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 southwest of Dallas; it was the first draft to take place in an NFL stadium and the first to be held in Texas. 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.
Five quarterbacks were selected in the first round—Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Josh Allen, Josh Rosen, and Lamar Jackson—the second highest amount (along with the 1999 and 2021 drafts) after the six selected in 1983 and 2024. As of 2026, only Allen and Jackson have remained with their original teams, while Mayfield and Darnold had greater success on other teams. Darnold is the only quarterback to have led his team to a Super Bowl title. The draft was also the first to have siblings—safety Terrell Edmunds and linebacker Tremaine Edmunds—selected in its first round.
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.
Player selections
The following is the breakdown of the 256 players selected by position:
Quarterbacks Baker Mayfield (top) and Sam Darnold (bottom) were traded away from their original teams before experiencing mid-career success with subsequent teams, with Darnold becoming the first quarterback from the draft to start in and win the Super Bowl.
Quarterbacks Josh Allen (top) and Lamar Jackson (bottom) became franchise quarterbacks for their teams, breaking franchise passing records, making multiple playoff appearances and combining for three NFL MVP Awards.
2018 Offensive Rookie of the Year & 2024 Offensive Player of the Year Saquon BarkleySecond-round running back Nick Chubb (#24) running, first-round safety Minkah Fitzpatrick (#39) is defending; Chubb is a four-time Pro Bowler, while Fitzpatrick is a three-time Pro Bowler and has been named an All-Pro three times
A supplemental draft was held on July 11, 2018. For each player selected in the supplemental draft, the team forfeits its pick in that round in the draft for the following season.
(PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre-Draft), while (D) denotes trades which took place during the 2018 draft.
Round 1
↑No. 3: Indianapolis → NY Jets (PD).Indianapolis traded a first-round selection (3rd overall) to the NY Jets in exchange for a first-round selection (6th overall) and two second-round selections (37th and 49th overall), and a 2019 second-round selection.
↑No. 4: Houston → Cleveland (PD).Houston traded a first-round selection (4th overall) and a 2017 first-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for a 2017 first-round selection.
↑No. 7: Tampa Bay → Buffalo (D).Tampa Bay traded first- and seventh-round selections (7th and 255th overall) to Buffalo in exchange for a first-round selection and two second-round selections (12th, 53rd and 56th overall).
↑No. 12: Cincinnati → Buffalo → Tampa Bay. Multiple trades: Cincinnati → Buffalo (PD).Cincinnati traded first- and sixth-round selections (12th and 187th overall) to Buffalo in exchange for first- and fifth-round selections (21st and 158th overall), and OT Cordy Glenn. Buffalo → Tampa Bay (D). See Round 1: Tampa Bay → Buffalo.
↑No. 14: Green Bay → New Orleans (D).Green Bay traded a first-round selection (14th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for first- and fifth-round selections (27th and 147th overall), and a 2019 first-round selection.
↑No. 22: Kansas City → Buffalo → Baltimore → Tennessee. Multiple trades: Kansas City → Buffalo (PD).Kansas City traded a first-round selection (22nd overall), and 2017 first- and third-round selections to Buffalo in exchange for a 2017 first-round selection. Buffalo → Baltimore (D). See Round 1: Baltimore → Buffalo. Baltimore → Tennessee (D).Baltimore traded first- and sixth-round selections (22nd and 215th overall) to Tennessee in exchange for first- and fourth-round selections (25th and 125th overall).
↑No. 27: New Orleans → Green Bay → Seattle. Multiple trades: New Orleans → Green Bay (D). See Round 1: Green Bay → New Orleans. Green Bay → Seattle (D). See Round 1: Seattle → Green Bay.
↑No. 32: Philadelphia → Baltimore (D).Philadelphia traded first- and fourth-round selections (32nd and 132nd overall) to Baltimore in exchange for second- and fourth-round selections (52nd and 125th overall), and a 2019 second-round selection.
↑No. 51: Detroit → New England → Chicago. Multiple trades: Detroit → New England (D). See Round 2: New England → Detroit. New England → Chicago (D).New England traded a second-round selection (51st overall) to Chicago in exchange for a fourth-round selection (105th overall) and a 2019 second-round selection.
↑No. 52: Baltimore → Philadelphia → Indianapolis. Multiple trades: Baltimore → Philadelphia (D). See Round 1: Philadelphia → Baltimore. Philadelphia → Indianapolis (D). See Round 2: Indianapolis → Philadelphia.
↑No. 59: New Orleans → San Francisco → Washington. Multiple trades: New Orleans → San Francisco (PD).New Orleans traded a second-round selection (59th overall) and a 2017 seventh-round selection to San Francisco in exchange for a 2017 third-round selection. San Francisco → Washington (PD). See Round 2: Washington → San Francisco.
↑No. 64: Philadelphia → Cleveland → Indianapolis. Multiple trades: Philadelphia → Cleveland (PD).Philadelphia traded a second-round selection (64th overall), 2016 first-, third- and fourth-round selections, and a 2017 first-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for a 2016 first-round selection and a 2017 fourth-round selection. Cleveland → Indianapolis (D).Cleveland traded a second-round selection (64th overall) to Indianapolis in exchange for third- and sixth-round selections (67th and 178th overall).
↑No. 70: Chicago → San Francisco (PD).Chicago traded a third-round selection (70th overall), and 2017 first-, third- and fourth-round selections to San Francisco in exchange for a 2017 first-round selection.
↑No. 75: Oakland → Baltimore → Kansas City. Multiple trades: Oakland → Baltimore (D). See Round 3: Baltimore → Oakland. Baltimore → Kansas City (D).Baltimore traded a third-round selection (75th overall) to Kansas City in exchange for third- and fourth-round selections (86th and 122nd overall).
↑No. 76: Green Bay → Seattle → Pittsburgh. Multiple trades: Green Bay → Seattle (D). See Round 1: Seattle → Green Bay. Seattle → Pittsburgh (D).Seattle traded this third-round selection (76th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for third- and seventh-round selections (79th and 220th overall).
↑No. 78: Washington → Kansas City → Cincinnati. Multiple trades: Washington → Kansas City (PD). Washington traded a third-round selection (78th overall) and CB Kendall Fuller to Kansas City in exchange for QB Alex Smith. Kansas City → Cincinnati (D). See Round 2: Cincinnati → Kansas City.
↑No. 80: Seattle → Houston (PD).Seattle traded a third-round selection (80th overall) and a 2019 second-round selection to Houston in exchange for a fifth-round selection (141st overall) and OT Duane Brown. The trade originally included CB Jeremy Lane but was revised after Lane failed his physical.
↑No. 87: LA Rams → Oakland (D). The LA Rams traded a third-round selection (87th overall) to Oakland in exchange for third- and seventh-round selections (89th and 217th overall).
↑No. 102: NY Giants → Tampa Bay → Minnesota. Multiple trades: NY Giants → Tampa Bay (PD). See Round 3: Tampa Bay → NY Giants. Tampa Bay → Minnesota (D). See Round 3: Minnesota → Tampa Bay.
↑No. 105: Chicago → New England → Cleveland. Multiple trades: Chicago → New England (D). See Round 2: New England → Chicago. New England → Cleveland (D).New England traded a fourth-round selection (105th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for fourth- and sixth-round selections (114th and 178th overall).
↑No. 109: San Francisco → Denver → Washington. Multiple trades: San Francisco → Denver (PD).San Francisco traded a fourth-round selection (109th overall) to Denver in exchange for a 2017 fifth-round selection and RB Kapri Bibbs. Denver → Washington (PD).Denver traded a fourth-round selection and two fifth-round selections (109th, 142nd and 163rd overall) to Washington in exchange for fourth- and fifth-round selections (113th and 149th overall), and S Su'a Cravens.
↑No. 114: Green Bay → Cleveland → New England → Detroit. Multiple trades: Green Bay → Cleveland (PD). see No. 101: Cleveland → Green Bay. Cleveland → New England (D). see No. 105: New England → Cleveland. New England → Detroit (D).New England traded a fourth-round selection (114th overall) to Detroit in exchange for a 2019 third-round selection.
↑No. 115: Arizona → Chicago (PD).Arizona traded a fourth-round selection (115th overall), and 2017 second-, fourth- and sixth-round selections to Chicago in exchange for a 2017 second-round selection.
↑No. 117: Detroit → New England → Tampa Bay. Multiple trades: Detroit → New England (D). See Round 2: New England → Detroit. New England → Tampa Bay (D). See Round 2: Tampa Bay → New England.
↑No. 123: Carolina → Cleveland → Miami. Multiple trades: Carolina → Cleveland (PD).Carolina traded a fourth-round selection (123rd overall) and P Kasey Redfern to Cleveland in exchange for a 2017 seventh-round selection and P Andy Lee. Cleveland → Miami (PD).Cleveland traded this fourth-round selection to Miami in exchange for WR Jarvis Landry.
↑No. 131: New England → Philadelphia → Miami. Multiple trades: New England → Philadelphia (PD).New England traded a fourth-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for CB Eric Rowe. The fourth-round selection would have become a third-round selection if Rowe had played more than 50 percent of defensive snaps in 2016 or 2017, but he did not. Philadelphia → Miami (PD).Philadelphia traded this fourth-round selection to Miami in exchange for RB Jay Ajayi.
↑No. 136: New England → LA Rams → Carolina. Multiple trades: New England → LA Rams (PD). See Round 1: LA Rams → New England. LA Rams → Carolina (D). The LA Rams traded a fourth-round selection (136th overall) to Carolina in exchange for fifth- and sixth-round selections (147th and 197th overall).
Round 5
↑No. 138: Cleveland → Green Bay (PD). see No. 101: Cleveland → Green Bay.
↑No. 142: Denver → Washington → San Francisco. Multiple trades: Denver → Washington (PD). See Round 4: Denver → Washington. Washington → San Francisco (PD). See Round 2: Washington → San Francisco.
↑No. 149: Washington → Denver → Seattle. Multiple trades: Washington → Denver (PD). See Round 4: Denver → Washington. Denver → Seattle (D).Denver traded a fifth-round selection (149th overall) to Seattle in exchange for fifth- and seventh-round selections (156th and 226th overall).
↑No. 150: Green Bay → Cleveland (PD). see No. 101: Cleveland → Green Bay.
↑No. 152: Arizona → Oakland → Baltimore → Tennessee. Multiple trades: Arizona → Oakland (D). See Round 1: Oakland → Arizona. Oakland → Baltimore (D). See Round 3: Baltimore → Oakland. Baltimore → Tennessee (D).Baltimore traded a fifth-round selection (152nd overall) to Tennessee in exchange for fifth- and sixth-round selections (162nd and 215th overall)
↑No. 157: Dallas → NY Jets → Minnesota. Multiple trades: Dallas → NY Jets (PD).Dallas traded a fifth-round selection (157th overall) to the NY Jets in exchange for a 2017 sixth-round selection. NY Jets → Minnesota (D). The NY Jets traded a fifth-round selection (157th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for fifth- and seventh-round selections (167th and 225th overall).
↑No. 160: LA Rams → Denver → LA Rams. Multiple trades: LA Rams → Denver (PD). The LA Rams traded a fifth-round selection (160th overall) to Denver in exchange for CB Aqib Talib. Denver → LA Rams (D).Denver traded a fifth-round selection (160th overall) to the LA Rams in exchange for two sixth-round selections (183rd and 217th overall).
↑No. 163: Atlanta → Denver → Washington. Multiple trades: Atlanta → Denver (PD).Atlanta traded a fifth-round selection (163rd overall) to Denver in exchange for OT Ty Sambrailo. Denver → Washington (PD). See Round 4: Denver → Washington.
↑No. 166: Jacksonville → Buffalo (PD)Jacksonville traded a conditional fifth-round selection (166th overall) to Buffalo in exchange for DT Marcell Dareus. This pick was upgraded from a sixth-round selection after Dareus remained on Jacksonville's roster for the remainder of the 2017 season and the Jaguars made the playoffs.
↑No. 167: Minnesota → NY Jets → Minnesota. Multiple trades: Minnesota → NY Jets (D). See Round 5: NY Jets → Minnesota. NY Jets → Minnesota (D) The NY Jets traded fifth- and seventh-round selections (167th and 225th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for two sixth-round selections (180th and 204th overall).
↑No. 173: Dallas → Oakland (PD).Dallas traded a fifth-round selection (173rd overall) to Oakland in exchange for a sixth-round selection (192nd overall) and RB Jamize Olawale.
↑No. 178: Indianapolis → Cleveland → New England. Multiple trades: Indianapolis → Cleveland (D). See Round 2: Cleveland → Indianapolis.
Cleveland → New England (D). See Round 4: New England → Cleveland.
↑No. 180: Tampa Bay → Minnesota → NY Jets. Multiple trades: Tampa Bay → Minnesota (D). See Round 3: Minnesota → Tampa Bay. Minnesota → NY Jets (D). See Round 5: NY Jets → Minnesota.
↑No. 183: Miami → LA Rams → Denver. Multiple trades: Miami → LA Rams (PD). See Round 4: Miami → LA Rams. LA Rams → Denver (D). See Round 5: Denver → LA Rams.
↑No. 188: Washington → Cleveland (PD).Washington traded a sixth-round selection (188th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for a sixth-round selection (205th overall) and QB Kevin Hogan.
↑No. 192: Seattle → Oakland → Dallas → LA Rams. Multiple trades: Seattle → Oakland (PD). See Round 5: Oakland → Seattle. Oakland → Dallas (PD). See Round 5: Dallas → Oakland. Dallas → LA Rams (D).Dallas traded a sixth-round selection (192nd overall) to the LA Rams in exchange for WR Tavon Austin.
↑No. 194: Detroit → LA Rams → Atlanta. Multiple trades: Detroit → LA Rams (PD).Detroit traded a sixth-round selection (194th overall) to the LA Rams in exchange for OT Greg Robinson. LA Rams → Atlanta (D). The LA Rams traded a sixth-round selection (194th overall) to Atlanta in exchange for two seventh-round selections (244th and 256th.)
↑No. 197: Carolina → LA Rams → Washington. Multiple trades: Carolina → LA Rams (D). See Round 4: LA Rams → Carolina. LA Rams → Washington (D). The LA Rams traded sixth- and seventh-round selections (197th and 256th overall) to Washington in exchange for sixth- and seventh-round selections (205th and 231st overall).
↑No. 198: LA Rams → New England → Kansas City. Multiple trades: LA Rams → New England (PD). See Round 1: LA Rams → New England. New England → Kansas City (D).New England traded a sixth-round selection (198th overall) to Kansas City in exchange for two seventh-round selections (233rd and 243rd overall).
↑No. 202: Pittsburgh → Cleveland → Tampa Bay. Multiple trades: Pittsburgh → Cleveland (PD).Pittsburgh traded a sixth-round selection (202nd overall) to Cleveland in exchange for CB Justin Gilbert. Cleveland → Pittsburgh (PD).Cleveland traded a sixth-round selection (202nd overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for a 2019 seventh-round selection and WR Sammie Coates. Pittsburgh → Tampa Bay (PD).Pittsburgh traded a sixth-round selection (202nd overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for a 2019 seventh-round selection and S J. J. Wilcox.
↑No. 205: New England → Cleveland → Washington → LA Rams. Multiple trades: New England → Cleveland (PD).New England traded a sixth-round selection (205th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for a seventh-round selection (219th overall) and CB Jason McCourty. Cleveland → Washington (PD). See Round 6: Washington → Cleveland. Washington → LA Rams (D). See Round 6: LA Rams → Washington.
↑No. 209: Kansas City → LA Rams → Miami. Multiple trades: Kansas City → LA Rams (PD). See Round 4: LA Rams → Kansas City. LA Rams → Miami (PD). See Round 4: Miami → LA Rams.
↑No. 217: Oakland → LA Rams → Denver. Multiple trades: Oakland → LA Rams (D). See Round 3: LA Rams → Oakland. LA Rams → Denver (D). See Round 5: Denver → LA Rams.
↑No. 220: NY Giants → Pittsburgh → Seattle. Multiple trades: NY Giants → Pittsburgh (PD). The NY Giants traded a seventh-round selection (220th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for CB Ross Cockrell. Pittsburgh → Seattle (D). See Round 3: Seattle → Pittsburgh.
↑No. 223: Tampa Bay → Miami → San Francisco. Multiple trades: Tampa Bay → Miami (PD).Tampa Bay traded a seventh-round selection (223rd overall) and a 2017 seventh-round selection to Miami in exchange for a 2017 seventh-round selection. Miami → San Francisco (PD).Miami traded a seventh-round selection (223rd overall) to San Francisco in exchange for a seventh-round selection (227th overall) and C Daniel Kilgore.
↑No. 225: Denver → Minnesota → NY Jets → Minnesota. Multiple trades: Denver → Minnesota (PD).Denver traded a seventh-round selection (225th overall) and QB Trevor Siemian to Minnesota in exchange for a 2019 fifth-round selection. Minnesota → NY Jets (D). See Round 5: NY Jets → Minnesota. NY Jets → Minnesota (D). See Round 5: NY Jets → Minnesota.
↑No. 226: NY Jets → Seattle → Denver. Multiple trades: NY Jets → Seattle (PD). See Round 2: Seattle → NY Jets. Seattle → Denver (D). See Round 5: Denver → Seattle.
↑No. 230: Cincinnati → Jacksonville (PD).Cincinnati traded a conditional seventh-round selection (230th overall) to Jacksonville in exchange for DE Chris Smith. If Smith was not on the Bengals' active roster for at least six games during the 2017 season, the pick would have remained with Cincinnati.
↑No. 233: Arizona → Kansas City → New England → Philadelphia. Multiple trades: Arizona → Kansas City (PD).Arizona traded a seventh-round selection (233rd overall) to Kansas City in exchange for CB Marcus Cooper. Kansas City → New England (D). See Round 6: New England → Kansas City. New England → Philadelphia (D).New England traded a seventh-round selection (233rd overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a seventh-round selection (250th overall) and a 2019 seventh-round selection.
↑No. 234: LA Chargers → Buffalo → Carolina. Multiple trades: LA Chargers → Buffalo (PD). The LA Chargers traded a seventh-round selection (234th overall) to Buffalo in exchange for QB Cardale Jones. Buffalo → Carolina (PD). See Round 3: Buffalo → Carolina.
↑No. 235: Seattle → NY Jets → Indianapolis. Multiple trades: Seattle → NY Jets (PD). See Round 2: Seattle → NY Jets. NY Jets → Indianapolis (D). The NY Jets traded a seventh-round selection (235th overall) to Indianapolis in exchange for DE Henry Anderson.
↑No. 256: Atlanta → LA Rams → Washington. Multiple trades: Atlanta → LA Rams (D). See Round 6: LA Rams → Atlanta. LA Rams → Washington (D). See Round 6: LA Rams → Washington.
Media coverage
Coverage of the draft was broadcast by ESPN and NFL Network, with Fox also simulcasting NFL Network's coverage of the first two rounds of broadcast television (serving as a prelude for Fox's acquisition of Thursday Night Football for the 2018 season). ESPN aired coverage of the last four rounds on ABC. College GameDay broadcast a special edition from outside AT&T Stadium as a pre-show on ESPN, and its panel hosted a secondary broadcast of the first round on ESPN2. ESPN Deportes broadcast coverage in Spanish.
Telecasts of the first round across all three broadcasters (which included the expansion of coverage to broadcast television) drew a combined Nielsen overnight household rating of 8.4, and a total viewership of 11.214million, making it the most-watched opening round since 2014. ESPN drew the largest single audience, with 5.336million viewers, while Fox and NFL Network had a combined viewership of 5.74million across both channels (3.776million and 2.005million individually).