The 2027 NFL Draft in Washington, D.C., will be held April 29-May 1, the league announced Thursday, setting the nation’s capital as the backdrop for what could be one of the deepest classes in recent history.NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced in May 2025 during an Oval Office news conference with President Donald Trump, Commanders owner Josh Harris and D.C. mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D), that D.C. was selected as the host site for ’27 and is expected to draw more than a million visitors.“It will be something that will show the world how far the nation’s capital has come and where it’s going,” Goodell said at the time.How does the NFL draft work?Tifo SportsAlthough plenty could change over the next 10 months, the 2027 draft has a chance to be the most anticipated in recent memory because of the star power of the class.Like most drafts, the 2027 group will be largely judged by the quarterbacks. Texas’ Arch Manning is at the top of the list, and if he picks up where he left off last season, he has a great chance to follow in the footsteps of his uncles, Peyton and Eli, and be drafted No. 1. Dante Moore would punch his ticket for the first round with another productive year at Oregon, and scouts are optimistic for the developmental paths of South Carolina’s LaNorris Sellers, LSU’s Sam Leavitt, Oklahoma State’s Drew Mestemaker, Miami’s Darian Mensah and several others.The class will also likely include former Cincinnati and Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby, barring any successful legal action after the NFL declined his application and chose not to hold a supplemental draft in 2026.