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	0-3	.000	-50
2	Los Angeles Chargers	0-3	.000	-32
3	Tennessee Titans	0-3	.000	-22
4	Houston Texans	0-3	.000	-21
5	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0-3	.000	-17
6	Green Bay Packers	1-2	.333	-35
7	Indianapolis Colts	1-2	.333	-19
8	Arizona Cardinals	1-2	.333	-18
9	Atlanta Falcons	1-2	.333	-17
10	Washington Commanders	1-2	.333	-17
11	New England Patriots	1-2	.333	-15
12	Los Angeles Rams	1-2	.333	-2
13	New Orleans Saints	1-2	.333	-2
14	New York Jets	1-2	.333	+3
15	Dallas Cowboys	1-2	.333	+6
16	Pittsburgh Steelers	2-2	.500	-10
17	New York Giants	2-1	.667	-9
18	Cincinnati Bengals	2-1	.667	+17

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.