The 2025 NFL Draft will once again present a chance for all 32 teams to analyze their strengths and weaknesses based on the previous season and get better. The NFL Draft is also officially known as the Annual Player Selection Meeting. The teams are positioned in an order such as the last-placed team in the whole NFL gets to pick 1st overall while the Super Bowl champion gets to pick 32nd (last pick of round 1). However, the order in which each team selects their draft picks occasionally changes when factors such as trades, and teams violating NFL rules due to which their picks are forfeited come into the picture.
When is the 2025 NFL Draft?
Here are all the details you need to know about the draft:
NFL Draft date: 24 April 2025 to 26 April 2025
NFL Draft time: April 24 (Round 1) - 8 p.m ET, April 25 (Round 2-3) - 7 p.m ET, April 26 (Round 4-7) - 12 ET (via CBS Sports)
Channels: ESPN, ESPN Deportes (Spanish), ESPN Radio, NFL Network, ABC
Live Stream: Fubo (via CBS Sports)
Where is the 2025 NFL Draft taking place?
The 2025 NFL Draft will take place in April from the 24th to the 26th. Green Bay, Wisconsin will play the host for the 2025 year’s NFL Draft.
What time will the 2025 NFL Draft start?
The 2025 NFL draft will begin at 8 p.m. ET on 24 April. This will be the opening night of the 2025 NFL draft and will only have Round 1 selections.
Day 2 of the 2025 NFL Draft will begin at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, April 25. The second night of the draft will feature Rounds 2 and 3 selections.
The final day of the 2025 NFL Draft will start earlier than Day 1 and Day 2, at noon ET on Saturday, April 26. On Day 3, teams will make selections from Rounds 4 through 7.
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How long is each round of the NFL Draft?
There are a total of seven rounds in the NFL draft, where each of the 32 teams will get a chance to make their selection. Here is how much time it will take between the draft picks in each round as per NFL Football Operations.
Round 1: 10 minutes for each team. Round 2: Seven minutes for each team.Rounds 3 through 6: Five minutes for each team.Round 7: Four minutes for each team.
Round 1 of the NFL draft will be given the maximum time to make the selection. This is then followed by round 2. From round 3 through round 6, five minutes are given to the teams to make the selection. The last round, which is the shortest, will be given four minutes in between picks.
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FAQs 2025 NFL Draft
A. There are 7 rounds in a single NFL draft.
A. The 2025 NFL Draft will take place in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
A. The 2026 NFL draft will take place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
