Silver Minings: Post Week 7 NFL Draft order, Raiders looking at Top 10 pick

With the Las Vegas Raiders falling to 2-5 after a blowout loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 7, we’re shifting gears to the 2026 NFL draft order instead of looking at the AFC West Standings. The good news about the loss is that the Raiders are looking at having a Top 10 pick this April.

NFL Draft Top 10

Order below is via Tankathon.

1. New York Jets 1-0 (Week 8: @ CIN)
2. Miami Dolphins 1-6 (Week 8: @ ATL)
3. New Orleans Saints 1-6 (Week 8: vs. TB)
4. Tennessee Titans 1-6 (Week 8: @ IND)
5. Baltimore Ravens 1-5 (Week 8: vs CHI)
6. Cleveland Browns 2-5 (Week 8: @ NE)
7. Las Vegas Raiders 2-5 (Week 8: bye)
8. New York Giants 2-5 (Week 8: @ PHI)
9. Arizona Cardinals 2-5 (Week 8: bye)
10. Houston Texans 2-3* (Week 8: @ SF)

*The Texans play the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football. If Houston wins, the Cincinnati Bengals (3-4) will hold the 10th pick with the Washington Commanders (3-4) just behind Cincinnati.

In Other Raiders’ Links:

• Internet reacts to Raiders’ loss: There was a lot of tanking and firing talk on X/Twitter and our community chats after Las Vegas was blown out in Kansas City.
• What’s next for Pete Carroll: “It’s been just seven games, but it’s fair to wonder where are the Raiders headed with Carroll, who at 74 is the oldest coach in NFL history,” our Bill Williamson wrote. “Carroll was brought in to give the Raiders veteran stability and he vowed that the plan was to win and win big right away.”
• Maxx Crosby avoids serious injury: “Raiders star edge Maxx Crosby, who left today’s game with a knee injury, should be OK moving forward, source said. More of a precaution than anything,” NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport posted on X/Twitter.
• Doug Martin dies while in police custody: “Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Oakland Raiders star running back Doug Martin has been identified as the suspect who died in Oakland Police Department custody on Saturday after suffering an unspecified medical emergency,” KTVU Fox 2 reported. “…The nature of Martin’s medical emergency was not known, and the OPD said its Homicide Section and Internal Affairs Bureau, as well as the Oakland City Police Commission, the Community Police Review Agency and the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office will be conducting an investigation into his death.”