The Denver Broncos season ended on Sunday with a crushing 10-7 AFC Championship Game loss to the New England Patriots. The game came down just a handful of plays and they all went New England’s way. That’s how it goes. I’ll believe for the rest of my days that if Bo Nix hadn’t got injured they’d have punched their ticket to Super Bowl 60 on Sunday.
Time to move on, though. The final draft order has not yet been determined, but we can determine the Broncos pick for the first round. They will be picking
30th overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
Updated 2026 NFL Draft order
- Las Vegas Raiders
- New York Jets
- Arizona Cardinals
- Tennessee Titans
- New York Giants
- Cleveland Browns
- Washington Commanders
- New Orleans Saints
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Miami Dolphins
- Dallas Cowboys
- Los Angeles Rams (via Atlanta Falcons)
- Baltimore Ravens
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- New York Jets (via Indianapolis Colts)
- Detroit Lions
- Minnesota Vikings
- Carolina Panthers
- Dallas Cowboys (via Green Bay Packers)
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Los Angeles Chargers
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Cleveland Browns (via Jacksonville Jaguars)
- Chicago Bears
- Buffalo Bills
- San Francisco 49ers
- Houston Texans
- Los Angeles Rams
- Denver Broncos
- TBD
- TBD
The picks are done by regular season record and/or where they lost in the playoffs then by regular season record. If a tie there then it goes by weakest strength of schedule. Since the Rams finished with a worse regular season record, they secure the 29th spot, while the Broncos get their 30th.
Someone will win the Super Bowl (who cares), because our focus needs to be on looking at the future. How can this Broncos team build upon its 2025 successes? In many ways, the rebuild is well ahead of schedule. There are holes and improvements needed, especially on offense. This is going to be a huge offseason for the Denver Broncos.
