The Patriots’ dramatic 26-23 victory over the Denver Broncos on Christmas Eve will likely cost New England the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
The Patriots entered Week 16 in second place in the race for the top pick, one win more than the Carolina Panthers. However, the Patriots’ victory dropped Bill Belichick’s team to fourth place overall with two games remaining. The No. 4 spot may not be enough for the Patriots to secure one of the top two quarterbacks in the 2024 draft class (USC’s Caleb Williams or North Carolina’s Drake Maye). USA TODAY Sports’ latest mock draft has them projected to go 1-2.
Draft order is determined by record, using strength of schedule as the tiebreaker (record and strength of schedule are the official tiebreakers for determining draft order).
The final 14 first-round spots will be determined by playoff results. For now, if the season ended today, these teams would be ordered based on their playoff seeding.
The 2024 NFL Draft is scheduled to be held in Detroit from April 25th to 27th.
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NFL draft first round order
(As of December 24th. * indicates wildcard team, # indicates division leader)
- Chicago Bears (from Panthers) — Carolina Panthers Record: 2-13 (Strength of Schedule: .520)
- arizona cardinals — Record: 3-12 (.557)
- commander of washington — Record: 4-11 (.493)
- new england patriots — Record: 4-11 (.525)
- Los Angeles Chargers — Record: 5-10 (.520)
- tennessee titans — Record: 5-10 (.522)
- new york giants — Record: 5 wins, 9 losses (.481)
- chicago bears — Record: 6-9 (.466)
- new york jets — Record: 6-9 (.520)
- las vegas raiders — Record: 6-8 (.481)
- atlanta falcons — Record: 7 wins, 8 losses (.418)
- new orleans saints — Record: 7-8 (.429)
- green bay packers — Record: 7-8 (.482)
- minnesota vikings — Record: 7-8 (.498)
- denver broncos — Record: 7-8 (.505)
- Arizona Cardinals (from Texans) — Houston Texans record: 8-7 (.473)
- pittsburgh steelers — Record: 8-7 (.518)
- cincinnati bengals — Record: 8-7 (.554)
- *indianapolis colts — Record: 8-7 (.478)
- *Los Angeles Rams — Record: 8-7 (.523)
- *seattle seahawks — Record: 8-7 (.532)
- *buffalo bills — Record: 9-6 (.484)
- *dallas cowboys — Record: 10 wins, 5 losses (.459)
- *Houston Texans (from Browns) — Cleveland Browns record: 10 wins, 5 losses (.532)
- #tampa bay buccaneers — Record: 8-7 (.507)
- #JacksonvilleJaguars — Record: 8-7 (.563)
- #Kansas City Chiefs — Record: 9-5 (.500)
- #philadelphia eagles — Record: 10-4 (.524)
- #MiamiDolphins — Record: 11-4 (.416)
- #DetroitLions — Record: 11-4 (.464)
- #San Francisco 49ers — Record: 11-3 (.500)
- #Baltimore Ravens — Record: 11-3 (.514)
Teams without a first-round pick: Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns