The NFL Draft begins on April 23 in Pittsburgh with the Las Vegas Raiders owning the No. 1 overall pick. Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza is widely expected to be the pick at No. 1 overall, joining a young Raiders offense that includes recent first-round picks Ashton Jeanty and Brock Bowers.

The Los Angeles Rams unveiled the jersey numbers for 2026 No. 13 pick Ty Simpson and the rest of their rookie players.

The Next Gen Stats Team uses its draft model to identify the five best value picks from Round 1 of the 2026 NFL Draft. Which teams scored the biggest steals on Thursday night?

How long is the first round of NFL Draft? For the first time since 2008, the NFL announced that it was shortening the first round selection time. This year marks the first time in NFL history that the maximum time per first-round pick will be eight minutes.

The Detroit Lions have an important few days coming up for the future of their roster and it begins Thursday night with the first round of the 2026 NFL draft. Emanating from Pittsburgh’s North Shore, the draft begins at 8 p.m. ET airing on ABC/ESPN where the next class of players will be selected into the NFL.

Will this class look more like 2024, when six quarterbacks went in Round 1, or like recent drafts, where just a couple quarterbacks heard their names called?

With way-too-early 2027 NFL mock drafts starting to be created, Pro Football Focus predicts the Detroit Lions taking an elite defender with their pick.