The race to the bottom of the 2025 NFL draft is tightly packed, but as long as the New York Giants continue to lose, they will take home the No. 1 pick in the draft.
The Giants were battling the Las Vegas Raiders for the No. 1 pick entering Week 16. However, a Raiders win over the Jacksonville Jaguars allowed New York to become the only two-win team in the NFL. Las Vegas moved to the No. 6 overall pick because of its win, and the Raiders may continue to shift around given the sheer amount of three- and four-win teams league-wide.
The Chicago Bears ensured they would stay within that group by losing to the Seattle Seahawks on ‘Thursday Night Football.’ That didn’t impact the draft order too much, but it did shift the top 10 selections ever so slightly.
Meanwhile, the playoff teams in action on Christmas also caused the back end of the order to change mildly. Those picks are based on predictions of when playoff teams will be eliminated, so NFL fans shouldn’t read into the end-of-draft jockeying too much. Nonetheless, some teams are establishing themselves as threats to win the Super Bowl, while others may find themselves hoping to land a quality pick once eliminated.
With the season’s final ‘Thursday Night Football’ game now over, here’s how the draft order looks.
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2025 NFL draft order
Here’s the projected 2025 NFL draft order after Week 17’s Christmas doubleheader and ‘Thursday Night Football’ contest, according to Tankathon.com:
New York Giants: 2-13 record; .554 strength of schedule
New England Patriots: 3-12; .461 SOS
Jacksonville Jaguars: 3-12; .477 SOS
Tennessee Titans: 3-12; .508 SOS
Cleveland Browns: 3-12; .531 SOS
Las Vegas Raiders: 3-12; .544 SOS
Chicago Bears: 4-12; .560 SOS
Carolina Panthers: 4-11; .494 SOS
New York Jets: 4-11; .500 SOS
New Orleans Saints: 5-10; .508 SOS
San Francisco 49ers: 6-9; .568 SOS
Miami Dolphins: 7-8; .420 SOS
Indianapolis Colts: 7-8; .456 SOS
Cincinnati Bengals: 7-8; .481 SOS
Dallas Cowboys: 7-8; .512 SOS
Arizona Cardinals: 7-8; .535 SOS
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 8-7; .510 SOS
Seattle Seahawks: 9-7; .508 SOS
Atlanta Falcons: 8-7; .516 SOS
Houston Texans: 9-7; .488 SOS
Los Angeles Chargers: 9-6; .475 SOS
Denver Broncos: 9-6; .500 SOS
Los Angeles Rams: 9-6; .508 SOS
Washington Commanders: 10-5; .434 SOS
Pittsburgh Steelers: 10-6; .496 SOS
Baltimore Ravens: 11-5; .525 SOS
Green Bay Packers: 11-4; .529 SOS
Philadelphia Eagles: 12-3; .455 SOS
Buffalo Bills: 12-3; .463 SOS
Minnesota Vikings: 13-2; .475 SOS
Detroit Lions: 13-2; .525 SOS
Kansas City Chiefs: 15-1; .484 SOS
2025 NFL draft: Who are the top prospects?
Below is a look at the consensus top 40 prospects in the 2025 NFL draft as of mid-December, per USA TODAY Sports’ Ayrton Ostly:
Travis Hunter, CB/WR, Colorado
Will Johnson, CB, Michigan
Mason Graham, DT, Michigan
Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State
Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona
Malaki Starks, S, Georgia
Abdul Carter, EDGE, Penn State
Will Campbell, OL, LSU
Jalon Walker, LB/EDGE, Georgia
Nic Scourton, EDGE, Texas A&M
Cam Ward, QB, Miami
Luther Burden III, WR, Missouri
James Pearce Jr., EDGE, Tennessee
Kelvin Banks Jr., OL, Texas
Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado
Mykel Williams, EDGE, Georgia
Colston Loveland, TE, Michigan
Benjamin Morrison, CB, Notre Dame
Emeka Egbuka, WR, Ohio State
Walter Nolen, DT, Ole Miss
Tyleik Williams, DT, Ohio State
Shavon Revel Jr., CB, East Carolina
Jalen Milroe, QB, Alabama
Omarion Hampton, RB, North Carolina
Kenneth Grant, DT, Michigan
Tre Harris, WR, Ole Miss
Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State
Aireontae Ersery, OL, Minnesota
Isaiah Bond, WR, Texas
Elic Ayomanor, WR, Stanford
Josh Simmons, OT, Ohio State
Landon Jackson, EDGE, Arkansas
Kaleb Johnson, RB, Iowa
JT Tuimoloau, EDGE, Ohio State
Deone Walker, DT, Kentucky
Jahdae Barron, CB, Texas
Wyatt Milum, OL, West Virginia
Jihaad Campbell, LB, Alabama
Jonah Savaiinaea, OL, Arizona
Derrick Harmon, DL, Oregon