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After what seems like a couple of years worth of wait, the 2017 NFL Draft is finally upon us, ladies and gentlemen! The action gets started in Philadelphia this evening, and even though the Minnesota Vikings don’t have a pick. . .in all likelihood. . .on the draft’s first day, there will still be plenty of action for fans of all the NFL teams to keep track of.
Here are all of the particulars that you need to know for this weekend’s draft coverage.
82nd Annual NFL Player Selection Meeting
Start Dates and Times
Day 1 (Round 1) - 27 April 2017, 7:00 PM Central time
Day 2 (Rounds 2-3) - 28 April 2017, 6:00 PM Central time
Day 3 (Rounds 4-7) - 29 April 2017, 11:00 AM Central time
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Television Coverage
You can get your televised coverage of this year’s draft on either the NFL Network or ESPN
Radio Coverage
You can listen to all the happenings of the 2017 NFL Draft on SiriusXM NFL Radio, which is Channel 88 on both dials.
Streaming
SB Nation is going to have its own live stream of the draft for you to follow along with! It’s going to be in our Open Thread for tonight’s first round, and it will also be on our FaceBook page at www.facebook.com/TheDailyNorseman.
Failing that, you can also watch online at www.nfl.com/live, or on the WatchESPN app.
Total Selections
Over the next three days, 253 college football players will realize their dreams of being drafted into the National Football League. We’ll have all the coverage of who the Vikings select here, as well as the Undrafted Free Agent signing frenzy that comes afterwards.
Selection Times
Round 1: 10 minutes/pick
Round 2: 7 minutes/pick
Rounds 3 - 6: 5 minutes/pick (4 minutes for compensatory selections)
Round 7: 4 minutes/pick
Where are the Vikings selecting?
- Round 2, #48 overall
- Round 3, #79 overall
- Round 3, #86 overall (pick acquired from Miami)
- Round 4, #120 overall
- Round 4, #128 overall (pick acquired from Miami)
- Round 5, #160 overall
- Round 6, #199 overall
- Round 7, #232 overall
That’s a look at what the Minnesota Vikings, and the rest of the National Football League, have in store for us this draft weekend.