Nov 23, 2025; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Las Vegas Raiders helmets on the sidelines at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
Who says end of the 2025 regular season necessarily says order of the 2026 NFL draft! Because if many teams have spent the last few weeks doing everything to obtain their ticket to the playoffs, others, however, were already focusing more on obtaining the first pick. A 2026 NFL draft which, remember, will take place in Pittsburgh between April 23 and 25, 2026.
Las Vegas gets first pick in 2026 NFL draft
There aren’t many reasons to be happy about the Las Vegas Raiders’ 2025 season. While the Nevada franchise presented itself with a new face in this exercise by recruiting an experienced coach (Pete Carroll) and a veteran NFL quarterback (Geno Smith), the Raiders still disappointed. Lazy offensively all season, Las Vegas finished with only 3 victories on the clock. A record that they share with the Jets, the Cardinals and the Titans. But the Raiders won the tie breaker.
For the first time since the 2007 NFL draft, the Las Vegas Raiders will be the first to be called up during the next edition of the draft! 19 years ago, the Raiders took the opportunity to select a quarterback in JaMarcus Russell. And at this time, everything seems to indicate that the choice will not be very different during the 2026 NFL draft. Indeed, according to the bookmakers, the Nevada franchise should once again embark on the quest for a quarterback. Among the favorites to fill this position, Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza or even Oregon Dante Moore. It will therefore be a question of making the right choice for the Raiders during this 2026 NFL draft. To finally launch a positive dynamic.
The order of picks in the 2026 NFL Draft:
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- 1 – Las Vegas Raiders (3-14)
- 2 – New York Jets (3-14)
- 3 – Arizona Cardinals (3-14)
- 4 – Tennessee Titans (3-14)
- 5 – New York Giants (4-13)
- 6 – Cleveland Browns (5-12)
- 7 – Washington Commanders (5-12)
- 8 – New Orleans Saints (6-11)
- 9 – Kansas City Chiefs (6-11)
- 10 – Cincinnati Bengals (6-11)
- 11 – Miami Dolphins (7-10)
- 12 – Dallas Cowboys (7-9-1)
- 13 – Los Angeles Rams via Atlanta Falcons (8-9)
- 14 – Baltimore Ravens (8-9)
- 15 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-9)
- 16 – New York Jets via Indianapolis Colts (8-9)
- 17 – Detroit Lions (9-8)
- 18 – Minnesota Vikings (9-8)
Provisional order (awaiting results from the 2025 NFL playoffs)
- 19 – Carolina Panthers (8-9)
- 20 – Dallas Cowboys via Green Bay Packers (9-7-1)
- 21 – Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7)
- 22 – Los Angeles Chargers (11-6)
- 23 – Philadelphia Eagles (11-6)
- 24 – Buffalo Bills (12-5)
- 25 – Chicago Bears (11-6)
- 26 – San Francisco 49ers (12-5)
- 27 – Houston Texans (12-5)
- 28 – Cleveland Browns via Jacksonville Jaguars (13-4)
- 29 – Los Angeles Rams (12-5)
- 30 – New England Patriots (14-3)
- 31 – Denver Broncos (14-3)
- 32 – Seattle Seahawks (14-3)
Crédit photo: © Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
