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 (101)
Jaylen WatkinsFloridaCB - 2 (102)
Bashaud BreelandClemsonCB - 3 (103)
Devonta FreemanFlorida StateRB - 4 (104)
Jalen SaundersOklahomaWR - 5 (105)
Bryan StorkFlorida State - 6 (106)
Bruce EllingtonSouth CarolinaWR - 7 (107)
Justin EllisLouisiana TechDT - 8 (108)
Cassius MarshUCLADE - 9 (109)
Ross CockrellDukeCB - 10 (110)
Maurice AlexanderUtah StateS - 11 (111)
Russell BodineNorth Carolina - 12 (112)
DaQuan JonesPenn StateDT - 13 (113)
Andre WilliamsBoston CollegeRB - 14 (114)
Aaron ColvinOklahomaCB - 15 (115)Shaq EvansUCLAWR
- 16 (116)Keith McGillUtahCB
- 17 (117)
Ka'Deem CareyArizonaRB - 18 (118)
Martavis BryantClemsonWR - 19 (119)
Anthony HitchensIowaOLB - 20 (120)
Logan ThomasVirginia TechQB - 21 (121)
Carl BradfordArizona StateOLB - 22 (122)Marqueston HuffWyomingCB
- 23 (123)Kevin NorwoodAlabamaWR
- 24 (124)
De'Anthony ThomasOregonRB - 25 (125)
Walt AikensLibertyCB - 26 (126)
Khairi ForttCaliforniaOLB - 27 (127)
Pierre DesirLindenwoodCB - 28 (128)
Tre BostonNorth CarolinaS - 29 (129)Dontae JohnsonNC StateCB
- 30 (130)James WhiteWisconsinRB
- 31 (131)Brock VereenMinnesotaS
- 32 (132)Kevin Pierre-LouisBoston CollegeOLB
- 33 (133)
Nevin LawsonUtah StateCB - 34 (134)
Brent UrbanVirginiaDT - 35 (135)
Tom SavagePittsburghQB - 36 (136)Larry WebsterBloomsburgDE
- 37 (137)Dakota DozierFurmanOT
- 38 (138)Lorenzo TaliaferroCoastal CarolinaRB
- 39 (139)Prince ShemboNotre DameOLB
- 40 (140)Cameron FlemingStanfordOT
Draft Videos
Draft News
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Ty Simpson: Had secret meeting with Rams' McVay before draft
Newly drafted QB Ty Simpson said in an ESPN Radio interview that he kept his meeting with coach Sean McVay "private" in accordance with the Rams' wishes.
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Prospect X is drafted; identity is revealed
ESPN's Kalyn Kahler set out to find the most overlooked player in the NFL draft, better known as Prospect X. His identity is now revealed and he's headed to Jacksonville.
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Saints declining Tyree Wilson's fifth-year option after trade
The Saints are declining the fifth-year contract option on defensive end Tyree Wilson after trading for him Saturday, according to the NFL Network.
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NFL draft 1st round averages 13.2M viewers, down from last year
The first round of the NFL draft averaged 13.2 million viewers across television and digital platforms, making it the third-most watched first round on record, behind 2020's audience of 15.5 million and last year's 13.6 million.
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Eagles pick up 5th-year options for Jalen Carter, Nolan Smith
The Eagles picked up the fifth-year options for 2023 first-round picks Jalen Carter and Nolan Smith on Monday.
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NFL fifth-year option tracker: 2023 first-round draft class
The deadline for teams to pick up the fifth-year option on rookie contracts is Friday. Which players have had their options picked up?
