Another week is almost complete in the NFL, with only the Carolina Panthers versus San Francisco 49ers Monday Night Football game remaining for Week 12. It is time to take a look at the 2026 NFL Draft
order following all of the games for this weekend.
The NFL bases the order of selections in the draft on the results from the previous season. In the first round, teams select in order of worst record to Super Bowl champion. There are some rotations in the second through seventh rounds, but the first-round draft order is our primary focus here.
And, since this is a Miami Dolphins focused site, the Dolphins are highlighted in the listing below.
Before Monday’s game, the Panthers are slotted to pick 14th while the 49ers are projected at 22nd, with the playoff results determining their final position. If Carolina wins on Monday, it would move into a playoff position and jump to 26th in the standings, while the 49ers would fall out of a playoff position and be slotted in 18th. A 49ers win would not have any change on the draft order for this week.
2026 NFL Draft order (through Sunday Week 12)
1 – Tennessee Titans (1-10)
2 – New York Giants (2-10)
3 – New Orleans Saints (2-9, .492 strength of schedule)
4 – New York Jets (2-9, .526)
5 – Las Vegas Raiders (2-9, .558)
6 – Cleveland Browns (3-8, .476)
7 – Washington Commanders (3-8, .516)
8 – Cincinnati Bengals (3-8, .524)
9 – Arizona Cardinals (3-8, .556)
10 – Miami Dolphins (4-7, .487)
11 – Los Angeles Rams (via Atlanta Falcons (4-7, .495))
12 – Minnesota Vikings (4-7, .535)
13 – Dallas Cowboys (5-5-1)
14 – Carolina Panthers (6-5, .500)*
15 – Pittsburgh Steelers (6-5, .513)
16 – Kansas City Chiefs (6-5, .513)
17 – Houston Texans (6-5, .545)
18 – Detroit Lions (7-4, .513)
— (Playoff teams – order by postseason results)—
19 – Buffalo Bills (7-4, .466)
20 – Los Angeles Chargers (7-4, .471)
21 – Cleveland Browns (via Jacksonville Jaguars (7-4, .492))
22 – San Francisco 49ers (7-4, .495)
23 – Dallas Cowboys (via Green Bay Packers (7-3-1))
24 – Seattle Seahawks (8-3)
25 – Baltimore Ravens (6-5, .503)
26 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-5, .505)
27 – Chicago Bears (8-3, .449)
28 – New York Jets (via Indianapolis Colts (8-3, .497))
29 – Philadelphia Eagles (8-3, .495)
30 – Denver Broncos (9-2, .441)
31 – Los Angeles Rams (9-2, .519)
32 – New England Patriots (10-2)
Trades:
- Falcons – Rams: Atlanta traded their 2026 first-round pick, a 2025 second-round pick (46th overall), and a 2025 third-round pick (242 overall) to Los Angeles for a 2025 first-round pick (26th overall) and a 2025 third-round pick (101st overall)
- Jaguars – Browns: Jacksonville traded their 2026 first-round pick, a 2025 first-round pick (5th overall), a second-round pick (36th overall), and a 2025 fourth-round pick (126th overall) to the Browns for a 2025 first-round pick (2nd overall), a 2025 fourth-round pick (104th overall), and a 2025 sixth-round pick (200th overall)
- Packers – Cowboys: Green Bay traded their 2026 first-round pick, a 2027 first-round pick, and defensive tackle Kenny Clark to Dallas for defensive end Micah Parsons
- Colts – Jets: Colts traded their 2026 first-round pick, a 2027 first-round pick, and wide receiver Adonai Mitchell to New York for cornerback Sauce Gardner
