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All eyes will be on Green Bay, Wisconsin from April 24 through April 26, as the NFL Draft descends upon its smallest market and only public team\u2019s home. The Draft has grown into a multi-week celebration and communal event. Nearly a quarter of NFL Fans (23%) will attend a Draft watch party. The Draft mimics the NFL\u2019s own ultimate event – the Super Bowl – as a draw to bring fans together on a day in which every team pictures their top draft choice as the first piece in the road to a championship.<\/p>\n
Will you be attending a draft watch party? Either in-person or online with friends and\/or relatives?<\/em><\/p>\n Further insights from this question include:<\/p>\n All Eyes on the Screen, Too<\/em><\/strong>!<\/strong><\/p>\n The forecast for the NFL Draft audience is strong. Three in 10 Americans (30%) and more than half of NFL Fans (53%) intend to watch the Draft which will be televised and streamed domestically live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ABC, and NFL Network. Seven of 10 (70%) self-described Avid Fans will also watch.<\/p>\n Do you plan on watching any part of the 2025 NFL Draft on TV or any streaming platforms?<\/em><\/p>\n Further insights on this question include:<\/p>\n \u201cThe NFL Draft event is unique and has no parallel in sports. Its closest rivals are the NCAA Basketball Tournaments\u2019 selection shows,\u201d says Charles Grantham, Director of the Center for Sport Management in the Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall University. \u201cWhere else do you find year-long speculation and experts on metrics and potential selection? It speaks to the interest and how followers of teams consider the Draft vital to the future of their team.\u201d<\/p>\n These are the results from the most recent Seton Hall Sports Poll conducted April 4 – 8 among 1,501 adults across the country. The Poll, which is sponsored by the Sharkey Institute within Seton Hall University\u2019s Stillman School of Business features a national representative sample from YouGov Plc. weighted on U.S. Census Bureau figures for age, gender, ethnicity, education, income and region. The Poll\u2019s margin of error is +\/-3 percent.<\/p>\n The NFL Draft Spurs Hours of Lead-up Programming<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n It is not just the actual draft that draws viewers. For up to two weeks prior to the NFL Draft, nearly 1 in 4 (24%) Americans follow mock drafts, coverage of trades and the depth of the player pool. That number rises to 42 percent among NFL Fans and 63 percent among Avid Fans.<\/p>\n In the two weeks prior to the 2025 NFL Draft, were you following the sports coverage on topics like: mock drafts, who will go #1, trades, and who your favorite team may have on their draft board, or other draft coverage, in the sports media?<\/em><\/p>\n Further insights on this question include:<\/p>\n \u201cThe NFL Draft is now a Must Watch event. How many player selection shows attract a capacity crowd to Lambeau Field?\u201d asked Dr. Daniel Ladik, Marketing Professor in the Stillman School of Business and Methodologist for the Poll. \u201cIt is a rite of Spring for all 32 fan bases to share their passion for the most popular sports league in America. ESPN introduced the Draft to fans in its second year on-air in 1980. It used to be communicated via phone. It is a function of the interest in the Draft that produces the metrics, the heartfelt storylines, and the parade of experts.\u201d<\/p>\n The 2025 NFL Draft begins Thursday April 24 at 7 p.m. local time at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, WI.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/04\/nfl-draft-sports-poll-1.png\")
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