[3][4][5] In order to be eligible to enter the draft, players must be at least three years removed from high school.

In order to be eligible to enter the draft, players must be at least three years removed from high school.

[9] The following is the breakdown of the 256 players selected by position: A supplemental draft was held on July 11, 2018.

Coverage of the draft was broadcast by ESPN and NFL Network, with Fox also simulcasting NFL Network's coverage of the first two rounds of broadcast television (serving as a prelude for Fox's acquisition of Thursday Night Football for the 2018 season).

[2][11] Telecasts of the first round across all three broadcasters (which included the expansion of coverage to broadcast television) drew a combined Nielsen overnight household rating of 8.4, and total viewership of 11.214 million, making it the most-watched opening round since 2014.