“NFL Draft Daily” Coming Soon To Disney+, Hulu & ESPN
While it’s only been a few days since the latest American Football season ended at the Super Bowl, Disney is already getting ready for the next season, as it has announced details on the coverage for the upcoming draft, which includes a brand new daily show called “NFL Draft Daily”.
This new studio show will premiere on Wednesday, 11th February 2026 at 3 p.m. across ESPN2, ESPN App, Disney+ and Hulu. The weekday program will serve as a daily destination for NFL draft-focused news, insight and analysis, guiding fans through the entire draft cycle leading into the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh (April 23–25).
The launch of “NFL Draft Daily” is part of ESPN’s expanded NFL Draft rights agreement, announced last summer, and strengthens the company’s year-round commitment to comprehensive draft coverage.
Primarily airing as a 30-minute show — with selected 60-minute editions, including the debut episode — NFL Draft Daily will deliver thorough coverage of the league’s top prospects, Pro Days, NFL Combine workouts, team needs, potential trades and more. The show will be headlined by renowned draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. and NFL front-office veteran and analyst Louis Riddick, alongside a deep bench of ESPN draft experts. Field Yates will host NFL Draft Daily, continuing his expanded role in ESPN’s draft coverage.
Kiper Jr., Riddick, Matt Miller, Jordan Reid and Mike Tannenbaum will appear as part of a rotating daily analyst lineup, with Adam Schefter contributing breaking news and reporting as warranted.
“NFL Draft Daily” will air prior to ESPN’s flagship weekday NFL studio show, NFL Live, creating a dedicated 90 minutes to two hours of NFL and draft-centric programming each afternoon throughout the spring. On days when “NFL Draft Daily” is only 30 minutes, additional ESPN programming will take place on ESPN2 from 3:30-4 p.m., before “NFL Live” is on the air on ESPN. ESPN’s broader daily studio slate, including “Get Up”, “First Take”, “The Pat McAfee Show”, “SportsCenter” and “Pardon the Interruption”, will further amplify draft coverage across platforms in the months ahead.
The series premiere of “NFL Draft Daily” will coincide with Yates’ third mock draft of the year. Yates will be joined by Kiper Jr., Riddick and Miller. He has completed two previous mock drafts surrounding this year’s prospects – a preseason and a ‘draft season’ kickoff mock draft.
For the 47th year, ESPN will document every pick of the 2026 NFL draft from April 23-25, with coverage across ESPN, ABC, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes and ESPN Radio. New this year, Disney+ and Hulu will also stream ESPN, ABC, and ESPN Deportes’ trio of draft presentations, with all offerings available on ESPN’s DTC service.
Additional information on ESPN’s 2026 NFL draft programming will be announced in the coming weeks.
Roger’s Take: With Disney’s new deal with the NFL, which now owns a part of ESPN, expect to see more NFL-themed content coming to different platforms, including Disney+. Putting these shows onto as many platforms as possible will likely help increase viewership.
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