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Shedeur Sanders effect? 2025 NFL Draft Day 2 sees big increase in viewership

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78% Informative

The 2025 NFL Draft drew 13.6 million viewers across ESPN and NFL Network on Day 2 .

It was the second -most watched second day of the NFL draft on record, up 40% from 2024 .

There were 7.3 million viewers between rounds two and three on ABC , ESPN2 and ESPN2 .

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80

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80

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24

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formal

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English

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32

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short-lived

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