2015 NFL Draft Schedule: Dates, Times, Streaming and TV Broadcast Details

The wait is almost over and in 24 hours the 2015 NFL Draft will start with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the clock in Chicago. There will be many options to watch the draft, with ESPN and the NFL Network both broadcasting live on television. ESPN will continue to feature Chris Berman, Mel Kiper, and company on its draft telecasts (full details here), while Mike Mayock gets top billing over on the league's channel.

Dates and Location:

When: April 30-May 2
Where: Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, Ill.

Round One: Thursday, April 30th

8:00 PM EST

Time per pick: 10 minutes

ESPN

2:30 PM to 3:30 - NFL Insiders
3:30 to 4:30 -  NFL Live
7:00 -  SportsCenter Special: Draft Countdown

NFL Network

10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Path to the Draft
1:00 PM to 6:00 PM - NFL Draft Kickoff
6:00 to 7:30 - NFL Draft Gold Carpet
7:30 to 8:00 - NFL Draft Kickoff

Rounds Two and Three - Friday, May 1st

7:00 PM EST

2nd Round Time per pick: 7 minutes

3rd Round Time per pick: 5 minutes

Compensatory pick time: 4 minutes

ESPN

2:30 PM to 3:30 - NFL Insiders
3:30 to 4:30 -  NFL Live

NOTE: Friday's draft coverage will be televised on ESPN2.

NFL Network

10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Path to the Draft
1:00 PM to 7:00 PM - NFL Draft Kickoff

Rounds Four through Seven - Saturday, May 2nd

12:00 PM EST

4th-6th Round Time per pick: 5 minutes

7th Round and Compensatory pick time: 4 minutes

NFL Network

10:00 AM to 12:00 PM - Path to the Draft

Radio and Streaming info:

Radio: ESPN Rado

Online Streaming: NFL.com, WatchESPN

Players Attending Draft

The NFL has extended invitations to numerous players to attend the draft in Chicago, and 28 players accepted(only 26 will be attending). Here's the list of players who will be in attendance.

RB Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin
RB Todd Gurley, Georgia
WR DeVante Parker, Louisville
WR Breshad Perriman, Central Florida
WR Devin Smith, Ohio State
WR Jaelen Strong, Arizona State
WR Kevin White, West Virginia
OL La'el Collins, LSU Dealing with legal matter
OL Cameron Erving, Florida State
OL D.J. Humphries, Florida
OL Cedric Ogbuehi, Texas A&M
OL Andrus Peat, Stanford
OL Brandon Scherff, Iowa
OL Donovan Smith, Penn State
OL Laken Tomlinson, Duke
S Landon Collins, Alabama
CB Kevin Johnson, Wake Forest
CB Byron Jones, Connecticut
CB Trae Waynes, Michigan State
LB Benardrick McKinney
LB/DE Vic Beasley, Clemson
LB/DE Alvin "Bud" Dupree, Kentucky
LB/DE Dante Fowler, Jr., Florida
LB/DE Randy Gregory, Nebraska
LB/DE Shane Ray, Missouri
DL Arik Armstead, Oregon Armstead has elected not to attend
DL Danny Shelton, Washington
DL Leonard Williams, USC

Washington Redskins Draft Picks:

Round 1(#5)

Round 2(#38)

Round 3(#69)

Round 4(#105)

Round 5(#141)

Round 6(#182)

Round 7(#222)