With the AFC North now settled (in rather dramatic fashion), the 2025 regular season is in the books. Following their decisions to shelve Brock Bowers and Maxx Crosby, the Raiders secured the No. 1 overall pick. After entering Week 17 in that slot, the Giants — as they did in 2024 — slipped out of the top two thanks to a late-season win.
Big Blue’s victories over the Raiders and Cowboys dropped them to No. 5, with today’s win allowing the Jets, Cardinals and Titans to leapfrog them. The Giants, who fell out of the No. 1 spot last year thanks to a Drew Lock-led win over the Colts in Week 17, will still hold a top-five pick — just not the one most expected two weeks ago. The Jets saw the Colts’ collapse, which dropped them from 8-2 to 8-9, give them two picks in the top 16.
The Cardinals started 2-0 but managed to close the season with 14 losses over their final 15 games. This will give Arizona a top-four pick for the third time in the Monti Ossenfort era. The GM traded out of that slot in 2023 before drafting Marvin Harrison Jr. in 2024; Ossenfort is expected to be retained for a fourth season, providing another opportunity. This will be the third straight year the Titans will hold a top-seven pick.
The Buccaneers beat the Panthers on Saturday, but thanks to a three-way NFC South tie, Tampa Bay’s draft slot will land out of the playoff positions for the first time since 2020. Because Atlanta defeated New Orleans today, Carolina’s first-round pick will slide into the bottom 14 despite its 8-9 finish — one that secured playoff entry for the first time since 2017.
Although the draft order is not fully set due to the upcoming playoffs, the first 18 picks are. Here is how the order looks after Week 18:
- Las Vegas Raiders (3-14)
- New York Jets (3-14)
- Arizona Cardinals (3-14)
- Tennessee Titans (3-14)
- New York Giants (4-13)
- Cleveland Browns (5-12)
- Washington Commanders (5-12)
- New Orleans Saints (6-11)
- Kansas City Chiefs (6-11)
- Cincinnati Bengals (6-11)
- Miami Dolphins (7-10)
- Dallas Cowboys (7-9-1)
- Los Angeles Rams (via Falcons)
- Baltimore Ravens (8-9)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-9)
- New York Jets (via Colts)
- Detroit Lions (9-8)
- Minnesota Vikings (9-8)
- Carolina Panthers (8-9)
- Dallas Cowboys (from Packers)
- Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7)
- Los Angeles Chargers (11-6)
- Philadelphia Eagles (11-6)
- Buffalo Bills (12-5)
- Chicago Bears (11-6)
- San Francisco 49ers (12-5)
- Houston Texans (12-5)
- Cleveland Browns (from Jaguars)
- Los Angeles Rams (12-5)
- New England Patriots (14-3)
- Denver Broncos (14-3)
- Seattle Seahawks (14-3)
It’s so bizarre to see Kansas City with a top 10 pick after all these years of dominance. Jeremiah Love would look amazing in that uniform though
Been seeing the saints have huge interest in Love too
Titans could take him too
Not with that line, though they did somewhat, inprove.
And can improve more via draft and free agency
True, but I would grab the best left tackle available with their #1 pick over a RB.
Same
It’s like people haven’t learned from the Jeanty pick.
Jeanty did amazing with terrible gaps and horrible coaching tho
But he’s not the elite RB you take that high.
Cowboys get the 12th pick. Worst GM in sports continues to fail for 31 years.
I can’t say much good about this Jets season on the field, but they did a fantastic tanking job. Ton of work to be done, but drafting at 2, 16, 33, and 44 overall is a great head start.
made all the right trades. now they just need to execute.
If Simpson and Moore both go back, I wonder if that’s Bain or Reese at 2, then maybe a corner with there 2nd 1st rounder
If they go defense with both 1st rounders they deserve to be fired on the spot. You dont just send off your elite defensive pieces to be able to reallocate talent to the offense and then blow your wad on defense. This class is deep at edge and defense legitimately doesnt matter as much as you’d think it should. Jets had a top 3 defense with Saleh and only saw 7 wins at their peak.
Lol the Eagles literally won the Superbowl last year because of their defense but sure.
Lol the Eagles literally had a top 7th in points for and 8th in total yards offense but sure.
Again, Jets had a top 3 defense under Saleh it literally does not matter if you cant score. If you want Jets to be same ol Jets then yeah hope for DL and CB after trading away top talent at DL and CB. Brilliant
So, as somebody who actually watched the games, no.
The Eagles won because their defense kept them in games and Saquon would randomly explode for huge runs.
Hurts almost blew the Superbowl multiple times but Coop’s pick six changed the game completely during the defense’s unbelievable domination and complete shutting down of Kansas City’s offense.
Offense may put up points and even win you some regular season games but defense and a strong run game win championships, period. Every year.
Yeah youre not going to convince me the 2024 Eagles offense was bad despite 27.2PPG in the regular season and posting a 55 spot in the conference championship and a 40 spot in the Superbowl
Again, a top defense means nothing if you dont have an offense. Obviously you’d like to have both, like the Eagles in 2024, despite you trying really hard to convince me their offense sucked lol My favorite part of your comment is the star RB “randomly” breaking off a big run as if thats evidence the offense is bad
Picks 19 through 31 subject to change
The Jets dogged it today so bad they dont deserve the second pick. They had to have been celebrating when the Giants won. They also are the first team with 0 interceptions in a season
I imagine that the interception number (0), is close to statistically (0)
Poor Tyler loop
Tucker would have won it
The top 8 all have the same thing in common young unproven starters or no starter at all. KC and the Rams with high picks are scary.
Browns pick from the Jags just keeps going down!