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LIVE DRAFT UPDATES: Falcons select WR Calvin Ridley in 1st round

DALLAS — For the next few days, you can forget about the boys of summer or the NBA playoffs and the race for the Stanley Cup.

Over the next three days, you need to be ready for some football!

The NFL Draft has officially begun, and it continues through Saturday, with seven rounds of picks taking place.

With the No. 1 overall pick, the Cleveland Browns took Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield.

Mayfield's college career ended with a loss in the Rose Bowl Game to Georgia.

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Here’s what you need to know about the 2018 NFL Draft:

WHEN: The NFL Draft will take place Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The first round will be held Thursday, the second and third rounds on Friday and the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh rounds on Saturday.

WHAT TIME: The draft began on Thursday. On Friday, it starts at 7 p.m. On Saturday, the action begins at noon. All times are Eastern.

FALCONS: The Atlanta Falcons selected WR Calvin Ridley with the 26th pick of the first round.

LOCAL CONNECTIONS: One of the top prospects in the draft is Bradley Chubb, from Marietta. He was selected No. 5 by the Denver Broncos.

The Georgia Bulldogs are expected to fare very well, with several players expected to go in the first round. Roquan Smith went No. 8 to Chicago.

Isaiah Wynn and Sony Michel went to the Patriots.

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First round

  1. Cleveland Browns - Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma
  2. New York Giants - Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State
  3. New York Jets (from Indianapolis Colts) - Sam Darnold, QB, USC
  4. Cleveland Browns (from Houston Texans) - Denzel Ward, CB, Ohio State
  5. Denver Broncos - Bradley Chubb, DE, NC State
  6. Indianapolis Colts (from New York Jets) - Quenton Nelson, G, Notre Dame
  7. Buffalo Bills (from Tampa Bay Buccaneers) - Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming
  8. Chicago Bears - Roquan Smith, LB, Georgia
  9. San Francisco 49ers - Mike McGlinchey, OT, Notre Dame
  10. Arizona Cardinals (from Oakland Raiders) - Josh Rosen, QB, UCLA
  11. Miami Dolphins - Minkah Fitzpatrick, S, Alabama
  12. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from Buffalo Bills through Cincinnati Bengals) - Vita Vea, DT, Washington
  13. Washington Redskins - Da'Ron Payne, DT, Alabama
  14. New Orleans Sains (from Green Bay Packers) - Marcus Davenport, DE, UTSA
  15. Oakland Raiders (from Arizona Cardinals) - Kolton Miller, OT, UCLA
  16. Buffalo Bills (from Baltimore Ravens) - Tremaine Edmunds, OLB, Virginia Tech
  17. Los Angeles Chargers - Derwin James, S, Florida State
  18. Green Bay Packers (from Seattle Seahawks) - Jaire Alexander, CB, Louisville
  19. Dallas Cowboys - Leighton Vander Esch, LB, Boise State
  20. Detroit Lions - Frank Ragnow, C, Arkansas
  21. Cincinnati Bengals (from Buffalo Bills) - Billy Price, C, Ohio State
  22. Tennessee Titans, (from Baltimore Ravens, through Buffalo Bills, through Kansas City Chiefs) - Rashaan Evans, LB, Alabama
  23. New England Patriots (from Los Angeles Rams) - Isaiah Wynn, OT, Georgia
  24. Carolina Panthers - D.J. Moore, WR, Maryland
  25. Baltimore Ravens (from Tennessee Titans) - Hayden Hurst, TE, South Carolina
  26. Atlanta Falcons - Calvin Ridley, WR, Alabama
  27. Seattle Seahawks (from Green Bay Packers, through New Orleans Saints) - Rashaad Penny, RB, San Diego State
  28. Pittsburgh Steelers - Terrell Edmunds, S, Virginia Tech
  29. Jacksonville Jaguars - Taven Bryan, DT, Florida
  30. Minnesota Vikings - Mike Hughes, CB, UCF
  31. New England Patriots - Sony Michel, RB, Georgia
  32. Baltimore Ravens (from Philadelphia Eagles) - Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville

Second round

  1. Cleveland Browns
  2. New York Giants
  3. Cleveland Browns (from Houston Texans)
  4. Indianapolis Colts
  5. Indianapolis Colts (from New York Jets)
  6. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  7. Chicago Bears
  8. Denver Broncos
  9. Oakland Raiders
  10. Miami Dolphins
  11. New England Patriots (from San Francisco 49ers)
  12. Washington Redskins
  13. Green Bay Packers
  14. Cincinnati Bengals
  15. Arizona Cardinals
  16. Los Angeles Chargers
  17. Indianapolis Colts (from New York Jets through Seattle Seahawks)
  18. Dallas Cowboys
  19. Detroit Lions
  20. Baltimore Ravens
  21. Buffalo Bills
  22. Kansas City Chiefs
  23. Carolina Panthers
  24. Buffalo Bills (from Los Angeles Rams)
  25. Tennessee Titans
  26. Atlanta Falcons
  27. San Francisco 49ers (from New Orleans Saints)
  28. Pittsburgh Steelers
  29. Jacksonville Jaguars
  30. Minnesota Vikings
  31. New England Patriots
  32. Cleveland Browns (from Philadelphia Eagles)

Third round

  1. Buffalo Bills (from Cleveland Browns)
  2. New York Giants
  3. Indianapolis Colts
  4. Houston Texans
  5. New York Giants (from Buffalo Bills)
  6. San Francisco 49ers (from Chicago Bears)
  7. Denver Broncos
  8. New York Jets
  9. Miami Dolphins
  10. San Francisco 49ers
  11. Oakland Raiders
  12. Green Bay Packers
  13. Cincinnati Bengals
  14. Kansas City Chiefs (from Washington Redskins)
  15. Arizona Cardinals
  16. Houston Texans (from Seattle Seahawks)
  17. Dallas Cowboys
  18. Detroit Lions
  19. Baltimore Ravens
  20. Los Angeles Chargers
  21. Carolina Panthers (from Buffalo Bills)
  22. Kansas City Chiefs
  23. Los Angeles Rams
  24. Carolina Panthers
  25. Tennessee Titans
  26. Atlanta Falcons
  27. New Orleans Saints
  28. Pittsburgh Steelers
  29. Jacksonville Jaguars
  30. Minnesota Vikings
  31. New England Patriots
  32. Buffalo Bills (from Philadelphia Eagles)
  33. Arizona Cardinals (Compensatory)
  34. Houston Texans (Compensatory)
  35. Denver Broncos (Compensatory)
  36. Cincinnati Bengals (Compensatory)

Fourth round

  1. Green Bay Packers (from Cleveland Browns)
  2. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  3. Houston Texans
  4. Indianapolis Colts
  5. Chicago Bears
  6. Denver Broncos
  7. New York Jets
  8. New York Giants
  9. Denver Broncos (from San Francisco 49ers)
  10. Oakland Raiders
  11. Los Angeles Rams (from Miami Dolphins)
  12. Cincinnati Bengals
  13. Washington Redskins
  14. Cleveland Browns (from Green Bay Packers)
  15. Chicago Bears (from Arizona Cardinals)
  16. Dallas Cowboys
  17. Detroit Lions
  18. Baltimore Ravens
  19. Los Angeles Chargers
  20. Seattle Seahawks
  21. Buffalo Bills
  22. Kansas City Chiefs
  23. Miami Dolphins (from Cleveland Browns through Carolina Panthers)
  24. Kansas City Chiefs (from Los Angeles Rams)
  25. Tennessee Titans
  26. Atlanta Falcons
  27. New Orleans Saints
  28. San Francisco 49ers (from Pittsburgh Steelers)
  29. Jacksonville Jaguars
  30. Philadelphia Eagles (from Minnesota Vikings)
  31. Miami Dolphins (from New England Patriots through Philadelphia Eagles)
  32. Philadelphia Eagles
  33. Green Bay Packers (Compensatory)
  34. Arizona Cardinals (Compensatory)
  35. Los Angeles Rams (from New York Giants–Compensatory)
  36. Los Angeles Rams (from New England Patriots–Compensatory)
  37. Dallas Cowboys (Compensatory)

Fifth round

  1. Green Bay Packers (from Cleveland Browns)
  2. New York Giants
  3. Indianapolis Colts
  4. Seattle Seahawks (from Houston Texans)
  5. Washington Redskins (from Denver Broncos)
  6. San Francisco 49ers (from New York Jets)
  7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  8. Chicago Bears
  9. Seattle Seahawks (from Oakland Raiders)
  10. New Orleans Saints (from Miami Dolphins)
  11. Pittsburgh Steelers (from San Francisco 49ers)
  12. Denver Broncos (from Washington Redskins)
  13. Cleveland Browns (from Green Bay Packers)
  14. Cincinnati Bengals
  15. Arizona Cardinals
  16. Detroit Lions
  17. Baltimore Ravens
  18. Los Angeles Chargers
  19. Seattle Seahawks (from Philadelphia Eagles through Seahawks)
  20. New York Jets (from Dallas Cowboys)
  21. Cincinnati Bengals (from Buffalo Bills)
  22. Oakland Raiders (from New England Patriots from Cleveland Browns through Kansas City Chiefs)
  23. Denver Broncos (from Los Angeles Rams)
  24. Carolina Panthers
  25. Tennessee Titans
  26. Washington Redskins (from Denver Broncos through Atlanta Falcons)
  27. New Orleans Saints
  28. Pittsburgh Steelers
  29. Buffalo Bills (from Jacksonville Jaguars)
  30. Minnesota Vikings
  31. Seattle Seahawks (from New England Patriots)
  32. Philadelphia Eagles
  33. Cincinnati Bengals (Compensatory)
  34. Dallas Cowboys (Compensatory)
  35. Green Bay Packers (Compensatory)
  36. Oakland Raiders (from Dallas Cowboys) (Compensatory)
  37. Green Bay Packers (Compensatory)

Sixth round

  1. Cleveland Browns
  2. Los Angeles Rams (from New York Giants)
  3. Houston Texans
  4. Indianapolis Colts
  5. New York Jets
  6. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  7. Chicago Bears
  8. Arizona Cardinals (from Denver Broncos)
  9. Los Angeles Rams (from Miami Dolphins)
  10. San Francisco 49ers
  11. Oakland Raiders
  12. Green Bay Packers
  13. Buffalo Bills (from Cincinnati Bengals)
  14. Cleveland Browns (from Washington Redskins)
  15. New Orleans Saints (from Arizona Cardinals)
  16. Baltimore Ravens
  17. Los Angeles Chargers
  18. Dallas Cowboys (from Oakland Raiders through Seattle Seahawks)
  19. Dallas Cowboys
  20. Los Angeles Rams (from Detroit Lions)
  21. Los Angeles Rams (from Buffalo Bills)
  22. Kansas City Chiefs
  23. Carolina Panthers
  24. New England Patriots (from Los Angeles Rams)
  25. Tennessee Titans
  26. Atlanta Falcons
  27. New Orleans Saints
  28. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from Pittsburgh Steelers)
  29. Jacksonville Jaguars
  30. Minnesota Vikings
  31. Washington Redskins (from Cleveland Browns through New England Patriots)
  32. Philadelphia Eagles
  33. Green Bay Packers (Compensatory)
  34. Dallas Cowboys (Compensatory)
  35. Miami Dolphins (from Los Angeles Rams through Kansas City Chiefs (Compensatory)
  36. New England Patriots (from Oakland Raiders) (Compensatory)
  37. Houston Texans (Compensatory)
  38. Oakland Raiders (Compensatory)
  39. Minnesota Vikings (Compensatory)
  40. Houston Texans (Compensatory)
  41. Baltimore Ravens (Compensatory)
  42. Oakland Raiders (Compensatory)
  43. Oakland Raiders (Compensatory)
  44. Minnesota Vikings (Compensatory)

Seventh round

  1. New England Patriots (from Cleveland Browns)
  2. Pittsburgh Steelers (from New York Giants)
  3. Indianapolis Colts
  4. Houston Texans
  5. San Francisco 49ers (from Miami Dolphins through Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
  6. Chicago Bears
  7. Minnesota Vikings (from Denver Broncos)
  8. Seattle Seahawks (from New York Jets)
  9. Miami Dolphins (from San Francisco 49ers)
  10. Oakland Raiders
  11. Miami Dolphins
  12. Jacksonville Jaguars (Cincinnati Bengals)
  13. Washington Redskins
  14. Green Bay Packers
  15. Kansas City Chiefs (from Arizona Cardinals)
  16. Carolina Panthers (Los Angeles Chargers through Buffalo Bills)
  17. New York Jets (from Seattle Seahawks)
  18. Dallas Cowboys
  19. Detroit Lions
  20. Baltimore Ravens
  21. Green Bay Packers (from Buffalo Bills)
  22. San Francisco 49ers (Kansas City Chiefs)
  23. Washington Redskins (from Los Angeles Rams)
  24. Carolina Panthers
  25. Kansas City Chiefs (from Tennessee Titans)
  26. Atlanta Falcons
  27. New Orleans Saints
  28. Pittsburgh Steelers
  29. Jacksonville Jaguars
  30. Seattle Seahawks (from Minnesota Vikings)
  31. Cincinnati Bengals (from New England Patriots)
  32. Philadelphia Eagles (from Seattle Seahawks through Eagles, Seahawks and New England Patriots)
  33. Los Angeles Chargers (Compensatory)
  34. Cincinnati Bengals (Compensatory)
  35. Cincinnati Bengals (Compensatory)
  36. Arizona Cardinals (Compensatory)
  37. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Compensatory)
  38. Atlanta Falcons (Compensatory)