“The 2025 NFL Draft is now officially open. The Tennessee Titans are on the clock.”
Those words will be uttered by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Thursday, likely in front of a booing crowd outside of Lambeau Field in Green Bay.
It’s a moment that marks the culmination of years of hard work and dedication for the draft hopefuls. All that time was spent working towards these three days in April.
Yet this is only the beginning of the journey for many, who will go on to do so much more.
Some will become your favorite players, others will be hated rivals. There will be Super Bowl heroes and fantasy football legends. Good players and great players.
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No matter what, the draft charts a new path forward in NFL history and it only takes about 47 hours to accomplish that.
Here’s everything to know about the 2025 NFL Draft, including draft order, dates, start times and TV schedule.
NFL draft order 2025
Here’s the order of all 32 first-round picks in the 2025 NFL draft. Tiebreakers are determined based on strength of schedule. Since the Titans played the weaker schedule between the Browns and Giants, they were awarded the top pick.
NFL draft dates 2025
The 2025 NFL Draft is slated to begin on Thursday, April 24 and conclude on Saturday, April 25.
Only the first round will be conducted on Thursday, with the second and third rounds taking place on Friday before the event wraps up with the final four rounds on Saturday.
NFL draft time 2025
Here’s a look at the start times and approximate end times for each day of the NFL draft:
- Thursday, April 24: 8 p.m. ET to 11:30 p.m. ET
- Friday, April 25: 7 p.m. ET to 11:30 p.m. ET
- Saturday, April 26: 12 p.m. ET to 7 pm. ET
NFL draft TV schedule 2025
The 2025 NFL Draft will be broadcasted on NFL Network, ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC. Cord cutters can also stream the draft live on NFL+, ESPN+ or Fubo, which comes with a free trial.
Here is the day-by-day breakdown for how to watch the event:
- Thursday, April 24: NFL Network, ESPN, ABC
- Friday, April 25: NFL Network, ESPN2, ABC
- Saturday, April 26: NFL Network, ESPN, ABC
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