About r/NFL_Draft
In its own words:
National Football League's Draft Of College American Football Players!
The community was created on Nov 2, 2011, which makes it 14 years old. Among the 10 communities on our NFL list it is number 3 by size.
What sets r/NFL_Draft apart
Compared with other large communities, r/NFL_Draft leans heavily on text posts (74% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 17%).
What r/NFL_Draft talks about
Across 27 recent posts (Oct 22–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “draft”, “mock”, “free”, “pick” and “recent”. Other frequent themes are thoughts, round, scouting, ends, season and class. Recurring phrases include “mock draft”. By format, 74% are text posts, 11% are images and 7% are links.
Popular post flairs: Discussion (7), Other (2).
Activity and best time to post
r/NFL_Draft gets about 4.7 new posts a day. The public archive holds 59,233 posts and 1,683,762 comments in total, about 28.4 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Tuesday (8 posts) and the quietest was Friday (2). Posting peaks around 13:00 UTC and is lowest around 02:00 UTC.
Rules of r/NFL_Draft
The moderators of r/NFL_Draft list 4 rules. In short:
- User's not a Sith
- Belongs in weekly automod posts
- Not about the draft
- Full rules
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/NFL_Draft and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How big is r/NFL_Draft?
r/NFL_Draft has 782,052 subscribers.
When was r/NFL_Draft created?
r/NFL_Draft was created on Nov 2, 2011, so it has been around for 14 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Nov 7, 2011.
Is r/NFL_Draft still active?
Yes. r/NFL_Draft gets about 4.7 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 59,233 posts and 1,683,762 comments.
What is the best time to post in r/NFL_Draft?
Based on post counts from Oct 22, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026, the busiest day was Tuesday and the quietest Friday, and most posts arrive around 13:00 UTC, with the fewest around 02:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/NFL_Draft?
The community describes itself as: “National Football League's Draft Of College American Football Players!” Recent post titles often mention draft, mock, free, pick and recent. Most posts are text posts (74%).
Is r/NFL_Draft SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/NFL_Draft as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/NFL_Draft?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/NFL_Draft accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 4 posted rules, starting with: “User's not a Sith”; “Belongs in weekly automod posts”; “Not about the draft”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/NFL_Draft?
Communities with similar topics include r/InternetIsBeautiful (16.6M), r/nfl (12.9M) and r/nflmemes (1.2M).
Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 30, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/NFL_Draft.