BERKELEY – The 2020 NFL Draft will be televised on ABC, ESPN, NFL Network and ESPN Deportes in a single multi-network presentation of all seven rounds this Thursday-Saturday, April 23-25. Thursday's first round is slated to begin at 5 pm PT, while Friday's second day featuring the second and third rounds starts at 4 pm PT. Rounds four through seven get underway Saturday at 9 am PT.

Six former Cal players – Traveon Beck, Ashtyn Davis, Jordan Duncan, Jaylinn Hawkins, Greg Thomas and Evan Weaver – who completed their collegiate eligibility with the Golden Bears in 2019 have professional football aspirations. Davis, Hawkins and Weaver participated in the 2020 NFL Combine in late February and early March, while all six were scheduled to take part in Cal's Pro Day scheduled for March 20 before it was canceled due to COVID-19. The Golden Bears have had at least one player selected in 31 of the last 33 years.

The draft will also serve as a three-day virtual fundraiser benefitting six charities that are battling the spread of COVID-19 and delivering relief to millions in need. In conjunction with the draft, the NFL will host a "Draft-A-Thon" that will be live streamed on NFL social and digital platforms and featured in live televised draft coverage. Donations can be made online at NFL.com/RELIEF and there is also a text-to-donate option.

The draft was originally scheduled to take place in Las Vegas but due to the COVID-19 pandemic will now be a "virtual" draft primarily from homes around the nation. The telecasts will originate from ESPN's studios in Bristol, Conn., and adhere to proper social distancing guidelines and local workplace rules. Draft hosts and a limited number of commentators will be in-studio, while a majority of analysts, reporters and other experts will contribute remotely from their home studios with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announcing the draft picks from his home.

Extensive coverage of all former Cal football players selected in the 2020 NFL Draft and those that sign undrafted free agent contracts following the draft will be provided via the Cal Athletics social media outlets listed below and online at CalBears.com. Undrafted free agent signings will not be publicized by Cal Athletics prior to an official announcement from the NFL team.

Cal Football 2020 NFL Draft Coverage

• Web: CalBears.com
• Twitter: @CalFootball, @CalFootballPR, @CalAthletics, @CalRecruiting
• Instagram: Cal_Football, CalAthletics
• Facebook: CalAthletics
• Hashtags: #GoBears, #EarnIt, #NFLDraft

Cal Football NFL Draft Notes

• Cal has had 239 players selected in the NFL Draft since the event began in 1936 including 27 first-round selections and two No. 1 overall picks in quarterbacks Jared Goff (Los Angeles Rams, 2016) and Steve Bartkowski (Atlanta Falcons, 1975).
• Cal has had at least one player selected in the NFL Draft for 31 of the last 33 years including for 28 consecutive years (1987-2014) and also had a streaks of at least one selection in the top three rounds for eight years in a row (2007-14).
• Cal's six quarterbacks selected in the first round of the NFL Draft is tied for the third-most by any college football program behind only Notre Dame (9) and USC (7) while equaling Stanford (6) and UCLA (6). Cal's list of first-round quarterbacks includes Craig Morton (1965 – No. 5, Dallas Cowboys), Bartkowski, Rich Campbell (1981 – No. 6, Green Bay Packers), Kyle Boller (2003 – No. 19, Baltimore Ravens), Aaron Rodgers (2005 – No. 24, Green Bay Packers) and Goff.
• Prior to Goff's 2016 selection the most recent first-round NFL Draft pick from Cal was defensive end Cameron Jordan, who was taken by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft with the No. 24 overall selection.
• Goff, Jordan and Rodgers remain with the teams they were drafted by in the first round of their respective drafts and are among five first-round NFL Draft picks from Cal currently on NFL rosters. The two others – Alex Mack (2009 – No. 21, Cleveland Browns) and Tyson Alualu (2010 – No. 10, Jacksonville Jaguars) – are currently on their second NFL teams with Mack now a member of the Atlanta Falcons and Alualu on the roster of the Pittsburgh Steelers. A sixth – Marshawn Lynch – is currently a free agent.
• The most Cal players selected in a single NFL Draft were the 10 chosen in 1952, while Cal's six players picked in the 1977, 2008 and 2012 drafts are tied for the second-most in school history.

Cal Football This Day In The NFL Draft

• April 28, 2016 – Jared Goff (Los Angeles Rams) becomes second Cal player to be selected #1 overall
• April 27, 2012 – Last time Cal had two players selected in second round – Mitchell Schwartz (Cleveland Browns) and Mychal Kendricks (Philadelphia Eagles)
• April 28-29, 2011 – Last time Cal had a player selected in each of first three rounds – Cameron Jordan first round (New Orleans Saints), Shane Vereen second round (New England Patriots), Bryan Anger third round (Jacksonville Jaguars)
• April 22, 2010 – Last time Cal had two players selected in first round of NFL Draft - Tyson Alualu (#10, Jacksonville Jaguars) and Jahvid Best (#30, Detroit Lions) … fourth time in school history
• April 26, 2003 – Cal had two players selected in first round of NFL Draft - Kyle Boller (#19, Baltimore Ravens) and Nnamdi Asomugha (#31, Oakland Raiders) … third time in school history
• April 21, 2001 – Andre Carter became Cal's first top-10 overall selection in 20 years when he was taken #7 overall by the hometown San Francisco 49ers
• April 19, 1997 – Cal had two players selected in first round of NFL Draft – Tony Gonzalez (#13, Kansas City Chiefs) and Tarik Glenn (#19, Indianapolis Colts) … second time in school history and two in the top 20 for second straight year
• April 20, 1996 – Cal had two players selected in first round of NFL Draft – Regan Upshaw (#12, Tampa Bay Buccaneers) and Duane Clemons (#16, Minnesota Vikings) … first time in school history and also first time two in the top 20
• April 27, 1983 – John Tuggle became Cal's only player to ever be selected as Mr. Irrelevant (final player taken in NFL Draft) when he was drafted by the New York Giants in the 12th round (#335 overall)
• January 28, 1975 – Steve Bartkowski (Atlanta Falcons) became first Cal player to be selected No. 1 overall