How to Watch, Stream & Listen to 2025 NFL Draft

Apr 23, 2025 at 11:48 AM

Craig Peters

Senior Editor

EAGAN, Minn. — The 2025 NFL Draft is on the way.

The opening round is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. (CT) Thursday, April 24, in Green Bay.

Minnesota enters the three-day event with the following four selections:

Round 1, No. 24 overall

Round 3, No. 97 overall (compensatory selection)

Round 5, No. 139 overall (acquired from Cleveland)

Round 6, No. 187 overall (acquired from San Francisco)

If the Vikings only make four selections, it will set a new franchise record for fewest players picked in an NFL Draft (five in 2008 and 2009 is current record).

Rounds 2 and 3 are scheduled for Friday, with the second round commencing at 6 p.m. (CT). Round 4 is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. (CT) Saturday. It will be followed by Rounds 5, 6 and 7.

Vikings Draft Central is a one-stop shop for all draft-related content that has been posted so far, as well as what will be produced during the draft.

There are a few tickets remaining for the Miller Lite Vikings Draft Party at U.S. Bank Stadium, which will start at 6 p.m. Thursday and feature appearances by Vikings Legends and current players. It is expected to be a festive atmosphere.

For those unable to attend the Miller Lite Vikings Draft Party on Thursday, there are numerous other ways to watch, stream, listen to or engage with the 2025 NFL Draft over the course of the three-day event.

Multiplatform content — including live national television broadcasts to local radio coverage by KFAN 100.3-FM, as well as a breadth of video, written and photo content on Vikings.com, the team's official mobile app, social media channels and Connected TV app — will be featured throughout the weekend.

Signature content from the Vikings Entertainment Network will place viewers inside the Thomson Reuters Draft Room and TCO Studios.

Thursday, April 24 | Round 1

Start time: 7 p.m. (CT)

Maximum time per pick: 10 minutes for each selection

LOCAL RADIO

Radio coverage by KFAN 100.3-FM will start at 7 p.m. Thursday. Due to the Minnesota Wild's playoff game, the coverage of the NFL Draft will switch to News/Talk 1130-AM and 103.5-FM at 8 p.m. Thursday. The iHeart app will also feature draft coverage.

NATIONAL RADIO

SiriusXM NFL Radio, Westwood One (station finder) and ESPN Radio

LOCAL TV

KMSP FOX 9 will air Vikings Live: Draft Night from 6:30 to 7 p.m. (CT). It will feature Dawn Mitchell, Ahmad Hicks, Ron Johnson, Pierre Noujaim and Pete Bercich commenting on the draft and Vikings 2025 offseason. Vikings Ring of Honor defensive end Jared Allen, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2025, and right tackle Brian O'Neill are scheduled to join.

BROADCAST TV

NFL Network will be covering the entirety of the NFL Draft live for the 19^th consecutive year. Coverage will include reactions from host Rich Eisen, draft expert Daniel Jeremiah, CBS NFL analyst Charles Davis, FOX Sports' lead college football analyst Joel Klatt, HOF QB Kurt Warner and NFL Insider Ian Rapoport, as well as Good Morning Football host and epic Gjallarhorn sounder Jamie Erdahl interviewing selections from the stage.

ESPN will broadcast the entirety of the NFL Draft live for the 46^th consecutive year — the 42^nd with coverage by Mel Kiper, Jr. ESPN will have coverage Thursday and Saturday; ESPN2 will provide coverage Friday because of the NBA Playoffs.

ESPN Deportes will provide Spanish-language coverage.

ABC (KSTP in the Twin Cities) will cover the draft for the seventh year with telecasts that are distinct from ESPN's coverage on the first two nights of the draft.

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RB Tommy Mason (1961, Tulane)

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DE Carl Eller (1964, Minnesota)

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DT Alan Page (1967, Notre Dame)

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OL Ron Yary (1968, USC)

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RB Chuck Foreman (1973, Miami)

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QB Tommy Kramer (1977, Rice)

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DB Joey Browner (1983, USC)

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DL/LB Chris Doleman (1985, Pittsburgh)

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OL Randall McDaniel (1988, Arizona State)

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RB Robert Smith (1993, Ohio State)

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OL Korey Stringer (1995, Ohio State)

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WR Randy Moss (1998, Marshall)

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QB Daunte Culpepper (1999, Central Florida)

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DT Kevin Williams (2003, Oklahoma State)

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LB Chad Greenway (2006, Iowa)

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RB Adrian Peterson (2007, Oklahoma)

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WR Percy Harvin (2009, Florida)

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LT Matt Kalil (2012, USC)

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S Harrison Smith (2012, Notre Dame)

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DT Sharrif Floyd (2013, Florida)

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CB Xavier Rhodes (2013, Florida State)

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WR Cordarrelle Patterson (2013, Tennessee)

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LB Anthony Barr (2014, UCLA)

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QB Teddy Bridgewater (2014, Louisville)

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CB Trae Waynes (2015, Michigan State)

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WR Laquon Treadwell (2016, Mississippi)

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CB Mike Hughes (2018, Central Florida)

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C Garrett Bradbury (2019, NC State)

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WR Justin Jefferson (2020, LSU)

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CB Jeff Gladney (2020, TCU)

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T Christian Darrisaw (2021, Virginia Tech)

Alli Rusco/Minnesota Vikings

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S Lewis Cine (2022, Georgia)

Andy Kenutis/Minnesota Vikings

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WR Jordan Addison (2023, USC)

Andy Kenutis/Minnesota Vikings

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QB J.J. McCarthy (2024, Michigan)

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OLB Dallas Turner (2024, Alabama)

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STREAMING CONTENT

Live NFL Network coverage is available across multiple devices (smartphone, PC, tablet and Connected TVs) through NFL + (subscription service), the NFL App or NFL.com/watch for subscribers of participating NFL Network providers.

Additional live coverage of the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay is available on the NFL Channel — the NFL's free ad-supported streaming offering — with NFL Draft Center. Mike Yam, Bucky Brooks and Lance Zierlein anchor the coverage there all three days. The NFL Channel is available on the NFL app, Roku Channel, Peacock, Pluto TV, Tubi, Vizio WatchFree, Xumo Play, LG and at NFL.com/nflchannel.

The Pat McAfee Show Draft Spectacular will be available on YouTube, TikTok, the ESPN App and ESPN + on Thursday.

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Former Vikings player Keith Millard embraces NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after announcing T Brian O'Neill as the Vikings' selection during the second round of the 2018 NFL football draft.

Eric Gay/AP

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WR Justin Jefferson gets the call from the Vikings about being selected in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

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A Minnesota Vikings fan holds a jersey as offensive lineman Christian Darrisaw is selected with the 23rd pick in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 29, 2021, in Cleveland.

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USC wide receiver Jordan Addison was chosen by the Minnesota Vikings with the No. 23 pick at the 2023 NFL Draft.

Steve Luciano/AP

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USC wide receiver Jordan Addison was chosen by the Minnesota Vikings with the No. 23 pick at the 2023 NFL Draft.

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Alabama linebacker Dallas Turner is selected by the Minnesota Vikings during the 2024 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 25, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan.

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Alabama linebacker Dallas Turner is selected by the Minnesota Vikings during the 2024 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 25, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan.

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Alabama linebacker Dallas Turner poses on stage after being selected by the Minnesota Vikings during the 2024 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 25, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan.

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Alabama linebacker Dallas Turner celebrates with fans being chosen by the Minnesota Vikings with the 17th overall pick during the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Detroit.

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Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy is selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the 10th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit, Michigan.

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Friday, April 25 | Rounds 2-3

Start time: 6 p.m. (CT)

Maximum time per pick: 7 minutes for each selection in Round 2; 5 minutes for each in Round 3

NATIONAL RADIO

SiriusXM NFL Radio, Westwood One (station finder) and ESPN Radio

BROADCAST TV

ESPN will broadcast the entirety of the NFL Draft live for the 46^th consecutive year — the 42^nd with coverage by Mel Kiper, Jr.

NOTE: Because of the NBA Playoffs, ESPN's coverage of the NFL Draft will be on ESPN2 on Friday.

ESPN Deportes will provide Spanish-language coverage.

ABC (KSTP in the Twin Cities) will cover the draft for the seventh year with telecasts that are distinct from ESPN's coverage on the first two nights of the draft.

STREAMING CONTENT