The Entire Order of the 2026 NFL Draft is Set
With the Super Bowl complete, it’s officially NFL Draft season.
The Las Vegas Raiders will pick first in April, but we already knew that since the regular season ended.
With the Seattle Seahawks beating the New England Patriots on Sunday, the full draft order is set from top to bottom.
How the Raiders ended up with top pick
The competition for the No. 1 pick was fierce as four teams finished with identical 3-14 records.
However, the Raiders claim the top spot thanks to having played the weakest schedule of that quad.
The New York Jets will pick second with the Arizona Cardinals going third followed by the Tennessee Titans.
The New York Giants will fill out the top five after being the league’s only 4-13 team in 2025.
Here is the full draft order:
- Las Vegas Raiders
- New York Jets
- Arizona Cardinals
- Tennessee Titans
- New York Giants
- Cleveland Browns
- Washington Commanders
- New Orleans Saints
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Miami Dolphins
- Dallas Cowboys
- Atlanta Falcons (traded to L.A. Rams)
- Baltimore Ravens
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Indianapolis Colts (traded to Jets)
- Detroit Lions
- Minnesota Vikings
- Carolina Panthers
- Green Bay Packers (traded to Cowboys)
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Los Angeles Chargers
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Jacksonville Jaguars (traded to Browns)
- Chicago Bears
- Buffalo Bills
- San Francisco 49ers
- Houston Texans
- Los Angeles Rams
- Denver Broncos
- New England Patriots
- Seattle Seahawks
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Who will be the No. 1 pick?
Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendozais expected to be the No. 1 pick in the draft.
He won the Heisman Trophy while leading the Hoosiers to their first national championship last month and charmed the nation in the process.
Can the Miami native lift the fortunes of another football brand that has been down in the dumps? That is the question all of the NFL could be asking if he hears his name called first in April.
The Raiders have not had a winning record since 2021, when they went 10-7 and lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Cincinnati Bengals.
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The franchise last won a playoff game in 2002 when they made it to the Super Bowl but were trounced by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the big game.
Of course, that success drought is nothing compared to what Indiana endured. The Hoosiers had never won a national title and were more than 50 years removed from their last Big Ten title before Mendoza arrived last fall.
The Raiders have won three Super Bowls — 1983, 1980 and 1976.
They last chose a quarterback in the first round of the draft in 2007 when they also had the No. 1 pick and used it on JaMarcus Russell of LSU. He lasted only three seasons before being out of the league with a career touchdown/interceptions ratio of 18/23.
Who else is a potential top 10 pick?
The Jets could use a lot of help, and Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese is a popular projection to be their choice at No. 2.
He only started one full season for the Buckeyes but displayed a wide variety of skills both on and off the ball for the nation’s No. 1 defense last fall.
Other candidates to go in the first round include Utah offensive lineman Spencer Fano, Miami (Fla.) offensive lineman Francis Mauigoa and defensive end Rueben Bain Jr., LSU defensive back Mansoor Delane, Texas Tech defensive end David Bailey, Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles, safety Caleb Downs and receiver Carnell Tate and Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love.
The first round is set to be held April 23 in Pittsburgh, Pa. Rounds two and three will come the following night with the draft wrapping up April 25 with rounds 4-7.