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2026 NFL Draft order after Week 14 and top prospects

December 8, 2025

The clock is ticking – on the year and the 2025 NFL regular season.

It will soon be ticking at the 2026 NFL Draft, but who will own that top spot when the dust settles? There are only four weeks left after the Week 14 slate to determine the final order – at least until the inevitable trades shake it up even further.

Plenty of familiar teams headline the group again this time of year. The Tennessee Titans, New York Giants, New Orleans Saints, Las Vegas Raiders and Cleveland Browns all entered Week 14 in possession of a top-five pick. Will they be able to say the same after the week is over?

Here’s a look at the 2026 NFL Draft order as Week 14 results come in.

2026 NFL Draft order

Here’s a look at the updated first-round order as Week 14 results come in, according to Tankathon, which calculates strength of schedule differently from the NFL:

  1. New York Giants: 2-11 record; .534 strength of schedule
  2. Las Vegas Raiders 2-11; .548 SOS
  3. Tennessee Titans: 2-11; .573 SOS
  4. Cleveland Browns: 3-10; .486 SOS
  5. New Orleans Saints: 3-10; .498 SOS
  6. Washington Commanders: 3-10; .511 SOS
  7. New York Jets: 3-10; .541 SOS
  8. Arizona Cardinals: 3-10; .570 SOS
  9. Atlanta Falcons (pick belongs to Los Angeles Rams): 4-9; .502 SOS
  10. Cincinnati Bengals: 4-9; .523 SOS
  11. Minnesota Vikings: 5-8; .523 SOS
  12. Miami Dolphins: 6-7; .482 SOS
  13. Baltimore Ravens: 6-7; .509 SOS
  14. Kansas City Chiefs: 6-7; .511 SOS
  15. Dallas Cowboys: 6-6-1; .447 SOS
  16. Carolina Panthers: 7-6; .516 SOS
  17. Detroit Lions: 8-5; .498 SOS
  18. Indianapolis Colts (pick belongs to Jets): 8-5; .518 SOS
  19. Pittsburgh Steelers: 7-6; .511 SOS
  20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 7-6; .514 SOS
  21. Houston Texans: 8-5; .541 SOS
  22. Los Angeles Chargers: 8-4; .466 SOS
  23. Philadelphia Eagles: 8-4; .489 SOS
  24. Chicago Bears: 9-4; .448 SOS
  25. Buffalo Bills: 9-4; .468 SOS
  26. San Francisco 49ers: 9-4; .489 SOS
  27. Jacksonville Jaguars (pick belongs to Browns): 9-4; .495 SOS
  28. Green Bay Packers (pick belongs to Cowboys): 9-3-1; .475 SOS
  29. Seattle Seahawks: 10-3; .484 SOS
  30. New England Patriots: 11-2; .376 SOS
  31. Los Angeles Rams: 10-3; .518 SOS
  32. Denver Broncos: 11-2; .436 SOS

2026 NFL mock draft

This is how USA TODAY Sports’ Ayrton Ostly projected the top five picks in his latest mock draft:

  1. Tennessee Titans: LB/Edge Arvell Reese, Ohio State
  2. New York Giants: WR Jordyn Tyson, Arizona State
  3. New Orleans Saints: QB Fernando Mendoza, Indiana
  4. Las Vegas Raiders: QB Ty Simpson, Alabama
  5. Cleveland Browns: QB Dante Moore, Oregon
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