How To Watch On TV, Cable And Streaming

The 2025 NFL Draft begins Thursday night with Round 1. Read on to find out where to watch it and the following six rounds on broadcast TV, cable and streaming.

The Tennessee Titans, which finished 3-14 during the 2024 NFL Season, has the first selection in the NFL Draft and the team is expected to make Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward the overall No. 1 draft pick.

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Barring any trades, Super Bowl LIX champion Philadelphia Eagles will make the 32nd pick, which is the final selection in Round 1.

Viewers have several options to watch all three days of the 2025 NFL Draft, which will be held outside of the historic Lambeau Field — the home of the Green Bay Packers — in Green Bay, Wis.

Where Can I Watch The 2025 NFL Draft?

The first round of the 2025 NFL Draft will start Thursday at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and will air on free broadcast television on ABC.

Coverage will also air on cable at the same time on the NFL Network, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes and will be available via streaming on NFL+, ESPN+ and ABC.com.

The NFL Draft will continue on Friday with Rounds 2 and 3, which will begin at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. Rounds 4-7 of the draft will begin Saturday at noon ET/9 a.m. PT.

Like Day 1 of the draft, Days 2 and 3 will air on ABC-TV and will be available on cable on NFL Network, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes, and will stream on NFL+, ESPN+ and ABC.com.

2025 NFL Draft Order For Round 1

The full draft order for Day 1 on Thursday, barring any trades, will go as follows:

1. Tennessee Titans
2. Cleveland Browns
3. New York Giants
4. New England Patriots
5. Jacksonville Jaguars
6. Las Vegas Raiders
7. New York Jets
8. Carolina Panthers
9. New Orleans Saints
10. Chicago Bears
11. San Francisco 49ers
12. Dallas Cowboys
13. Miami Dolphins
14. Indianapolis Colts
15. Atlanta Falcons
16. Arizona Cardinals
17. Cincinnati Bengals
18. Seattle Seahawks
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
20. Denver Broncos
21. Pittsburgh Steelers
22. Los Angeles Chargers
23. Green Bay Packers
24. Minnesota Vikings
25. Houston Texans
26. Los Angeles Rams
27. Baltimore Ravens
28. Detroit Lions
29. Washington Commanders
30. Buffalo Bills
31. Kansas City Chiefs
32. Philadelphia Eagles

Quarterback Cam Ward of the Miami Hurricanes appears to be the obvious selection at No. 1 by the Tennessee Titans, at least according to sports writers from several major outlets including Forbes.com contributor Kambui Bomani.

Bomani also predicts that Colorado Buffaloes cornerback/wide receiver Travis Hunter will be drafted at No. 2 overall by the Cleveland Browns, while Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter will be selected by the New York Giants as the No. 3 overall pick. Get Bomani’s predictions for other top picks plus the draft order for Rounds 2 through 7 here.

The 2025 NFL Draft begins Thursday at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT from Green Bay.

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