Updated 2026 NFL Draft order: Top 30 set; Rams hold picks 13 and 29 in Round 1

A Las Vegas Raiders fan holds up a sign for Fernando Mendoza

It feels like a foregone conclusion that the Raiders will select Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza at No. 1. Ethan Miller / Getty Images

The Los Angeles Rams fell just short of another Super Bowl trip, but GM Les Snead will have an opportunity to reload his roster come April. Thanks to a trade during last year’s draft, the Rams own the Atlanta Falcons’ first-round pick this year, which sits at No. 13. They’ll also pick at No. 29, having locked in that spot as a result of Sunday night’s loss in Seattle.

Denver, which fell in the AFC title game, now holds pick No. 30 in Round 1.

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The full order for picks 19-32 is decided by playoff results — teams eliminated in the wild-card round are placed into slots 19-24, divisional-round losers into 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.

Here’s how Round 1 stands with the Super Bowl LX matchup now set and the draft scheduled to start April 23 in Pittsburgh.

(Note: Remaining playoff teams are designated by asterisks below.)

1. Las Vegas Raiders (3-14)

2. New York Jets (3-14)

3. Arizona Cardinals (3-14)

4. Tennessee Titans (3-14)

5. New York Giants (4-13)

6. Cleveland Browns (5-12)

7. Washington Commanders (5-12)

8. New Orleans Saints (6-11)

9. Kansas City Chiefs (6-11)

10. Cincinnati Bengals (6-11)

11. Miami Dolphins (7-10)

12. Dallas Cowboys (7-9-1)

13. Los Angeles Rams (from Atlanta: 8-9)

14. Baltimore Ravens (8-9)

15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-9)

16. New York Jets (from Indianapolis: 8-9)

17. Detroit Lions (9-8)

18. Minnesota Vikings (9-8)

19. Carolina Panthers (8-9)

20. Dallas Cowboys (from Green Bay: 9-7-1)

21. Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7)

22. Los Angeles Chargers (11-6)

23. Philadelphia Eagles (11-6)

24. Cleveland Browns (from Jacksonville: 13-4)

25. Chicago Bears (11-6)

26. Buffalo Bills (12-5)

27. San Francisco 49ers (12-5)

28. Houston Texans (12-5)

29. Los Angeles Rams (12-5)

30. Denver Broncos (14-3)

31. New England Patriots (14-3)*

32. Seattle Seahawks (14-3)*

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