Where to watch, how to follow the 2020 NFL Draft
The original plan for the 2020 NFL Draft involved the bright lights of Las Vegas.
With the former Oakland Raiders set to begin play in their new Vegas home in 2020, the National Football League was taking its annual draft of college players to The Strip.
As with so many other things in American life, the coronavirus pandemic and the efforts to contain it have led to a dramatic change of plans.
So the 2020 NFL Draft will be a virtual affair.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will announce first-round picks from the basement of his house. Teams will also draft from home.
Rather than inviting top prospects to a green room and interviewing draftees on stage after their names are called, the NFL and its media partners are sending cameras to the homes of 58 top prospects.
Television coverage of the event will originate from ESPN studios in Bristol, Conn.
ESPN and the NFL Network will produce a shared broadcast. For the first three rounds, ABC will have its own unique production.
In terms of Kentucky-centric fan interest, ex-Lafayette High School star Jedrick Wills, after a standout career as an Alabama offensive lineman, is projected to be picked early in the first round. So is former Louisville offensive tackle Mekhi Becton.
One of the most interesting questions of the draft will be how high ex-University of Kentucky star Lynn Bowden goes and what position the team that chooses the versatile playmaker projects his playing.
Ex-UK offensive guard Logan Stenberg is expected to be drafted.
Former Kentucky defense tackle Calvin Taylor and ex-UK wide receiver Ahmad Wagner and Western Kentucky wide receiver Lucky Jackson, another former Lafayette High School star, are hoping to hear their names.
Below is where to watch and how to follow the 2020 NFL Draft:
When
Round 1: Thursday, April 23, 8 p.m.
Rounds 2 and 3: Friday, April 24, 7 p.m.
Rounds 4-7: Saturday, April 25, noon
TV
Rounds 1-3: ABC, ESPN, NFL Network
Rounds 4-7: ESPN, NFL Network
Where to find ABC:
Over-the-air: WTVQ, Channel 36 (in Lexington)
Spectrum Cable: Channel 10
DISH Network: Channel 5150
DirecTV: Channel 36
Where to find ESPN:
Spectrum Cable: Channel 28
DISH Network: Channel 140
DirecTV: Channel 206
U-verse: Channel 602
Where to find NFL Network:
Spectrum Cable: Channel 547
DISH Network: Channel 154
DirecTV: Channel 212
U-verse: Channel 630
Radio
Over the air: WLXG-AM 1300, WLXG-FM 92.5
Satellite radio: Channel 88
Internet
Live video: You can live stream the draft online from WatchESPN.com, the WatchESPN app or the NFL Mobile app, depending on your TV service provider.
Twitter: @johnclayiv; @markcstory; @JoshMooreHL; @kentuckysports; @heraldleader
Facebook: Photos and links on Kentucky.com and Kentuckysports.com pages
The complete 2020 NFL Draft order: Click here
For full post-draft coverage: Kentucky.com
This story was originally published April 21, 2020 at 12:28 PM.
