Menu
Home
People
Places
Arts
History
Plants & Animals
Science
Life & Culture
Technology
Reference.org
2018 NFL draft
open-in-new
<p>The 2018 NFL draft was the 83rd annual meeting of <a href="/facts/National_Football_League/cBH0hxRV">National Football League</a> (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players for the <a href="/facts/2018_NFL_season/y7MvpbJh">2018 NFL season</a>. The draft was held on April 26–28 at <a href="/facts/AT%2526T_Stadium/0w0f6Mjd">AT&T Stadium</a> in <a href="/facts/Arlington%2c_Texas/umTWEFhW">Arlington</a> southwest of <a href="/facts/Dallas/f3c7MQn0">Dallas</a>; it was the first draft to take place in an NFL stadium and the first to be held in <a href="/facts/Texas/B987WHF0">Texas</a>. 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 15, 2018. </p><p>Five quarterbacks were selected in the first round—<a href="/facts/Baker_Mayfield/cY4urzYQ">Baker Mayfield</a>, <a href="/facts/Sam_Darnold/4Mv0u5Tk">Sam Darnold</a>, <a href="/facts/Josh_Allen/mgVSMrft">Josh Allen</a>, <a href="/facts/Josh_Rosen/0HSeJWr1">Josh Rosen</a>, and <a href="/facts/Lamar_Jackson/sUrhFcXI">Lamar Jackson</a>—the second highest amount (along with the <a href="/facts/1999_NFL_draft/t6oNAyuo">1999</a> and <a href="/facts/2021_NFL_draft/YScTEUHn">2021 drafts</a>) after the six selected in <a href="/facts/1983_NFL_draft/07t0DCEx">1983</a> and <a href="/facts/2024_NFL_draft/24a4gWk9">2024</a>. As of 2024, only Allen and Jackson have remained with their original teams. The draft was also the first to have siblings—safety <a href="/facts/Terrell_Edmunds/fRCweYF4">Terrell Edmunds</a> and linebacker <a href="/facts/Tremaine_Edmunds/d7SqyCgB">Tremaine Edmunds</a>—selected in its first round. </p><p>The 2018 NFL draft was the first of two professional sports drafts to be held in the <a href="/facts/Dallas%25E2%2580%2593Fort_Worth_metroplex/dlmqt8MV">Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex</a> during the calendar year, as the <a href="/facts/Dallas_Stars/2eWtyCHC">Dallas Stars</a> hosted the <a href="/facts/2018_NHL_entry_draft/cdenXUtI">2018 NHL Draft</a> in June. </p>