See full list of where you can and can’t watch the NFL Draft
See full list of where you can and can’t watch the NFL Draft
The 2025 NFL Draft is upon us, but which of the channels and streamers you can use to watch regular season games will have coverage?
Merry Draftsmas to those who observe! The 2025 NFL Draft starts at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 24, and coverage continues through Saturday afternoon. Fans of the league already know that games appear on more services and channels than ever nowadays, but will draft coverage be similarly scattered across platforms?
We’ll run through all the channels and streamers that carry NFL games and let you know if you can see any 2025 NFL Draft coverage on them below.
Which linear channels will carry the 2025 NFL Draft?
Will ABC carry the 2025 NFL Draft?
ABC will offer live coverage of the 2025 NFL Draft. Its coverage team will include Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Nick Saban, Field Yates, Laura Rutledge, and Pete Thamel, and it will be available on all three days of the draft.
During the regular season, ABC also carries select “Monday Night Football” game broadcasts also appearing on ESPN. Its draft coverage will be more focused on players’ off-field accomplishments and their journey to the draft, as opposed to their performance on the field in college.
Will ESPN carry the 2025 NFL Draft?
Yes, ESPN will anchor coverage of the 2025 NFL Draft. Its team of draft experts includes Mike Greenberg, Mel Kiper Jr., Booger McFarland, Louis Riddick, Molly McGrath, and Adam Schefter. ESPN’s coverage will focus on a player’s on-field accomplishments and will offer analysis of a player’s fit with their new team and more. During the regular season, ESPN is the home of “Monday Night Football.”
Will Fox carry the 2025 NFL Draft?
Fox does not have any coverage of the 2025 NFL Draft. However, during the regular season and playoffs, it is one of the league’s main broadcast partners, with a package of Sunday afternoon games. Fox broadcasts mainly focus on NFC teams, and the channel is the only NFL partner that broadcasts games in Ultra-High-Definition 4K.
Will CBS carry the 2025 NFL Draft?
No, CBS will not offer any coverage of the 2025 NFL Draft. Like Fox, however, CBS is one of the most important regular-season partners of the NFL. It has a Sunday afternoon package of games, and also carries playoff contests, with a focus on AFC teams. CBS’s Sunday afternoon NFL games also stream on Paramount+ in the markets of the teams playing.
Will NBC carry the 2025 NFL Draft?
No, NBC does not offer any coverage of the 2025 NFL Draft. NBC does own the popular “Sunday Night Football” package of games, and is one of the league’s playoff broadcast partners as well. “SNF” games stream on Peacock, which has also carried exclusive NFL contests in the regular season and the playoffs.
Will NFL Network carry the 2025 NFL Draft?
It will! NFL Network will trot out a lineup of experts to talk about the draft as it happens live, including Rich Eisen, Daniel Jeremiah, Charles Davis, Kurt Warner, and others. Viewers will see every pick on NFL Network, which is also responsible for hosting the NFL’s international games every season.
Which live TV streaming service is best for watching the 2025 NFL Draft on linear channels?
With the 2025 NFL Draft appearing on ABC, ESPN, and NFL Network, we recommend Sling TV to watch the proceedings. Sling comes with a 50% discount for new customers’ first month of service, and offers NFL Network in its Blue plan or ESPN in its Orange plan, allowing you to decide for yourself the best way to watch. With the discount, your price for one month of Sling falls as low as $23, and you’ll get a great selection of cable channels for that price!
You can also watch ABC with Sling TV in the markets indicated in the table below. ABC is found in the streamer’s Blue plan in areas where it’s available.
| ABC market | Channel call sign |
|---|---|
| Chicago | WLS |
| Fresno | KFSN |
| Houston | KTRK |
| Los Angeles | KABC |
| New York | WABC |
| Philadelphia | WPVI |
| Raleigh-Durham | WTVD |
| San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose | KGO |
Which streaming services will carry the 2025 NFL Draft?
Will ESPN+ carry the 2025 NFL Draft?
ESPN+ will not offer ESPN’s main draft coverage, but it will carry “The Pat McAfee Show Draft Spectacular,” which will cover all 32 picks of the first round. ESPN+ will also carry recaps of all three days of the draft, which will be published by the streamer nightly.
Can you watch the 2025 NFL Draft on Netflix?
Although Netflix will present two Christmas Day NFL games in 2025, it will not be offering any coverage of the NFL Draft this year. Netflix could be a candidate to stream the draft in the future, but as of now, that remains a mere possibility.
Will you be able to stream the 2025 NFL Draft on the NFL Sunday Ticket?
No, NFL Sunday Ticket is not offering any coverage of the 2025 NFL Draft. Sunday Ticket is a purely regular season product; it carries out-of-market games appearing on CBS and Fox on Sunday afternoons, and does not offer primetime games, playoff contests, or any other coverage.
Can you watch the 2025 NFL Draft on NFL+?
Yes, you can! The 2025 NFL Draft will appear on NFL Network, and since NFL+ offers a live stream of that channel, you’ll be able to watch the draft with this streamer as well. NFL+ starts at $7 per month, and you’ll be able to watch draft coverage on any device. The streamer also carries out-of-market preseason games and primetime regular season contests, but these are only available to watch on mobile devices.
Can you watch the 2025 NFL Draft on Peacock?
No, Peacock will not carry any live coverage of the 2025 NFL Draft. As mentioned above, the streamer has and will continue to offer “Sunday Night Football” games appearing live on NBC, and could potentially get an exclusive game for the third year in a row in 2025.
Will Prime Video have the 2025 NFL Draft?
The 2025 NFL Draft will not stream on Prime Video. Amazon’s streaming service will continue to serve as the home of “Thursday Night Football” in 2025, including a Christmas Day game as part of the NFL’s yuletide tripleheader this year.