NFL Draft 2020: Dates, UK time, TV channel, live stream and draft order as ceremony to go ahead despite coronavirus

FUTURE stars of the NFL are eagerly awaiting the 2020 Draft.

Hundreds of players are emerging from college football hoping they are the lucky ones picked as the countdown to the new NFL season begins in earnest.

Following a terrible campaign in 2019, the Cincinnati Bengals have first pick for the first time in seventeen years and look likely to swoop for quarterback Joe Burrow.

When is the NFL Draft 2020?

THERE’s a whole host of exciting football talent hoping to be picked up in this year’s draft.

Always a lavish occasion, the 2020 edition will be held in Paradise, Nevada.

Spread over three days, the draft will start on Thursday, April 23 and conclude on Saturday, April 25.

Is it going ahead despite coronavirus?

HUNDREDS of sporting events around the globe have been cancelled due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

In America, the current NBA season is on hold, along with the MLS and MLB.

But the NFL Draft currently WILL go ahead this year, despite the virus spreading rapidly in the USA.

Bosses say that fans, media and players won’t be involved, instead with selected players giving interviews via video link.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said: “The draft can serve a very positive purpose for our clubs, our fans, and the country”.

“There is no assurance that we can select a different date and be confident that conditions will be significantly more favourable than they are today.”

What TV channel and live stream can I watch it on?

YOU will be able to watch this year’s draft live on Sky Sports Action.

Exact times are yet to be confirmed, but proceedings will likely get underway around 1am GMT.

Last year’s draft saw Kyler Murray taken as the No1 overall pick, but the Arizona Cardinals still suffered a disappointing season.

First round draft order

1. Cincinnati Bengals
2. Washington Redskins
3. Detroit Lions
4. New York Giants
5. Miami Dolphins
6. LA Chargers
7. Carolina Panthers
8. Arizona Cardinals
9. Jacksonville Jaguars
10. Cleveland Browns
11. New York Jets
12. Las Vegas Raiders
13. San Francisco 49ers
14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
15. Denver Broncos
16. Atlanta Falcons
17. Dallas Cowboys
18. Miami Dolphins
19. Las Vegas Raiders
20. Jacksonville Jaguars
21. Philadelphia Eagles
22. Minnesota Vikings
23. New England Patriots
24. New Orleans Saints
25. Minnesota Vikings
26. Miami Dolphins
27. Seattle Seahawks
28. Baltimore Ravens
29. Tennessee Titans
30. Green Bay Packers
31. San Francisco 49ers
32. Kansas City Chiefs