What channel is the 2025 NFL Draft? How to watch Round 1
The first of three days of the 2025 NFL Draft will get underway on Thursday night. What channel will air draft coverage this year?
There are a few coverage options for football fans interested in watching this year. The Disney family of networks – ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ABC — will broadcast the first night of the NFL draft. The NFL Network will also feature coverage of the first round.
Subscribers to NFL+ will be able to stream draft coverage that way, while fans with cable subscriptions can watch the draft on the ESPN or ABC app.
Here's where to tune in for Round 1 of the NFL draft:
2025 NFL draft TV channel
There are a few different options for fans to watch this year's NFL draft. Coverage for the first round of the draft on Thursday begins at 8 p.m. ET.
- TV channels: NFL Network | ABC | ESPN | ESPN Deportes
When is the 2025 NFL draft?
The 2025 NFL draft takes place across three days over the final weekend of April.
- 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 (Noon ET)