2024 NFL Draft start time, date, schedule, location, TV channel, live stream, how to watch streaming online

The 2024 NFL Draft is officially here! The first round kicked off Thursday night, and the action will continue through Saturday as 257 young men will hear their names called as professional football players.

On Thursday night, the first several picks went as expected before things started to go off the rails. By far, the biggest surprise of Round 1 was the Atlanta Falcons selecting Michael Penix Jr. with the eighth overall pick despite recently signing Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million deal. Another huge surprise was six quarterbacks being selected in Round 1 (an NFL record) and the first 14 picks being spent on offensive players (another record). 

While Round 1 is in the books, we've got two more days of draft coverage in front of us. Here's everything you need to know about the next two days of the 2024 NFL Draft: 

When is the draft?

The 2024 NFL Draft will take place from April 25-27. The specific start times (Eastern) for each day are as follows:

• Thursday, April 25: Round 1 (8 p.m.)
• Friday, April 26: Rounds 2-3 (7 p.m.)
• Saturday, April 27: Rounds 4-7 (12 p.m.)

Where is the draft?

The 2024 NFL Draft will take place at Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza in Detroit. 

How to watch

The 2024 NFL Draft will be broadcast on ESPN, ABC and NFL Network. It will also be live-streamed on fubo. CBS Sports HQ, CBS Sports' 24/7 streaming network, will also provide coverage before, during and after the event.

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2024 NFL Draft order

There are only three teams without a first-round pick as part of the 2024 NFL Draft: the Cleveland Browns, Carolina Panthers and Houston Texans. Here's the full order for the first round. You can check out the entire seven-round draft order with all 257 picks, here.

1. Chicago Bears

Team needs: QB, WR, EDGE, IOL, DT, LB, IOL

2. Washington Commanders

Team needs: QB, OT, EDGE, CB, WR, S, LB, IOL

3. New England Patriots

Team needs: OT, WR, QB, CB, WR, OT, LB, DL, TE

4. Arizona Cardinals

Team needs: WR, RB, EDGE, DL, CB, IOL, LB, WR

5. Los Angeles Chargers

Team needs: WR, CB, DL, OT, LB, WR, RB

6. New York Giants

Team needs: IOL, WR, RB, LB, S, CB, QB

7. Tennessee Titans

Team needs: OT, DL, EDGE, LB, IOL, WR, CB, TE

8. Atlanta Falcons

Team needs: EDGE, CB, DL, LB, S, WR, CB

9. Chicago Bears

Team needs: QB, WR, EDGE, IOL, DT, LB, IOL

10. New York Jets

Team needs: WR, TE, OT, RB, S, WR, CB

11. Minnesota Vikings

Team needs: QB, DL, IOL, WR, EDGE, CB

12. Denver Broncos

Team needs: QB, DL, CB, S, IOL, WR, LB, EDGE

13. Las Vegas Raiders

Team needs: QB, IOL, CB, DL, LB, OT, RB

14. New Orleans Saints

Team needs: OT, DL, WR, CB, IOL, RB, TE, S

15. Indianapolis Colts

Team needs: CB, EDGE, S, WR, LB, CB

16. Seattle Seahawks

Team needs: IOL, LB, S, EDGE, DL, TE, IOL

17. Jacksonville Jaguars

Team needs: WR, CB, DL, EDGE, IOL

18. Cincinnati Bengals

Team needs: TE, DL, IOL, EDGE, CB, WR, OT

19. Los Angeles Rams

Team needs: DL, EDGE, OT, RB, CB, S, LB, WR

20. Pittsburgh Steelers

Team needs: WR, OT, IOL, S, CB, LB, DL

21. Miami Dolphins

Team needs: IOL, DL, TE, WR, IOL, EDGE, CB

22. Philadelphia Eagles

Team needs: CB, LB, S, OT, IOL, WR, TE

23. Minnesota Vikings (via trade with Texans)

Team needs: QB, DL, IOL, WR, EDGE, CB, DL

24. Dallas Cowboys (12-5)

Team needs: OT, IOL, RB, CB, LB, WR, S

25. Green Bay Packers (9-8)

Team needs: OT, IOL, CB, S, DL, LB, QB

26. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Team needs: IOL, CB, EDGE, LB, S, WR

27. Arizona Cardinals

Team needs: WR, RB, EDGE, DL, CB, IOL, LB, WR

28. Buffalo Bills

Team needs: CB, EDGE, OT, IOL, S, WR, LB

29. Detroit Lions

Team needs: IOL, CB, WR, EDGE, DL, S, LB, TE

30. Baltimore Ravens

Team needs: OT, IOL, CB, DL, EDGE, WR, LB

31. San Francisco 49ers

Team needs: OT, IOL, DL, EDGE, IOL, S, CB

32. Kansas City Chiefs

Team needs: OT, WR, CB, DL, LB, S, RB, EDGE

Teams without a first-round pick

Cleveland Browns

Team needs: IOL, OT, WR, RB, LB, DL

Carolina Panthers

Team needs: WR, EDGE, CB, TE, OT, DL, RB

Houston Texans

Team needs: CB, TE, LB, WR, IOL, DL, EDGE

For more draft coverage, you can hear in-depth analysis twice a week on "With the First Pick" -- our year-round NFL Draft podcast with NFL Draft analyst Ryan Wilson and former Vikings general manager Rick Spielman. You can find "With the First Pick" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, etc.

Mock draft central

Half the fun of draft season is projecting all the different scenarios up top, and our draft experts have you covered with first-round forecasts (and more). You can find updated projections from Pete Prisco, Will Brinson, Ryan Wilson, Chris Trapasso, Josh Edwards and Kyle Stackpole right here at our mock draft hub.

Top prospects

The 2024 NFL Draft is loaded with offensive talent, particularly at the top. It is a talented, deep quarterback group, but the strengths in this class are offensive tackle, wide receiver and, potentially, cornerback. The weakness of this class is linebacker, defensive tackle and running back.

We've got you covered with CBS Sports prospect rankings of the top 400 players in this year's draft class. Here's the top 10: