NFL Projected Draft Order

The top of the draft order if the season ended today, from the current standings. The NFL has no lottery — the 18 teams that miss the playoffs pick in reverse order of winning percentage.

Projected order (non-playoff teams)

Pick	Team	Record	Pct	Pt diff
1	Miami Dolphins	0-4	.000	-55
2	Los Angeles Chargers	0-4	.000	-39
3	Tennessee Titans	0-4	.000	-28
4	Houston Texans	0-4	.000	-25
5	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1-4	.200	-12
6	Washington Commanders	1-3	.250	-34
7	Arizona Cardinals	1-3	.250	-30
8	New Orleans Saints	1-3	.250	-23
9	New York Jets	1-3	.250	-8
10	Dallas Cowboys	2-3	.400	+2
11	Green Bay Packers	2-2	.500	-32
12	Denver Broncos	2-2	.500	-20
13	Philadelphia Eagles	2-2	.500	-18
14	Pittsburgh Steelers	2-2	.500	-10
15	Detroit Lions	2-2	.500	-8
16	Indianapolis Colts	2-2	.500	-2
17	Atlanta Falcons	2-2	.500	+4
18	Cincinnati Bengals	2-2	.500	+12

Ties in winning percentage are broken by strength of schedule once the season ends; until then we use point differential as a stand-in. Picks 19–32 go to the playoff teams in order of elimination.

See how the NFL draft order is set — and what we do and don't model.