For the NFL’s worst teams, the most wonderful time of year is the NFL draft.
At that time, no one has won or lost. Every draft pick is believed to be a future star. Hopes are high before panic sets in.
The next crop of stars will be welcomed in across three days in April when the draft commences in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Fans of the Jaguars, Titans, Browns, Giants and Raiders enter Week 12 as the top contenders to make the first selection. It’s a pick that they’ll hope isn’t earned again in the near future, instead following in the footsteps of teams like the Lions, who went from rags to riches.
Whether there will be a franchise-changing player at the top of this year’s draft remains to be seen, but these teams will hope to have a chance at finding out for themselves when the order finalizes in six weeks. Here’s a look at how the 2025 NFL draft order stands in Week 12.
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2025 NFL Draft order
Here’s how the 2025 NFL draft order stacks up after Week 12’s ‘Thursday Night Football’ game, according to Tankathon.com:
- Jacksonville Jaguars: 2-9 record; .494 strength of schedule
- Tennessee Titans: 2-8; .514 SOS
- New York Giants: 2-8; .520 SOS
- Las Vegas Raiders: 2-8; .525 SOS
- New England Patriots: 3-8; .472 SOS
- New York Jets: 3-8; .508 SOS
- Cleveland Browns: 3-8; .511 SOS
- Carolina Panthers: 3-7; .486 SOS
- Dallas Cowboys: 3-7; .525 SOS
- New Orleans Saints: 4-7; .486 SOS
- Cincinnati Bengals: 4-7; .492 SOS
- Miami Dolphins: 4-6; .439 SOS
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 4-6; .514 SOS
- Chicago Bears: 4-6; .560 SOS
- Indianapolis Colts: 5-6; .475 SOS
- Seattle Seahawks: 5-5; .531 SOS
- Los Angeles Rams: 5-5; .534 SOS
- San Francisco 49ers: 5-5; .549 SOS
- Denver Broncos: 6-5; .494 SOS
- Atlanta Falcons: 6-5; .497 SOS
- Arizona Cardinals: 6-4; .540 SOS
- Washington Commanders: 7-4; .438 SOS
- Houston Texans: 7-4; .472 SOS
- Baltimore Ravens: 7-4; .522 SOS
- Los Angeles Chargers: 7-3; .469 SOS
- Green Bay Packers: 7-3; .546 SOS
- Pittsburgh Steelers: 8-3; .475 SOS
- Minnesota Vikings: 8-2; .503 SOS
- Philadelphia Eagles: 8-2; .430 SOS
- Buffalo Bills: 9-2; .461 SOS
- Kansas City Chiefs: 9-1; .500 SOS
- Detroit Lions: 9-1; .523 SOS
2025 NFL draft: No. 1 overall pick odds
According to BetMGM, the following college players are among the favorites to be the top pick in next year’s draft class.
- Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado: +190
- Travis Hunter, WR/CB, Colorado: +350
- Cameron Ward, QB, Miami (FL): +750
- Will Campbell, OT, LSU: +2000
- Jaxson Dart, QB, Ole Miss: +2000
