It’s time for the 2025 NFL Draft. Starting tonight, April 24, the best college football players, including Cam Ward, Travis Hunter, Abdul Carter and Will Johnson, will be entering the draft. Tonight’s first round of the 2025 NFL Draft will kick off at 8 p.m. ET, with coverage airing across NFL Network, ESPN and ESPN2. You can stream draft coverage on NFL+ and ESPN+. Here’s what else you need to know about watching the 2025 NFL Draft, including the full first-round order, TV schedule for rounds 2-7 and more. Looking for live NFL Draft updates, or the latest mock draft? Yahoo Sports has you covered. How to watch the 2025 NFL Draft: Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025 Advertisement Time: 8 p.m. ET Location: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin TV channel: NFL Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes Streaming: NFL+, ESPN+, DirecTV, Fubo and more When is the 2025 NFL Draft? Round 1 of the 2025 NFL Draft kicks off on Thursday, April 24, at 8 p.m. ET. Rounds 2-7 will follow on Friday, April 25, and Saturday, April 26. The complete NFL Draft schedule (and Round 1 order) is listed below. 2025 NFL Draft time: Round 1 of the NFL Draft will begin at 8 p.m. ET. Rounds 2-3 will air Friday starting at 7 p.m. ET. Saturday’s coverage of rounds 4-7 will start at 12 p.m. ET. 2025 NFL Draft channel: You can tune into coverage of this year’s NFL Draft on NFL Network, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes (Spanish broadcast). You can stream coverage on NFL+ and ESPN+. How to watch the NFL Draft this year: DIRECTV’s MySports pack is a curated live TV package geared toward sports fans, with access to ESPN’s suite of channels, NFL Network, TBS, TNT, USA, FS1 and an included subscription to ESPN+ for $69.99/month. The MySports pack guarantees access to thousands of live televised events, plus all the live-streaming and library content on ESPN+, all on one interface and one bill. You can try it for free for five days before committing. Try free at DirecTV Stream Yahoo Sports’ Draft Live show In addition to tuning into the NFL Draft, you can watch Yahoo Sports’ NFL Draft Live show in the Yahoo Sports app, starting at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday for the first round, and 7 p.m. ET Friday for the second and third rounds. Advertisement Host Jason Fitz will be joined by Football 301’s Nate Tice, Charles McDonald and Matt Harmon in-studio for pick-by-pick analysis, with senior NFL reporters Charles Robinson and Jori Epstein making appearances. Stream Yahoo Sports’ NFL Draft Live show 2025 NFL Draft schedule: Thursday, April 24 Round 1, 8 p.m. ET Friday, April 25 Rounds 2-3, 7 p.m. ET Saturday, April 26 Rounds 4-7, 12 p.m. ET 2025 NFL Round 1 draft order: Subject to change More ways to watch the 2025 NFL Draft: Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation 2025 NFL Mock Draft: Top 10 based on betting odds includes Ashton Jeanty in top 5 Live tracker, analysis on first round selections