The NFL draft, which will be conducted for the 90th time in April 2025, has its origins in 1936. The formative years did not have the present 7-round format, which came into effect in 1994, as per ESPN. Prior to that, the number of draft rounds varied from 9 to 32, as reported by ESPN. One of the major events in the American football landscape, the NFL draft, recorded more than $775k in fans during its 2024 iteration in Detroit. To put the popularity of this grand event in context, 12.1 million viewers watched Day 1 of the 2024 NFL draft across ABC, ESPN, and the NFL’s linear and digital platforms, which preceded average viewership for the 2023 NBA Finals, Stanley Cup Final and World Series, as reported by Front Office Sports.
The 2025 NFL draft, which will be held in Green Bay, Wisconsin, will see top prospects like Cam Ward, Shedeur Sanders, Abdul Carter, Travis Hunter, Mason Graham, etc., get their names called during this 3-day event taking place from April 24-26, 2025. The host city, Green Bay, was chosen for this Annual Player Selection Meeting on May 22, 2023.
NFL Draft with most Pro Bowlers
The NFL Draft that has seen the maximum players get the Pro Bowl nod is the 1983 NFL Draft class. 42 Players from the 1983 Draft class were selected to Pro Bowls, according to Athlon Sport.
The list of players who got the Pro Bowl nominations from an iconic 1983 NFL draft are as below:
| Player Name | Team | Round | Pick No. |
| John Elway | Baltimore Colts | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Dickerson | Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 2 |
| Curt Warner | Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 3 |
| Chris Hinton | Denver Broncos | 1 | 4 |
| Jim Covert | Chicago Bears | 1 | 6 |
| Bruce Matthews | Houston Oilers | 1 | 9 |
| Terry Kinard | New York Giants | 1 | 10 |
| Jim Kelly | Buffalo Bills | 1 | 14 |
| Joey Browner | Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 19 |
| Gary Anderson | San Diego Chargers | 1 | 20 |
| Gill Byrd | San Diego Chargers | 1 | 22 |
| Ken O’Brien | New York Jets | 1 | 24 |
| Don Mosebar | Los Angeles Raiders | 1 | 26 |
| Dan Marino | Miami Dolphins | 1 | 27 |
| Darrell Green | Washington Redskins | 1 | 28 |
| Henry Ellard | Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 32 |
| Wes Hopkins | Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 35 |
| Leonard Marshall | New York Giants | 2 | 37 |
| Darryl Talley | Buffalo Bills | 2 | 39 |
| Ron Brown | Cleveland Browns | 2 | 41 |
| Keith Bostic | Houston Oilers | 2 | 42 |
| Roger Craig | San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 49 |
| Bill Pickel | Los Angeles Raiders | 2 | 54 |
| Albert Lewis | Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 61 |
| Dave Duerson | Chicago Bears | 3 | 64 |
| Mike Cofer | Detroit Lions | 3 | 67 |
| Charles Mann | Washington Redskins | 3 | 84 |
| Johnny Rembert | New England Patriots | 4 | 101 |
| Greg Townsend | Los Angeles Raiders | 4 | 110 |
| Jim Arnold | Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 119 |
| Reggie Roby | Miami Dolphins | 6 | 167 |
| Carl Lee | Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 186 |
| Craig James | New England Patriots | 7 | 187 |
| Richard Dent | Chicago Bears | 8 | 203 |
| Mark Bortz | Chicago Bears | 8 | 219 |
| Mark Clayton | Miami Dolphins | 8 | 223 |
| Tim Krumrie | Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 276 |
| Jesse Sapolu | San Francisco 49ers | 11 | 289 |
| Karl Mecklenburg | Denver Broncos | 12 | 310 |
| Anthony Carter | Miami Dolphins | 12 | 334 |
| Bill Bates | Dallas Cowboys | Undrafted | |
| Mark Tuinei | Dallas Cowboys | Undrafted | |
| Brian Sochia | Houston Oilers | Undrafted | |
| Bobby Hebert | New Orleans Saints | Undrafted | |
| Bart Oates | New York Giants | Undrafted |
FAQs on NFL Draft
A. There are seven rounds in the NFL draft.
A. The 2025 NFL draft will be televised on ESPN, ABC, NFL Network, and ESPN Deportes.
A. The Philadelphia Eagles won the 2024-25 season Super Bowl.
