2025 NFL draft order: Updated first-round order, list of picks after wild card results
The first 18 picks in the 2025 NFL draft order were already locked in before the playoffs. After the wild card round, six more teams will be locked into their draft picks.
Thanks to their wins on Saturday, the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens can pick no higher than the No. 25 overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft. The same goes for the Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders with their Sunday victories and the Los Angeles Rams with their win Monday night.
With their losses, the Los Angeles Chargers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Minnesota Vikings are officially locked into their draft picks ahead of April's draft.
Things can still move around within the final eight picks of the first round, which all are pending the results of this postseason.
For now, here's how the 2025 NFL draft order looks:
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2025 NFL draft order
Here's the projected 2025 NFL draft order at the conclusion of wild card round action, according to Tankathon.com:
Tennessee Titans: 3-14 record; .522 strength of schedule (SOS)
Cleveland Browns: 3-14; .536 SOS
New York Giants: 3-14; .554 SOS
New England Patriots: 4-13; .471 SOS
Jacksonville Jaguars: 4-13; .478 SOS
Las Vegas Raiders: 4-13; .540 SOS
New York Jets: 5-12; .495 SOS
Carolina Panthers: 5-12; .498 SOS
New Orleans Saints: 5-12; .505 SOS
Chicago Bears: 5-12; .554 SOS
San Francisco 49ers: 6-11; .564 SOS
Dallas Cowboys: 7-10; .522 SOS
Miami Dolphins: 8-9; .419 SOS
Indianapolis Colts: 8-9; .457 SOS
Atlanta Falcons: 8-9; .519 SOS
Arizona Cardinals: 8-9; .536 SOS
Cincinnati Bengals: 9-8; .478 SOS
Seattle Seahawks: 10-7; .498 SOS
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 10-7; .502 SOS
Denver Broncos: 10-7; .502 SOS
Pittsburgh Steelers: 10-7; .502 SOS
Los Angeles Chargers: 11-6; .467 SOS
Green Bay Packers: 11-6; .533 SOS
Minnesota Vikings: 14-3; .474 SOS
Houston Texans: 10-7; .481 SOS
Los Angeles Rams: 10-7; .505 SOS
Washington Commanders: 12-5; .436 SOS
Baltimore Ravens: 12-5; .529 SOS
Buffalo Bills: 13-4; .467 SOS
Philadelphia Eagles: 14-3; .453 SOS
Kansas City Chiefs: 15-2; .488 SOS
Detroit Lions: 15-2; .519 SOS
The Texans, Rams, Commanders, Ravens, Bills and Eagles can pick no higher than the 25th overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft after their wild-card round wins. The same is true for the Chiefs and Lions, the two No. 1 seeds that earned byes through the first round.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 2025 NFL draft order: Updated list of picks after wild card games