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The race to the bottom continues for the seven teams with three or fewer wins, and a date with the top pick in next year’s draft is on all of their Christmas wish lists.
Entering Week 16, the Las Vegas Raiders and New York Giants were neck-and-neck in the race to own the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL draft. Both teams held a 2-12 record prior to their 15th games, but the Giants‘ loss to the Atlanta Falcons in the early slate on Sunday was enough to give them possession of the top pick, at least temporarily.
Las Vegas can reclaim ownership of the league’s worst record (and the strength of schedule tiebreaker) with a loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars later in the afternoon.
Here’s how the draft order looks after the early slate of games on Sunday in Week 16:
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2025 NFL draft order
Here’s the 2025 NFL draft order through the early Sunday afternoon games in Week 16, according to Tankathon.com:
- New York Giants: 2-13 record; .554 strength of schedule
- Las Vegas Raiders: 2-12; .546 SOS
- Tennessee Titans: 3-12; .512 SOS
- Cleveland Browns: 3-12; .528 SOS
- New England Patriots: 3-11; .460 SOS
- Jacksonville Jaguars: 3-11; .474 SOS
- Carolina Panthers: 4-11; .498 SOS
- New York Jets: 4-11; .502 SOS
- Chicago Bears: 4-11; .563 SOS
- New Orleans Saints: 5-9; .504 SOS
- Miami Dolphins: 6-8; .419 SOS
- Dallas Cowboys: 6-8; .520 SOS
- San Francisco 49ers: 6-8; .565 SOS
- Indianapolis Colts: 7-8; .460 SOS
- Cincinnati Bengals: 7-8; .476 SOS
- Arizona Cardinals: 7-8; .537 SOS
- Atlanta Falcons: 8-7; .518 SOS
- Seattle Seahawks: 8-6; .508 SOS
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 8-6; .508 SOS
- Los Angeles Chargers: 9-6; .472 SOS
- Houston Texans: 9-6; .482 SOS
- Denver Broncos: 9-6; .496 SOS
- Los Angeles Rams: 9-6; .508 SOS
- Washington Commanders: 10-5; .434 SOS
- Pittsburgh Steelers: 10-5; .486 SOS
- Baltimore Ravens: 10-5; .526 SOS
- Green Bay Packers: 10-4; .536 SOS
- Philadelphia Eagles: 12-3; .454 SOS
- Buffalo Bills: 11-3; .464 SOS
- Minnesota Vikings: 12-2; .480 SOS
- Detroit Lions: 13-2; .527 SOS
- Kansas City Chiefs: 14-1; .486 SOS
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2025 NFL draft: No. 1 overall pick odds
According to BetMGM, the following college football players entered Week 16 expected to be among the top potential picks in the 2025 NFL draft.
- Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado: -145
- Travis Hunter, WR/CB, Colorado: +240
- Cam Ward, QB, Miami (FL): +600
- Jalen Milroe, QB, Alabama: +2500
- Mykel Williams, DE, Georgia: +3000
