At the final whistle NFL Action of week 18 Two weeks ago, 18 franchises in the league saw the end of their season. They would not make the playoffs and, as such, would have a spot in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft.
Six other teams – the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Denver Broncos, Pittsburgh Steelers, Los Angeles Chargers, Green Bay Packers And Minnesota Vikings – were eliminated in the wild-card round of the playoffs. With a loss, they got picks #19 through #24.
The divisional round consisted of four matches over two days and four other teams were eliminated. This is what the order of the first round looks like at the end of the division round:
2025 NFL Draft Order
Here is the projected NFL draft order for 2025 after divisional round action, according to Tankathon.com:
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Tennessee Titans: record 3-14; .522 force of calendar (SOS)
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Cleveland Browns: 3-14; .536 SOS
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New York Giants: 3-14; .554 SOS
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New England Patriots: 4-13; .471 SOS
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Jacksonville Jaguars: 4-13; .478 SOS
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Las Vegas Raiders: 4-13; .540 SOS
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New York Jets: 5-12; .495 SOS
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Carolina Panthers: 5-12; .498 SOS
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New Orleans Saints: 5-12; .505 SOS
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Chicago Bear: 5-12; .554 SOS
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San Francisco 49ers: 6-11; .564 SOS
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Dallas Cowboys: 7-10; .522 SOS
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Miami Dolphins: 8-9; .419 SOS
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Indianapolis Colts: 8-9; .457 SOS
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Atlanta Falcons: 8-9; .519 SOS
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Arizona Cardinals: 8-9; .536 SOS
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Cincinnati Bengals: 9-8; .478 SOS
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Seattle Seahawks: 10-7; .498 SOS
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 10-7; .502 SOS
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Denver Broncos: 10-7; .502 SOS
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Pittsburgh Steelers: 10-7; .502 SOS
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Los Angeles Chargers: 11-6; .467 SOS
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Green Bay Packers: 11-6; .533 SOS
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Minnesota Vikings: 14-3; .474 SOS
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Houston Texans: 10-7; .481 SOS
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Los Angeles Rams: 10-7; .505 SOS
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Baltimore Ravens: 12-5; .529 SOS
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Detroit Lions: 15-2; .519 SOS
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Washington Commanders: 12-5; .436 SOS
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Buffalo Bills: 13-4; .467 SOS
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Philadelphia Eagles: 14-3; .453 SOS
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Kansas City Chiefs: 15-2; .488 SOS
The Chiefs, Bills, Eagles and Commanders cannot pick higher than 29th overall after winning the divisional round.
This article was originally published on USA TODAY: 2025 NFL Draft Order: Updated List of Picks After Divisional Playoffs
