how long until the nfl draft
Draft Rules and Process. The NFL Draft takes place over three days (Thursday through Saturday) each spring; this year the draft will be April 30 to May 2 in Chicago. Only the first round is held on Thursday.It starts at 8 p.m. Eastern time, and each team has 10 minutes to make its pick.eyton Manning, left, was selected in the first round with the first overall pick of the 1998 NFL Draft. Tom Brady, right, was selected in the sixth round with the 199th overall pick in the 2000 draft.