| 2018 NFL draft | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Date(s) | April 26–28, 2018 |
| Location | AT&T Stadium Arlington, Texas |
| Network(s) | ESPN/ABC, ESPN2, Fox/NFL Network[1][2] |
| Overview | |
| 256 total selections in 7 rounds | |
| League | NFL |
| First selection | Baker Mayfield, QB Cleveland Browns |
| Mr. Irrelevant | Trey Quinn, WR Washington Redskins |
| Most selections (12) | Baltimore Ravens |
| Fewest selections (4) | Tennessee Titans |
The 2018 NFL draft was the 83rd annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players for the 2018 NFL season. The draft was held on April 26–28 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas; it was the first draft to take place in an NFL stadium and the first to be held in Texas.[3][4][5] In order to be eligible to enter the draft, players must be at least three years removed from high school. The deadline for underclassmen to declare for the draft was January 15, 2018.[6]
Five quarterbacks were selected in the first round — Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Josh Allen, Josh Rosen, and Lamar Jackson — tied for the second highest number of first-round quarterback selections (along with the 1999 and 2021 drafts) after the six selected in 1983 and 2024.[7] As of 2023, only Allen and Jackson have remained with their original teams. The draft was also the first to have siblings — safety Terrell Edmunds and linebacker Tremaine Edmunds — selected in its first round.[8]
The 2018 NFL draft was the first of two professional sports drafts to be held in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex during the calendar year, as the Dallas Stars hosted the 2018 NHL Entry Draft in June.
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- ^ "Terrell and Tremaine Edmunds are first brothers drafted in first round". ESPN.com. April 26, 2018. Archived from the original on April 27, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.