The Raiders have lost 10 straight games, including in Week 17 game against the Giants. Steve Marcus / Getty Images
Whether or not it was an official attempt to “tank,” the Las Vegas Raiders didn’t put up much of a fight in a 34-10 loss to the New York Giants on Sunday. That result puts the Raiders firmly in line to land the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.
With one week (and change) remaining in the regular season, we actually know the top seven teams in the draft order, although there still could be some shuffling among that group.
The order for picks 19-32 will be decided by playoff results — teams eliminated in the wild-card round will be placed into slots 19-24; divisional-round losers will hold picks 25-28, and so on. (Current playoff teams are designated by asterisks below.) 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 things currently stand:
1. Las Vegas Raiders (2-14)
Week 18: vs. Kansas City
2. New York Giants (3-13)
Week 18: vs. Dallas
3. New York Jets (3-13)
Week 18: at Buffalo
4. Tennessee Titans (3-13)
Week 18: at Jacksonville
5. Arizona Cardinals (3-13)
Week 18: at Los Angeles Rams
6. Cleveland Browns (4-12)
Week 18: at Cincinnati
7. Washington Commanders (4-12)
Week 18: at Philadelphia
8. New Orleans Saints (6-10)
Week 18: at Atlanta
9. Kansas City Chiefs (6-10)
Week 18: at Las Vegas
10. Cincinnati Bengals (6-10)
Week 18: vs. Cleveland
11. Los Angeles Rams (from Atlanta: 6-9)
Falcons’ remaining games: vs. Rams, vs. New Orleans
12. Miami Dolphins (7-9)
Week 18: at New England
13. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-9)
Week 18: vs. Carolina
14. Dallas Cowboys (7-8-1)
Week 18: at New York Giants
15. Detroit Lions (8-8)
Week 18: at Chicago
16. Baltimore Ravens (8-8)
Week 18: at Pittsburgh
17. Minnesota Vikings (8-8)
Week 18: vs. Green Bay
18. New York Jets (from Indianapolis: 8-8)
Colts’ Week 18 game: at Houston
19. Carolina Panthers (8-8)*
Week 18: at Tampa Bay
20. Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7)*
Week 18: vs. Baltimore
21. Dallas Cowboys (from Green Bay: 9-6-1*)
Packers’ Week 18 game: at Minnesota
22. Los Angeles Chargers (11-5)*
Week 18: at Denver
23. Philadelphia Eagles (11-5)*
Week 18: vs. Washington
24. Buffalo Bills (11-5)*
Week 18: vs. New York Jets
25. Houston Texans (11-5)*
Week 18: vs. Indianapolis
26. San Francisco 49ers (11-4)*
Remaining games: vs. Chicago, vs. Seattle
27. Los Angeles Rams (11-4)*
Remaining games: at Atlanta, vs. Arizona
28. Cleveland Browns (from Jacksonville: 12-4*)
Jaguars’ Week 18 game: vs. Tennessee
29. Chicago Bears (11-4)*
Remaining games: at San Francisco, vs. Detroit
30. New England Patriots (13-3)*
Week 18: vs. Miami
31. Denver Broncos (13-3)*
Week 18: vs. Los Angeles Chargers
32. Seattle Seahawks (13-3)*
Week 18: at San Francisco
