Welcome to the Eleven Warriors NFL Draft Central.
The 2025 NFL draft kicks off in Detroit on Thursday. We have you covered with all you need to know before, during and after the event — where each Buckeye landed, social media reactions and featured stories.
Draft Day is finally here
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) April 24, 2025
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The first round of the NFL draft starts on Thursday at 8 p.m., while the second and third rounds will begin on Friday at 7 p.m. The following four rounds will occur on Saturday, with the first pick of the fourth round set for noon.
ABC, ESPN, ESPN Deportes and NFL Network will broadcast the draft, while ESPN+ and NFL+ will stream the event. (Day 2 will be televised by ESPN2 rather than ESPN due to ESPN’s NBA playoffs coverage on Friday.)
Eleven Warriors will have coverage of every Ohio State draft pick as it happens, so stay tuned throughout the draft for everything you need to know about what could be a historic draft for the Buckeyes.
Updates
April 24, 2024
Emeka Egbuka Signs Endorsement Deal with Adidas
Emeka Egbuka signed an endorsement deal with Adidas before the NFL draft. The former Ohio State wide receiver was one of a dozen athletes named as part of the brand's "2025 NFL Rookie Class," which also included:
- Travis Hunter (WR/DB, Colorado)
- Abdul Carter (OLB, Penn State)
- Jalon Walker (OLB, Georgia)
- Shemar Stewart (DE, Texas A&M)
- Nic Scourton (DE, Texas A&M)
- Maxwell Hairston (CB, Kentucky)
- Shavon Revel (CB, ECU)
- Dylan Sampson (RB, Tennessee)
- Jalen Royals (WR, Utah State)
- Elijah Arroyo (TE, Miami)
- Nick Nash (WR, San Jose St.)
Adidas announced the class on Instagram on Wednesday:
April 24, 2024
Top Draft Storylines for the Buckeyes
Ohio State has the chance to break an NFL draft record, but there’s no consensus on how many Buckeyes will be first-round picks and where Will Howard will get drafted.
April 24, 2024
Henderson's Draft Stock Surging Late
Former Ohio State running back TreVeyon Henderson is seeing a big late surge in his draft stock as the NFL draft approaches.
April 23, 2024
Projected Landing Spots for Every Buckeye
We project where all 17 of Ohio State’s NFL draft prospects will end up being drafted or signing as undrafted free agents.
April 23, 2024
Full First and Second-Round Mock Draft
Eleven Warriors editor Dan Hope makes his projections for every pick of the first two rounds of the 2025 NFL draft, including four Ohio State players in Round 1 and three Buckeyes in Round 2.
April 22, 2024
Build Your Buckeye Draft Squad
Which five members of Ohio State’s 2025 NFL draft class would you select if you had to choose? Make your picks alongside ours.
April 22, 2024
Eight NFL Draft Predictions
We made eight NFL draft predictions featuring TreVeyon Henderson, Josh Simmons, Will Howard, Ty Hamilton, Emeka Egbuka and more.
April 22, 2024
Hancock Enabled Buckeyes' Best Defense
Jordan Hancock enabled Ohio State's best defensive play through his versatility as one of the heroes of the 2024 national championship team.
April 18, 2024
A True Stalwart
Through injury, harassment and heartbreak, an arduous five-year career paid off with the ultimate triumph for Josh Fryar.
