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How to watch Round 1 of the 2024 NFL Draft: start time, pick order and key notes

The Athletic is reporting live on the 2024 NFL Draft.

Former USC quarterback and 2022 Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams is likely to be selected No. 1 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears on Thursday night in Detroit. But who will be chosen next for second place? And where can I see Williams and the other 31 players drafted in Round 1?

Here's our little handy-dandy guide to Day 1 of this year's NFL Draft.

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When is the NFL Draft?

• Round 1: April 25, 8:00 p.m. ET
• Rounds 2-3: April 26, 7:00 p.m. ET
• Rounds 4-7: April 27, 12:00 p.m. ET

How can I watch the NFL Draft?

All rounds will be broadcast on ESPN/ABC and NFL Network and in Spanish on ESPN Deportes.

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First round order

Our regularly updated list of all picks in the seven-round 2024 NFL Draft is linked here.

As for the first round, the teams are expected to select the following points on Thursday evening:

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

go deeper

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Dane Brugler's 7-Round 2024 NFL Mock Draft: Predicting All 257 Picks

The best players available

(Via Brugler's Top 300 Prospect List)

NO. Outlook Pos. School

1

Caleb Williams

QB1

USC

2

Marvin Harrison Jr.

WR1

Ohio State

3

Malik Nabors

WR2

LSU

4

Drake Maye

QB2

North Carolina

5

Joe Alt

OT1

Notre Dame

6

Rome Odunze

WR3

Washington

7

Brock Bowers

TE1

Georgia

8th

Jayden Daniels

QB3

LSU

9

Troy Fautanu

OG1

Washington

10

Terrion Arnold

CB1

Alabama

11

Quinton Mitchell

CB2

Toledo

12

Olu Fashanu

OT2

Penn State

13

JC Latham

OT3

Alabama

14

Dallas Turner

EDGE1

Alabama

15

Brian Thomas Jr.

WR4

LSU

16

Byron Murphy II

DT1

Texas

17

Taliese Fuaga

OT4

Oregon State

18

Graham Barton

OC1

duke

19

Amarius Sims

OT5

Georgia

20

Jared verse

EDGE2

State of Florida

21

JJ McCarthy

QB4

Michigan

22

Laiatu Latu

EDGE3

UCLA

23

Jackson Powers Johnson

OC2

Oregon

24

Nate Wiggins

CB3

Clemson

25

Cooper Dejean

CB4

Iowa

26

Hack Robinson

EDGE4

Penn State

27

Tyler Guyton

OT6

Oklahoma

28

Johnny Newton

DT2

Illinois

29

Jordan Morgan

OG2

Arizona

30

Kool Aid McKinstry

CB5

Alabama

31

Ladd McConkey

WR5

Georgia

32

Marshawn Kneeland

EDGE5

West Michigan

33

Adonai Mitchell

WR6

Texas

34

Zach Frazier

OC3

West Virginia

35

Darius Robinson

EDGE6

Missouri

36

Kris Jenkins

DT3

Michigan

37

Keon Coleman

WR7

State of Florida

38

Cooper Beebe

OG3

Kansas State

39

Jaden Hicks

SAF1

Washington

40

Kingsley Suamataia

OT7

BYU

41

Roman Wilson

WR8

Michigan

42

Junior Colson

LB1

Michigan

43

Mike Sainristil

CB6

Michigan

44

Bo Nix

QB5

Oregon

45

Picky Pearsall

WR9

Florida

46

Edgerrin Cooper

LB2

Texas A&M

47

Christian Haynes

OG4

Connecticut

48

Jonathan Brooks

RB1

Texas

49

Ennis Rakestraw Jr.

CB7

Missouri

50

Xavier Worthy

WR10

Texas

NFL draft pick betting odds

Below are the odds for draft scenarios with picks #2-10 via BetMGM. These odds are live, so changes can occur at any time leading up to Thursday's draft. The No. 1 pick odds are unrealistic given the assumption that the Bears will draft Williams:

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  • Will Malik Nabers be selected ahead of Marvin Harrison Jr.? Executives and coaches evaluate the top WRs in the NFL Draft
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