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 (140)
Tajae SharpeMassachusettsWR - 2 (141)
Zack SanchezOklahomaCB - 3 (142)
Ronald BlairAppalachian StateDT - 4 (143)
Deandre WashingtonTexas TechRB - 5 (144)
Connor McgovernMissouriOG - 6 (145)John TheusGeorgiaOT
- 7 (146)
Matt JudonGrand Valley StateDE - 8 (147)
Quinton JeffersonMarylandDT - 9 (148)
Caleb BenenochUCLAOT - 10 (149)
Paul PerkinsUCLARB - 11 (150)
Jordan HowardIndianaRB - 12 (151)
Joe DahlWashington StateOG - 13 (152)
Matt IoannidisTempleDT - 14 (153)
Wendell SmallwoodWest VirginiaRB - 15 (154)
Jordan PaytonUCLAWR - 16 (155)
Joe HaegNorth Dakota StateOT - 17 (156)
Jonathan WilliamsArkansasRB - 18 (157)Leshaun SimsSouthern UtahCB
- 19 (158)
Brandon ShellSouth CarolinaOT - 20 (159)
KJ DillonWest VirginiaS - 21 (160)
Kentrell BrothersMissouriILB - 22 (161)
Christian WestermanArizona StateOG - 23 (162)
Kevin HoganStanfordQB - 24 (163)
Trevor DavisCaliforniaWR - 25 (164)Halapoulivaati VaitaiTCUOT
- 26 (165)Tyreek HillWest AlabamaWR
- 27 (166)D.J. ReaderClemsonDT
- 28 (167)
Marqui ChristianMidwestern StateS - 29 (168)Spencer DrangoBaylorOT
- 30 (169)Antwione WilliamsGeorgia SouthernOLB
- 31 (170)Cole TonerHarvardOT
- 32 (171)Alex CollinsArkansasRB
- 33 (172)Rashard HigginsColorado StateWR
- 34 (173)Trey CaldwellLouisiana MonroeCB
- 35 (174)Fahn CooperOle MissOT
- 36 (175)
Jatavis BrownAkronOLB
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