The regular season wraps up on Sunday, and here’s how the 2026 NFL draft order looks after the Week 18 slate.
The 2025 NFL season is at its end, with the final week of action taking place on Sunday. Before they even took the field in their regular-season finale, theIt was a costly win for New York, who now are set to pick at No.
5. Had the Giants lost, they’d have been locked into the No. 2 pick, and could have potentially moved up to first. Now, they’ll end the campaign at 4–13, and are at risk of falling as low as pick No. 6, depending upon the result of the Commanders’ season finale against the Eagles. So, with the early slate of games officially concluded, let’s take a look at the updated 2026 NFL draft order.The Browns, who had previously been in contention for the No. 1 pick, won their last two games to improve to 5–12. As such, they’ve fallen back to the No. 7 pick in the draft, though a Commanders win could push them back up to No. 6. Meanwhile, a Dolphins loss would put the team at 7–10. If the Chiefs win against the Raiders, Miami would move up to No. 10. If Kansas City loses, however, they’d swap places at No. 9 with the Bengals. Regardless of the results, however, Las Vegas has locked up the No. 1 pick. It’s the first time since 2007, when they selected JaMarcus Russell, that the Raiders have had the top pick. There’s still various places where changes to the draft order can occur, with multiple games still remaining in the late afternoon slate, as well as the Sunday night bout between the Steelers and Ravens.Karl Rasmussen is a staff writer for the Breaking and Trending News team for Sports Illustrated. A University of Oregon alum who joined SI in February 2023, his work has appeared on 12up and ClutchPoints. Rasmussen is a loyal Tottenham, Jets, Yankees and Ducks fan.
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