As the regular season ends, the NFL playoffs will begin for a handful of AFC and NFC teams.
On the outside looking in are the rest of the NFL teams, teams that didn’t qualify for the postseason and are, instead, looking towards the offseason.
While free agency looms and a number of head coaching vacancies that were created in the past 24 hours, fans of teams left out of the playoff picture are looking to the 2018 NFL Draft as a beacon of hope for their team’s future.
As of the end of Week 17, here is the up-to-date draft order of the 1st round of the 2018 NFL Draft.
1. Cleveland Browns (0-16)
2. New York Giants (3-13)
3. Indianapolis Colts (4-12)
4. Cleveland Browns (via HOU, 4-12)
5. Denver Broncos (5-11)
6. New York Jets (5-11)
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-11)
8. Chicago Bears (5-11)
9a. Oakland Raiders (6-10)
10a. San Francisco 49ers (6-10)
11. Miami Dolphins (6-10)
12. Cincinnati Bengals (6-10)
13b. Green Bay Packers (7-9)
14b. Washington (7-9)
15. Arizona Cardinals (8-8)
16. Baltimore Ravens (9-7)
17. Los Angeles Chargers (9-7)
18. Seattle Seahawks (9-7)
19c. Dallas Cowboys (9-7)
20c. Detroit Lions (9-7)
*21. Buffalo Bills (9-7)
*22. Tennessee Titans (9-7)
*23. Atlanta Falcons (10-6)
*24. Carolina Panthers (11-5)
*25. Buffalo Bills (via KC, 10-6)
*26. Jacksonville Jaguars (10-6)
*27. New Orleans Saints (11-5)
*28. Los Angeles Rams (11-5)
*29. Pittsburgh Steelers (13-3)
*30. Minnesota Vikings (13-3)
*31. New England Patriots (13-3)
*32. Philadelphia Eagles (13-3)
a, b and c denote coin flip will determine order of tied teams
* Playoff teams that have no established order at this time. Order will be determined at the conclusion of the Super Bowl.