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 (9)
Spencer FanoUtahOT - 1 (10)
Francis MauigoaMiamiOT - 1 (12)
Kadyn ProctorAlabamaOT - 1 (17)
Blake MillerClemsonOT - 1 (19)
Monroe FreelingGeorgiaOT - 1 (21)
Max IheanachorArizona StateOT - 1 (28)
Caleb LomuUtahOT - 3 (4)
Markel BellMiamiOT - 3 (22)Austin BarberFloridaOT
- 3 (29)
Keagen TrostMissouriOT - 3 (32)Gennings DunkerIowaOT
- 3 (33)
Caleb TiernanNorthwesternOT - 4 (2)
Jude BowryBoston CollegeOT - 4 (11)
Kage CaseyBoise StateOT - 4 (12)
Drew SheltonPenn StateOT - 4 (17)
Travis BurkeMemphisOT - 4 (27)
Carver WillisWashingtonOT - 5 (39)Enrique Cruz Jr.KansasOT
- 6 (11)J.C. DavisIllinoisOT
- 6 (15)Dametrious CrownoverTexas A&MOT
- 7 (1)
Jayden WilliamsOle MissOT - 7 (15)
Ethan OnianwaOhio StateOT
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