Everything You Need to Know About the NFL Draft

What:

86th Annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting

Where:

Cleveland, Ohio

When:

8:00 PM ET, Thursday, April 29 (Round 1).
7:00 PM ET, Friday, April 30 (Rounds 2-3).
Noon ET, Saturday, May 1 (Rounds 4-7).

The first round will conclude on Thursday by approximately 11:45 PM ET. In 2020, the first round consumed three hours and 54 minutes. The second and third rounds will conclude on Friday by approximately 11:30 PM ET. The second and third rounds took a combined four hours and 49 minutes in 2020. The draft will conclude by approximately 7:00 PM ET on Saturday with the final four rounds. Rounds 4 through 7 took six hours and 57 minutes in 2020. 

Rounds:

Seven Rounds – Round 1 on Thursday, April 29; Rounds 2 and 3 on Friday, April 30; and Rounds 4 through 7 on Saturday, May 1.

Time Limits:

Round 1: 10 minutes per selection. Round 2: Seven minutes per selection. Rounds 3 through 6, including compensatory picks: Five minutes per selection. Rounds 7, including compensatory picks: Four minutes per selection.

How to Watch:

The 2021 NFL Draft will be televised nationally by NFL Network, ABC, ESPN and ESPN Deportes, and can be heard nationwide on Westwood One Radio, Sirius XM NFL Radio and ESPN Radio.

How to Stream:

The 2021 NFL Draft will be streamed live via a number of NFL and ESPN digital properties across devices (Phone, PC, tablet and connected TVs). NFL Network or ESPN authentication may be required for the NFL and ESPN apps, as well as NFL.com and ESPN.com.

A live draft tracker along with instant information on the Panthers picks will be available on Panthers.com and the Panthers app as well as all of the teams’ social media channels.

Panthers’ Draft Order:

Round 1 • Pick 8 (8)
Round 2 • Pick 7 (39)
Round 3 • Pick 9 (73)
Round 4 • Pick 8 (113)
Round 5 • Pick 7 (151)
Round 6 • Pick 7 (191) • From Broncos
Round 6 • Pick 9 (193)
Round 6 • Pick 38 (222) • Compensatory Selection