2026 NFL draft order: Top 13 Round 1 picks set, Raiders at No. 1 - ESPN

With the 2025 NFL regular season coming to a close, the first 13 draft order slots for the 2026 NFL draft are set as we wait for the result of the AFC North showdown between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens. The Las Vegas Raiders will have the No. 1 selection, followed by the New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals. The rest of the order will shake out over the course of the NFL playoffs, ending with Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California, on Feb. 8.

The draft will be held in Pittsburgh for the first time. Round 1 will be on April 23, Rounds 2 and 3 are April 24, and Rounds 4 through 7 close it out on April 25. Plenty of trades have already gone down to shake up the order, and the Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers, Jacksonville Jaguars and Indianapolis Colts will not be picking in the first round. The Los Angeles Rams have the Falcons' selection, the Dallas Cowboys have the Packers' selection, the Jets have the Colts' selection and the Cleveland Browns have the Jaguars' selection.

For picks for the non-playoff teams, our NFL Nation reporters broke down each team's biggest need going into the offseason. We also provided the projected order for pick Nos. 20-32 via ESPN's Football Power Index, and we will continue to update this page as those picks are set over the coming weeks. Here is the draft order for 2026.

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Biggest need: Quarterback. The Raiders haven't drafted a quarterback in the first round since JaMarcus Russell in 2007. That could very well change in April. The decision to bring in Geno Smith with the expectation that he could deliver instant success didn't work. He threw a league-high 17 interceptions, and at 35, he is not getting any younger. If the