The 2019 NFL draft was the 84th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players for the 2019 NFL season. The draft was held on April 25–27 in Nashville. The first round was held on April 25, followed by the second and third rounds on April 26, and the draft concluded with rounds 4–7 on April 27. The draft featured a record-high 40 trades, surpassing the 37 made in 2017.
Troy Vincent would give day 3 picks to Dawn Aponte in 2021.
A record-high 111 eligible applicants announced their intention to enter the 2019 NFL draft as underclassmen, which primarily included juniors and redshirt sophomores who forwent future years of college eligibility. 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 14, 2019.
Host city bid process
The host city for the 2019 (as well as the 2020) draft was chosen from among finalists Denver, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Nashville, and Cleveland/Canton in May 2018 at the NFL Spring League Meeting. On May 23, 2018, the league announced Nashville as the host city of the 2019 draft.
Player selections
The following is the breakdown of the 254 players selected by position:
Second-round selections Deebo Samuel (36th overall), A. J. Brown (51st overall), Mecole Hardman (56th overall) and DK Metcalf (64th overall) have all been selected to at least one Pro Bowl.
A supplemental draft was held on July 10, 2019. For each player selected in the supplemental draft, the team forfeited its pick in that round in the draft of 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 2019 draft.
Round 1
↑No. 10: Denver → Pittsburgh (D). Denver traded a first-round selection (10th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for first- and second-round selections (20th and 52nd overall), and a 2020 third-round selection.
↑No. 21: Seattle → Green Bay (D). Seattle traded a first-round selection (21st overall) to Green Bay in exchange for a first-round selection and two fourth-round selections (30th, 114th and 118th overall).
↑No. 22: Baltimore → Philadelphia (D). Baltimore traded a first-round selection (22nd overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for first-, fourth- and sixth-round selections (25th, 127th and 197th overall).
↑No. 24: Chicago → Oakland (PD). Chicago traded first- and sixth-round selections (24th and 196th overall), and 2020 first- and third-round selections to Oakland in exchange for 2020 second- and conditional fifth-round selections, and LB Khalil Mack.
↑No. 26: Indianapolis → Washington (D). Indianapolis traded a first-round selection (26th overall) to Washington in exchange for a second-round selection (46th overall), and a 2020 second-round selection.
↑No. 27: Dallas → Oakland (PD). Dallas traded a first-round selection (27th overall) to Oakland in exchange for WR Amari Cooper.
↑No. 29: Kansas City → Seattle (PD).Kansas City traded first- and third-round selections (29th and 92nd overall), and a conditional 2020 second-round selection to Seattle in exchange for a third-round selection (84th overall) and DE Frank Clark.
↑No. 30: New Orleans → Green Bay → Seattle → NY Giants. Multiple trades: New Orleans → Green Bay (PD). New Orleans traded a first-round selection (30th overall), and 2018 first- and fifth-round selections to Green Bay in exchange for a 2018 first-round selection. Green Bay → Seattle (D). See Round 1: Seattle → Green Bay. Seattle → NY Giants (D). Seattle traded a first-round selection (30th overall) to the NY Giants in exchange for second-, fourth- and fifth-round selections (37th, 132nd and 142nd overall).
↑No. 31: LA Rams → Atlanta (D). The LA Rams traded first- and sixth-round selections (31st and 203rd overall) to Atlanta in exchange for second- and third-round selections (45th and 79th overall).
Round 2
↑No. 34: NY Jets → Indianapolis (PD). The NY Jets traded a second-round selection (34th overall), a 2018 first-round selection and two 2018 second-round selections to Indianapolis in exchange for a 2018 first-round selection.
↑No. 35: Oakland → Jacksonville (D). Oakland traded second-, fifth- and seventh-round selections (35th, 140th and 235th overall) to Jacksonville in exchange for second- and fourth-round selections (38th and 109th overall).
↑No. 37: NY Giants → Seattle → Carolina. Multiple trades: NY Giants → Seattle (D). See Round 1: Seattle → NY Giants. Seattle → Carolina (D). Seattle traded a second-round selection (37th overall) to Carolina in exchange for second- and third-round selections (47th and 77th overall).
↑No. 38: Jacksonville → Oakland → Buffalo. Multiple trades: Jacksonville → Oakland (D). See Round 2: Oakland → Jacksonville. Oakland → Buffalo (D). Oakland traded a second-round selection (38th overall) to Buffalo in exchange for second- and fifth-round selections (40th and 158th overall).
↑No. 42: Cincinnati → Denver (D). Cincinnati traded a second-round selection (42nd overall) to Denver in exchange for second-, fourth- and sixth-round selections (52nd, 125th and 182nd overall).
↑No. 45: Atlanta → LA Rams → New England. Multiple trades: Atlanta → LA Rams (D). See Round 1: LA Rams → Atlanta. LA Rams → New England (D). The LA Rams traded a second-round selection (45th overall) to New England in exchange for second- and third-round selections (56th and 101st overall).
↑No. 46: Washington → Indianapolis → Cleveland. Multiple trades: Washington → Indianapolis (D). See Round 1: Indianapolis → Washington. Indianapolis → Cleveland (D). Indianapolis traded a second-round selection (46th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for second- and fifth-round selections (49th and 144th overall).
↑No. 48: Miami → New Orleans (D). Miami traded a second- and fourth-round selection (48th and 116th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for second- and sixth-round selections (62nd and 202nd overall), and a 2020 second-round selection.
↑No. 53: Baltimore → Philadelphia (PD). Baltimore traded a second-round selection (53rd overall), and 2018 second- and fourth-round selections to Philadelphia in exchange for 2018 first- and fourth-round selections.
↑No. 54: Seattle → Houston (PD). Seattle traded a second-round selection (54th overall) and a 2018 third-round selection to Houston in exchange for a 2018 fifth-round selection and OT Duane Brown. This trade originally included CB Jeremy Lane but was revised after Lane failed his physical.
↑No. 56: Chicago → New England → LA Rams → Kansas City. Multiple trades: Chicago → New England (PD). Chicago traded a second-round selection (56th overall) and a 2018 fourth-round selection to New England in exchange for a 2018 second-round selection. New England → LA Rams (D). See Round 2: LA Rams → New England. LA Rams → Kansas City (D). The LA Rams traded a second-round selection (56th overall) to Kansas City in exchange for second- and fifth-round selections (61st and 167th overall).
↑No. 62: New Orleans → Miami → Arizona. Multiple trades: New Orleans → Miami (D). See Round 2: Miami → New Orleans. Miami → Arizona (D). Miami traded a second-round selection (62nd overall) and a 2020 fifth-round selection to Arizona in exchange for QB Josh Rosen.
↑No. 63: LA Rams → Kansas City (PD). The LA Rams traded a second-round selection (63rd overall) and a 2018 fourth-round selection to Kansas City in exchange for a 2018 sixth-round selection and CB Marcus Peters.
↑No. 64: New England → Seattle (D). New England traded a second-round selection (64th overall) to Seattle in exchange for third- and fourth-round selections (77th and 118th overall).
Round 3
↑No. 66: Oakland → Pittsburgh (PD). Oakland traded third- and fifth-round selections (66th and 141st overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for WR Antonio Brown.
↑No. 70: Tampa Bay → LA Rams (D). Tampa Bay traded a third-round selection (70th overall) to the LA Rams in exchange for two third-round selections (94th and 99th overall).
↑No. 73: Detroit → New England → Chicago. Multiple trades: Detroit → New England (PD). Detroit traded a third-round selection (73rd overall) to New England in exchange for a 2018 fourth-round selection. New England → Chicago (D). New England traded third- and sixth-round selections (73rd and 205th overall) to Chicago in exchange for third- and fifth-round selections (87th and 162nd overall), and a 2020 fourth-round selection.
↑No. 77: Carolina → Seattle → New England. Multiple trades: Carolina → Seattle (D). See Round 2: Seattle → Carolina. Seattle → New England (D). See Round 2: New England → Seattle.
↑No. 81: Minnesota → Detroit (D). Minnesota traded a third-round selection (81st overall) to Detroit in exchange for third- and sixth-round selections (88th and 204th overall).
↑No. 88: Philadelphia → Detroit → Minnesota → Seattle. Multiple trades: Philadelphia → Detroit (PD). Philadelphia traded a third-round selection (88th overall) to Detroit in exchange for WR Golden Tate. Detroit → Minnesota (D). See Round 3: Minnesota → Detroit. Minnesota → Seattle (D). Minnesota traded third- and sixth-round selections (88th and 209th overall) to Seattle in exchange for third- and fifth-round selections (92nd and 159th overall).
↑No. 92: Kansas City → Seattle → Minnesota → NY Jets. Multiple trades: Kansas City → Seattle (PD). See Round 1: Kansas City → Seattle. Seattle → Minnesota (D). See Round 3: Minnesota → Seattle. Minnesota → NY Jets (D). Minnesota traded a third-round selection (92nd overall) to the NY Jets in exchange for third- and seventh-round selections (93rd and 217th overall).
↑No. 93: New Orleans → NY Jets → Minnesota → Baltimore. Multiple trades: New Orleans → NY Jets (PD).New Orleans traded a third-round selection (93rd overall) to the NY Jets for a sixth-round selection and QB Teddy Bridgewater. NY Jets → Minnesota (D). See Round 3: Minnesota → NY Jets. Minnesota → Baltimore (D). Minnesota traded a third-round selection (93rd overall) to Baltimore in exchange for a third-round selection and two sixth-round selections (102nd, 191st and 193rd overall).
↑No. 95: New England → Cleveland → NY Giants. Multiple trades: New England → Cleveland (PD). New England traded a third-round selection (95th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for a 2018 fifth-round selection and DT Danny Shelton. Cleveland → NY Giants (PD). See Round 1: Cleveland → NY Giants.
↑No. 96: Washington → Buffalo (D). Washington traded a third-round selection (96th overall) to Buffalo in exchange for two fourth-round selections (112th and 131st overall).
↑No. 97: New England → LA Rams (D). New England traded third- and fifth-round selections (97th and 162nd overall) to the LA Rams in exchange for third- and fourth-round selections (101st and 133rd overall).
↑No. 98: LA Rams → Jacksonville (PD). The LA Rams traded a third-round selection (98th overall) and a 2020 fifth-round selection to Jacksonville in exchange for DE Dante Fowler.
↑No. 101: New England → LA Rams → New England. Multiple trades: New England → LA Rams (D). See Round 2: LA Rams → New England. LA Rams → New England (D). See Round 3: New England → LA Rams.
↑No. 104: San Francisco → Cincinnati (D). San Francisco traded a fourth-round selection (104th overall) to Cincinnati in exchange for the Bengals' fourth- and two sixth-round selections (110th, 183rd, 198th overall).
↑No. 105: NY Jets → New Orleans (D). The NY Jets traded a fourth-round selection (105th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for the Saints' fourth- and fifth-round selections (116th and 168th overall).
↑No. 109: Jacksonville → Oakland → Indianapolis. Multiple trades: No. 109: Jacksonville → Oakland (D). See Round 2: Oakland → Jacksonville. Oakland → Indianapolis (D).Oakland traded a fourth-round selection (109th overall) to Indianapolis in exchange for two fourth-round selections (129th and 135th overall).
↑No. 111: Detroit → Atlanta (D).Detroit traded a fourth-round selection (111th overall) to Atlanta in exchange for fourth- and sixth-round selections (117th and 186th overall).
↑No. 113: Denver → Baltimore (PD). Denver traded a fourth-round selection (113th overall) to Baltimore in exchange for QB Joe Flacco.
↑No. 114: Green Bay → Seattle → Minnesota. Multiple trades: Green Bay → Seattle (D). See Round 1: Seattle → Green Bay. Seattle → Minnesota (D).Seattle traded a fourth-round selection (114th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for fourth- and sixth-round selections (120th and 204th overall).
↑No. 116: Miami → New Orleans → NY Jets → Tennessee. Multiple trades: Miami → New Orleans (D). See Round 2: Miami → New Orleans. New Orleans → NY Jets (D). See Round 4: NY Jets → New Orleans. NY Jets → Tennessee (D). The NY Jets traded fourth- and fifth-round selections (116th and 168th overall) to Tennessee in exchange for fourth- and fifth-round selections (121st and 157th overall).
↑No. 118: Washington → Green Bay → Seattle → New England. Multiple trades: Washington → Green Bay (PD). Washington traded a fourth-round selection (118th overall) to Green Bay in exchange for S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix. Green Bay → Seattle (D). See Round 1: Seattle → Green Bay. Seattle → New England (D). See Round 2: New England → Seattle.
↑No. 131: Kansas City → Buffalo → Washington. Multiple trades: Kansas City → Buffalo (PD). Kansas City traded a conditional fourth-round selection (131st overall) to Buffalo in exchange for LB Reggie Ragland. Buffalo → Washington (D). See Round 3: Washington → Buffalo.
↑No. 132: New Orleans → NY Giants → Seattle. Multiple trades: New Orleans → NY Giants (PD).New Orleans traded a fourth-round selection (132nd overall) and a 2020 seventh-round selection to the NY Giants in exchange for CB Eli Apple. NY Giants → Seattle (D). See Round 1: Seattle → NY Giants.
↑No. 134: New England → LA Rams (D). New England traded fourth- and seventh-round selections (134th and 243rd overall) to the LA Rams in exchange for two fifth-round selections (162nd and 167th overall).
↑No. 135: Indianapolis → Oakland → Atlanta. Multiple trades: Indianapolis → Oakland (D). See Round 4: Oakland → Indianapolis. Oakland → Atlanta (D). Oakland traded a fourth-round selection (135th overall) to Atlanta in exchange for fourth- and seventh-round selections (137th and 230th overall).
↑No. 136: Dallas → Cincinnati (D). Dallas traded a fourth-round selection (136th overall) to Cincinnati in exchange for fifth- and sixth-round selections (149th and 213th overall).
↑No. 140: NY Jets → Oakland → Jacksonville. Multiple trades: NY Jets → Oakland (PD). The NY Jets traded a fifth-round selection (140th overall) to Oakland in exchange for G Kelechi Osemele and a sixth-round selection (196th overall) originally acquired from Chicago. Oakland → Jacksonville (D). See Round 2: Oakland → Jacksonville.
↑No. 142: San Francisco → Detroit → NY Giants → Seattle. Multiple trades: San Francisco → Detroit (PD). San Francisco traded a fifth-round selection (142nd overall) to Detroit in exchange for G Laken Tomlinson. Detroit → NY Giants (PD). Detroit traded a fifth-round selection (142nd overall) to the NY Giants in exchange for DT Damon Harrison. The Giants received the earlier of either Detroit's original selection or the one Detroit received from San Francisco. NY Giants → Seattle (D). See Round 1: Seattle → NY Giants.
↑No. 144: Jacksonville → Cleveland → Indianapolis. Multiple trades: Jacksonville → Cleveland (PD). Jacksonville traded a fifth-round selection (144th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for RB Carlos Hyde. Cleveland → Indianapolis (D). See Round 2: Indianapolis → Cleveland.
↑No. 148: Denver → San Francisco (D). Denver traded a fifth-round selection (148th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for LB Dekoda Watson and a sixth-round selection (212th overall).
↑No. 149: Cincinnati → Dallas → Oakland. Multiple trades: Cincinnati → Dallas (D). See Round 4: Dallas → Cincinnati. Dallas → Oakland (D). Dallas traded a fifth-round selection (149th overall) to Oakland in exchange for fifth- and seventh-round selections (158th and 218th overall).
↑No. 156: Minnesota → Denver (PD). Minnesota traded a fifth-round selection (156th overall) to Denver in exchange for 2018 seventh-round selection and QB Trevor Siemian.
↑No. 158: Pittsburgh → Oakland → Buffalo → Oakland → Dallas. Multiple trades: Pittsburgh → Oakland (PD). Pittsburgh traded a fifth-round selection (158th overall) to Oakland in exchange for a sixth-round selection (175th overall) and WR Ryan Switzer. Oakland → Buffalo (PD). Oakland traded a fifth-round selection (158th overall) to Buffalo in exchange for QB A. J. McCarron. Buffalo → Oakland (D). See Round 2: Oakland → Buffalo. Oakland → Dallas (D). See Round 5: Dallas → Oakland.
↑No. 159: Seattle → Minnesota → New England. Multiple trades: Seattle → Minnesota (D). See Round 3: Minnesota → Seattle. Minnesota → New England (D). Minnesota traded a fifth-round selection (159th overall) to New England in exchange for fifth- and seventh-round selections (162nd and 239th overall).
↑No. 163: Philadelphia → New England (D). Philadelphia traded a fifth-round selection (163rd overall) to New England in exchange for fifth- and seventh-round selections (167th and 246th overall).
↑No. 167: Kansas City → LA Rams → New England → Philadelphia. Multiple trades: Kansas City → LA Rams (D). See Round 2: LA Rams → Kansas City. LA Rams → New England (D). See Round 4: New England → LA Rams. New England → Philadelphia (D). See Round 5: Philadelphia → New England.
↑No. 168: New Orleans → NY Jets → Tennessee. Multiple trades: New Orleans → NY Jets (D). See Round 4: NY Jets → New Orleans. NY Jets → Tennessee (D). See Round 4: Tennessee → NY Jets.
↑No. 170: New England → Cleveland (PD). New England traded a fifth-round selection (170th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for receiver Josh Gordon and a seventh-round selection (243rd overall).
↑No. 179: Tampa Bay → Arizona (PD). Tampa Bay traded a sixth-round selection (179th overall) to Arizona in exchange for a seventh-round selection (215th overall) and the rights to head coach Bruce Arians.
↑No. 187: Carolina → Denver (D). Carolina traded a sixth-round selection (187th overall) to Denver in exchange for sixth- and seventh-round selections (212th and 237th overall).
↑No. 188: Miami → Tennessee (PD). Miami traded a sixth-round selection (188th overall) and QB Ryan Tannehill to Tennessee in exchange for a seventh-round selection (233rd overall) and a 2020 fourth-round selection.
↑No. 191: Tennessee → Baltimore → Minnesota. Multiple trades: Tennessee → Baltimore (PD). Tennessee traded a sixth-round selection (191st overall) to Baltimore in exchange for LB Kamalei Correa. Baltimore → Minnesota (D). See Round 3: Minnesota → Baltimore.
↑No. 194: Seattle → Green Bay (PD). Seattle traded a sixth-round selection (194th overall) to Green Bay in exchange for QB Brett Hundley.
↑No. 196: Chicago → Oakland → NY Jets. Multiple trades: Chicago → Oakland (PD). See Round 1: Chicago → Oakland. Oakland → NY Jets (PD). See Round 5: Oakland → NY Jets.
↑No. 198: Dallas → Cincinnati → San Francisco. Multiple trades: Dallas → Cincinnati (PD). Dallas traded a conditional sixth-round selection (198th overall) to Cincinnati in exchange for CB Bene Benwikere. Cincinnati → San Francisco (D). See Round 4: San Francisco → Cincinnati.
↑No. 204: New England → Detroit → Minnesota → Seattle. Multiple trades: New England → Detroit (PD). New England traded a sixth-round selection (204th overall) to Detroit in exchange for CB Johnson Bademosi. Detroit → Minnesota (D). See Round 3: Minnesota → Detroit. Minnesota → Seattle (D). See Round 4: Seattle → Minnesota.
↑No. 207: Arizona → Pittsburgh (PD). Arizona traded a sixth-round selection (207th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for OT Marcus Gilbert.
↑No. 208: Philadelphia → Tampa Bay (PD). Philadelphia traded a sixth-round selection (208th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for WR DeSean Jackson and a 2020 seventh-round selection.
↑No. 212: San Francisco → Denver → Carolina. Multiple trades: San Francisco → Denver (D). See Round 5: Denver → San Francisco. Denver → Carolina (D). See Round 6: Carolina → Denver.
↑No. 216: San Francisco → Kansas City (PD). San Francisco traded a conditional seventh-round selection (216th overall) to Kansas City in exchange for WR Rod Streater and a conditional seventh-round selection.
↑No. 219: Tampa Bay → Pittsburgh (PD). Tampa Bay traded a seventh-round selection (219th overall) and S J. J. Wilcox to Pittsburgh in exchange for a 2018 sixth-round selection.
↑No. 220: NY Giants → Denver → Houston. Multiple trades: NY Giants → Denver (PD). The NY Giants traded a conditional seventh-round selection (220th overall) to Denver in exchange for P Riley Dixon. Denver → Houston (PD). See Round 4: Houston → Denver.
↑No. 221: Jacksonville → Cleveland (PD). Jacksonville traded a conditional seventh-round selection (221st overall) to Cleveland in exchange for QB Cody Kessler.
↑No. 222: Denver → Philadelphia → Chicago. Multiple trades: Denver → Philadelphia (PD). Denver traded a seventh-round selection (222nd overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for G Allen Barbre. Philadelphia → Chicago (PD). Philadelphia traded a conditional seventh-round selection (222nd overall) to Chicago in exchange for S Deiondre' Hall.
↑No. 228: Carolina → Buffalo (PD). Carolina traded a seventh-round selection (228th overall) and WR Kaelin Clay to Buffalo in exchange for CB Kevon Seymour.
↑No. 229: Miami → Detroit (PD). Miami traded a conditional seventh-round selection (229th overall) to Detroit in exchange for DT Akeem Spence.
↑No. 231: Cleveland → New Orleans (PD). Cleveland traded a conditional seventh-round selection (231st overall) to New Orleans in exchange for DT Devaroe Lawrence.
↑No. 232: Minnesota → NY Giants (PD). Minnesota traded a seventh-round selection (232nd overall) to the NY Giants in exchange for C Brett Jones.
↑No. 234: Pittsburgh → Cleveland → Miami. Multiple trades: Pittsburgh → Cleveland (PD). Pittsburgh traded a seventh-round selection (234th overall) and WR Sammie Coates to Cleveland in exchange for a 2018 sixth-round selection. Cleveland → Miami (PD). Cleveland traded a seventh-round selection (234th overall) and a 2018 fourth-round selection to Miami in exchange for WR Jarvis Landry.
↑No. 235: Seattle → Oakland → Jacksonville. Multiple trades: Seattle → Oakland (PD). Seattle traded a seventh-round selection (235th overall) to Oakland in exchange for S Shalom Luani. Oakland → Jacksonville (D). See Round 2: Oakland → Jacksonville.
↑No. 236: Baltimore → Jacksonville → Seattle. Multiple trades: Baltimore → Jacksonville (PD). Baltimore traded a seventh-round selection (236th overall) to Jacksonville in exchange for C Luke Bowanko. Jacksonville → Seattle (D). Jacksonville traded a seventh-round selection (236th overall) to Seattle in exchange for a 2020 sixth-round selection.
↑No. 239: Philadelphia → New England → Minnesota. Multiple trades: Philadelphia → New England (PD). Philadelphia traded a seventh-round selection (239th overall) and a 2018 seventh-round selection to New England in exchange for a 2018 seventh-round selection. New England → Minnesota (D). See Round 5: Minnesota → New England.
↑No. 243: Kansas City → San Francisco → Cleveland → New England → LA Rams. Multiple trades: Kansas City → San Francisco (PD). See Round 7: San Francisco → Kansas City. San Francisco → Cleveland (PD). San Francisco traded a conditional seventh-round selection (243rd overall) to Cleveland in exchange for OT Shon Coleman. Cleveland → New England (PD). See Round 5: New England → Cleveland. New England → LA Rams (D). See Round 4: LA Rams → New England.
↑No. 245: LA Rams → NY Giants (PD). The LA Rams traded a seventh-round selection (245th overall) and LB Alec Ogletree to the NY Giants in exchange for 2018 fourth- and sixth-round selections.
↑No. 246: New England → Philadelphia → Indianapolis. Multiple trades: New England → Philadelphia (D). See Round 5: Philadelphia → New England. Philadelphia → Indianapolis (D). Philadelphia traded a seventh-round selection (246th overall) to Indianapolis in exchange for DT Hassan Ridgeway.
In November 2018, after having aired the final rounds of the draft on the network, ESPN announced that it would air coverage of all three days of the 2019 draft on ABC, using an entertainment-oriented format and hosted by the panel of College GameDay (which hosted an alternate ESPN2 broadcast of the previous draft), including Lee Corso, Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard. It marked the first time that broadcast television coverage of all three days of the NFL Draft had been carried by a single network; in 2018, the first two nights aired on Fox in association and simulcast with NFL Network. ESPN and NFL Network continued to broadcast more traditionally-formatted coverage. In addition, NFL Network's morning show Good Morning Football was simulcast on ESPN2 on both April 25 and 26, while ESPN and NFL Network personalities made appearances across the networks' studio programs.
The NFL reported an average viewership of 6.1million across all ESPN and NFL outlets carrying coverage, up from the composite average of 5.5million in 2018, and estimated that at least 47.5million viewers watched coverage at some point during the draft. The NFL also reported that at least 600,000 people attended events associated with the draft, overtaking 2017 as the most-attended NFL Draft.
A then-record 64 players were drafted from one conference, the second-most in NFL history, breaking the previous high of 63 selections in 2013. Both numbers were set by the Southeastern Conference. The record was broken in 2021, when 65 players were selected also from the SEC.