The annual player selection process begins Thursday night and runs through Saturday
The 2018 NFL Draft starts Thursday night live from AT&T Stadium, home of the Cowboys in Arlington, Texas. The annual event, also known as the NFL’s player selection meeting, has seven rounds where teams select eligible college football players. It starts Thursday night, continues Friday night and concludes Saturday afternoon.
Though not as famous as “start your engines,” the NFL Draft officially begins with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell saying, “With the first pick in the 2018 NFL Draft…” The first pick this year belongs to the Cleveland Browns and there’s been great speculation as to who will be their first selection.
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CBS Sports HQ, a 24-hour streaming sports network powered by CBS Sports and CBS Interactive, will be live from the draft starting on Thursday, April 26, covering the NFL Draft for all three days. All times Eastern.
CBS Sports HQ can be watched 24/7, for free, from a desktop at CBSSports.com/live, but it is also available on the CBS Sports app for Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV and Roku; and the CBS Sports mobile app.
CBS News reporters will live blog all three days of the 2018 NFL Draft starting Thursday night at 8:00 p.m. as the first pick is announced. Follow along for the latest pick information, reactions and predictions in conjunction with our friends at CBS Sports.
Round 1:
This time of year there’s as much speculation as there is uncertainty. Who will be picked first? How many teams will trade their selection?
The analysts at CBS Sports try to answer those questions and more. Check out all their mock draft predictions ahead of each round of the 2018 NFL Draft. If you only care about your favorite team, the CBS Sports team-by-team mock draft analysis might be your better choice.
