWR - 14 (14)
Michael BrockersLSUDT - 15 (15)
Bruce IrvinWest VirginiaOLB - 16 (16)
Quinton CoplesNorth CarolinaDE - 17 (17)
Dre KirkpatrickAlabamaCB - 18 (18)
Melvin IngramSouth CarolinaDE - 19 (19)
Shea McClellinBoise StateOLB - 20 (20)
Kendall WrightBaylorWR - 21 (21)
Chandler JonesSyracuseDE - 22 (22)Brandon WeedenOklahoma StateQB
- 23 (23)
Riley ReiffIowaOT - 24 (24)
David DeCastroStanfordOG - 25 (25)Dont'a HightowerAlabamaILB
- 26 (26)
Whitney MercilusIllinoisDE - 27 (27)Kevin ZeitlerWisconsinOG
- 28 (28)
Nick PerryUSCDE - 29 (29)Harrison SmithNotre DameS
- 30 (30)
A.J. JenkinsIllinoisWR - 31 (31)Doug MartinBoise StateRB
- 32 (32)
David WilsonVirginia TechRB
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