ESPN And ABC’s Historic, Innovative NFL Draft Coverage Round 1 Recap

The Walt Disney Company is offering unprecedented coverage of the 2019 NFL Draft in Nashville, offering unique presentations of the annual player selection event across ABC, ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Radio and ESPN Digital platforms. Below is a recap of top moments from Round 1 on Thursday in Music City.

NFL Draft coverage continues across multiple platforms tonight and Saturday:

Tonight (7-11:30 p.m. ET): NFL Draft, Rounds 2 and 3 – ABC, ESPN/ESPN2, NFL Network, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Radio
Saturday, April 27 (12-7 p.m. ET): NFL Draft, Rounds 4–7 – ABC (simulcast of ESPN telecast), ESPN, NFL Network, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Radio

GOLIC & WINGO AND NFL LIVE HOST TREY WINGO SHARED HIS PREP MATERIALS FOR NFL DRAFT

ROBIN ROBERTS OFFERED A LIVE REPORT FROM NASHVILLE ON ABC’s GOOD MORNING AMERICA

SINGER TIM MCGRAW VISITED FIRST TAKE IN NASHVILLE

ESPN PRESIDENT JIMMY PITARO TOURED ESPN’S SETS

ESPN DEPORTES’ GABY BIBAYOFF PROVIDED A REVIEW OF NFL DRAFT HISTORY

ESPN’S MARIA TAYLOR SHARED A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT THE RED CARPET

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ESPN RADIO’S NATIONAL SHOWS COVERED THE SCENE IN NASHVILLE

KIRK HERBSTREIT CAPTURED THE COLLEGE GAMEDAY CROWD BEFORE THE PRIME TIME BROADCAST ON ABC

NFL MVP PATRICK MAHOMES REVEALED HIS BRAND NEW COVER FOR EAMADDENNFL 20

ESPN CREATIVE SERVICES FEATURED SEVERAL TOP PROSPECTS IN THE SPECIAL NFL DRAFT SHOW OPEN

ROBERTS’ ABC INTERVIEW WITH 10-TIME GRAMMY WINNER TAYLOR SWIFT MADE HEADLINES

THIS GRAPHIC ANIMATION HERALDED NEW ARIZONA QB KYLER MURRAY’S NO. 1 OVERALL SELECTION, ILLUSTRATING HIS STATURE COMPARED TO OTHER NOTABLE QBS

ESPN COVERAGE OF MURRAY’S SELECTION FOCUSED ON THE ONSTAGE ACTIVITY, WHILE ABC PROVIDED THE MURRAY FAMILY’S PERSPECTIVE

THE “ON THE CLOCK” ESPN DIGITAL CREW REACTED TO THE GIANTS’ SELECTION OF DUKE QB DANIEL JONES AS THE NO. 6 OVERALL PICK

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AT THE FINAL FOUR IN EARLY APRIL, ESPN COLLEGE BASKETBALL ANALYST JAY BILAS FORECASTED THE GIANTS’ INTEREST IN HIS ONE-TIME AAU BASKETBALL PUPIL DANIEL JONES

ESPN AND ABC FEATURED SPECIAL MESSAGES TO IOWA FIRST-ROUND SELECTIONS T.J. HOCKENSON AND NOAH FANT FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA’S CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

AS PART OF ABC’S COVERAGE, SINGER, AMERICAN IDOL JUDGE AND NFL FAN LUKE BRYAN VISITED THE GAMEDAY SET

ESPN DEPORTES COMMENTATORS DESCRIBED THE MIAMI DOLPHINS’ SELECTION OF CLEMSON DEFENSIVE LINEMAN CHRISTIAN WILKINS

A REMINDER FROM ABC TO TUNE IN AGAIN TONIGHT FOR SECOND AND THIRD-ROUND COVERAGE

ESPN IMAGES’ PHOTOS FROM ROUND 1

Robin Roberts and Taylor Swift on the ABC set during the 2019 NFL Draft (Phil Ellsworth/ESPN Images)

NFL Insiders Adam Schefter (L) and Chris Mortensen (Phil Ellsworth/ESPN Images)

(L-R) Mel Kiper Jr., Booger McFarland, Louis Riddick and Trey Wingo during the 2019 NFL Draft (Phil Ellsworth/ESPN Images)

NFL Draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. (Phil Ellsworth/ESPN Images)

Roger Goodell (R) celebrates with with Christian Wilkins. (Allen Kee/ESPN Images)