NFL Draft Order 2026

Live standings updated Oct 30, 2026, 4:47 PM ET

Projected first round

Playoff teams are ordered by record here. The league orders them by the round in which they are eliminated, which is not known until the postseason ends.

Projected NFL first-round draft order for 2026.
Pick	Team	Record	Pct	Basis
1	Los Angeles Chargers	0-6	.000	Missed playoffs, outside the lottery
2	Tennessee Titans	1-6	.143
3	Miami Dolphins	1-5	.167
4	Washington Commanders	1-4-1	.250
5	Houston Texans	2-5	.286
6	Philadelphia Eagles	2-5	.286
7	Indianapolis Colts	2-5	.286
8	Arizona Cardinals	2-5	.286
9	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2-5	.286
10	New York Jets	2-5	.286
11	New Orleans Saints	2-5	.286
12	Dallas Cowboys	3-4	.429
13	Las Vegas Raiders	3-4	.429
14	Los Angeles Rams	3-4	.429
15	Carolina Panthers	3-4	.429
16	Atlanta Falcons	3-4	.429
17	Baltimore Ravens	4-3	.571
18	Seattle Seahawks	4-3	.571
19	New England Patriots	4-3	.571	Wild Card round losers
20	Green Bay Packers	5-3	.625
21	New York Giants	4-2-1	.643
22	Jacksonville Jaguars	4-2	.667
23	Cincinnati Bengals	4-2	.667
24	Detroit Lions	4-2	.667
25	Cleveland Browns	5-2	.714	Divisional round losers
26	Pittsburgh Steelers	5-2	.714
27	Denver Broncos	5-2	.714
28	Chicago Bears	5-2	.714
29	Kansas City Chiefs	5-1	.833	Conference Championship losers
30	Buffalo Bills	5-1	.833
31	San Francisco 49ers	6-1	.857	Super Bowl loser
32	Minnesota Vikings	6-0	1.000	Super Bowl winner

How the order is built

Picks 1 to 18 go to teams that miss the postseason, worst record first.
Wild Card round losers: 6 picks.
Divisional round losers: 4 picks.
Conference Championship losers: 2 picks.
Super Bowl loser: 1 pick.
Super Bowl winner: 1 pick.