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With another NFL Thanksgiving triple-header underway to begin Week 13, there are only five full weeks left of the 2025 regular season. That’s still plenty of time to see shake-ups in the 2026 NFL Draft order.
If the season ended on Thanksgiving, the Tennessee Titans would hold the No. 1 overall pick in the draft for a second straight year. Tennessee and rookie quarterback/former No. 1 overall pick Cam Ward have all of one win so far through 12 weeks of the season. No other team has fewer than two.
Outside of exciting division races to the top of a playoff bracket, there will be some interesting races to the bottom for the top of the NFL draft order. There are four teams with two wins through 12 weeks, meaning they’re all still competing for the No. 2 overall pick. Should the Titans win another game, that’s suddenly a race for pick No. 1.
Here’s how the 2026 NFL Draft order currently looks with a little less than one-third of the season left to play:
2026 NFL Draft order
If the season ended after Week 12, here’s how next year’s first-round order would shake out, according to Tankathon.com:
Tennessee Titans: 1-10 record; .577 strength of scheduleNew York Giants: 2-10; .548 SOSNew Orleans Saints: 2-9; .490 SOSNew York Jets: 2-9; .524 SOSLas Vegas Raiders 2-9; .558 SOSCleveland Browns: 3-8; .479 SOSWashington Commanders: 3-8; .516 SOSCincinnati Bengals: 3-8; .524 SOSArizona Cardinals: 3-8; .558 SOSMiami Dolphins: 4-7; .484 SOSAtlanta Falcons (pick belongs to Los Angeles Rams): 4-7; .492 SOSMinnesota Vikings: 4-7; .535 SOSCarolina Panthers: 6-6; .503 SOSDallas Cowboys: 5-5-1; .461 SOSKansas City Chiefs: 6-5; .513 SOSPittsburgh Steelers: 6-5; .513 SOSHouston Texans: 6-5; .548 SOSDetroit Lions: 7-4; .513 SOSTampa Bay Buccaneers: 6-5; .503 SOSBaltimore Ravens: 6-5; .503 SOSBuffalo Bills: 7-4; .463 SOSJacksonville Jaguars (pick belongs to Browns): 7-4; .492 SOSSan Francisco 49ers: 8-4; .492 SOSGreen Bay Packers (pick belongs to Cowboys): 7-3-1; .489 SOSLos Angeles Chargers: 7-4; .471 SOSChicago Bears: 8-3; .452 SOSSeattle Seahawks: 8-3; .489 SOSIndianapolis Colts (pick belongs to Jets): 8-3; .500 SOSPhiladelphia Eagles: 8-3; .495 SOSDenver Broncos: 9-2; .441 SOSLos Angeles Rams: 9-2; .521 SOSNew England Patriots: 10-2; .354 SOS