This year’s NFL Draft, at least when it comes to viewership and attendance numbers, was a massive success.
The league and ESPN announced on Tuesday that the NFL Draft was the second most-watched draft in history. Only the 2020 NFL Draft, which came during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, performed better. About 7.5 million people tuned in to watch the draft across all channels this spring, which is up 27% from last year.
Saturday was the most-watched third day of the draft ever, too, with about 4.3 million average viewers tuning in to watch the final rounds of the event — which is historically the least-watched day of the three.