2026 NFL Draft: Start time, live stream, channel, order, and more
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - APRIL 25: Commissioner Roger Goodell claps during the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft on April 25, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images) | Getty ImagesHere's everything you'll need to watch the 2026 NFL Draft, otherwise known as the 91st Annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting
Where is the NFL Draft?The draft is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at Point State Park and Acrisure Stadium.
When is the NFL Draft?7:00 pm CT, Thursday, April 23 (Round 1)
6:00 pm CT, Friday, April 24 (Rounds 2-3)
11:00 am CT, Saturday, April 25 (Rounds 4-7)
How to watch?The 2025 NFL Draft will be televised nationally by NFL Network, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN Deportes, and can be heard nationwide on Westwood One Radio, SiriusXM NFL Radio, and ESPN Radio.
Live NFL Network coverage of the Draft is available across various devices, including smartphones, PCs, tablets, and connected TVs, through the NFL app orNFL.com/watchfor subscribers of participating NFL Network providers, and on NFL+.
Remember that we'll have in-depth coverage of all the Chicago Bears picks here at WCG, as well as on our 2nd City Gridiron podcast channel and video channel. Shortly after each Bears pick, we'll have a live reaction show on our video channel, with the audio version published to your favorite podcast player asap.
Also on our YouTube channel, Bill Zimmerman will be live on Thursday night, taking you up to and through the Bears' selection.
How many picks are there?There will be 7 rounds and 257 selections, including 33 compensatory draft selections awarded to 15 teams.
How much time between picks?Round 1:Eight minutes per selection*
Round 2:Sevenminutes per selection
Rounds 3 - 6 (including comp picks):Five minutes per selection
Round 7 (including comp picks):Four minutes per selection
*Last year, the first round had 10 minutes between picks.
The league estimates that the first round will conclude on Thursday by approximately 9:30 p.m. CT. In 2025, the first round took three hours and 29 minutes, but that was with 10 minutes between selections. Last year, the second and third rounds (Day 2) took a combined 4 hours and 12 minutes, and rounds 4 through 7 (Day 3) took 6 hours and 57 minutes.
What is the current first-round order?1 Las Vegas Raiders
2 New York Jets
3 Arizona Cardinals
4 Tennessee Titans
5 New York Giants
6 Cleveland Browns
7 Washington Commanders
8 New Orleans Saints
9 Kansas City Chiefs
10 New York Giants from Cincinnati
11 Miami Dolphins
12 Dallas Cowboys
13 Los Angeles Rams from Atlanta
14 Baltimore Ravens
15 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
16 New York Jets from Indianapolis
17 Detroit Lions
18 Minnesota Vikings
19 Carolina Panthers
20 Dallas Cowboys from Green Bay
21 Pittsburgh Steelers
22 Los Angeles Chargers
23 Philadelphia Eagles
24 Cleveland Browns from Jacksonville
25 Chicago Bears
26 Buffalo Bills
27 San Francisco 49ers
28 Houston Texans
29 Kansas City Chiefs from LA Rams
30 Miami Dolphins from Denver
31 New England Patriots
32 Seattle Seahawks
Round 1: 25 Overall
Round 2: 57 Overall
Round 2: 60 Overall (from the Buffalo Bills)
Round 3: 89 Overall
Round 4: 129 Overall (from the Los Angeles Rams)
Round 7: 239 Overall (from the Eagles via the Browns)
Round 7: 241 Overall
- Once the Draft starts, we'll be tracking every selection and trade made by GM Ryan Poles in our Chicago Bears NFL Draft 2026 Results: Pick and Trade Tracker
David Bailey, LB, Texas Tech
Rueben Bain Jr., DE, Miami (Fla.)
Mansoor Delane, DB, LSU
Caleb Downs, DB, Ohio State
Keldric Faulk, DE, Auburn
Colton Hood, DB, Tennessee
Makai Lemon, WR, USC
Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame
Francis Mauigoa, OL, Miami (Fla.)
Kayden McDonald, DT, Ohio State
Kadyn Proctor, T, Alabama
Arvell Reese, LB, Ohio State
Ty Simpson, QB, Alabama
Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State
Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State
Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State