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 (2)
David BaileyTexas TechEDGE - 1 (15)
Rueben Bain Jr.MiamiEDGE - 1 (22)
Akheem MesidorMiamiEDGE - 1 (23)
Malachi LawrenceUCFEDGE - 1 (31)
Keldric FaulkAuburnEDGE - 2 (3)
T.J. ParkerClemsonEDGE - 2 (8)
R Mason ThomasOklahomaEDGE - 2 (9)
Cashius HowellTexas A&MEDGE - 2 (12)
Derrick MooreMichiganEDGE - 2 (13)
Zion YoungMissouriEDGE - 2 (23)
Gabe JacasIllinoisEDGE - 3 (3)
Keyron CrawfordAuburnEDGE - 3 (6)
Romello HeightTexas TechEDGE - 3 (28)Jaishawn BarhamMichiganEDGE
- 4 (19)
Wesley WilliamsDukeEDGE - 4 (20)
Dani Dennis-SuttonPenn StateEDGE - 4 (30)
Trey MooreTexasEDGE - 4 (37)LT OvertonAlabamaEDGE
- 5 (7)
Joshua JosephsTennesseeEDGE - 5 (16)
George Gumbs Jr.FloridaEDGE - 6 (33)Caden CurryOhio StateEDGE
- 7 (6)Tyre WestTennesseeEDGE
- 7 (17)Zach DurfeeWashingtonEDGE
- 7 (22)Max LlewellynIowaEDGE
- 7 (31)Quintayvious HutchinsBoston CollegeEDGE
- 7 (36)
Keyshawn James-NewbyNew MexicoEDGE
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