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What you need to know about NFL Draft

Jerry DiPaola

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.

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.

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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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell answers a question during a news conference for the NFL Super Bowl 53 football game Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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