The countdown to the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay is entering the final stages.
It’s been years in the making and, in less than a week, the draft will be here.
Lambeau Field and the surrounding area in Green Bay continues to be transformed into the NFL draft headquarters and is set to welcome 250,000 NFL fans to the city.
Here’s everything to know about the 2025 NFL Draft:
NFL draft dates
The NFL Draft begins April 24 with round 1, continues April 25 with rounds 2 and 3 and concludes with rounds 4-7 on April 26.
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NFL draft times
Here are the NFL draft times across rounds 1-7 on April 24-26.
- April 24: Round 1, 7 p.m.
- April 25 Rounds 2-3, 6 p.m.
- April 26: Rounds 4-7, 11 a.m.
NFL Draft TV schedule
The eyes of the NFL world will be on Green Bay, Wisconsin, for the draft. Here’s how you can watch the draft on TV or streaming:
Where is the NFL Draft?
The 2025 NFL Draft takes place in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
The festivities will take place in and around Lambeau Field, Titletown District and the nearby Resch Expo. The Draft Theater, positioned between Lambeau Field and Resch Expo, is where the announcements of the picks will occur.
Here’s a map of the area, which you can download below:
How much are tickets for the NFL Draft 2025?
It’s free to attend the NFL Draft. But registration is required to get into the NFL Draft Experience, which houses all the main entertainment.
Download the NFL OnePass app on your mobile device to register or at NFL.com/DraftAccess.
The NFL Draft Experience features an NFL fan’s dream. You’ll find games, daily football clinics, food from what the NFL calls some of Wisconsin’s best restaurants in a “taste of the town” tailgate, as well as photo ops of a replica gameday NFL locker room, a Pro Football Hall of Fame exhibit with Hall of Fame busts with a Packers focus, an oversized replica of all 32 NFL team helmets, Super Bowl rings, the Vince Lombardi Trophy and more.
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NFL Draft concerts: Who is performing at the NFL Draft 2025?
The draft goes well beyond just players being picked. It’s a three-day festival of sorts with entertainment and concerts throughout the weekend.
Country singer Brad Paisley is the headliner and will close out the draft with a free concert April 26. Paisley has a long history of playing in Green Bay and even bringing Packers players on stage. While the West Virginia native is a noted Cleveland Browns fan, he cheers on the Packers every Sunday.
He told the Green Bay Press-Gazette in 2014 that he never misses a Packers game and wears more green and gold apparel than any team.
There will also be a drone show after Rounds 2 and 3 on April 25 above Lambeau Field that will honor “the history of the draft and legacy of Packers football.”
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Paisely’s concert will take place at the Draft Theater adjacent to Lambeau. Standing room will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
There will also be 10 musical acts at the Draft City Music Fest at downtown’s Leicht Memorial Park on April 23 and April 26. The city of Green Bay and On Broadway Inc. are putting on the event.
NFL Draft picks order
The NFL Draft is seven rounds. The Packers enter the draft with eight picks and have the 23rd pick in the first round.
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Here’s a look at the full first round:
10. Chicago Bears
12. Dallas Cowboys
13. Miami Dolphins
15. Atlanta Falcons
18. Seattle Seahawks
20. Denver Broncos
25. Houston Texans
26. Los Angeles Rams
27. Baltimore Ravens
28. Detroit Lions
30. Buffalo Bills
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