Updated 2026 NFL Draft order: First two rounds set after Super Bowl LX


The 2026 NFL Draft begins on April 23 in downtown Pittsburgh. Kirby Lee / Imagn Images

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 2

33. New York Jets

34. Arizona Cardinals

35. Tennessee Titans

36. Las Vegas Raiders

37. New York Giants

38. Houston Texans (from Washington)

39. Cleveland Browns

40. Kansas City Chiefs

41. Cincinnati Bengals

42. New Orleans Saints

43. Miami Dolphins

44. New York Jets (from Dallas)

45. Baltimore Ravens

46. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

47. Indianapolis Colts

48. Atlanta Falcons

49. Minnesota Vikings

50. Detroit Lions

51. Carolina Panthers

52. Green Bay Packers

53. Pittsburgh Steelers

54. Philadelphia Eagles

55. Los Angeles Chargers

56. Jacksonville Jaguars

57. Chicago Bears

58. San Francisco 49ers

59. Houston Texans

60. Buffalo Bills

61. Los Angeles Rams

62. Denver Broncos

63. New England Patriots

64. Seattle Seahawks

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