One of America’s most popular events starts tonight in Green Bay, when the NFL stages its 2025 draft. In this edition of Dan On Sports, I offer a preview of the draft’s first five picks and other draft minutiae.
Here are some other items you need to know about the draft:
Draft runs from Thursday through Saturday
Round 1 begins at 8 p.m. on Thursday
Round 2-3 are Friday, starting at 7 p.m.
Rounds 4-7 are Saturday, starting at noon
Teams have 10 minutes to make a pick in the first round
Teams have seven minutes to make a selection in the second round
Teams have five minutes to make a pick in rounds three through six
Teams have four minutes to make a pick in the seventh round
The following networks will carry the draft: NFL Network, NFL+, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes
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