While 14 teams will ultimately make the playoffs, 18 others start their offseasons at the conclusion of Week 18. Those franchises will soon be making personnel decisions, evaluating their coaching staffs, working the trade market and nigating the free agent pool. But the 2026 NFL draft also lies ahead (April 23 in Pittsburgh). Four first-round picks he been traded, which means 28 teams will he the chance to land at least one top prospect on Day 1. (The Falcons' pick belongs to the Rams, the Jaguars' pick belongs to the Browns, the Colts' pick belongs to the Jets and the Packers' pick belongs to the Cowboys.)
Who is set up to land Indiana's Fernando Mendoza, Ohio State's Arvell Reese or Notre Dame's Jeremiyah Love? Here is how the draft order projects at this moment for the league's bottom 18 teams, along with their chances to pick at No. 1 or in the top five.