What you need to know about NFL Draft
The three-day football fan’s holiday known as the NFL Draft begins Thursday and runs through Saturday for at least four hours each day. It will appear on so many telecast and streaming platforms that if you don’t catch at least five minutes of it, you just don’t care.
Here is what you need to know:
When
The first round begins at 8 p.m. Thursday, resumes at 7 p.m. Friday with rounds two and three and concludes Saturday, starting at 12 p.m., with rounds four through seven.
Where
The draft originates in Nashville, Tenn., where NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will greet each first-round pick with a bear hug.
The first round will air on ABC, NFL Network, ESPN and ESPN Deportes. You can also stream the draft on the WatchESPN, NFL Mobile, ESPN.com or NFL.com apps.
What will the Pittsburgh Steelers do?
The Steelers have 10 overall picks (three of the first 66), starting with the 20th overall in the first round, highest since they took Ohio State linebacker Ryan Shazier with the 15th choice in 2014.
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The question is whether they will pay the price to move up in the first round and draft a replacement at inside linebacker for Shazier, who is recovering from a spinal cord injury. After missing the playoffs last season, replenishing the roster properly is crucial.
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Here are their other picks:
2 – No. 52
3 – No. 66 (from Raiders for Antonio Brown)
3 – No. 83
4 – No. 122
5 – No. 141 (from Raiders in Brown trade)
6 – No. 175 (from Raiders in Ryan Switzer trade)
6 – No. 192
6 – No. 207 (from Cardinals in Marcus Gilbert trade)
7 – No. 219 – (from Buccaneers in J.J. Wilcox trade)
Draft order
1. Arizona Cardinals
2. San Francisco 49ers
3. New York Jets
4. Oakland Raiders
5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
6. New York Giants
7. Jacksonville Jaguars
8. Detroit Lions
9. Buffalo Bills
10. Denver Broncos
11. Cincinnati Bengals
12. Green Bay Packers
13. Miami Dolphins
14. Atlanta Falcons
15. Washington Redskins
16. Carolina Panthers
17. New York Giants (via Browns)
18. Minnesota Vikings
19. Tennessee Titans
20. Steelers
21. Seattle Seahawks
22. Baltimore Ravens
23. Houston Texans
24. Oakland Raiders (via Bears)
25. Philadelphia Eagles
26. Indianapolis Colts
27. Oakland Raiders (via Cowboys)
28. Los Angeles Chargers
29. Kansas City Chiefs
30. Green Bay Packers (via Saints)
31. Los Angeles Rams
32. New England Patriots
Jerry DiPaola is a TribLive reporter covering Pitt athletics since 2011. A Pittsburgh native, he joined the Trib in 1993, first as a copy editor and page designer in the sports department and later as the Pittsburgh Steelers reporter from 1994-2004. He can be reached at jdipaola@triblive.com.
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