When is the 2018 NFL Draft? Date, time & live TV coverage from AT&T Stadium

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More than 250 new players will join the league in the 2018 NFL Draft in April. Some top college football players will be important additions for teams like the Cleveland Browns and the New York Giants, as they look to rebuild for the future.

Here's everything you need to know about the 2018 NFL Draft, including order of picks and live TV coverage on ESPN. 

MORE: SN's latest NFL mock draft

When, where is the 2018 NFL Draft? 

The 2018 NFL Draft starts Thursday, April 26, and ends Saturday, April 28. The first round will be featured Thursday night, with the second and third rounds taking place Friday night; the final five rounds will be on Saturday.

This year's draft is being held at the Cowboys' AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Believe it or not, this will be the first draft held in an NFL stadium.

How to watch & live stream the NFL Draft

Live coverage of the 2018 NFL Draft starts at 8 p.m. ET on April 26 for Round 1. The draft resumes at 7 p.m. on April 27 for Rounds 2-3, and then again at noon on April 28.

This year's draft will be covered by two broadcast networks (Fox and ABC) and four cable outlets (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, NFL Network). For the first time, all seven rounds of the three-day event will air live on broadcast TV.

Round 1 on April 26 (8 p.m. ET) will air on five channels: NFL Network, Fox, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes. Troy Aikman, Fox's lead NFL analyst, will join NFL Network's Rich Eisen and Mike Mayock at the analyst desk.

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Live coverage of Rounds 2 and 3 on April 27 (7 p.m. ET) will be shown on four networks: NFL Network, Fox, ESPN and ESPN2. Joel Klatt, Fox's lead college football analyst, and Charles Davis will join NFL Network's Peter Schrager and Chris Rose on the coverage.

For the first time, ABC will simulcast ESPN's coverage of Rounds 4-7 on April 28 (noon ET). NFL Network will cover the later rounds, too. Fans also can also stream the action through NFL, Fox Sports and ESPN apps.

ESPN's "College GameDay" will even put its college-themed twist on the draft Thursday and Friday. Rece Davis will be joined by "GameDay" regulars Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard behind the mic.

2018 NFL Draft order

Here's the complete order of picks for the 2018 NFL Draft. 

Round-Pick-Overall PickTeam
1- 1- 1Cleveland
1- 2- 2New York Giants
1- 3- 3New York Jets (from Indianapolis) 
1- 4- 4Cleveland (from Houston)
1- 5- 5Denver
1- 6- 6Indianapolis (from New York Jets)
1- 7- 7Tampa Bay
1- 8- 8Chicago
1- 9- 9San Francisco
1-10-10Oakland
1-11-11Miami
1-12-12Buffalo (from Cincinnati)
1-13-13Washington
1-14-14Green Bay
1-15-15Arizona
1-16-16Baltimore
1-17-17Los Angeles Chargers
1-18-18Seattle
1-19-19Dallas
1-20-20Detroit
1-21-21Cincinnati (from Buffalo)
1-22-22Buffalo (from Kansas City)
1-23-23New England (from Los Angeles Rams)
1-24-24Carolina
1-25-25Tennessee
1-26-26Atlanta
1-27-27New Orleans
1-28-28Pittsburgh
1-29-29Jacksonville
1-30-30Minnesota
1-31-31New England
1-32-32Philadelphia
2- 1-33Cleveland
2- 2-34New York Giants
2- 3-35Cleveland (from Houston)
2- 4-36Indianapolis
2- 5-37Indianapolis (from New York Jets)
2- 6-38Tampa Bay
2- 7-39Chicago
2- 8-40Denver
2- 9-41Oakland
2-10-42Miami
2-11-43New England (from San Francisco)
2-12-44Washington
2-13-45Green Bay
2-14-46Cincinnati
2-15-47Arizona
2-16-48Los Angeles Chargers
2-17-49Indianapolis (from New York Jets through Seattle)
2-18-50Dallas
2-19-51Detroit
2-20-52Baltimore
2-21-53Buffalo
2-22-54Kansas City
2-23-55Carolina
2-24-56Buffalo (from Los Angeles Rams)
2-25-57Tennessee
2-26-58Atlanta
2-27-59San Francisco (from New Orleans)
2-28-60Pittsburgh
2-29-61Jacksonville
2-30-62Minnesota
2-31-63New England
2-32-64Cleveland (from Philadelphia)
3- 1-65Buffalo (from Cleveland)
3- 2-66New York Giants
3- 3-67Indianapolis
3- 4-68Houston
3- 5-69New York Giants (from Tampa Bay)
3- 6-70San Francisco (from Chicago)
3- 7-71Denver
3- 8-72New York Jets
3- 9-73Miami
3-10-74San Francisco
3-11-75Oakland
3-12-76Green Bay
3-13-77Cincinnati
3-14-78Kansas City (from Washington)
3-15-79Arizona
3-16-80Houston (from Seattle)
3-17-81Dallas
3-18-82Detroit
3-19-83Baltimore
3-20-84Los Angeles Chargers
3-21-85Carolina (from Buffalo)
3-22-86Kansas City
3-23-87Los Angeles Rams
3-24-88Carolina
3-25-89Tennessee
3-26-90Atlanta
3-27-91New Orleans
3-28-92Pittsburgh
3-29-93Jacksonville
3-30-94Minnesota
3-31-95New England
3-32-96Buffalo (from Philadelphia)
3-33-97Arizona (Compensatory Selection)
3-34-98Houston (Compensatory Selection)
3-35-99Denver (Compensatory Selection)
3-36-100Cincinnati (Compensatory Selection)
4- 1-101Green Bay (from Cleveland)
4- 2-102Tampa Bay (from New York Giants)
4- 3-103Houston
4- 4-104Indianapolis
4- 5-105Chicago
4- 6-106Denver
4- 7-107New York Jets
4- 8-108New York Giants (from Tampa Bay)
4- 9-109Washington (from Denver through San Francisco)
4-10-110Oakland
4-11-111Los Angeles Rams (from Miami)
4-12-112Cincinnati
4-13-113Denver (from Washington)
4-14-114Cleveland (from Green Bay)
4-15-115Chicago (from Arizona)
4-16-116Dallas
4-17-117Detroit
4-18-118Baltimore
4-19-119Los Angeles Chargers
4-20-120Seattle
4-21-121Buffalo
4-22-122Kansas City
4-23-123Miami (from Cleveland through Carolina)
4-24-124Kansas City (from Los Angeles Rams)
4-25-125Tennessee
4-26-126Atlanta
4-27-127New Orleans
4-28-128San Francisco (from Pittsburgh)
4-29-129Jacksonville
4-30-130Philadelphia (from Minnesota)
4-31-131Miami (from New England through Philadelphia)
4-32-132Philadelphia
4-33-133Green Bay (Compensatory Selection)
4-34-134Arizona (Compensatory Selection)
4-35-135New York Giants (Compensatory Selection)
4-36-136Los Angeles Rams (from New England; compensatory Selection)
4-37-137Dallas (Compensatory Selection)
5- 1-138Green Bay (from Cleveland)
5- 2-139New York Giants
5- 3-140Indianapolis
5- 4-141Seattle (from Houston)
5- 5-142Washington (from Denver)
5- 6-143San Francisco (from New York Jets)
5- 7-144Tampa Bay
5- 8-145Chicago
5- 9-146Seattle (from Oakland)
5-10-147New Orleans (from Miami)
5-11-148Pittsburgh (from San Francisco)
5-12-149Denver (from Washington)
5-13-150Cleveland (from Green Bay)
5-14-151Cincinnati
5-15-152Arizona
5-16-153Detroit
5-17-154Baltimore
5-18-155Los Angeles Chargers
5-19-156Seattle (from Philadelphia through Seattle)
5-20-157New York Jets (from Dallas)
5-21-158Cincinnati (from Buffalo)
5-22-159Oakland (from Patriots through Cleveland through Kansas City)
5-23-160Denver (through Los Angeles Rams)
5-24-161Carolina
5-25-162Tennessee
5-26-163Washington (from Denver through Atlanta)
5-27-164New Orleans
5-28-165Pittsburgh
5-29-166Buffalo (from Jacksonville)
5-30-167Minnesota
5-31-168Seattle (from New England)
5-32-169Philadelphia
5-33-170Cincinnati (Compensatory Selection)
5-34-171Dallas (Compensatory Selection)
5-35-172Green Bay (Compensatory Selection)
5-36-173Oakland (from Dallas; Compensatory Selection)
5-37-174Green Bay (Compensatory Selection)
6- 1-175Cleveland
6- 2-176Los Angeles Rams (from New York Giants)
6- 3-177Houston
6- 4-178Indianapolis
6- 5-179New York Jets
6- 6-180Tampa Bay
6- 7-181Chicago
6- 8-182Arizona (from Denver)
6- 9-183Los Angeles Rams (from Miami)
6-10-184San Francisco
6-11-185Oakland
6-12-186Green Bay
6-13-187Buffalo (from Cincinnati)
6-14-188Washington
6-15-189New Orleans (from Arizona)
6-16-190Baltimore
6-17-191Los Angeles Chargers
6-18-192Dallas (from Oakland through Seattle)
6-19-193Dallas
6-20-194Los Angeles Rams (from Detroit)
6-21-195Los Angeles Rams (from Buffalo)
6-22-196Kansas City
6-23-197Carolina
6-24-198New England (from Los Angeles Rams)
6-25-199Tennessee
6-26-200Atlanta
6-27-201New Orleans
6-28-202Tampa Bay (from Pittsburgh)
6-29-203Jacksonville
6-30-204Minnesota
6-31-205Cleveland (from New England)
6-32-206Philadelphia
6-33-207Green Bay (Compensatory Selection)
6-34-208Dallas (Compensatory Selection)
6-35-209Miami (from LA Rams through Kansas City; Compensatory Selection)
6-36-210New England (from Oakland; Compensatory Selection)
6-37-211Houston (Compensatory Selection)
6-38-212Oakland (Compensatory Selection)
6-39-213Minnesota (Compensatory Selection)
6-40-214Houston (Compensatory Selection)
6-41-215Baltimore (Compensatory Selection)
6-42-216Oakland (Compensatory Selection)
6-43-217Oakland (Compensatory Selection)
6-44-218Minnesota (Compensatory Selection)
7- 1-219New England (from Cleveland)
7- 2-220Pittsburgh (from New York Giants)
7- 3-221Indianapolis
7- 4-222Houston
7- 5-223San Francisco (from Miami through Tampa Bay)
7- 6-224Chicago
7- 7-225Minnesota (from Denver)
7- 8-226Seattle (from New York Jets)
7- 9-227Miami (from San Francisco)
7-10-228Oakland
7-11-229Miami
7-12-230Jacksonville (from Cincinnati)
7-13-231Washington
7-14-232Green Bay
7-15-233Kansas City (from Arizona)
7-16-234Carolina (from Los Angeles Chargers through Buffalo)
7-17-235New York Jets (from Seattle)
7-18-236Dallas
7-19-237Detroit
7-20-238Baltimore
7-21-239Green Bay (from Buffalo)
7-22-240San Francisco (from Kansas City)
7-23-241Washington (from Los Angeles Rams)
7-24-242Carolina
7-25-243Kansas City (from Tennessee)
7-26-244Atlanta
7-27-245New Orleans
7-28-246Pittsburgh
7-29-247Jacksonville
7-30-248Seattle (from Minnesota)
7-31-249Cincinnati (from New England)
7-32-250Philadelphia (from Seattle through Philadelphia, Seattle and New England)
7-33-251Los Angeles Chargers (Compensatory Selection)
7-34-252Cincinnati (Compensatory Selection)
7-35-253Cincinnati (Compensatory Selection)
7-36-254Arizona (Compensatory Selection)
7-37-255Tampa Bay (Compensatory Selection)
7-38-256Atlanta (Compensatory Selection)

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