The 91st Annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting will take place April 23-25 in Pittsburgh. The first round will begin at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, followed by Rounds 2-3 on Friday (7 p.m.) and Rounds 4-7 on Saturday (noon).
There will be 257 selections, including 33 compensatory choices that have been awarded to 15 teams. The Giants, who picked up an extra third-round choice in 2025 and used it in a package to trade up for quarterback Jaxson Dart, did not receive one this year. A team losing more free agents than it acquires in the previous year is eligible to receive compensatory draft picks.
New for 2026, the time between first-round selections has been shortened from 10 minutes to eight minutes. It is the first timing adjustment since 2008, when the allotment dropped from 15 minutes to 10 minutes.
Round 1: Eight minutes per selectionRound 2: Seven minutes per selectionRounds 3-6: Five minutes per selectionRound 7: Four minutes per selection