Detroit 2024 NFL Draft attendance sets Day 1 record with 275,000
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(FOX 2) - The NFL Draft's general admission entry in downtown Detroit was paused as of 6:40 p.m. according to the NFL One Pass app - for good reason.
The Draft in Detroit has set the all-time record for attendance.
Over 275,000 people showed up on the first day of the draft, breaking the all-time Day One Draft record set in 2018 in Nashville – with over 200,000 attendees.
Last year about 300,000 attended the Draft in Kansas City - in three days total.
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DETROIT, MICHIGAN - APRIL 25: Fans gather prior to the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft at Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza on April 25, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
The app was urging visitors to go to Grand Circus Park or other Draft Day locations due to reaching capacity at the general admission entry.
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Other available locations visitors are urged to use include Beacon Park, Capitol Park, Grand Circus Park, Harmonie Park, and along Woodward Avenue.
A record amount of downloads of the One Pass app was also set on Thursday for the draft in Detroit.
The draft started at 8 p.m. with USC quarterback Caleb Williams drafted first. Six QBs were picked in the first round for the first time since 1983 - tying the record.