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 Images Here’s everything you’ll need to watch the 2026 NFL Draft, otherwise known as the 91st Annual National Football League Player Selection MeetingWhere 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 or NFL.com/watch for 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: Seven minutes per selectionRounds 3 – 6 (including comp picks): Five minutes per selectionRound 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 Raiders2 New York Jets3 Arizona Cardinals4 Tennessee Titans5 New York Giants6 Cleveland Browns7 Washington Commanders8 New Orleans Saints9 Kansas City Chiefs10 New York Giants from Cincinnati11 Miami Dolphins12 Dallas Cowboys13 Los Angeles Rams from Atlanta14 Baltimore Ravens15 Tampa Bay Buccaneers16 New York Jets from Indianapolis17 Detroit Lions18 Minnesota Vikings19 Carolina Panthers20 Dallas Cowboys from Green Bay21 Pittsburgh Steelers22 Los Angeles Chargers23 Philadelphia Eagles24 Cleveland Browns from Jacksonville25 Chicago Bears26 Buffalo Bills27 San Francisco 49ers28 Houston Texans29 Kansas City Chiefs from LA Rams30 Miami Dolphins from Denver31 New England Patriots32 Seattle SeahawksWhere are the Bears currently slated to pick?Round 1: 25 OverallRound 2: 57 OverallRound 2: 60 Overall (from the Buffalo Bills)Round 3: 89 OverallRound 4: 129 Overall (from the Los Angeles Rams)Round 7: 239 Overall (from the Eagles via the Browns)Round 7: 241 OverallOnce 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 TrackerWhich prospects will be in Pittsburgh at the Draft?David Bailey, LB, Texas TechRueben Bain Jr., DE, Miami (Fla.)Mansoor Delane, DB, LSUCaleb Downs, DB, Ohio StateKeldric Faulk, DE, AuburnColton Hood, DB, TennesseeMakai Lemon, WR, USCJeremiyah Love, RB, Notre DameFrancis Mauigoa, OL, Miami (Fla.)Kayden McDonald, DT, Ohio StateKadyn Proctor, T, AlabamaArvell Reese, LB, Ohio StateTy Simpson, QB, AlabamaSonny Styles, LB, Ohio StateCarnell Tate, WR, Ohio StateJordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State