NFL Draft 2023

The NFL Draft consists of seven rounds, a considerable reduction for a process that once featured 30 rounds. In the first round, teams are given 10 minutes to make each pick. In the second round, teams get just seven minutes to make each pick. In Rounds 3-6, they get five minutes, and in Round 7, they get only four.

There are 259 picks in the 2023 NFL Draft, including compensatory selections. The Texans and  Raiders are tied for the most picks in this year's draft, as each enters with 12. The Dolphins have the fewest picks with only four.

Miami forfeited its first-round pick (No. 21 overall) as punishment by the NFL for tampering, so there are only 31 picks in Round 1 in 2023.

There are 32 picks in the second round, 39 picks in the third round, 33 picks in the fourth round, 43 picks in the fifth round, 40 picks in the sixth round and 42 picks in the seventh round.

The order of NFL Draft picks is determined by the previous season's final standings; the worst team gets the first pick in each round, and the Super Bowl winner gets the last pick in each round (unless traded away, which is the case this year with the Rams sending their first round pick to the Lions as part of the Matthew Stafford trade last season). For teams that finished the previous season with the same records, the tiebreaker is strength of schedule (win percentage of opponents). If that percentage is the same, the next tiebreakers are division and conference records. And if they're still tied after that, the following is the tiebreaking method:

• Head-to-head (if applicable)
• Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games (minimum of four)
  
• Strength of victory in all games
  
• Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed in all games
  
• Best net points in all games
  
• Best net touchdowns in all games
  
• Coin toss
  

The Bears have the first pick in the NFL Draft. Chicago finished with the NFL's worst record at 3-14, so they will pick ahead of the Texans (No. 2), Cardinals (No. 3) and Colts (No. 4).

There are four teams with two first-round picks in 2023 and five without first-round picks altogether. As such, the Texans, Eagles, Lions, Seahawks are scheduled to pick twice in the first round while the Dolphins, 49ers, Browns, Rams and Broncos enter the draft without a first-round selection.

There are 259 picks in the 2023 NFL Draft, including compensatory selections. The Texans and Raiders are tied for the most picks in this year's draft, as each enters with 12. The Dolphins hold only four picks, the fewest in this year's draft.

Much has been debated about the No. 1 prospect in the 2023 NFL Draft, varying team to team and analyst to analyst. But it appears Alabama QB Bryce Young has separated himself from teammate Will Anderson Jr. and Ohio State's C.J. Stroud for the honor.

According to TSN's Vinnie Iyer, here are the top 10 prospects in the 2023 NFL Draft.

1. Bryce Young, QB, Alabama
2. Will Anderson Jr., EDGE, Alabama
3. C.J. Stroud, QB, Ohio State
4. Tyree Wilson, EDGE, Texas Tech
5. Myles Murphy, EDGE, Clemson
6. Bijan Robinson, RB, Texas
7. Jalen Carter, DT, Georgia
8. Christian Gonzalez, CB, Oregon
9. Paris Johnson Jr., OT, Ohio State
10. Peter Skoronski, OT, Northwestern

The NFL supplemental draft, which takes place each July for players whose eligibility has changed since the NFL Draft, works in a way that's quite simple, yet players are rarely selected in the process. The reason: The format is such that a team forfeits a pick in the following year's draft if it chooses to select a player in the supplemental draft.

Teams don’t have to participate in the supplemental draft. If a team chooses to do so, it can bid for a player by telling the NFL the round in which it wants to pick him. If no other team bids on that player, the team is awarded the player and loses a pick in the following year’s draft that corresponds with the supplemental draft round in which the player was selected.

If multiple teams submit bids for a player, the highest bidder is awarded the player. In the event two teams bid the same pick on a player, the NFL turns to a predetermined draft order to decide who gets the player.

Once the draft reaches the late stages of the final round, for some prospects, it’s better not to be selected at all. Because once a player in the draft goes undrafted, he becomes an unrestricted free agent who’s able to sign with any team.

Kurt Warner and John Randle, both Pro Football Hall of Famers, are among the notable legendary players who went undrafted.

The NFL Draft start time varies throughout the three-day event, with Round 1 on Thursday beginning at 8 p.m. ET, Rounds 2-3 on Friday beginning at 7 p.m. ET and Rounds 4-7 on Saturday beginning at noon ET.

The NFL Draft spans three days — Thursday, April 27; Friday April 28; Saturday, April 29 — and seven rounds.

In the first round, each team gets 10 minutes to make its pick. In the second round, each team gets seven minutes to make its pick. In Rounds 3-6, each team gets five minutes to make its pick. In the seventh and final round, each team gets four minutes to make its pick.

The entirety of the 2023 NFL Draft will broadcast live on three different TV networks simultaneously — ABC, ESPN and NFL Network. That doesn’t include ESPN Deportes, which will present a Spanish edition of ESPN’s broadcast.

Anybody with access to broadcast TV (even without cable) can watch the NFL Draft on ABC. All the major cable networks carry both ESPN and NFL Network.

Viewers in Canada will be able to catch the NFL Draft on TSN. TSN will carry coverage of the first round while its affiliate, TSN4, carries coverage of Days 2 and 3 of the draft.

NFL Draft live streams can be found on multiple platforms and can be viewed on multiple devices. As for live TV streaming services, fuboTV, YouTube TV, Hulu Plus Live TV, Sling TV and AT&T TV Now all carry at least one of the channels broadcasting the 2023 NFL Draft.

For those with connected TV devices (Xbox, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, PS5 and Roku), the NFL Draft can be streamed live with the NFL App, the ABC App or the ESPN App by authentication with participating TV providers.

Similar options are available for those who wish to live stream the NFL Draft via mobile devices and tablets — the NFL App, the NFL Network App, the ABC App and the ESPN App. On computers and laptops, a live stream of the NFL Draft will be available by authentication with participating TV providers at NFL.com/Watch, ESPN.com/Watch and ABC.go.com.

In Canada, the NFL Draft can be streamed on DAZN, which includes NFL Network coverage and offers a free trial period for new subscribers.

Yes. A live stream of the NFL Draft can be heard via the following radio providers: SiriusXM NFL Radio, ESPN Radio and NFL on Tunein Radio.

The 2023 NFL Draft will be held in Kansas City for the first time. The city's iconic Union Station will host the NFL Draft Main Stage, constructed directly in front of the building's famous facade.