Months of preparation and anticipation finally pay off on Thursday night with the kickoff of the 2023 NFL draft.
Here’s how you can take in the festivities if you’re not one of the fortunate folks who will attend the live event in Kansas City.
2023 NFL draft, 1st round
Thursday, April 27th, 8 p.m. ET
Watch
The first round will be aired live on ABC, ESPN and the NFL Network. Different broadcasting crews will handle duties for each.
ABC: Rece Davis, Todd McShay, Kirk Herbstreit, Robert Griffin III, Laura Rutledge, Desmond Howard, Sam Ponder and Pete Thamel.
NFL Network: Rich Eisen, Daniel Jeremiah, Charles Davis, Joel Klatt, Kurt Warner, Ian Rapoport, and Melissa Stark.
ESPN: Mike Greenberg, Mel Kiper Jr., Chris Mortensen, Adam Schefter, Louis Riddick, Booger McFarland and Suzy Kolber
Listen
Check with local over-the-air affiliates, but ESPN Radio stations and the Westwood One network are both carrying the event live. Sirius XM NFL Radio (Ch. 88) will also broadcast live from Kansas City.
Stream
ESPN.com will live stream via the ESPN app, as will NFL Plus and ABC.com
