2026 NFL draft order projections: Titans back at the top?


We are through Week 1 of the 2025 NFL regular season, and while the 2026 draft is still months away, it’s never too early to take a look at the projected first-round draft order for all 32 teams — using ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI).

Each week during the season, ESPN’s FPI projects the draft order by simulating the remainder of the season 10,000 times. Game probabilities are based primarily on the model’s team ratings and game locations. The draft order is determined by the records the model projects for each team after 17 games, as well as each team’s average draft position across the simulations.

Our FPI predictions gave the Titans the first pick after the first week, but who else is close behind in the top 10? Check out our full projections below ahead of Week 2.

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Average draft position: 6.6
FPI chance to earn No. 1 pick: 16.2%
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 55.4%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 80.1%


Average draft position: 7.4
FPI chance to earn No. 1 pick: 12.4%
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 48.3%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 74.2%


Average draft position: 7.7
FPI chance to earn No. 1 pick: 11.4%
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 46.7%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 72.7%


Average draft position: 8.2
FPI chance to earn No. 1 pick: 11.9%
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 45.2%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 70.3%


Average draft position: 8.5
FPI chance to earn No. 1 pick: 10.4%
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 43.3%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 69.4%


Average draft position: 9.1
FPI chance to earn No. 1 pick: 7.8%
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 36.8%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 64.7%


Average draft position: 10.5
FPI chance to earn No. 1 pick: 5.3%
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 29.9%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 56.9%


Average draft position: 11.0
FPI chance to earn No. 1 pick: 5.2%
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 28.1%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 54.6%


Average draft position: 11.5
FPI chance to earn No. 1 pick: 4.0%
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 25.2%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 50.5%


Average draft position: 12.2
FPI chance to earn No. 1 pick: 4.2%
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 23.4%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 48.6%


Average draft position: 13.1
FPI chance to earn No. 1 pick: 2.4%
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 17.8%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 41.7%


Average draft position: 14.3
FPI chance to earn No. 1 pick: 2.0%
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 15.0%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 36.1%


Average draft position: 14.9
FPI chance to earn No. 1 pick: 1.3%
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 12.5%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 33.1%


Average draft position: 15.5
FPI chance to earn No. 1 pick: 1.1%
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 11.5%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 30.3%


Average draft position: 17.1
FPI chance to earn No. 1 pick: 0.8%
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 7.6%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 22.6%


Average draft position: 17.3
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 6.9%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 22.3%


Average draft position: 17.5
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 7.7%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 23.0%


Average draft position: 18.1
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 5.4%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 19.0%


Average draft position: 18.8
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 4.6%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 16.3%


Average draft position: 19.3
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 4.6%
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 16.5%


Average draft position: 19.4
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 15.0%


Average draft position: 19.4
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 14.7%


Average draft position: 20.8
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 11.6%


Average draft position: 21.0
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 9.8%


Average draft position: 21.6
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 8.7%


Average draft position: 22.2
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 9.3%


Average draft position: 22.6
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 7.3%


Average draft position: 23.3
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 5.7%


Average draft position: 23.8
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 5.0%


Average draft position: 24.2
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 4.1%


Average draft position: 25.2
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 3.1%


Average draft position: 25.7
FPI chance to earn top-10 pick: 2.7%



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