DETROIT — Months of speculation, workouts, film sessions and interviews ends Thursday night with the start of the NFL Draft.
The 2024 NFL Draft begins at 6 p.m. MT Thursday, live from downtown Detroit.
The Denver Broncos will make their first-round selection at No. 12.
This will be the Broncos' first pick in the first round since 2021. The Broncos gave up their first-round choices in 2022 and 2023 in the trade for Russell Wilson.
The Broncos have eight scheduled picks in this weekend's event but no selections in the second round. Head coach Sean Payton was acquired from New Orleans in exchange for a first-round pick in 2023 and second-round pick in the 2024 draft.
Denver Broncos 2024 Draft Picks
- Round 1: No. 12
- Round 3: No. 76
- Round 4: No. 121 (from MIA)
- Round 5: No. 136 (from CAR through CLE)
- Round 5: No. 145 (from NYJ)
- Round 5: No. 147
- Round 6: No. 207 (from SF)
- Round 7: No. 256 (from NYJ)
Detroit prepares to host NFL Draft
Detroit expects to host 400,000 visitors over the three-day event from Thursday to Saturday. Detroit's draft is expected to bring in at least $160 million, giving small businesses a boost from fans flocking in and around Campus Martius Park.
Lions President Rod Wood pitched the city as a draft destination in 2016 and teamed up with the Detroit Sports Commission a year later to submit the formal bid to land the NFL's annual event.
After the league had its last draft in New York a decade ago, it envisioned giving cities a chance to have a signature event that would have a lot of benefits, including an economic impact.
More than 20 cities have proposed to host a future draft. Green Bay will host the NFL Draft in 2025.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
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