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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:

  1. Tennessee Titans: 3-14 record; .522 strength of schedule (SOS)

  2. Cleveland Browns: 3-14; .536 SOS

  3. New York Giants: 3-14; .554 SOS

  4. New England Patriots: 4-13; .471 SOS

  5. Jacksonville Jaguars: 4-13; .478 SOS

  6. Las Vegas Raiders: 4-13; .540 SOS

  7. New York Jets: 5-12; .495 SOS

  8. Carolina Panthers: 5-12; .498 SOS

  9. New Orleans Saints: 5-12; .505 SOS

  10. Chicago Bears: 5-12; .554 SOS

  11. San Francisco 49ers: 6-11; .564 SOS

  12. Dallas Cowboys: 7-10; .522 SOS

  13. Miami Dolphins: 8-9; .419 SOS

  14. Indianapolis Colts: 8-9; .457 SOS

  15. Atlanta Falcons: 8-9; .519 SOS

  16. Arizona Cardinals: 8-9; .536 SOS

  17. Cincinnati Bengals: 9-8; .478 SOS

  18. Seattle Seahawks: 10-7; .498 SOS

  19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 10-7; .502 SOS

  20. Denver Broncos: 10-7; .502 SOS

  21. Pittsburgh Steelers: 10-7; .502 SOS

  22. Los Angeles Chargers: 11-6; .467 SOS

  23. Green Bay Packers: 11-6; .533 SOS

  24. Minnesota Vikings: 14-3; .474 SOS

  25. Houston Texans: 10-7; .481 SOS

  26. Los Angeles Rams: 10-7; .505 SOS

  27. Washington Commanders: 12-5; .436 SOS

  28. Baltimore Ravens: 12-5; .529 SOS

  29. Buffalo Bills: 13-4; .467 SOS

  30. Philadelphia Eagles: 14-3; .453 SOS

  31. Kansas City Chiefs: 15-2; .488 SOS

  32. 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