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2027 NFL Draft Order

Tennessee Titans would have the No. 1 pick in the 2027 NFL Draft if the season ended today. The order can move fast this early in the season. Record comes first. When the records match, strength of schedule breaks the first tie.

Updated October 12, 2026 · Through Week 5

No. 1 right now
Tennessee Titans
Most first-round picks
New York Jets · 3
Projection state Regular-season projection Playoff slots are not final yet.

Projected 2027 NFL Draft Order

The first 18 spots follow the current non-playoff field. The back of the round is still wide open: playoff results eventually decide picks 19–32, so those slots are only a projection for now.

PickTeamRecordSOSPick ownerMove
1 Tennessee TitansPFM 70.0 0-5 .518 Own pick —
2 Los Angeles ChargersPFM 77.3 0-5 .554 Own pick —
3 Miami DolphinsPFM 72.4 0-5 .619 Own pick —
4 Houston TexansPFM 79.1 1-4 .482 Own pick —
5 Tampa Bay BuccaneersPFM 74.4 1-4 .494 Own pick —
6 Arizona CardinalsPFM 72.1 1-4 .536 Own pick ↑ 1
7 New Orleans SaintsPFM 73.3 1-4 .536 Own pick ↓ 1
8 Washington CommandersPFM 78.7 1-3-1 .506 Own pick —
9 Dallas CowboysPFM 76.9 2-3 .471 New York Jetsvia Dallas Cowboys —
10 Philadelphia EaglesPFM 79.0 2-3 .476 Own pick —
11 Indianapolis ColtsPFM 74.2 2-3 .488 New York Jetsvia Indianapolis Colts ↑ 1
12 New York JetsPFM 75.3 2-3 .500 Own pick ↓ 1
13 Los Angeles RamsPFM 84.8 2-3 .536 Cleveland Brownsvia Los Angeles Rams ↑ 1
14 Atlanta FalconsPFM 76.5 2-3 .555 Own pick ↓ 1
15 Cincinnati BengalsPFM 82.0 3-2 .464 Own pick —
16 Pittsburgh SteelersPFM 78.7 3-2 .488 Own pick —
17 Cleveland BrownsPFM 72.8 3-2 .494 Own pick —
18 Seattle SeahawksPFM 87.7 3-2 .518 Own pick —
Projected playoff range · final slots depend on postseason results
19PL Carolina PanthersPFM 74.5 2-2 .506 Own pick —
20PL Las Vegas RaidersPFM 75.9 3-2 .458 Own pick —
21PL Detroit LionsPFM 84.4 3-2 .494 Own pick —
22PL Green Bay PackersPFM 81.9 3-2 .500 Dallas Cowboysvia Green Bay Packers —
23PL Denver BroncosPFM 82.0 3-2 .524 Own pick —
24PL Chicago BearsPFM 83.2 3-2 .548 Own pick ↑ 1
25PL New England PatriotsPFM 82.4 3-2 .548 Own pick ↓ 1
26PL New York GiantsPFM 73.9 3-1-1 .424 Own pick —
27PL Jacksonville JaguarsPFM 83.9 4-1 .435 Own pick ↑ 2
28PL Baltimore RavensPFM 82.9 4-1 .440 Own pick —
29PL Buffalo BillsPFM 84.0 4-1 .488 Own pick ↓ 2
30PL Kansas City ChiefsPFM 91.3 4-0 .459 Own pick —
31PL San Francisco 49ersPFM 90.1 5-0 .452 Own pick —
32PL Minnesota VikingsPFM 79.9 5-0 .494 Own pick —
SOS is strength of schedule. During an unfinished weekly slate, a 0-2 team sorts ahead of a 0-1 team before SOS is applied. Once teams have played the same number of games, a lower opponent winning percentage gets the earlier pick. PL marks a team currently inside PFM’s projected playoff field.

Draft Order Movers

The Teams That Moved Since the Last Update

Early in the season, one set of results can shake up the first round fast. These are the biggest changes from PFM’s previous published standings snapshot.

↑ 2

Jacksonville Jaguars

Moved up 2 spots, from No. 29 to No. 27.

↓ 2

Buffalo Bills

Slid 2 spots, from No. 27 to No. 29.

↑ 1

Arizona Cardinals

Moved up 1 spot, from No. 7 to No. 6.

↓ 1

New Orleans Saints

Slid 1 spot, from No. 6 to No. 7.

↑ 1

Indianapolis Colts

Moved up 1 spot, from No. 12 to No. 11.

↓ 1

New York Jets

Slid 1 spot, from No. 11 to No. 12.

Pick Ownership

The First-Round Picks That Changed Hands

A team’s record decides where its original pick lands. A trade decides who gets to use it. PFM keeps those two things separate so the order never hides the real owner.

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Dallas Cowboys own Green Bay Packers’s first

Dallas acquired Green Bay’s 2027 first-round pick in the Micah Parsons trade.

Verified trade source
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New York Jets own Indianapolis Colts’s first

The Jets acquired Indianapolis’ 2027 first-round pick in the Sauce Gardner trade.

Verified trade source
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Cleveland Browns own Los Angeles Rams’s first

Cleveland acquired the Rams’ 2027 first-round pick in the Myles Garrett trade.

Verified trade source
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New York Jets get the earlier Dallas/Green Bay first

The Jets receive the earlier of Dallas’ own 2027 first-round pick and Green Bay’s 2027 first-round pick. Dallas keeps the later selection.

Verified trade source

How the 2027 NFL Draft Order Works

Record comes first

The team with the worse regular-season record gets the earlier pick among teams in the same draft-order group. During an unfinished weekly slate, an extra loss matters: 0-2 sorts ahead of 0-1 even though both records have a .000 winning percentage.

Strength of schedule breaks the first tie

When the W-L-T records match, the team whose opponents have the lower aggregate winning percentage gets the earlier selection. PFM calculates SOS from the full regular-season opponent list and the latest PFM standings.

The playoffs lock the back of the round

Non-playoff teams ultimately fill picks 1–18. Playoff teams fill 19–32 based on how far they advance, with the Super Bowl champion picking last.

During the regular season, the back of the round is still a projection. PFM will not call a deep tiebreak official when the verified data does not resolve it. For the current league picture, see the 2026 NFL standings.

Sources and methodology

The team records come from PFM’s published NFL standings snapshot. Strength of schedule is calculated from PFM’s complete regular-season schedule using each opponent’s current record, counting repeat opponents each time they appear on the schedule. Draft-order procedure is checked against NFL Football Operations. Traded first-round picks are stored only after administrator review and retain their source links.