What time does the 2020 NFL Draft start on ESPN/NFL Network?

Make sure you know what time the 2020 NFL Draft starts this year so you can tune in for the Cincinnati Bengals making the No. 1 overall pick.

While the 2020 NFL Draft will have a different feel this year: no gathered crowd, no racing of the draft card to the podium, and no boos from the Giants fans upon their own and other teams’ selections.

Despite the move to host the draft entirely online, the entire process will still be viewed on television by millions of fans.

Not much will change about either the viewing experience nor the schedule for the draft this year, despite the slew of changes forced upon the NFL by COVID-19. The talking heads of sports media will still fill our screens and analyze the previous selection, talk about the best available prospects, and make predictions about what is to come.

In order to track all of the picks you need to see, it will be important to know what time to tune in.

The NFL Draft’s first round will be on Thursday, April 23 and the ESPN and NFL Network broadcasts will begin with the first pick at 8:00 p.m. ET.

Each team has 10 minutes to make their selection, so it should be well after midnight before the round concludes. Those hoping to catch the Super Bowl LIV Champion Kansas City Chiefs selection should plan to tune in around that time.

The draft’s second and third rounds take place on Friday, April 24. The second round is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. ET. In these rounds, the teams have seven (2nd round) and five (3rd round) minutes to make each selection. The second round then should last around three hours or a little more, and the third round should add another three hours or so (there are 42 selections in the 3rd round with compensatory selections added at the end).

The draft’s fourth through seventh rounds kick off at 12:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 25. Each team gets five minutes per selection until the seventh round when it drops to four minutes. With compensatory selections there are roughly 150 picks on day three of the draft, accounting for more than 12 hours of prospective coverage.

Catch all the drama and enjoy!