What time does 2020 NFL Draft start today? Live TV coverage, schedule for Friday's Rounds 2-3

Tadd Haislop

What time does 2020 NFL Draft start today? Live TV coverage, schedule for Friday's Rounds 2-3 image

The 2020 NFL Draft resumes Friday with Rounds 2-3 and a start time that's a little earlier than that of Round 1. Which is good news for the top NFL Draft prospects who are still available and waiting to hear their names called in this unique, fully virtual selection process.

Again on ABC, ESPN and NFL Network as the TV channels, the 2020 NFL Draft will pick back up at 7 p.m. ET on Friday with the Bengals on the clock at No. 33 overall. Friday's broadcast of the NFL Draft features a couple rounds, but teams will have less time to make their picks, so Day 2 will take roughly the same amount of time as Thursday night's Round 1 did, ending sometime between 11 p.m. and midnight ET.

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Only a couple of trades were made on the first night of the 2020 NFL Draft, but more are expected Friday and Saturday. We expect additional surprise picks, too, although the shocker of the entire draft might have already occurred when the Packers traded up in the first round to select quarterback Jordan Love as Aaron Rodgers' heir-apparent.

Below is all you need to watch Friday's broadcast of Rounds 2-3 of the 2020 NFL Draft.

What time does the NFL Draft start today?

  • Date: Friday, April 24
  • Round 2 start time: 7 p.m. ET
  • TV channels: ABC | ESPN | NFL Network
  • Live stream: ESPN app | NFL app | DAZN (in Canada)

The 2020 NFL Draft resumes tonight at 7 p.m. ET on ABC, ESPN and NFL Network. Rounds 2-3 will play out Friday night.

In the second round, teams get just seven minutes to make each pick, and they get just five minutes to make each pick in the third round. Based on that time frame, Day 2 of the 2020 NFL Draft is expected to end by approximately 11 p.m. ET on Friday. (The second and third rounds took a combined four hours, 12 minutes last year.)

Saturday's NFL Draft coverage, which consists of the last four rounds of the draft, will begin at noon ET on ABC, ESPN and NFL Network.

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What channel is the NFL Draft on today?

  • TV channels: ABC, ESPN, NFL Network

The entirety of the 2020 NFL Draft will broadcast live on three different TV networks — ABC, ESPN and NFL Network. ESPN Deportes also 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 (Xfinity channel 49) and NFL Network (Xfinity channel 265). The specific ESPN and NFL Network channels for Spectrum, Cox and Optimum cable customers vary based on viewing area.

NFL Draft TV schedule

Round Day Date Start time TV channels
1 Thursday April 23 8 p.m. ET ABC, ESPN, NFL Network
2-3 Friday April 24 7 p.m. ET ABC, ESPN, NFL Network
4-7 Saturday April 25 Noon ET ABC, ESPN, NFL Network

The TV schedule for the 2020 NFL Draft remains unchanged despite the logistics changes forced by the coronavirus pandemic. All seven rounds of the NFL Draft still will be presented across ABC, ESPN and NFL Network on April 23-25, but the broadcasts will look and feel a little different.

ESPN and NFL Network will combine to offer a singular presentation across both networks. ABC will present its own distinctive telecasts for Rounds 1-3 on Thursday and Friday in addition to simulcasting the ESPN and NFL Network telecast of Rounds 4-7 on Saturday.

The 2020 NFL Draft telecasts will now originate from ESPN's Bristol, Conn., studios and adhere to proper coronavirus-related social distancing guidelines. Trey Wingo will host all three days of ESPN's draft coverage and will be joined remotely by analysts Mel Kiper Jr., Louis Riddick and Booger McFarland. NFL Network host Rich Eisen and analysts Daniel Jeremiah, Michael Irvin and Kurt Warner will also contribute remotely all three days. ESPN host Suzy Kolber will conduct remote interviews with draftees from an ESPN studio. NFL insiders Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter also will be part of the telecast.

On ABC's prime-time telecasts Thursday and Friday, hosts Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer and Maria Taylor will be joined by analysts Todd McShay, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard and David Pollack, as well as correspondent/feature reporter Tom Rinaldi. Davis, Palmer, Taylor and Rinaldi will be in-studio in Bristol.

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NFL Draft live stream

NFL Draft live steams can be found on multiple platforms and can be viewed on multiple devices. As for live TV streaming services, YouTube TV, Hulu Plus Live TV, Sling TV and AT&T TV Now all carry at least one of the channels broadcasting the 2020 NFL Draft. AT&T Watch TV, however, does not carry ABC, ESPN or NFL Network.

For those with connected TV devices (Xbox, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, PS4 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.

Platform NFL Draft? Cable/satellite login needed?
YouTube TV Yes No
Hulu + Live TV Yes No
Sling TV Yes No
AT&T TV Now Yes No
AT&T Watch TV No -
Xbox (NFL/ABC/ESPN Apps) Yes Yes
PS4 (NFL/ABC/ESPN Apps) Yes Yes
Amazon Fire TV (NFL/ABC/ESPN Apps) Yes Yes
Android TV (NFL/ABC/ESPN Apps) Yes Yes
Apple TV (NFL/ABC/ESPN Apps) Yes Yes
Roku (NFL/ABC/ESPN Apps) Yes Yes
Mobile devices/tablets (NFL/NFLN/ABC/ESPN Apps) Yes Yes
Computers (NFL.com/watch, ESPN.com/Watch, ABC.go.com) Yes Yes

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

NFL Draft order: Rounds 2-3

Second round

Round Pick Overall Team Pick
2 1 33 Cincinnati Bengals -
2 2 34 Indianapolis Colts from Redskins -
2 3 35 Detroit Lions -
2 4 36 New York Giants -
2 5 37 New England Patriots from Chargers -
2 6 38 Carolina Panthers -
2 7 39 Miami Dolphins -
2 8 40 Houston Texans from Cardinals -
2 9 41 Cleveland Browns -
2 10 42 Jacksonville Jaguars -
2 11 43 Chicago Bears from Raiders -
2 12 44 Indianapolis Colts -
2 13 45 Tampa Bay Buccaneers -
2 14 46 Denver Broncos -
2 15 47 Atlanta Falcons -
2 16 48 New York Jets -
2 17 49 Pittsburgh Steelers -
2 18 50 Chicago Bears -
2 19 51 Dallas Cowboys -
2 20 52 Los Angeles Rams -
2 21 53 Philadelphia Eagles -
2 22 54 Buffalo Bills -
2 23 55 Baltimore Ravens from Patriots through Falcons -
2 24 56 Miami Dolphins from Saints -
2 25 57 Los Angeles Rams from Houston Texans -
2 26 58 Minnesota Vikings -
2 27 59 Seattle Seahawks -
2 28 60 Baltimore Ravens -
2 29 61 Tennessee Titans -
2 30 62 Green Bay Packers -
2 31 63 Kansas City Chiefs from 49ers -
2 32 64 Seattle Seahawks from Chiefs -

Third round

Round Pick Overall Team Pick
3 1 65 Cincinnati Bengals -
3 2 66 Washington Redskins -
3 3 67 Detroit Lions -
3 4 68 New York Jets from Giants -
3 5 69 Carolina Panthers -
3 6 70 Miami Dolphins -
3 7 71 New England Patriots from Chargers -
3 8 72 Arizona Cardinals -
3 9 73 Jacksonville Jaguars -
3 10 74 Cleveland Browns -
3 11 75 Indianapolis Colts -
3 12 76 Tampa Bay Buccaneers -
3 13 77 Denver Broncos -
3 14 78 Atlanta Falcons -
3 15 79 New York Jets -
3 16 80 Las Vegas Raiders -
3 17 81 Las Vegas Raiders Bears -
3 18 82 Dallas Cowboys -
3 19 83 Denver Broncos from Steelers -
3 20 84 Los Angeles Rams -
3 21 85 Detroit Lions from Eagles -
3 22 86 Buffalo Bills -
3 23 87 New England Patriots -
3 24 88 New Orleans Saints -
3 25 89 Minnesota Vikings -
3 26 90 Houston Texans -
3 27 91 Las Vegas Raiders from Seahawks through Texans -
3 28 92 Baltimore Ravens -
3 29 93 Tennessee Titans -
3 30 94 Green Bay Packers -
3 31 95 Denver Broncos from 49ers -
3 32 96 Kansas City Chiefs -
3 33 97 Cleveland Browns from Texans (compensatory pick) -
3 34 98 New England Patriots (compensatory pick) -
3 35 99 New York Giants (compensatory pick) -
3 36 100 New England Patriots (compensatory pick) -
3 37 101 Seattle Seahawks (compensatory pick) -
3 38 102 Pittsburgh Steelers (compensatory pick) -
3 39 103 Philadelphia Eagles (compensatory pick) -
3 40 104 Los Angeles Rams (compensatory pick) -
3 41 105 Minnesota Vikings (compensatory pick) -
3 42 106 Baltimore Ravens (compensatory pick) -

Tadd Haislop

Tadd Haislop is the Associate NFL Editor at SportingNews.com.