The 2015 NFL Draft is finally here. It all starts tonight, April 30 at 8:00 PM EST. The long weeks of waiting are finally over. It will be incredibly interesting to see how it all plays out. Rumors and speculation have run wild leading up to this year's big event.
Thursday night features the first round only. The second and third rounds will take place on Friday night. The remaining rounds take place on Saturday. Undrafted free agency begins as soon as the draft is over. The draft is scheduled to be televised on ESPN/ESPN2 and NFL Network. NFL draft analysts Mel Kiper Jr./Todd McShay (ESPN) and Mike Mayock (NFLN) anxiously await your choice.
Event: 80th Annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting (aka 2015 NFL Draft)
Time:
- Round 1: Thursday, April 30, 8pm ET
- Rounds 2-3: Friday, May 1, 7pm ET
- Rounds 4-7: Saturday, May 2, 12pm ET
Where: Auditorium Theatre - Chicago, Illinois
Television Coverage: NFL Network and ESPN/ESPN 2 for all three days
Internet Streams: NFL.com Live
Total Picks: 224 regular picks (32 teams over 7 rounds) plus 32 compensatory picks
Selection Time Limits:
- Day 1: Round 1 – 10 minutes
- Day 2: Round 2 – 7 Minutes, Round 3 – 5 Minutes Per Pick
- Day 3: Rounds 4-6 – 5 Minutes Per Pick, Round 7 - 4 Minutes Per Pick
(Compensatory picks = 4 minutes)
NFL Draft Order (First Round):
| No. | Team | W-L |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2-14 |
| 2. | Tennessee Titans | 2-14 |
| 3. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 3-13 |
| 4. | Oakland Raiders | 3-13 |
| 5. | Washington Redskins | 4-12 |
| 6. | New York Jets | 4-12 |
| 7. | Chicago Bears | 5-11 |
| 8. | Atlanta Falcons | 6-10 |
| 9. | New York Giants | 6-10 |
| 10. | St. Louis Rams | 6-10 |
| 11. | Minnesota Vikings | 7-9 |
| 12. | Cleveland Browns | 7-9 |
| 13. | New Orleans Saints | 7-9 |
| 14. | Miami Dolphins | 8-8 |
| 15. | San Francisco 49ers | 8-8 |
| 16. | Houston Texans | 9-7 |
| 17. | San Diego Chargers | 9-7 |
| 18. | Kansas City Chiefs | 9-7 |
| 19. | Cleveland Browns (from Buffalo) | 7-9 |
| 20. | Philadelphia Eagles | 10-6 |
| 21. | Cincinnati Bengals | 10-5-1 |
| 22. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11-5 |
| 23. | Detroit Lions | 11-5 |
| 24. | Arizona Cardinals | 11-5 |
| 25. | Carolina Panthers | 7-8-1 |
| 26. | Baltimore Ravens | 10-6 |
| 27. | Dallas Cowboys | 12-4 |
| 28. | Denver Broncos | 12-4 |
| 29. | Indianapolis Colts | 11-5 |
| 30. | Green Bay Packers | 12-4 |
| 31. | New Orleans Saints (from Seattle) | 7-9 |
| 32. | New England Patriots | 12-4 |
Prospects attending the draft (Green Room)
Arik Armstead, DL, Oregon
Vic Beasley, DE/LB, Clemson
La'el Collins, OL, LSU
Landon Collins, S, Alabama
Bud Dupree, LB, Kentucky
Cameron Erving, OL, Florida State
Dante Fowler, DE/LB, Florida
Melvin Gordon, RB Wisconsin
Randy Gregory, DE/LB, Nebraska
Todd Gurley, RB, Georgia
D.J. Humphries, OL, Florida
Kevin Johnson, CB, Wake Forest
Byron Jones, CB, Connecticut
Benardrick McKinney, LB, Mississippi State
Cedric Ogbuehi, OT, Texas A&M
DeVante Parker, WR, Louisville
Andrus Peat, OL, Stanford
Breshad Perriman, WR, Central Florida
Shane Ray, DL, Missouri
Brandon Scherff, OL, Iowa
Danny Shelton, DL, Washington
Devin Smith, WR, Ohio State
Donovan Smith, OT, Penn State
Jaelen Strong, WR, Arizona State
Laken Tomlinson, OL, Duke
Trae Waynes, CB, Michigan State
Kevin White, WR, West Virginia
Leonard Williams, DL, USC
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