2018 NFL Draft

The 2018 NFL Draft will be the 83rd annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players. The draft will be held from April 26–28.

Bid Process

Fourteen cities are bidding for the right to host the draft with Dallas, then Philadelphia being the favorites. ^[1]

Trades

In the explanations below, (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre-Draft), while (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2018 draft.

Round 1

• Houston → Cleveland (PD). Houston traded their first-round selection and their first-round selection in 2017 (25th) to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's first-round selection in 2017 (12th).]].^{[source 1]}
• Kansas City → Buffalo (PD). Kansas City traded their first-round selection as well as their first- and third-round selections in 2017 (27th and 91st) to Buffalo in exchange for Buffalo's first-round selection in 2017 (10th).^{[source 1]}

Round 2

• Houston → Cleveland (PD). Houston traded their second-round selection, their sixth-round selection in 2017 (188th), and quarterback Brock Osweiler to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's fourth-round selection in 2017 (142nd).^{[source 2]}
• New Orleans → San Francisco (PD). New Orleans traded their second-round selection as well as a seventh-round selection in 2017 (229th) to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's third-round selection in 2017 (67th).^{[source 1]}
• Philadelphia → Cleveland (PD). Philadelphia traded their second-round selection as well as a first-, third-, and fourth-round selections in 2016 (8th, 77th, and 100th) and their first-round selection in 2017 to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's first-round selection in 2016 (2nd) and a fourth-round selection in 2017.^{[source 3]}

Round 3

• Chicago → San Francisco (PD). Chicago traded their third-round selection as well as their first-, third-, and fourth-round selections in 2017 (3rd, 67th, and 111th) to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's first-round selection in 2017 (2nd).^{[source 1]}

Round 4

• Arizona → Chicago (PD). Arizona traded their fourth-round selection as well as their second-, fourth-, and sixth-round selections in 2017 (45th, 119th, 197th) to Chicago in exchange for Chicago's second-round selection in 2017 (36th).^{[source 1]}
• Carolina → Cleveland (PD). Carolina traded their fourth-round selection and punter Kasey Redfern to Cleveland in exchange for punter Andy Lee and Cleveland's seventh-round selection in 2017.^{[source 4]}
• Minnesota → Philadelphia (PD). Minnesota traded their fourth-round selection as well as a their first-round selection in 2017 to Philadelphia in exchange for quarterback Sam Bradford.^{[source 5]}
• San Francisco → Denver (PD). San Francisco traded their fourth-round selection to Denver in exchange for running back Kapri Bibbs and their fifth-round selection in 2017 (177th).^{[source 1]}

Round 5

• Dallas → New York Jets (PD). Dallas traded their fifth-round selection to the Jets in exchange for the Jets' sixth-round selection in 2017 (191st).^{[source 1]}
• Oakland → Seattle (PD). Oakland traded their fifth-round selection to Seattle in exchange for running back Marshawn Lynch and Seattle's sixth-round selection.^{[source 6]}

Round 6

• Detroit → Los Angeles Rams (PD). Detroit traded their sixth-round selection to the Rams in exchange for offensive tackle Greg Robinson.^{[source 7]}
• Pittsburgh → Cleveland (PD). Pittsburgh traded their sixth-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for cornerback Justin Gilbert.^{[source 8]}
• Seattle → Oakland (PD). Seattle traded their sixth-round selection and running back Marshawn Lynch to Oakland in exchange for their fifth-round pick.^{[source 6]}

Round 7

• Kansas City → San Francisco (PD). Kansas City traded their seventh-round selection to San Francisco in exchange for cornerback Kenneth Acker.^{[source 9]}
• Jacksonville → Miami (PD). Jacksonville traded their seventh-round selection to Miami in exchange for offensive tackle Brandon Albert.^{[source 10]}
• Tampa Bay → Miami (PD). Tampa Bay traded their seventh-round selection as well as their seventh-round selection in 2017 (237th) to Miami in exchange for Miami's seventh-round selection in 2017 (223rd).^{[source 1]}

Conditional/undetermined

• Arizona → Kansas City (PD). Chicago Bears via Arizona traded an undisclosed draft pick to Kansas City in exchange for cornerback Marcus Cooper.^{[source 11]}
• Baltimore → Los Angeles Rams (PD). Baltimore traded a conditional seventh-round selection to the Rams in exchange for wide receiver Chris Givens.^{[source 12]}
• Buffalo → Green Bay (PD). Jacksonville Jaguars via Buffalo traded a conditional seventh-round selection to Green Bay in exchange for linebacker Lerentee McCray.^{[source 13]}
• Cincinnati → Jacksonville (PD). Cincinnati traded a conditional selection to Jacksonville in exchange for defensive end Chris Smith.^{[source 14]}
• New England → New Orleans (PD). New England traded a conditional seventh-round selection to New Orleans in exchange for kick returner Jalen Saunders.^{[source 15]}
• New England → Philadelphia (PD). New England traded a conditional fourth-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for cornerback Eric Rowe. The fourth-round selection can become a third-round selection based on Rowe's playing time in 2016 and 2017.^{[source 16]}

References

Trade references

General references