The NFL Draft gets underway tonight as the league’s headline off-season event heads to Green Bay for 2025.
It’s two-and-a-half months since the dominant Philadelphia Eagles brushed aside the defending champion and ‘three-peat’ chasing Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, with attentions quickly turning to the next American football stars of the future.
There was no shortage of drama around last season’s Draft, a particularly strong edition dominated by quarterbacks with no fewer than six taken in the first round including all of the top three picks, five of the top 10 and six of the top 12, led by USC-superstar-turned-Chicago-Bear Caleb Williams and Jayden Daniels, who is already an elite talent for the Washington Commanders.
It is not generally thought to be a vintage class of signal-callers this time around, though the Tennessee Titans are still heavily expected to use their No1 pick on Miami quarterback Cam Ward as Shedeur Sanders - son of NFL legend Deion Sanders - provides a real wildcard option who could end up being selected anywhere in the first round.
Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter is a potentially generational talent who could help to redefine the game as a two-way college star who excelled at both wide receiver and cornerback alongside the Sanders’ at Colorado, while many people believe that Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter is the best overall talent on offer this year.
With over 250,000 NFL fans expected to be in attendance across three days, here is all you need to know about the 2025 NFL Draft.
When is the NFL Draft?
The 2025 NFL Draft begins with the first round tonight, Thursday April 24, 2025, taking place live outside the iconic Lambeau Field - home of the Green Bay Packers - as well as the adjacent Titletown District and Resch Campus in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin.
Rounds two and three take place on Friday, April 25 ahead of rounds four to seven being completed on Saturday, April 26.
What time does the NFL Draft start?
The first round of the NFL Draft begins at 8pm ET and 5pm PT on tonight, which is 1am BST on Friday morning in the UK.
Round two starts at 7pm ET and 4pm PT on Friday night, which is 12am UK time.
Rounds 4-7 will commence from the much earlier time of 12pm ET, 10am PT and 5pm BST on Saturday.
NFL Draft Order 2025
Round one*
1) Tennessee Titans
2) Cleveland Browns
3) New York Giants
4) New England Patriots
5) Jacksonville Jaguars
6) Las Vegas Raiders
7) New York Jets
8) Carolina Panthers
9) New Orleans Saints
10) Chicago Bears
11) San Francisco 49ers
12) Dallas Cowboys
13) Miami Dolphins
14) Indianapolis Colts
15) Atlanta Falcons
16) Arizona Cardinals
17) Cincinnati Bengals
18) Seattle Seahawks
19) Tampa Bay Buccaneers
20) Denver Broncos
21) Pittsburgh Steelers
22) Los Angeles Chargers
23) Green Bay Packers
24) Minnesota Vikings
25) Houston Texans
26) Los Angeles Rams
27) Baltimore Ravens
28) Detroit Lions
29) Washington Commanders
30) Buffalo Bills
31) Kansas City Chiefs
32) Philadelphia Eagles
Round two*
33) Cleveland Browns
34) New York Giants
35) Tennessee Titans
36) Jacksonville Jaguars
37) Las Vegas Raiders
38) New England Patriots
39) Chicago Bears (from Panthers)
40) New Orleans Saints
41) Chicago Bears
42) New York Jets
43) San Francisco 49ers
44) Dallas Cowboys
45) Indianapolis Colts
46) Atlanta Falcons
47) Arizona Cardinals
48) Miami Dolphins
49) Cincinnati Bengals
50) Seattle Seahawks
51) Denver Broncos
52) Seattle Seahawks (from Steelers)
53) Tampa Bay Buccaneers
54) Green Bay Packers
55) Los Angeles Chargers
56) Buffalo Bills (from Vikings through Texans)
57) Carolina Panthers (from Rams)
58) Houston Texans
59) Baltimore Ravens
60) Detroit Lions
61) Washington Commanders
62) Buffalo Bills
63) Kansas City Chiefs
64) Philadelphia Eagles
*subject to change, based on potential trades
How to watch the NFL Draft
TV channel: The NFL Draft is being broadcast live in the USA on NFL Network, ESPN and ABC.
In the UK, coverage of the first round begins on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Action and Sky Sports Mix from 1am BST in the early hours of Friday morning.
Sky Sports will also have live coverage of rounds 2-3 and 4-7 on Friday and Saturday respectively, while those with a subscription can also watch live via NFL Game Pass on DAZN.
There will be live text coverage of the first round on the BBC Sport website and live radio coverage on talkSPORT 2.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can also catch every round of the NFL Draft live online via the Sky Go app.
NFL Draft odds
To be No1 pick
Cam Ward 1/200
Abdul Carter 30/1
Travis Hunter 45/1
Shedeur Sanders 100/1
250/1 bar
Odds via Betfair (subject to change).
