8:00 PM ET NFL Nation The 2022 NFL draft began Thursday and continues through Saturday (ABC/ESPN/ESPN App). The Jacksonville Jaguars have the first pick of the draft and are one of eight teams to have two picks in the first round, joining the Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans
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10:22 PM ET PITTSBURGH — For months, the Pittsburgh Steelers searched across the country for Ben Roethlisberger’s successor. It turns out he was right in front of them all along. With the No. 20 pick in the NFL draft, the Steelers selected Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett on Thursday night, making him Roethlisberger’s heir apparent and
12:16 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said he was “surprised” by the team trading former receiver Davante Adams this offseason, in his first public comments since signing a three-year, $150 million extension and the trade of his No. 1 wide receiver. Speaking during an appearance on the Pat McAfee Show,
12:25 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — From 1982 to 2010, the Dallas Cowboys never took an offensive lineman in the first round of the draft. On Thursday, they selected their fourth first-round offensive lineman since 2011 when they took Tulsa’s Tyler Smith with the 24th overall pick. Now the Cowboys can only hope he has
9:58 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints, fittingly, became the first team to trade up in this year’s NFL draft by moving up from No. 16 to No. 11 to select Ohio State wide receiver Chris Olave on Thursday. The Washington Commanders received a third-round pick (No. 98) and a fourth-round selection
9:35 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets made history Thursday night and got faster on both sides of the ball. With two top-10 picks — a franchise first in the common draft era — the Jets selected Cincinnati cornerback Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner with the fourth pick in the first round and
9:05 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants landed two of the most talented players in the NFL draft when they selected Oregon Ducks edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux and Alabama Crimson Tide offensive tackle Evan Neal with the fifth and seventh picks, respectively, on Thursday night. Thibodeaux was a surprise selection at
8:28 PM ET HOUSTON — Lovie Smith made it clear that the Texans needed to improve at cornerback to “play the type of football that we want to play.” The Texans did that on Thursday night when they drafted LSU cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. with the No. 3 pick. Stingley, who is 6-foot-1 and 190
10:04 PM ET The Philadelphia Eagles made a blockbuster move Thursday night at the NFL draft, acquiring star wide receiver A.J. Brown in a trade with the Tennessee Titans. Brown, who had been seeking a new deal, has agreed to a four-year, $100 million contract that includes $57 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN’s Kimberley Martin.
9:55 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals traded their first-round pick to the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday in exchange for wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown and the 100th pick in the draft. The move reunites Brown and Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray, who played together at Oklahoma in 2017 and 2018. Both players were