How does the NFL draft work?
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Each team gets a pick in each of the seven rounds. They are allocated so that the team with the worst record in the previous season picks first in each round followed by the second worst etc. there are a bunch of rules on how ties are broken.
Teams can trade their picks for players or other picks. For example, the Chicago Bears traded their first round pick last year to the Carolina Panthers for this year’s Panthers’ first round pick. It turns out the Panthers had the worst record this past season so the Bears got the first pick.
Each team gets 10 minutes to make their pick or possibly trade it. The Bears used it to pick Caleb Williams a quarterback who played for the University of Southern California.
Players who have completed their final year of eligibility in college are eligible for the draft. Also players who have completed at least two years can declare their interest to be drafted.
There are 32 NFL teams, and 7 rounds of drafting. Each team is allowed to pick one player per round of drafting, for a total of 224 new players. Each round, every team selects one new player to add to their roster.
The order in which the teams are assigned picks is determined by their performance in the previous NFL season, with the worst-performing teams being given the first picks, while the super bowl winners are given the last pick. Spots 1-20 are determined by regular season standings, whole 21-32 are determined by post-season standings. Teams are also allowed to trade picks with each other, usually for other players. For instance, if my team has a very good pick slot, but I don;t see any new players I particularly want, I might chose to trade that pick for a player from another team.
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