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2026 NFL draft order projections: Titans, Saints at top

We are through Week 2 of the 2025 NFL regular season, and while the 2026 draft is still months away, it’s never too early to take a look at the projected first-round draft order for all 32 teams — using ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI).

Each week during the season, ESPN’s FPI projects the draft order by simulating the remainder of the season 10,000 times. Game probabilities are based primarily on the model’s team ratings and game locations. The draft order is determined by the records the model projects for each team after 17 games, as well as each team’s average draft position across the simulations.

Our FPI predictions give the Titans the first pick through the first two weeks, but who else is close behind in the top 10? Check out our full projections below ahead of Week 3.

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Average draft position: 5.3
FPI chance to earn No. 1 pick: 20.8%
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 64.3%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 87.2%


no

Average draft position: 7.2
FPI chance to earn No. 1 pick: 12.1%
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 48.7%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 76.6%


nyg

Average draft position: 7.4
FPI chance to earn No. 1 pick: 10.1%
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 46.0%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 75.3%


mia

Average draft position: 7.4
FPI chance to earn No. 1 pick: 10.3%
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 46.3%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 75.0%


cle

Average draft position: 7.4
FPI chance to earn No. 1 pick: 10.1%
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 46.3%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 75.1%


nyj

Average draft position: 7.5
FPI chance to earn No. 1 pick: 10.8%
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 46.7%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 74.9%


car

Average draft position: 7.9
FPI chance to earn No. 1 pick: 9.0%
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 42.4%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 71.9%


chi

Average draft position: 9.0
FPI chance to earn No. 1 pick: 6.1%
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 34.4%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 64.6%


hou

Average draft position: 12.6
FPI chance to earn No. 1 pick: 2.0%
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 18.3%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 45.2%


min

Average draft position: 13.6
FPI chance to earn No. 1 pick: 1.4%
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 13.3%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 36.1%


lv

Average draft position: 13.7
FPI chance to earn No. 1 pick: 1.4%
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 14.5%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 39.0%


ne

Average draft position: 14.7
FPI chance to earn No. 1 pick: 1.2%
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 12.2%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 33.3%


pit

Average draft position: 14.8
FPI chance to earn No. 1 pick: 1.0%
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 10.5%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 32.7%


sea

Average draft position: 15.3
FPI chance to earn No. 1 pick: 0.7%
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 8.2%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 26.6%


dal

Average draft position: 15.5
FPI chance to earn No. 1 pick: 0.6%
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 8.7%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 28.1%


lar

Average draft position: 16.3
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 7.5%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 24.1%


cle

Average draft position: 17.1
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 7.1%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 23.8%


wsh

Average draft position: 18.2
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 4.4%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 17.2%


kc

Average draft position: 18.5
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 4.7%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 17.3%


ari

Average draft position: 18.8
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 2.6%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 12.1%


den

Average draft position: 18.8
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 16.1%


cin

Average draft position: 20.3
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 11.6%


ind

Average draft position: 21.3
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 9.8%


det

Average draft position: 22.3
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 5.3%


lar

Average draft position: 22.9
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 3.2%


sf

Average draft position: 23.1
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 4.3%


tb

Average draft position: 23.9
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 3.5%


phi

Average draft position: 24.5
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 2.4%


lac

Average draft position: 24.5
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 3.1%


dal

Average draft position: 25.6
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 1.7%


bal

Average draft position: 25.7
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 2.2%


buf

Average draft position: 27.1
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 0.9%

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