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Tonight is the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft in Chicago. As always, one of the tough decisions is NFL Network (Mayock) vs. ESPN (Kiper). Mayock's been the pick du jour in recent years, but don't discount Mel. He lives for this.
In any case, here are the details you need.
Dates and Location:
When: April 30-May 2
Where: Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, Ill.
Round One: Thursday, April 30th
8:00 PM EST
Time per pick: 10 minutes
ESPN
2:30 PM to 3:30 - NFL Insiders
3:30 to 4:30 - NFL Live
7:00 - SportsCenter Special: Draft Countdown
NFL Network
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Path to the Draft
1:00 PM to 6:00 PM - NFL Draft Kickoff
6:00 to 7:30 - NFL Draft Gold Carpet
7:30 to 8:00 - NFL Draft Kickoff
Rounds Two and Three - Friday, May 1st
7:00 PM EST
2nd Round Time per pick: 7 minutes
3rd Round Time per pick: 5 minutes
Compensatory pick time: 4 minutes
ESPN
2:30 PM to 3:30 - NFL Insiders
3:30 to 4:30 - NFL Live
NOTE: Friday's draft coverage will be televised on ESPN2.
NFL Network
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Path to the Draft
1:00 PM to 7:00 PM - NFL Draft Kickoff
Rounds Four through Seven - Saturday, May 2nd
12:00 PM EST
4th-6th Round Time per pick: 5 minutes
7th Round and Compensatory pick time: 4 minutes
NFL Network
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM - Path to the Draft
Radio and Streaming info:
Radio: ESPN Rado
Online Streaming: NFL.com, WatchESPN
Players Attending Draft
The NFL has extended invitations to numerous players to attend the draft in Chicago, and 28 players accepted(only 26 will be attending). Here's the list of players who will be in attendance.
RB Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin
RB Todd Gurley, Georgia
WR DeVante Parker, Louisville
WR Breshad Perriman, Central Florida
WR Devin Smith, Ohio State
WR Jaelen Strong, Arizona State
WR Kevin White, West VirginiaOL La'el Collins, LSU (Dealing with legal matter)
OL Cameron Erving, Florida State
OL D.J. Humphries, Florida
OL Cedric Ogbuehi, Texas A&M
OL Andrus Peat, Stanford
OL Brandon Scherff, Iowa
OL Donovan Smith, Penn State
OL Laken Tomlinson, Duke
S Landon Collins, Alabama
CB Kevin Johnson, Wake Forest
CB Byron Jones, Connecticut
CB Trae Waynes, Michigan State
LB Benardrick McKinney
LB/DE Vic Beasley, Clemson
LB/DE Alvin "Bud" Dupree, Kentucky
LB/DE Dante Fowler, Jr., Florida
LB/DE Randy Gregory, Nebraska
LB/DE Shane Ray, Missouri
DL Danny Shelton, Washington
DL Leonard Williams, USC