It’s time for the 2025 NFL Draft. Starting Thursday, April 24, the best college football players, including Cam Ward, Travis Hunter, Shedeur Sanders and Will Johnson, will be entering the draft. Thursday’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.
How to watch the 2025 NFL Draft:
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+.
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2025 NFL Draft schedule:
Thursday, April 24
Round 1, 8 p.m. ET
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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
More ways to watch the 2025 NFL Draft:
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