The NFL Draft, which had been held in New York since 1965, returns to Chicago for the first time since 1964. Chicago served as the location for the NFL Draft in 1938, 1942-44, 1951, and 1962-64.
The players confirmed to attend this year's NFL Draft:
1)
Arik Armstead
DE
Oregon
14)
Benardrick McKinney
LB
Mississippi St.
2)
Vic Beasley
DE
Clemson
15)
DeVante Parker
WR
Louisville
3)
La'el Collins
T
Louisiana St.
16)
Andrus Peat
T
Stanford
4)
Landon Collins
S
Alabama
17)
Breshad Perriman
WR
Central Florida
5)
Bud Dupree
LB
Kentucky
18)
Shane Ray
DE
Missouri
6)
Cameron Erving
T
Florida St.
19)
Brandon Scherff
T
Iowa
7)
Dante Fowler, Jr.
DE
Florida
20)
Danny Shelton
DT
Washington
8)
Melvin Gordon
RB
Wisconsin
21)
Devin Smith
WR
Ohio St.
9)
Randy Gregory
DE
Nebraska
22)
Jaelen Strong
WR
Arizona St.
10)
Todd Gurley
RB
Georgia
23)
Laken Tomlinson
G
Duke
11)
D.J. Humphries
T
Florida
24)
Trae Waynes
CB
Michigan St.
12)
Kevin Johnson
CB
Wake Forest
25)
Kevin White
WR
West Virginia
13)
Byron Jones
CB
Connecticut
26)
Leonard Williams
DT
Southern California
2015 NFL DRAFT FACTS & FIGURES
WHAT:
80th Annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting.
WHERE:
Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois.
WHEN:
7:00 PM CT/8:00 PM ET, Thursday, April 30 (Round 1).
6:00 PM CT/7:00 PM ET, Friday, May 1 (Rounds 2-3).
11:00 AM CT/Noon ET, Saturday, May 2 (Rounds 4-7).
The first round will conclude on Thursday by approximately 10:30 PM CT. In 2014, the first round consumed three hours and 39 minutes. The second and third rounds will conclude on Friday by approximately 10:00 PM CT. The second and third rounds took four hours and 12 minutes in 2014. The draft will conclude by approximately 6:00 PM CT on Saturday with the final four rounds. Rounds 4 through 7 took seven hours and four minutes in 2014.
DRAFTING:
Representatives of the 32 NFL clubs by telephone communication with their general managers, coaches and scouts.
ROUNDS:
Seven Rounds – Round 1 on Thursday, April 30; Rounds 2 and 3 on Friday, May 1; and Rounds 4 through 7 on Saturday, May 2.
There will be 256 selections, including 32 compensatory choices that have been awarded to 14 teams that suffered a net loss of certain quality unrestricted free agents last year.
The following 32 compensatory choices will supplement the 224 regular choices in the seven rounds –
Round 3: New England, 33; Kansas City, 34; Cincinnati, 35. Round 4: San Francisco, 33; Denver, 34; Seattle, 35; Cincinnati, 36; Baltimore, 37. Round 5:Carolina, 33; Seattle, 34; Baltimore, 35; Kansas City, 36; Kansas City, 37; Carolina, 38; Houston, 39; Baltimore, 40. Round 6: Seattle, 33; Green Bay, 34; Houston, 35; Pittsburgh, 36; Green Bay, 37; Seattle, 38; St. Louis, 39; Houston, 40; Kansas City, 41. Round 7: Denver, 33; Denver, 34; Denver, 35; New England, 36; San Francisco, 37; Indianapolis, 38; Arizona, 39.
Cleveland (Nos. 12 and 19) and New Orleans (Nos. 13 and 31) have two selections in the first round. Buffalo and Seattle do not have first-round picks. All other teams have one first-round selection.
TIME LIMITS:
Round 1:10 minutes per selection. Round 2:Seven*minutes per selection.Rounds 3 through 6: Five minutes per selection. Round 7 and All Compensatory Picks: *Four minutes per selection.
TELEVISION & RADIO:
The 2015 NFL Draft will be televised nationally by NFL Network and ESPN/ESPN 2 and can be heard nationwide on Westwood One Radio and SiriusXM NFL Radio.
INTERNET:
Starting at 8:00 PM ET on Thursday, April 30, *NFL Draft LIVE Presented by Courtyard *provides comprehensive online coverage of the first round of the NFL Draft. Host Matt "Money" Smith anchors the coverage from Los Angeles, alongside NFL Media draft analyst Lance Zierleinand a rotation of NFL Network analysts. From Chicago, Colleen Wolfeand Bucky Brooksprovide interviews with the first round selections and additional analysis, while Dave Dameshekroams throughout Draft Town in Chicago's Grant Park providing the sights and sounds. Additionally, NFL Media senior fantasy analyst Michael Fabianoprovides immediate fantasy analysis of the picks as they happen from the NFL Network newsroom.
NFL Draft LIVE *continues Friday, May 1 at 7:00 PM ET and Saturday, May 2 at Noon ET. On Saturday, *NFL Draft LIVE is the only place to see every single pick in Rounds 4-7 live.
NFL Draft LIVE's coverage of the 2015 NFL Draft also includes live hits each day from the NFL Draft Social Media Command Center situated in Draft Town with Molly Qerim analyzing social trends and monitoring instant fan reactions to their team's selections via social media.
NFL Fan Passprovides a unique way to experience the 2015 NFL Draft with unparalleled access leading up to and during the three-day event. Visit NFL.com/fanpass for exclusive interviews with draft prospects and NFL legends plus exclusive videos from NFL Draft events and backstage in Chicago.
The popular *Fan War Rooms *are back, offering innovative ways for fans to follow the Draft and allowing them the opportunity to discuss a team's strategy and immediately react once a player is selected.
MOBILE:
Exclusively for Verizon customers, NFL Mobile offers a live stream of the NFL Network's 2015 NFL Draft coverage, where fans can watch in it's entirely the excitement of every pick, from every round live from Chicago. Others features available through NFL Mobile are a live draft tracker, and all of the news and on-demand video featuring draft and team analysis. Access to the live stream is included at no extra charge with The More Everything Plan from Verizon. Customers not on The More Everything Plan can subscribe to NFL Mobile Premium for $5/month. For more information, visit your app store or vzw.com/nfl. Data usage applies for app download and use. Available on iOS, Android, Windows 8, and Blackberry devices.
Live streaming of the 2015 NFL Draft will be available on mobile phones via NFL Mobile from Verizon and on tablets, PCs and Xbox One via Watch NFL Network (NFL.com/Watch), available today for AT&T U-Verse, Cox, Dish, Optimum, Verizon FiOS and many more providers, and on Windows, IOS 7 Android devices.
2015 FIRST ROUND DRAFT ORDER
* *
#
* *
Team
* *
Win
* *
Loss
* *
Tie
Winning
Pct.
* *
Win
* *
Loss
* *
Tie
Strength of
Schedule
1.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2
14
0
.125
123
130
3
.486
2.
Tennessee Titans
2
14
0
.125
129
126
1
.506
3.
Jacksonville Jaguars
3
13
0
.188
131
124
1
.514
4.
Oakland Raiders
3
13
0
.188
146
110
0
.570
5.
Washington Redskins
4
12
0
.250
127
129
0
.496
6.
New York Jets
4
12
0
.250
139
117
0
.543
7.
Chicago Bears
5
11
0
.313
135
120
1
.529
8.
Atlanta Falcons
6
10
0
.375
122
131
3
.482
9.
New York Giants
6
10
0
.375
131
125
0
.512
10.
St. Louis Rams
6
10
0
.375
136
120
0
.531
11.
Minnesota Vikings
7
9
0
.438
121
134
1
.475
12.
Cleveland Browns
7
9
0
.438
121
132
3
.479
13.
New Orleans Saints
7
9
0
.438
123
130
3
.486
14.
Miami Dolphins
8
8
0
.500
131
125
0
.512
15.
San Francisco 49ers
8
8
0
.500
135
121
0
.527
16.
Houston Texans
9
7
0
.563
114
141
1
.447
17.
San Diego Chargers
9
7
0
.563
131
125
0
.512
18.
Kansas City Chiefs
9
7
0
.563
131
125
0
.512
19.
Cleveland Browns
(from Buffalo)
9
7
0
.563
132
124
0
.516
20.
Philadelphia Eagles
10
6
0
.625
125
130
1
.490
21.
Cincinnati Bengals
10
5
1
.656
127
128
1
.498
22.
Pittsburgh Steelers
11
5
0
.688
114
139
3
.451
23.
Detroit Lions
11
5
0
.688
120
135
1
.471
24.
Arizona Cardinals
11
5
0
.688
134
122
0
.523
25.
Carolina Panthers
7
8
1
.469
125
130
1
.490
26.
Baltimore Ravens
10
6
0
.625
120
133
3
.475
27.
Dallas Cowboys
12
4
0
.750
114
142
0
.445
28.
Denver Broncos
12
4
0
.750
133
122
1
.521
29.
Indianapolis Colts
11
5
0
.688
122
133
1
.479
30.
Green Bay Packers
12
4
0
.750
123
132
1
.482
31.
New Orleans Saints (from Seattle)
12
4
0
.750
134
121
1
.525
32.
New England Patriots
12
4
0
.750
131
124
1
.514
