Breaking down the 2026 NFL Draft’s first-round order as the regular season comes to an end.
The 2025 NFL regular season came to an end on Sunday, finishing the 18-week battle for a spot in the playoff picture. The end of the regular season also sets up one of the first major events of the 2026 NFL league year, with the first round of the NFL Draft coming into focus. While the playoffs will settle the final third of the draft order, the first-round order for the non-playoff teams is now set.
Unfortunately, the Miami Dolphins are included among those non-playoff teams, allowing us to know where the team, barring any trades, will be picking when the April college prospect selection process begins.
Updated 2026 NFL Draft order
1 – Las Vegas Raiders (3-14, .538 strength of schedule)
2 – New York Jets (3-14, .552)
3 – Arizona Cardinals (3-14, .571)
4 – Tennessee Titans (3-14, .574)
5 – New York Giants (4-13)
6 – Cleveland Browns (5-12, .486)
7 – Washington Commanders (5-12, .507)
8 – New Orleans Saints (6-11, .495)
9 – Kansas City Chiefs (6-11, .516)
10 – Cincinnati Bengals (6-11, .521)
11 – Miami Dolphins (7-10)
12 – Dallas Cowboys (7-9-1)
13 – Los Angeles Rams (via Atlanta Falcons (8-9, .496)
14 – Baltimore Ravens (8-9, .502)
15 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-9, .529)
16 – New York Jets (via Indianapolis Colts (8-9, .538))
17 – Detroit Lions (9-8, .490)
18 – Minnesota Vikings (9-8, .514)
Playoff Teams (order decided based on playoff results):
Wildcard
19 – Dallas Cowboys (via Green Bay Packers (9-7-1))
20 – Los Angeles Chargers (11-6)
24 – San Francisco 49ers (12-5, .498)
21 – Buffalo Bills (12-5, .470)
22 – Houston Texans (12-5, .524)
23 – Los Angeles Rams (12-5, .528)
Divisional
25 – Carolina Panthers (8-9)
26 – Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7)
27 – Philadelphia Eagles (11-6)
28 – Cleveland Browns (via Jacksonville Jaguars (13-4))
Conference
29 – Chicago Bears (11-6)
30 – New England Patriots (14-3)
Super Bowl
31 – Denver Broncos (14-3, .422)
32 – Seattle Seahawks (14-3, .497)
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