While making the ideal pick is essential to acquiring the best talent, it is equally as important to understand where an NFL franchise makes its selection. This year’s NFL Draft is very deep and offers great talent from top to bottom. Although some of the best players will be taken in the first round, there will still be a multitude of choices in the latter rounds that will yield a ton of great young talent that will make their prospective teams immensely more competitive.
NFL Draft 2017 Viewing Details
Date: Thursday, April 27-29, 2017
Round 1: Thursday, April 27, 8:00 P.M. EST
Rounds 2-3: Friday, April 28, 7:00 P.M. EST
Round 4-7: Saturday, April 28, Noon EST
Time: April 27: 8:00 P.M. EST, April 28: 7:00 P.M. EST, April 29: 12:00 P.M. EST
TV Channel: ESPN, ESPN 2, NFL Network
Location: Philadelphia City Hall, Philadelphia Pennsylvania

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – MAY 16: Offensive line coach Joe Gilbert of the Indianapolis Colts gives instruction to second round draft pick Jack Mewhort #75 during a rookie minicamp at the team complex on May 16, 2014 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
2nd Round Order of NFL Draft
Round 2
- Cleveland Brows
- San Francisco 49ers
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- Chicago Bears
- Los Angeles Rams
- Los Angeles Chargers
- New York Jets
- Carolina Panthers
- Cincinnati Bengals
- New Orleans Saints
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Buffalo Bills
- Arizona Cardinals
- Indianapolis Colts
- Baltimore Ravens
- Minnesota Vikings
- Washington Redskins
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Denver Broncos
- Cleveland Browns (from Tennessee Titans)
- Detroit Lions
- Miami Dolphins
- New York Giants
- Oakland Raiders
- Houston Texans
- Seattle Seahawks
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Dallas Cowboys
- Green Bay Packers
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Atlanta Falcons
- Carolina Panthers (From New England Patriots)

KANSAS CITY, MO – MAY 10: Third round draft pick, running back Knile Davis #35, practices during Kansas City Chiefs rookie camp at Kansas University Hospital Training Center on May 10, 2013 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Round 3
- Cleveland Browns
- San Francisco 49ers
- Chicago Bears
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- Los Angeles Rams
- New York Jets
- Los Angeles Chargers
- New England Patriots (From Carolina Panthers)
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Baltimore Ravens – From Philadelphia Eagles
- Buffalo Bills
- New Orleans Saints
- Arizona Cardinals
- Baltimore Ravens
- Minnesota Vikings
- Indianapolis Colts
- Washington Redskins
- Denver Broncos
- Tennessee Titans
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Detroit Lions
- Minnesota Vikings (From Miami Dolphins)
- New York Giants
- Oakland Raiders
- Houston Texans
- Seattle Seahawks
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Dallas Cowboys
- Green Bay Packers
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Atlanta Falcons
- New England Patriots
- Miami (Compensatory)
- Carolina (Compensatory)
- Philadelphia Eagles (From Baltimore Ravens – Compensatory)
- Tennessee Titans (From Los Angeles Rams – Compensatory)
- Denver Broncos (compensatory)
- Seattle Seahawks (compensatory)
- New Orleans Saints (From New England Patriots via Cleveland – Compensatory)
- Kansas City Chiefs (compensatory)
- Pittsburgh Steelers (compensatory)
- Seattle Seahawks (compensatory)
- New York Jets (compensatory)

LOS ANGELES – MAY 20: Wide receiver Jason Avant #81, the Philadelphia Eagles fourth round NFL draft pick, plays catch during a break in the action at the NFL Players Rookie Premiere Photoshoot on May 20, 2006 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Paul Spinelli/Getty Images)
Round 4
- Cleveland Browns (1-15)
- San Francisco 49ers (2-14)
- Jacksonville Jaguars (3-13)
- Chicago Bears (3-13)
- Los Angeles Rams (4-12)
- Los Angeles Chargers (5-11)
- Washington Redskins (From New York Jets)
- Carolina Panthers (6-10)
- Cincinnati Bengals (6-9-1)
- Chicago Bears (From Buffalo Bills)
- New England Patriots (From New Orleans Saints)* *(New England Forfeits fourth round pick for Deflategate)
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Arizona Cardinals
- Minnesota Vikings
- Indianapolis Colts
- Baltimore Ravens
- Washington Redskins
- Tennessee Titans
- Tampa Bay Buccaneer
- Denver Broncos
- Detroit Lions
- Minnesota Vikings (From Miami Dolphins)
- Oakland Raiders
- Houston Texans
- New England Patriots (From Seattle Seahawks)
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Dallas Cowboys
- Green Bay Packers
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Atlanta Falcons
- Indianapolis Colts (From New England Patriots)
- Cincinnati Bengals (Compensatory)
- Philadelphia Eagles (From Cleveland Browns – Compensatory)
- New York Giants
- Los Angeles Rams (Compensatory)
- Houston Texans (From Cleveland Browns – Compensatory)
- San Francisco 49ers (Compensatory)
- Indianapolis Colts (Compensatory)

PITTSBURGH, PA – MAY 04: Fifth round draft pick Chris Rainey #22 of the Pittsburgh Steelers works out during their rookie minicamp at the Pittsburgh Steelers South Side training facility on May 4, 2012 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)
Round 5
- Cleveland Browns
- San Francisco 49ers
- Chicago Bears
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- Los Angeles Rams
- New York Jets
- Los Angeles Chargers
- Carolina Panthers
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Washington Redskins (From New Orleans Saints)
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Buffalo Bills
- Arizona Cardinals
- Indianapolis Colts
- Baltimore Ravens
- Minnesota Vikings
- San Francisco 49ers (From Washington Redskins)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- New England Patriots (From Denver Broncos)
- Tennessee Titans
- Detroit Lions
- Miami Dolphins
- New York Giants
- Oakland Raiders
- Houston Texans
- Seattle Seahawks* *(Lost fifth round pick due to excessive offseason workouts)
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Buffalo Bills (From Dallas Cowboys)
- Green Bay Packers
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Atlanta Falcons
- Cleveland Browns (From New England Patriots)
- Cincinnati Bengals (Compensatory)
- Denver Broncos (Compensatory)
- Miami Dolphins (Compensatory)
- Arizona Cardinals (Compensatory)
- Kansas City Chiefs (Compensatory)
- Cleveland Browns (Compensatory)
- Green Bay Packers (Compensatory)
- New England Patriots (Compensatory)
- Miami Dolphins (Compensatory)

CINCINNATI, OH – MAY 1: Sixth round draft pick Bernard Scott #35 of the Cincinnati Bengals runs a drill during rookie minicamp at Paul Brown Stadium on May 1, 2009 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Mark Lyons/Getty Images)
Round 6
- Cleveland Browns
- Baltimore Ravens (From San Francisco 49ers)
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- Cleveland Browns (From Houston Texans via Chicago Bears)
- Los Angeles Rams
- Los Angeles Chargers
- New York Jets
- Carolina Panthers
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Buffalo Bills
- New Orleans Saints
- Arizona Cardinals
- San Francisco 49ers (From Baltimore Ravens)
- Minnesota Vikings
- New England Patriots (From Indianapolis Colts)
- Washington Redskins
- San Francisco 49ers (From Denver Broncos)
- Denver Broncos (From Tennessee Titans)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Detroit Lions
- Los Angeles Rams (From Miami Dolphins)
- New York Giants
- Oakland Raiders
- Washington Redskins (From Houston Texans)
- Seattle Seahawks
- Kansas City Chiefs* *(Forfeit sixth round pick for tampering)
- Dallas Cowboys
- Green Bay Packers
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Tennessee Titans (From Atlanta Falcons)
- Detroit Lions (From New England Patriots)
- Kansas City Chiefs (Compensatory)
- Cincinnati Bengals (Compensatory)
- Kansas City Chiefs (Compensatory)

PITTSBURGH, PA – MAY 04: Seventh round draft pick Toney Clemons #11 of the Pittsburgh Steelers works out during their rookie minicamp at the Pittsburgh Steelers South Side training facility on May 4, 2012 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)
Round 7
- San Francisco 49ers (From Cleveland Browns)
- Washington Redskins (From San Francisco 49ers)
- Chicago Bears
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- Miami Dolphins (From Los Angeles Rams)
- New York Jets
- Los Angeles Chargers
- Seattle Seahawks (From Carolina Panthers)
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Dallas Cowboys (From Buffalo Bills)
- New Orleans Saints
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Arizona Cardinals
- Minnesota Vikings
- Carolina Panthers (From Indianapolis Colts)
- Los Angeles Rams (From Baltimore Ravens)
- Washington Redskins
- Tennessee Titans
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Denver Broncos
- New England Patriots (From Detroit Lions)
- Jacksonville Jaguars (From Miami Dolphins)
- New York Giants
- Oakland Raiders
- Houston Texans
- Oakland Raiders (From Seattle Seahawks)
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Dallas Cowboys
- Green Bay Packers
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Atlanta Falcons
- Detroit Lions (From New England Patriots)
- Cincinnati Bengals (Compensatory)
- Denver Broncos (Compensatory)
- Denver Broncos (Compensatory)
It is also worth noting that while every team will participate in the draft, some organizations will have more picks than others. The two teams with the most picks are the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns (both with 11). The two teams with the least amount of draft picks are the Atlanta Falcons and Buffalo Bills (both with six). While having more picks does not guarantee better picks, it certainly gives those teams ample picks more options with how they want to build their team for the future.