The NFL has seen 17 weeks of the season come and go. In the process, teams have emerged as contenders, others have sunk, and through it all, team needs have started to unfold as their front offices get ready for the NFL Draft that will be here before we know it.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Updated 2026 NFL Draft Order After Week 17 Slate. There was some major movement in the race for the No. 1 pick in Week 17, thanks in large part to the schedule which featured a clash between the Giants and Raiders, the league’s two worst teams.

The Cleveland Browns headline a list of teams that should have simply embraced the tank. Now their respective draft positions will suffer.

The Tennessee Titans still have a chance at the No. 2 overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft heading into Week 18 -- albeit a small chance.

So, with many of the Week 18 slate of games concluded, let’s take a look at the updated 2026 NFL draft order. The first 18 picks in the NFL draft are determined by team record, with strength of schedule the No. 1 tiebreaker. After the top 18, the results of the playoffs will determine where the remaining teams will pick in April.

As such, many fans have already shifted to offseason mode and are tracking where the Lions can pick in the first round of the 2026 NFL draft, some even actively rooting for a loss against the Chicago Bears in Week 18 to improve the Lions' NFL draft positioning.

There's a new team that controls its own destiny to get the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft entering the final week of the regular season. In a battle between the NFL's only two-win teams in Week 17, the New York Giants dominated the Las Vegas ...