The first 24 picks in the 2026 NFL Draft order are set following the 2025 regular season. See where each team currently stands.

But while the matchup might serve as a valuable introduction to a handful of prospects for a few NFL fan bases and amount to good theater, it might not actually swing any player's fortunes drastically,

Still, if they stay put, Bain makes sense. Former first-round picks Jermaine Johnson and Will McDonald underwhelmed in 2025. Johnson finished with three sacks in 14 games, McDonald had eight in 15 (half of them against the Browns), and the Jets totaled just 26 sacks as a team — second-fewest in the NFL.

There are just four teams left in the NFL playoffs. Once a Super Bowl champion is crowned, the final piece of the 2026 NFL Draft order will be the league's announcement of compensatory selections. In today's thought exercise,

It won’t be any consolation after their heartbreaking playoff loss Sunday night, but the Chicago Bears now know that they’ll hold the No. 25 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. The Bills, 49ers and Texans all have locked in their first-round slots, as well.

For many fanbases across the NFL, it's on to the offseason, namely the NFL Draft. Here are 32 names to know in the upcoming draft class.

This year's NFL draft class isn't all that exciting when it comes to quarterbacks, especially now that Oregon's Dante Moore has announced he's staying in college, but next year could be a different story.

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Pro Football Focus' Trevor Sikkema put together his early list of top edge rushers in this year's draft. For a full breakdown of each player, you can find that here. This very well could be another year where the Indianapolis Colts are selecting a defensive end early on in the NFL draft.

Oregon quarterback Dante Moore, projected on Bleacher Report's latest mock draft to go to the Jets with the No. 2 pick of the upcoming draft, announced Wednesday on ESPN's SportsCenter that he will be returning for another NCAA season.

Dallas Cowboys 7-round NFL Mock Draft features top prospects from Texas schools including the nations top pass-rusher and talented Longhorns linebacker. Cowboys rebuild defense in 2026 NFL Draft.