How Many Picks Will There Be in the 2020 NFL Draft?

The NFL Draft is one of the most exciting events of the year for football fans. But how many picks will there be in the 2020 NFL Draft? We break it down for you.

Introduction

This year’s NFL Draft isvirtual, and with the COVID-19 pandemic having caught everyone by surprise, there is a lot of speculation about how the event will play out. One thing that is certain, however, is that there will be 256 picks made over the course of seven rounds.

Here is a breakdown of how many picks each team is expected to have in the 2020 NFL Draft:

-Arizona Cardinals: 8
-Atlanta Falcons: 7
-Baltimore Ravens: 6
-Buffalo Bills: 6
-Carolina Panthers: 7
-Chicago Bears: 7
-Cincinnati Bengals: 9
-Cleveland Browns: 10
-Dallas Cowboys: 6
-Denver Broncos: 10
-Detroit Lions: 7
-Green Bay Packers: 9 -Houston Texans : 8
Indianapolis Colts : 11 Jacksonville Jaguars : 10 Kansas City Chiefs : 6 Los Angeles Chargers : 7 Los Angeles Rams : 6 Miami Dolphins : 14 Minnesota Vikings : 8 New England Patriots : 23 New Orleans Saints : 7 New York Giants : 4 New York Jets : 11 Oakland Raiders : 9 Philadelphia Eagles 7 Pittsburgh Steelers : 5 San Francisco 49ers 13 Seattle Seahawks 8 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5 Tennessee Titans 8 Washington Redskins 9

The 2020 NFL Draft

The 2020 NFL Draft will be held from April 23-25. The draft will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada. There are a total of seven rounds in the draft. In the first round, each team will have ten minutes to make their selection.

The First Round

The 2020 NFL Draft will feature 32 first-round picks, with the Cincinnati Bengals owning the first overall pick. This will be the first time that the Bengals have selected first overall since taking quarterback Carson Palmer in 2003. The 2020 NFL Draft will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada from April 23-25.

The Bengals are expected to use their first overall pick on LSU quarterback Joe Burrow, who won the Heisman Trophy this past season. Ohio State defensive end Chase Young is also expected to be a high draft pick, as he is widely considered to be one of the best defensive prospects in recent years. Young could potentially go as high as second overall to the Washington Redskins.

The Second Round

The second and third rounds of the 2020 NFL Draft will take place on Friday, April 24. The second round will begin at 7 p.m. ET, and the third round will begin approximately 10 minutes after the conclusion of the second round.

There will be 32 picks in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft, with each team making one selection. The order of picks in the second round will be determined by the reverse order of finish in the 2019 standings, with the exception of playoff teams.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who won Super Bowl LV, will pick last in the second round (No. 64 overall). The other 31 picks in the second round will be made in the following order:

Arizona Cardinals
San Francisco 49ers
New York Jets
Oakland Raiders
Los Angeles Chargers
Carolina Panthers
Miami Dolphins (from Pittsburgh Steelers) Bengals
New England Patriots (from Detroit Lions through Los Angeles Rams) Buffalo Bills

The Third Round

The third round of the 2020 NFL Draft will take place on Friday, April 24.

There will be 96 selections made in the third round, with 32 of those coming from compensatory picks. The Kansas City Chiefs currently hold the final pick in the third round (No. 97 overall), which they acquired from the Seattle Seahawks in a trade for pass rusher Frank Clark.

The first pick of the third round will belong to the Detroit Lions, who own the 65th overall selection. The Lions acquired this pick from the New England Patriots in a trade for defensive end Michael Bennett.

Some of the notable players who were drafted in the third round include Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (No. 135 overall in 2016), Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley (No. 10 overall in 2015) and Houston Texans defensive end J.J Watt (No. 11 overall in 2011).

The Fourth Round

There are 254 picks in the 2020 NFL draft. The first round will have 32 picks, rounds 2 and 3 will each have 31 picks, and rounds 4-7 will each have 33 picks.

The fourth round of the 2020 NFL draft will begin on Saturday, April 25 at 12:00 p.m. ET. It will be broadcast live on ESPN and NFL Network.

The Fifth Round

The fifth round of the 2020 NFL draft will have 160 selections. These selections will be made by the teams that did not make the playoffs in the 2019 season. This includes the 14 teams that had losing records, as well as the two teams that had 9-7 records (Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers) and did not make the playoffs on a tiebreaker.

The Sixth Round

Round six of the 2020 NFL Draft will begin on Saturday, April 25 at Noon ET. There will be a total of 192 picks in the sixth round.

The Seventh Round

Seventh-round picks are the last picks in the NFL draft. These picks are often referred to as “Mr. Irrelevant” because they are considered the least likely to succeed in the NFL. Nevertheless, there have been some success stories of players drafted in the seventh round. Tom Brady, who is widely considered to be the greatest quarterback of all time, was drafted in the seventh round.

Conclusion

As of right now, there are 256 picks in the 2020 NFL Draft. This includes 32 compensatory picks that were awarded to teams based on their free agent activity during the 2019 offseason. The number of picks can still change, however, as teams can trade picks with each other leading up to the draft.