This year's draft also had the second most-watched Day 2 on record with 7.5 million viewers, a 48% increase from 2024. The viewership rise in Days 2 and 3 could be linked to the drama with Colorado Buffaloes star Shedeur Sanders, who was drafted in the fifth round by the Cleveland Browns after being projected to be a first round pick.

Not many things in sports have changed more over the years than the NFL Draft. Over the past half-century, the draft has gone from something that wasn't even televised into one of the biggest events on the sports calendar.