<P> In 2010, the NFL moved to a three - day draft with the first day encompassing the first round beginning at 8: 00 pm EDT, the second day encompassing the second and third rounds beginning at 7: 00 pm EDT, and third day concluding the process with the final four rounds beginning at 11: 00 am EDT Saturday . </P> <P> Starting with the 2018 NFL Draft, the first two evenings will air on broadcast television, with Fox and NFL Network carrying a simulcast featuring personnel from both the NFL Network and Fox Sports . ESPN continues to produce its own coverage of the draft, with ESPN2 simulcasting Days 1 and 2, while ABC simulcasts Day 3 . </P> <P> Players who have been out of high school for at least three years are eligible for the NFL draft . The rules do not state that a player must attend college, but virtually all of the players selected in the NFL draft have played college football, usually in the United States but occasionally from Canadian universities as well . A few players are occasionally selected from other football leagues like the Arena Football League (AFL), the Canadian Football League (CFL), and the German Football League (GFL). A small handful of players have also been drafted from colleges who played other sports than football . </P> <P> Rules only state that a player must be three years removed from high school graduation, regardless of what the prospective draftee did during that time . A year as a redshirt player in college counts toward eligibility even though the player was not allowed to participate in games during that year, therefore players who have completed their redshirt sophomore year can enter the NFL draft . </P>

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