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 (57)
Mark StepnoskiPittsburgh - 2 (58)
Matt BrockOregonDE - 3 (59)
Mike UtleyWashington StateOG - 4 (60)
Naz WorthenNC StateWR - 5 (61)
Derek HillArizonaWR - 6 (62)
Keith JonesIllinoisRB - 7 (63)
Marv CookIowaTE - 8 (64)
Bob KratchIowaOG - 9 (65)
Jerry FontenotTexas A&MOG - 10 (66)
Tracy RockerAuburnDT - 11 (67)
Mike ZandofskyWashingtonOG - 12 (68)Rhondy WestonFloridaDE
- 13 (69)
Darrell HamiltonNorth CarolinaOT - 14 (70)
Joe MottIowaLB - 15 (71)
Elroy HarrisEastern KentuckyRB - 16 (72)
Mitchell BensonTCUDT - 17 (73)Chris GannonLouisianaDE
- 18 (74)Anthony DilwegDukeQB
- 19 (75)
Kevin RobbinsMichigan StateOT - 20 (76)
Robert DrummondSyracuseRB - 21 (77)
Bubba McDowellMiamiDB - 22 (78)Greg JacksonLSUDB
- 23 (79)
Kim PhillipsNorth TexasDB - 24 (80)
John HunterBYUOT - 25 (81)Britt HagerTexasLB
- 26 (82)
Don BeebeChadron StateWR - 27 (83)
Erik WilhelmOregon StateQB - 28 (84)
Keith HendersonGeorgiaRB
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