Tag: NFL Draft Order

The Cincinnati Bengals are still mathematically alive for the playoffs, but they almost need a miracle for that to happen. It’s getting close to draft season for Cincinnati, a season that currently would include a top-10 pick in the draft.

At the top of the draft, there was a change as the Jaguars won in Nashville over the Titans, improving to 3-10. With the Raiders and Giants both losing, they now occupy the top two spots at 2-11. Vegas’ schedule gives them the edge over New York as the new holder of the No. 1 pick.

Then you have no less than six teams sitting at 3-10. That means eight teams are within one game of each other for the top pick. A quarter of the league has double-digit losses through 14 weeks. The Bears will join the 10-loss club very soon after falling to 4-9 Sunday and the Bengals, Saints and Cowboys are all 5-8.

2025 NFL draft order, Week 15

1. Las Vegas Raiders 2-11
2. New York Giants 2-11
3. New England Patriots 3-10
4. Carolina Panthers 3-10
5. Jacksonville Jaguars 3-10
6. Tennessee Titans 3-10
7. New York Jets 3-10
8. Cleveland Browns 3-10
9. Chicago Bears 4-9
10. New Orleans Saints 5-8
11. Cincinnati Bengals 5-8
12. Dallas Cowboys 5-8
13. Miami Dolphins 6-7
14. Indianapolis Colts 6-7
15. Atlanta Falcons 6-7
16. Arizona Cardinals 6-7
17. San Francisco 49ers 6-7
18. Los Angeles Rams 7-6

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The Cincinnati Bengals watched as their playoff hopes shrunk during their bye week thanks to the Broncos’ win over the Raiders. That moved Denver to 7-5, 2.5 games ahead of the 4-7 Bengals.

On the plus side, the Bengals did see their draft position improve thanks in part to the Cowboys’ wild 34-26 win over the Commanders. Dallas now has an identical 4-7 record. The Bengals are now one of four teams with a 4-7 record.

The Bengals now sit in the top ten of the draft order with six weeks left in the season. They’re also just one game back of No. 5 on the board, the 3-8 Carolina Panthers.

Here’s the order for the first 18 picks of the draft with six weeks left.

Updated 2025 NFL draft order

1. Jacksonville Jaguars 2-9
2. New York Giants 2-9
3. Las Vegas Raiders 2-9
4. New England Patriots 3-9
5. Carolina Panthers 3-8
6. Tennessee Titans 3-8
7. New York Jets 3-8
8. Cleveland Browns 3-8
9. New Orleans Saints 4-7
10. Cincinnati Bengals 4-7
11. Dallas Cowboys 4-7
12. Chicago Bears 4-7
13. Indianapolis Colts 5-7
14. Miami Dolphins 5-6
15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5-6
16. Los Angeles Rams 5-6
17. San Francisco 49ers 5-6
18. Arizona Cardinals 6-5

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The Cincinnati Bengals are right in the playoff hunt at 4-6, despite their second loss to the Baltimore Ravens this season on Thursday night. But for now, they are still out of the playoffs, meaning we can still keep an eye on their potential draft slot for April.

Following Sunday’s games, the Bengals sit with the 13th pick in the draft, via Tankathon. They are one game out of a playoff spot and two games above the worst record. They are currently tied at 2-8 with the Jacksonville Jaguars and the New York Giants.

An interesting note when looking at the draft order is that 11 teams have three or fewer wins through ten weeks of the season. Six teams only have two wins. Half of the league has a losing record.

Current NFL Draft order

1. Jacksonville Jaguars 2-8
2. New York Giants 2-8
3. Tennessee Titans 2-7
4. Cleveland Browns 2-7
5. Las Vegas Raiders 2-7
6. Miami Dolphins 2-6
7. New England Patriots 3-7
8. New York Jets 3-7
9. New Orleans Saints 3-7
10. Carolina Panthers 3-7
11. Dallas Cowboys 3-6
12. Indianapolis Colts 4-6
13. Cincinnati Bengals 4-6
14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4-6
15. Seattle Seahawks 4-5
16. Chicago Bears 4-5
17. Los Angeles Rams 4-4
18. San Francisco 49ers 5-4

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