Five total teams entered Week 5 of the 2026 NFL season without a victory. Only three remain after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Dallas Cowboys on "Thursday Night Football" and the Houston Texans defeated the Tennessee Titans 26-3 on Sunday, Oct. 11.
The Texans' typically strong defense returned to form against the Titans. Houston sacked Cam Ward four times and held Tennessee to just 187 total yards in its resounding win. C.J. Stroud also had a strong performance, completing 26 of 34 passes for 261 yards and a touchdown while powering in a rushing score as well.
Houston will hope that victory sparks a run that will bring it closer to the AFC wild-card race than the battle for the No. 1 overall pick. Meanwhile, the Titans will remain winless
and in a tight battle with the 0-5 Miami Dolphins for control of the No. 1 overall pick in the 2027 NFL Draft.
A lot can and will change leading up to the 2027 NFL Draft, as some teams will inevitably get hot and work their way out of the battle for the top pick. But at this early stage in the 2026 season, here's a look at the full projected order for the 2027 NFL Draft.
2027 NFL Draft order
Here's the updated first-round order for the 2027 NFL Draft as Week 5 results come in. The draft order is according to Tankathon, which calculates strength of schedule differently from the NFL:
- Tennessee Titans: 0-5 record; .506 strength of schedule (SOS)
- Miami Dolphins: 0-5; .603 SOS
- Los Angeles Chargers: 0-4; .547 SOS
- Houston Texans: 1-4; .474 SOS
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 1-4; .506 SOS
- New Orleans Saints: 1-4; .545 SOS
- Arizona Cardinals: 1-3; .548 SOS
- Washington Commanders: 1-3-1; .525 SOS
- New York Jets (via Cowboys): 2-3; .474 SOS
- New York Jets (via Colts): 2-3; .481 SOS
- Philadelphia Eagles: 2-3; .487 SOS
- New York Jets: 2-3; .487 SOS
- Detroit Lions: 2-2; .500 SOS
- Atlanta Falcons: 2-2; .538 SOS
- Cleveland Browns (via Rams): 2-2; .548 SOS
- Denver Broncos: 2-2; .547 SOS
- Cincinnati Bengals: 3-2; .456 SOS
- Pittsburgh Steelers: 3-2; .475 SOS
- Carolina Panthers: 2-2; .506 SOS
- Las Vegas Raiders: 3-2; .459 SOS
- Cleveland Browns: 3-2; .488 SOS
- Dallas Cowboys (via Packers): 3-2; .494 SOS
- New England Patriots: 3-2; .538 SOS
- Chicago Bears: 3-2; .544 SOS
- New York Giants: 3-1-1; .425 SOS
- Baltimore Ravens: 3-1; .444 SOS
- Buffalo Bills: 3-1; .481 SOS
- Seattle Seahawks: 3-1; .534 SOS
- Jacksonville Jaguars: 4-1; .420 SOS
- San Francisco 49ers: 4-0; .493 SOS
- Kansas City Chiefs: 4-0; .467 SOS
- Minnesota Vikings: 5-0; .474 SOS
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 2027 NFL Draft order, updated list of first-round picks after Week 5 results













