NFL draft 2026 order after Week 14: The race everybody and nobody wants to win

With only four weeks remaining in the NFL regular season, teams are doing everything they can to stay alive in the playoff hunt ahead of Super Bowl 60. This season’s title game will be played at Levi’s Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, California, on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026.

As the standings take shape, some teams are closing in on division titles, while others are drifting out of postseason contention entirely. The team that finishes with the league’s worst record will receive the first overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, followed by the next worst and so on, unless previous trades have shifted the order.

It’s the race nobody wants to win... until elimination from the postseason is confirmed.

Updated 2026 NFL draft order through Week 14

If the season ended today, the New York Giants would pick first, the ultimate silver lining following a disastrous season. However, they will face plenty of competition in the coming weeks, with at a host of other teams in the running to end the regular season with the worst record.

1. New York Giants | 2-11
2. Las Vegas Raiders | 2-11
3. Tennessee Titans | 2-11
4. Cleveland Browns | 3-10
5. New Orleans Saints | 3-10
6. Washington Commanders | 3-10
7. New York Jets | 3-10
8. Arizona Cardinals | 3-10
9. Los Angeles Rams (via Atlanta Falcons 4-9)
10. Cincinnati Bengals | 4-9
11. Minnesota Vikings | 5-8
12. Miami Dolphins | 6-7
13. Baltimore Ravens | 6-7
14. Kansas City Chiefs | 6-7
15. Dallas Cowboys | 6-6-1
16. Carolina Panthers | 7-6
17. Detroit Lions | 8-5
18. New York Jets (via Indianapolis Colts 8-5)
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7-6
20. Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-6
21. Philadelphia Eagles | 8-5
22. Houston Texans | 8-5
23. Chicago Bears | 9-4
24. Buffalo Bills | 9-4
25. Los Angeles Chargers | 9-4
26. San Francisco 49ers | 9-4
27. Cleveland Browns (via Jacksonville Jaguars 9-4)
28. Dallas Cowboys (via Green Bay Packers 9-3)
29. Seattle Seahawks | 10-3
30. New England Patriots | 11-2
31. Los Angeles Rams | 10-3
32. Denver Broncos | 11-2

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