Somehow, the Cleveland Browns did kinda lose in their bye week. With the Jacksonville Jaguars winning in overtime and a few other results, the Browns 2026 NFL draft order saw both of their first-round picks drop while the team sat idle. The team also sat mostly idle at the NFL trade deadline, with a change of offensive play caller and Paul DePodesta’s departure much more impactful and interesting than trading away a backup defender.
Even Week 10’s Thursday Night Football results moved Cleveland’s pick down a spot, for the moment, as the Las Vegas Raiders lost again.
With all the focus on quarterbacks, what the New York Jets are rumored to have planned after their big moves at the deadline, and the rest of the bad teams seemingly staying bad, the Browns might have a lot of competition for even a Top 5 pick in next year’s draft. Taking stock of the teams with three wins or fewer so far this season shows just how bad the bottom of the barrel is.
2026 NFL draft order based on current standings
- New Orleans Saints – With one win, the Saints have moved on to rookie QB Tyler Shough to see what they have before next year’s draft. A bad roster also traded away one of its best receivers. With a couple of other bad teams on their schedule, there could be a few tank-off games for New Orleans.
- Tennessee Titans – Rookie Cam Ward really hasn’t had a chance to prove himself, overall, and now will have a new coach next year and a bad roster around him. Titans vs Browns and a game with the Saints could decide where Tennessee is picking next year.
- New York Jets – Clearly, they’ve hit the tank button for this year, but Aaron Glenn is also trying to install a culture, so it will be interesting what the play on the field looks like as the Jets have matchups with a lot of the teams on this list.
- Miami Dolphins – The first team on the list with two wins, they’ve already fired their GM, but Mike McDaniel is safe for this season. A weird vote of confidence could either galvanize the team or lead to complacency. Head-to-head matchups are not the primary tiebreaker for draft position, but the Dolphins have lost to the Browns and have games against the Saints, Jets, and Bengals coming up. Tank-a-thon indeed.
- New York Giants – Losing RB Cam Skatteboo is a problem, with WR Malik Nabers already out for the season. Brian Daboll can’t afford to tank, so you can expect the Giants to do everything in their power to win on the field. The problem for New York (and other teams that want high picks) is that they only have one other bad team (Raiders) on their schedule the rest of the way.
- Las Vegas Raiders – Having already lost an ugly game on TNF, the Raiders could be...
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