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Sixty-three underclassmen have declared for the 2026 NFL draft, which begins April 23 in Pittsburgh. See who is on the list.
The Las Vegas Raiders are close to securing the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft. All the Raiders have to do is lose for the 15th time this season on Sunday to sit atop the draft order. Four 3-13 teams are in the mix for No. 1 overall pick if the Raiders miraculously beat the Kansas City Chiefs.
The 2026 NFL Draft order is coming into clearer focus as the NFL's wild-card weekend results come in. Here's a full look at the draft order.
Dallas has officially locked up two top-20 picks in the first round of the draft, following the Green Bay Packers ' elimination from the postseason. The Cowboys acquired Green Bay's first-round pick in the MIcah Parsons trade.
Las Vegas locked up the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft on Sunday after the New York Giants won their fourth game. The Raiders finished at 3-14 alongside three other teams, but they landed the top pick due to the strength of schedule tiebreaker.
Although the deadline for declaring for the 2026 NFL Draft is not until January 23, Dante Moore’s decision to return to Oregon all but establishes the field available to the league’s 32 teams. Lets dive into our first mock draft of the season.
The full order for picks 19-32 is decided by playoff results — teams eliminated in the wild-card round have been placed into slots 19-24; divisional-round losers will hold picks 25-28, and so on. The first tiebreaker for draft positioning is strength of schedule, with the team that’s faced an easier schedule receiving the higher pick.
The top 24 picks in the 2026 NFL Draft are nearly set, following a tense day of Wild Card action on Sunday as the playoffs kick into full swing. Only one game remains on the Wild Card schedule before the top 24 picks and Divisional Round showdowns are set.