When is the 2021 NFL Draft: Date, time, streaming, TV, schedule, mock drafts, tracker, stay protection

We’re only a few brief hours away from the beginning of the 2021 NFL Draft! Earlier than you realize it, high prospects like Trevor Lawrence, Justin Fields and Ja’Marr Chase will formally have NFL properties, crossing the stage in downtown Cleveland to kick off their professional careers. The 86th annual rookie showcase figures to be bursting with intrigue, with not less than 5 quarterbacks set to come back off the board on Day One and loads of contenders nonetheless determined so as to add expertise for the 2021 season. However when, precisely, is that this 12 months’s draft?

We’re glad you requested. Beneath, you may discover the whole lot you could know in regards to the draft schedule:

When is the 2021 NFL Draft?

This 12 months’s draft runs from Thursday, April 29, to Saturday, Could 1. This is a breakdown of the schedule by spherical:

• Spherical 1: Thursday, April 29 (8 p.m. ET)
• Rounds 2-3: Friday, April 30 (7 p.m. ET)
• Rounds 4-7: Saturday, Could 1 (12 p.m. ET)

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The place is the 2021 NFL Draft?

Nice query! Not like final 12 months, when the COVID-19 pandemic compelled the league to host the draft nearly, this 12 months’s occasion shall be held in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. A number of iconic areas, together with the Browns‘ FirstEnergy Stadium, the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame and the Nice Lakes Science Middle, are set to be featured as a part of the draft presentation.

Easy methods to watch the 2021 NFL Draft

The place are you able to go to tune in? Beneath is one other rundown of the schedule, plus TV and streaming choices:

Thursday, April 29

Spherical: 1
Begin time: 8 p.m. ET
TV: ABC, ESPN, NFL Community
Stream: fuboTV (strive for free), NFL app

Friday, April 30

Rounds: 2-3
Begin time: 7 p.m. ET
TV: ABC, ESPN, NFL Community
Stream: fuboTV (strive for free), NFL app

Saturday, Could 1

Rounds: 4-7
Begin time: 12 p.m. ET
TV: ABC, ESPN, NFL Community
Stream: fuboTV (strive for free), NFL app

Mock drafts

If you need the very best of the very best draft projections, do not miss our dozens of mocks at CBSSports.com, together with Ryan Wilson’s seven-rounder. You’ll find all of it proper right here at CBSSports.com.

The place can I discover extra data on the draft?

CBSSports.com has all the most recent on draft information and rumors main as much as, throughout and after the precise occasion. Maintain it locked right here and on our Draft web page for twenty-four/7 protection and comply with alongside stay with each choose on our draft tracker.

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