The upcoming NFL season will begin taking shape over the next few days.

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The NFL Draft is Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Las Vegas, but you can watch it unfold LIVE on Channel 9.

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Round one begins at 8 p.m. Thursday. Rounds two and three begin at 7 p.m. Friday and rounds four through seven begin Saturday at noon.

Here are 9 things to know before things kick off Thursday night:

• The draft consists of seven rounds over three nights. Each of the 32 NFL teams receives an automatic pick in each round.

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• The order of the draft is the opposite order of the teams’ final standings from the previous season.
• The Jacksonville Jaguars have the first overall pick for the second year in a row because they had the worst record in the league again.
• The Jaguars selected quarterback Trevor Lawrence from Clemson last year and are expected to go defense this year with Georgia’s defensive end Travon Walker.

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• The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have six picks this year, including 27th overall. It’s their fewest number of picks since 2017.
• The Miami Dolphins only have four picks this year. Fewest in the league.
• The Dolphins do not have a first or second round pick this year. They traded both picks along with their fourth round pick to the Chiefs for WR Tyreek Hill a few weeks ago.

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• Unless they make a trade up, It’s the first time since 2003 the Dolphins won’t make a pick in the first round.
• Weezer, Ice Cube and Marshmello will perform each night after the draft.

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