The 2026 NFL Draft begins on April 23 in downtown Pittsburgh. Kirby Lee / Imagn Images
By The Athletic NFL Staff
Feb. 8, 2026 10:30 pm EST
The Seattle Seahawks are Super Bowl XL champs, and we now have fewer than 75 days until the 2026 NFL Draft (April 23-25 in Pittsburgh).
The order for Rounds 1 and 2 is set, barring future trades. The 19th through 32nd picks in each round were decided by playoff results — teams eliminated in the wild-card round were placed into slots 19-24, divisional-round losers into picks 25-28, and so on. The complete order for Rounds 3-7 will be finalized once the NFL announces this year’s compensatory picks.
The first tiebreaker for draft positioning is strength of schedule, with the team that’s faced an easier schedule receiving the higher pick.
Also of note: The draft order for teams that finish with the same record shifts from round to round. For example, the Raiders hold the No. 1 pick by virtue of the strength-of-schedule tiebreaker, followed by the Jets, Cardinals and Titans at picks two through four, respectively; in Round 2, the Jets, Cardinals and Titans move up one spot and the Raiders fall to the bottom of that group (No. 36).
1. Las Vegas Raiders (3-14)2. New York Jets (3-14)3. Arizona Cardinals (3-14)4. Tennessee Titans (3-14)5. New York Giants (4-13)6. Cleveland Browns (5-12)7. Washington Commanders (5-12)8. New Orleans Saints (6-11)9. Kansas City Chiefs (6-11)10. Cincinnati Bengals (6-11)11. Miami Dolphins (7-10)12. Dallas Cowboys (7-9-1)13. Los Angeles Rams (from Atlanta: 8-9)14. Baltimore Ravens (8-9)15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-9)16. New York Jets (from Indianapolis: 8-9)17. Detroit Lions (9-8)18. Minnesota Vikings (9-8)19. Carolina Panthers (8-9)20. Dallas Cowboys (from Green Bay: 9-7-1)21. Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7)22. Los Angeles Chargers (11-6)23. Philadelphia Eagles (11-6)24. Cleveland Browns (from Jacksonville: 13-4)25. Chicago Bears (11-6)26. Buffalo Bills (12-5)27. San Francisco 49ers (12-5)28. Houston Texans (12-5)29. Los Angeles Rams (12-5)30. Denver Broncos (14-3)31. New England Patriots (14-3)32. Seattle Seahawks (14-3)Round 233. New York Jets34. Arizona Cardinals35. Tennessee Titans36. Las Vegas Raiders37. New York Giants38. Houston Texans (from Washington)39. Cleveland Browns40. Kansas City Chiefs41. Cincinnati Bengals42. New Orleans Saints43. Miami Dolphins44. New York Jets (from Dallas)45. Baltimore Ravens46. Tampa Bay Buccaneers47. Indianapolis Colts48. Atlanta Falcons49. Minnesota Vikings50. Detroit Lions51. Carolina Panthers52. Green Bay Packers53. Pittsburgh Steelers54. Philadelphia Eagles55. Los Angeles Chargers56. Jacksonville Jaguars57. Chicago Bears58. San Francisco 49ers59. Houston Texans60. Buffalo Bills61. Los Angeles Rams62. Denver Broncos63. New England Patriots64. Seattle Seahawks
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