Football fans rejoice, it’s NFL Draft time. This annual event is where the best college football players in the country get selected to join one of the 32 NFL teams. The draft is being held in Kansas City, Missouri this year, from April 27-29, 2023. Whether you’re a die-hard fan or just love the excitement of the draft, there are plenty of ways to tune in and catch all the action. In this guide, we’ll give you all the details on how to watch the draft, what to expect, and some of the top prospects to keep an eye on. So, grab some snacks, get comfortable and let’s dive into the world of the NFL Draft!
When is the NFL draft?
The 2023 NFL Draft will take place from April 27-29, 2023 over seven rounds. All times listed in ET.
- Thursday, April 27: Round 1 (8 p.m.)
- Friday, April 28: Rounds 2-3 (7 p.m.)
- Saturday, April 29: Rounds 4-7 (12 p.m.)
Where is the NFL draft?
The 2023 NFL Draft is hosted at Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri. This will be the first time the event has been hosted in The Show-Me State.
How to watch 2023 NFL draft
The 2023 NFL Draft will be broadcast on ESPN, ABC and NFL Network. Watch at home or in your favorite local sports bar. Watch the NFL Draft on DIRECTV:
- ESPN (Ch. 206)
- ABC (Find channels based on your zip code here)
- NFL Network (Ch. 212)
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2023 NFL Draft order
Explore the picks below, and keep in mind there are only 31 first round picks represented as the Dolphins were stripped from their first-round selection for NFL rule violations.
Round 1
- Carolina Panthers! (from Chicago)
- Houston Texans
- Arizona Cardinals
- Indianapolis Colts
- Seattle Seahawks (from Denver)
- Detroit Lions (from L.A. Rams)
- Las Vegas Raiders
- Atlanta Falcons
- Chicago Bears! (from Carolina)
- Philadelphia Eagles (from New Orleans)
- Tennessee Titans
- Houston Texans (from Cleveland)
- New York Jets
- New England Patriots
- Green Bay Packers
- Washington Commanders
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Detroit Lions
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Seattle Seahawks
- Los Angeles Chargers
- Baltimore Ravens
- Minnesota Vikings
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- New York Giants
- Dallas Cowboys
- Buffalo Bills
- Cincinnati Bengals
- New Orleans Saints (from San Francisco via Miami and Denver)
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Kansas City Chiefs
ROUND 2
- Pittsburgh Steelers (from Chicago)
- Houston Texans
- Arizona Cardinals
- Indianapolis Colts
- Los Angeles Rams
- Seattle Seahawks (from Denver)
- Las Vegas Raiders
- Carolina Panthers
- New Orleans Saints
- Tennessee Titans
- Cleveland Browns
- New York Jets
- Atlanta Falcons
- Green Bay Packers
- New England Patriots
- Washington Commanders
- Detroit Lions
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Miami Dolphins
- Seattle Seahawks
- Chicago Bears (from Baltimore)
- Los Angeles Chargers
- Detroit Lions (from Minnesota)
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- New York Giants
- Dallas Cowboys
- Buffalo Bills
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Chicago Bears! (from San Francisco via Carolina)
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Kansas City Chiefs
ROUND 3
- Chicago Bears
- Houston Texans
- Arizona Cardinals
- Denver Broncos (from Indianapolis)
- Denver Broncos
- Los Angeles Rams
- Las Vegas Raiders
- New Orleans Saints
- Tennessee Titans
- Houston Texans (from Cleveland)
- New York Jets
- Atlanta Falcons
- New England Patriots (from Carolina)
- Los Angeles Rams! (from Miami Dolphins via New England)
- Green Bay Packers
- Indianapolis Colts (Washington Commanders)
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Detroit Lions
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Seattle Seahawks
- Miami Dolphins
- Los Angeles Chargers
- Baltimore Ravens
- Minnesota Vikings
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- New York Giants
- Dallas Cowboys
- Buffalo Bills
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Carolina Panthers (from San Francisco)
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Kansas City Chiefs
ROUND 4
- Chicago Bears
- Houston Texans
- Arizona Cardinals
- Indianapolis Colts
- New England Patriots (from L.A. Rams)
- Denver Broncos
- Las Vegas Raiders
- Atlanta Falcons (from Tennessee)
- Cleveland Browns
- New York Jets
- Atlanta Falcons
- Carolina Panthers
- New Orleans Saints
- Green Bay Packers
- New England Patriots
- Washington Commanders
- Minnesota Vikings (from Detroit)
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Jacksonville Jaguars (from Tampa Bay)
- Kansas City Chiefs (from Miami)
- Seattle Seahawks
- Baltimore Ravens
- Los Angeles Chargers
- Cleveland Browns (from Minnesota)
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- New York Giants
- Dallas Cowboys
- Buffalo Bills
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Carolina Panthers (from San Francisco)
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Kansas City Chiefs
ROUND 5
- Chicago Bears
- Buffalo Bills (from Arizona)
- Indianapolis Colts
- Denver Broncos
- Cleveland Browns (from L.A. Rams)
- Las Vegas Raiders
- Cleveland Browns
- New York Jets
- Las Vegas Raiders (from Atlanta)
- Carolina Panthers
- New Orleans Saints
- Tennessee Titans
- Chicago Bears (from New England via Baltimore)
- Green Bay Packers
- Washington Commanders
- Seattle Seahawks (from Pittsburgh)
- Detroit Lions
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Seattle Seahawks
- San Francisco 49ers (from Miami)
- Los Angeles Chargers
- Baltimore Ravens
- Minnesota Vikings
- Atlanta Falcons (from Jacksonville)
- New York Giants
- Dallas Cowboys
- Indianapolis Colts (from Buffalo)
- Cincinnati Bengals
- San Francisco 49ers
- New Orleans Saints (from Philadelphia)
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Los Angeles Rams (Compensatory Selection)
- Arizona Cardinals (Compensatory Selection)
- Dallas Cowboys (Compensatory Selection)
- Green Bay Packers (Compensatory Selection)
- Los Angeles Rams (Compensatory Selection)
- New York Giants (Compensatory Selection)
- San Francisco 49ers (Compensatory Selection)
- Las Vegas Raiders (Compensatory Selection)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Compensatory Selection)
- Dallas Cowboys (Compensatory Selection)
- Los Angeles Rams (Compensatory Selection)
ROUND 6
- Kansas City Chiefs (from Chicago via Miami)
- Houston Texans
- Arizona Cardinals
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from Indianapolis)
- Los Angeles Rams
- Detroit Lions (from Denver)
- New England Patriots (from Las Vegas)
- Jacksonville Jaguars (from N.Y. Jets)
- Tennessee Titans (from Atlanta)
- New England Patriots (from Carolina)
- Houston Texans (from New Orleans)
- Los Angeles Rams (from Tennessee)
- Cleveland Browns
- Los Angeles Rams (from Green Bay)
- New England Patriots
- Washington Commanders
- Detroit Lions
- Denver Broncos (from Pittsburgh)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Miami Dolphins
- Seattle Seahawks
- Baltimore Ravens
- Los Angeles Chargers
- Houston Texans (from Minnesota)
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- Houston Texans (from N.Y. Giants)
- Las Vegas Raiders (from Dallas)
- Buffalo Bills
- Cincinnati Bengals
- New York Jets (from San Francisco via Houston)
- Jacksonville Jaguars (from Philadelphia)
- New York Giants (from Kansas City)
- New England Patriots (Compensatory Selection)
- Minnesota Vikings (Compensatory Selection)
- Dallas Cowboys (Compensatory Selection)
- Arizona Cardinals (Compensatory Selection)
- Las Vegas Raiders (Compensatory Selection)
- Washington Commanders (Compensatory Selection)
- San Francisco 49ers (Compensatory Selection)
- Kansas City Chiefs (Compensatory Selection)
ROUND 7
- Chicago Bears
- Philadelphia Eagles (from Houston via Minnesota)
- Las Vegas Raiders (from Arizona)
- Indianapolis Colts
- San Francisco 49ers (from Denver)
- Los Angeles Rams
- Atlanta Falcons (from Las Vegas)
- Atlanta Falcons
- Jacksonville Jaguars (from Carolina)
- New Orleans Saints
- Tennessee Titans
- Cleveland Browns
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from N.Y. Jets)
- Las Vegas Raiders (from New England)
- Green Bay Packers
- Washington Commanders
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Green Bay Packers (from Detroit via L.A. Rams)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from Indianapolis)
- Seattle Seahawks
- Miami Dolphins
- Los Angeles Chargers
- New York Giants (from Baltimore)
- Pittsburgh Steelers (from Minnesota via Denver)
- Green Bay Packers (from Jacksonville)
- New York Giants
- Dallas Cowboys
- Atlanta Falcons (from Buffalo)
- Cincinnati Bengals
- San Francisco 49ers
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Kansas City Chiefs (Compensatory Selection)
- Los Angeles Rams (Compensatory Selection)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers(Compensatory Selection)
- San Francisco 49ers (Compensatory Selection)
- New York Giants (Compensatory Selection)
- San Francisco 49ers (Compensatory Selection)
- Green Bay Packers(Compensatory Selection)
- New Orleans Saints (Compensatory Selection)
- Chicago Bears (Compensatory Selection)
- Houston Texans (Compensatory Selection)
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Mock NFL draft
Possibly one of the best parts of draft season is making the projections and predictions. We didn’t do an official DIRECTV Mock NFL Draft this year (feel free to check out our Mock Draft for the 2022 NFL Draft), but plenty of people have chimed in with their forecasts. Check out the CBS Draft Hub to get in on the fun.
Top NFL Draft Questions
Find answers to the most common questions that come up during NFL Draft season.
When is the NFL Draft?
The NFL Draft is scheduled to take place from April 27-29, 2023.
What time does the NFL Draft start?
The 2023 NFL Draft will start at 8 p.m. ET on April 27.
What channel is the NFL Draft on?
Watch the NFL Draft on ESPN, ABC, and the NFL Network.
How many rounds in NFL Draft?
The NFL Draft consists of seven rounds, where each team gets to select one player per round, making a total of 259 picks. Although, this year, the Miami Dolphins lost their first round pick.
Where is the NFL Draft 2023?
The NFL Draft 2023 will take place in Kansas City, Missouri.
How many picks are in the NFL Draft?
There are 259 picks in the NFL Draft, one for each team in each of the seven rounds.
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