It's time for the 2025 NFL Draft. Starting tonight, April 24, the best college football players, including Cam Ward, Travis Hunter, Abdul Carter and Will Johnson, will be entering the draft. Tonight's first round of the 2025 NFL Draft will kick off at 8 p.m. ET, with coverage airing across NFL Network, ESPN and ESPN2. You can stream draft coverage on NFL+ and ESPN+. Here's what else you need to know about watching the 2025 NFL Draft, including the full first-round order, TV schedule for rounds 2-7 and more.
Looking for live NFL Draft updates, or the latest mock draft? Yahoo Sports has you covered.
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Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025
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Time: 8 p.m. ET
Location: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
TV channel: NFL Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes
Streaming: NFL+, ESPN+, DirecTV, Fubo and more
When is the 2025 NFL Draft?
Round 1 of the 2025 NFL Draft kicks off on Thursday, April 24, at 8 p.m. ET. Rounds 2-7 will follow on Friday, April 25, and Saturday, April 26. The complete NFL Draft schedule (and Round 1 order) is listed below.
2025 NFL Draft time:
Round 1 of the NFL Draft will begin at 8 p.m. ET. Rounds 2-3 will air Friday starting at 7 p.m. ET. Saturday's coverage of rounds 4-7 will start at 12 p.m. ET.
2025 NFL Draft channel:
You can tune into coverage of this year's NFL Draft on NFL Network, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes (Spanish broadcast). You can stream coverage on NFL+ and ESPN+.
How to watch the NFL Draft this year:
Watch ESPN, NFL Network, get ESPN+ and more
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Stream Yahoo Sports' Draft Live show
In addition to tuning into the NFL Draft, you can watch Yahoo Sports' NFL Draft Live show in the Yahoo Sports app, starting at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday for the first round, and 7 p.m. ET Friday for the second and third rounds.
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Host Jason Fitz will be joined by Football 301's Nate Tice, Charles McDonald and Matt Harmon in-studio for pick-by-pick analysis, with senior NFL reporters Charles Robinson and Jori Epstein making appearances.
Stream Yahoo Sports' NFL Draft Live show
2025 NFL Draft schedule:
Thursday, April 24
Round 1, 8 p.m. ET
Friday, April 25
Rounds 2-3, 7 p.m. ET
Saturday, April 26
Rounds 4-7, 12 p.m. ET
2025 NFL Round 1 draft order:
Subject to change
Tennessee Titans
Cleveland Browns
New York Giants
New England Patriots
Jacksonville Jaguars
Las Vegas Raiders
New York Jets
Carolina Panthers
New Orleans Saints
Chicago Bears
San Francisco 49ers
Dallas Cowboys
Miami Dolphins
Indianapolis Colts
Atlanta Falcons
Arizona Cardinals
Cincinnati Bengals
Seattle Seahawks
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Denver Broncos
Pittsburgh Steelers
Los Angeles Chargers
Green Bay Packers
Minnesota Vikings
Houston Texans
Los Angeles Rams
Baltimore Ravens
Detroit Lions
Washington Commanders
Buffalo Bills
Kansas City Chiefs
Philadelphia Eagles
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