2021 NFL Draft first round: What time will your favorite team pick?
If you can't watch the entire first round, here's when your team should be picking on Thursday night.
It’s draft time. The 2021 NFL Draft will kick off on Thursday night in Cleveland with Thursday’s first round, where barring a stunning turn of events, the Jacksonville Jaguars will select former Clemson star Trevor Lawrence with the No. 1 overall pick.
The NFL Draft is a three-day event, and the first round alone will likely stretch nearly four hours on Thursday night. If you’re not up for watching the entire event just to see your team make its pick, we’re here to help.
Using the broadcasts from recent years as a guide, we can calculate an average pick time and approximate when every team will be making their first round selections.
If you only want to see your team’s selection, you can use the times below to have a general idea, give or take a few minutes, of when to tune in.
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The 2020 NFL Draft will begin at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN, ABC and the NFL Network.
1. Jacksonville Jaguars – 8:19 p.m. ET
2. New York Jets – 8:29
3. San Francisco 49ers – 8:39
4. Atlanta Falcons – 8:49
5. Cincinnati Bengals – 8:59
6. Miami Dolphins – 9:07
7. Detroit Lions – 9:15
8. Carolina Panthers – 9:23
9. Denver Broncos – 9:31
10. Dallas Cowboys – 9:39
11. New York Giants – 9:47
12. Philadelphia Eagles – 9:54
13. Los Angeles Chargers – 10:01
14. Minnesota Vikings – 10:07
15. New England Patriots – 10:13
16. Arizona Cardinals – 10:19
17. Las Vegas Raiders – 10:25
18. Miami Dolphins – 10:31
19. Washington Football Team – 10:37
20. Chicago Bears – 10:43
21. Indianapolis Colts – 10:49
22. Tennessee Titans – 10:55
23. New York Jets – 11:00
24. Pittsburgh Steelers – 11:05
25. Jacksonville Jaguars – 11:10
26. Cleveland Browns – 11:15
27. Baltimore Ravens – 11:20
28. New Orleans Saints – 11:25
29. Green Bay Packers – 11:29
30. Buffalo Bills – 11:34
31. Baltimore Ravens – 11:38
32. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 11:43