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.

In a display of environmental stewardship, the Green Bay Packers, in collaboration with the NFL, are taking significant strides to recover and repurpose materials from the 2025 NFL Draft. The Packers have established a robust sustainability program known as the Packers Green Team,