NFL Draft 2020: How To Watch, How It Will Work, Mock Drafts

Amid the coronavirus crisis in the United States, the NFL Draft is set to be the only major sporting event happening in the month of April. The draft in 2020 will take place as originally scheduled from Thursday to Saturday, but it won't look anything like previous years.

The whole process will be virtual.

How To Watch

There will be a combined broadcast between ESPN and NFL Network for all three nights of the draft, with analysts from both networks working from home. The broadcast will originate from ESPN's studio in Bristol, Connecticut, and feature Trey Wingo as the host.

Additionally, there will be a separate broadcast on ABC for the first two nights that will focus on storytelling and paths certain draft picks took to make it to the NFL.

All broadcasts will also take place on ESPN Deportes.

Here's the TV schedule:

• Round 1: Thursday, April 23, 8-11:30 p.m. ET.
• Rounds 2-3: Friday, April 24, 7-11:30 p.m. ET.
• Rounds 4-7: Saturday, April 25, noon-7 p.m. ET.

How It Will Work

Teams will complete the draft from their homes, communicating through virtual platforms such as Zoom and Skype to make their selections. All 32 general managers will be connected through one video conference and then will have a separate broadband connection with members of the NFL league office.

Additionally, despite the selection process changing in 2020, no changes have been made to the format. Teams will still have 10 minutes to make their selection in Round 1, seven minutes in Round 2 and 3, and five minutes in Round 4 through 7.

The 2020 NFL Draft will also serve as a virtual fundraiser, with the money raised going to six charities that are battling the spread of the coronavirus in the United States. Throughout the three days of events draft coverage there will be tributes to health care workers and first responders in a "variety of ways," according to email statement from the NFL.

Funds raised will help support the following six national charities:

• American Red Cross
• CDC Foundation's All of Us: Combat Coronavirus Campaign
• Feeding America's COVID-19 Response Fund
• Meals on Wheels America's COVID-19 Response Fund
• Salvation Army
• United Way's COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Fund

Who Will Your Team Pick?

CBS Sports has put together a mock draft for all seven rounds of the 2020 draft for each NFL team. You can find your team by scrolling through the article on the CBS Sports website.

In addition to the mock draft on CBS Sports, NFL.com provides a mock draft with four different experts predicting each pick of the first round.