2015 NFL Draft Dates & Times, Cleveland Browns Coverage on DBN

The first round of the 2015 NFL Draft kicks off tonight, as we'll get to see if Cleveland Browns general manager Ray Farmer can take advantage of two first-round draft picks better than he did last year. If you were not sure when the draft was officially starting, here is a primer with what to expect:

The NFL Draft will be covered by the NFL Network, ESPN, SiriusXM Radio, 92.3 The Fan, and many other outlets during the three days.

• THURSDAY, APRIL 30 at 8:00 PM ET: Round 1
  (Browns have 2 picks -- No. 12 and No. 19 overall)
• FRIDAY, MAY 1 at 7:00 PM ET: Rounds 2-3
  (Browns have 2 picks -- No. 43 and No. 77 overall)
• SATURDAY, MAY 2 at 12:00 PM ET: Rounds 4-7
  (Browns have 6 picks -- No. 111, No. 115, No. 147, No. 189, No. 202, and No. 229 overall)

I advise you tune into your TV, radio, or computer before the times listed above to ensure you don't miss anything. Below, I list the time teams have to pick per round, what time the open threads will be up-and-running on DBN, and a summary of our coverage of the draft to date.

Teams will have the following amount of time to make their picks:

• Round 1 Picks: 10 minutes
• Round 2 Picks: 7 minutes
• Round 3-6 Picks: 5 minutes
• Round 7 Picks: 4 minutes
• Compensatory Picks: 4 minutes
  

The NFL Draft is always a big day traffic-wise here at SB Nation. During each of the three days, we'll have at least one Live Blog / Open Thread on Dawgs By Nature, as well as posts covering each of the draft picks the Browns make.

The live blog / open draft threads will be posted at the following times:

• Thursday: Open thread posted at 10:00 AM (10 hours before draft)
  Thursday: Open thread posted at 7:00 PM (1 hour before the draft)
  
• Friday: Open thread posted at 12:00 PM (7 hours before draft)
  Friday: Open thread posted at 6:00 PM (1 hour before draft)
  
• Saturday: Open thread posted at 9:00 AM (3 hours before draft)

Lastly, there has been a lot of work put forth by the writers here at DBN over the past couple of weeks/months, with still more to come. Here is a look back at some of the material to help prepare you for the draft:

• DBN Big Boards: Cleveland Browns Big Board, 1-45 (Staff & Community)
• Browns Draft Tracking: A list of everyone who visited or met with the Browns
• 2015 Mock Drafts: DBN Staff Mock Draft | Community Mock Draft
• Exclusive Analysis: QB Marcus Mariota | WR Kevin White | WR Jalen Strong | WR Sammie Coates | TE Maxx Williams | OT La'el Collins | NT Danny Shelton | DT Arik Armstead | DT Bobby Richardson | OLB Bud Dupree | OLB Shane Ray | OLB Eli Harold
  
• Special Features:
  Defensive Tackle Draft Board for Browns
  Offensive Line Scheme Fit for Browns
  Browns Q&A with Dan Kadar