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When Is The 2025 NFL Draft? Dates, Format, TV Schedule, & How To Watch Day 1, 2, & 3

James Boutros Sports Editor

Published08 Apr 2025

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The 2025 NFL Draft is around the corner.

This is where future star players are taken.

Teams have done their homework all offseason on the prospects and hope they land who they want.

This is a weaker QB class, but QB Cam Ward is expected to go first overall.

It is unknown where QB Shedeur Sanders may land. He could go as high as second overall to the Cleveland Browns or third to the New York Giants, or he may slip further if the Browns and Giants pass on him.

Defensive lineman Abdul Carter and WR/CB Travis Hunter are expected to go somewhere in the top four. It will be interesting to see which team selects Hunter and if they have him as a WR or CB.

Below are the dates, TV schedule, and how to watch the 2025 NFL Draft.

NFL Draft Dates, Format & TV Schedule

The NFL Draft is a very exciting time for an NFL organization and its fans.

This is where teams select players in hopes of them becoming star players.

Here is the full lineup for the 2025 NFL Draft.

Thursday, April 24th, at 8 PM EST: Round One
Friday, April 25th, at 7 PM EST: Rounds 2 & 3
Saturday, April 26th, at 12 PM EST: Rounds 4-7

Round one takes the longest and begins on Thursday, April 24, at 8 PM EST. On this night, you will see where players Cam Ward, Abdul Carter, Travis Hunter, Shedeur Sanders, etc, all wind up.

Rounds 2 and 3 begin on Friday, April 25, at 7 PM EST. This is another big night as sometimes players taken in rounds 2 and 3 wind up having a major impact on a team.

The final day of the 2025 NFL Draft is on Saturday, April 26, at noon EST. In the NFL Draft, you never know where a potential star player may get drafted. Tom Brady was a sixth-round QB.