The 2025 season is drawing to a close. This puts the focus on the 2026 NFL Draft for much of the league.
Below is a draft order for Week 17 (via Tankathon.com) for 17 teams, 16 of which were eliminated from the postseason race.
Advertising
(The Los Angeles Rams own a first-round draft pick, the Atlanta Falcons, who were eliminated in Week 14.)
1. New York Giants (2-13)
Remaining schedule:
Week 17 at Las Vegas Raiders (2-13)
Week 18 – Dallas Cowboys (6-8-1)
Graphic strength: .531
Do they have a QB for the future? Yes, especially if Jackson Dart learns to slide and/or get out of bounds.
2. Las Vegas Raiders (2-13)
Remaining schedule:
Week 17 – New York Giants (2-13)
Week 18 – Kansas City Chiefs (6-9)
Graphic strength: .543
Do they have a QB for the future? No, Geno Smith and Pete Carroll's reunion was a colossal failure in the city famous for them.
Advertising
3. Cleveland Browns (3-12)
Remaining schedule:
Week 17 – Pittsburgh Steelers (9-6)
Week 18 at Cincinnati Bengals (5-10)
Graphic strength: .492
Do they have a QB for the future? This is a difficult question.
4. New York Jets (3-12)
Remaining schedule:
Week 17 – New England Patriots (12-3)
Week 18 – at Buffalo Bills (11-4)
Graphic strength: .539
Do they have a QB for the future? No.
5. Tennessee Titans (3-12)
Remaining schedule: Week 17 – New Orleans Saints (5-10) Week 18 – Jacksonville Jaguars (11-4)
Graphic strength: .573
Do they have a QB for the future? Yes, and Cam Ward isn't as bad as you think..
Advertising
6. Arizona Cardinals (3-12)
Remaining schedule:
Week 17 at Cincinnati Bengals (5-10)
Week 18 – Los Angeles Rams (11-4) on the road
Graphic strength: .576
Do they have a QB for the future? No, how The sun seems to be setting on The Kyler Murray Experience.
7. Washington Commanders (4-12)
Remaining schedule:
Week 18 – at Philadelphia Eagles (10-5)
Graphic strength: .667
Do they have a QB for the future? Yes, despite Jayden Daniels' rough second season.
8. New Orleans Saints (5-10)
Remaining schedule:
Week 17 at Tennessee Titans (3-12)
Week 18 – at Atlanta Falcons (6-9)
Graphic strength: .498
Advertising
Do they have a QB for the future? Let's not write Tyler Shaw off quickly.
9. Cincinnati Bengals (5-10)
Remaining schedule:
Week 17 – Arizona Cardinals (3-12)
Week 18 – Cleveland Browns (3-12)
Graphic strength: .516
Do they have a QB for the future? Yes, and it's too bad we didn't get Joe Burrow for the whole season.
10. Miami Dolphins (6-9)
Remaining schedule:
Week 17 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-8)
Week 18 at New England Patriots (12-3)
Graphic strength: .490
Do they have a QB for the future? Apparently not, because Bench with Dolphins Tua Tagovailoa in favor of Quinn Evers in the final stretch of the season.
Advertising
11. Los Angeles Rams (11-4; pick traded to Atlanta Falcons)
Remaining Falcons schedule:
Week 17 – Los Angeles Rams (11-4)
Week 18 – New Orleans Saints (5-10)
Falcons opening hours: .502
Do the Rams have a QB for the future? With the exception of Matthew Stafford, no, but let's not limit the legend.
12. Kansas City Chiefs (6-9)
Remaining schedule for Chiefs:
Week 17 – Denver Broncos (12-3)
Week 18 at Las Vegas Raiders (2-13)
Graphic strength: .512
Do they have a QB for the future? Yes, although there is no word yet on when Patrick Mahomes will be ready for the 2026 season.
13. Baltimore Ravens (7-8)
Remaining schedule:
Week 17 at Green Bay Packers (9-5-1)
Week 18 at Pittsburgh Steelers (9-6)
Advertising
Graphic strength: .504
Do they have a QB for the future? Yes, although it feels like Lamar Jackson's Super Bowl window is closing.
14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-8)
Remaining schedule:
Week 17 at Miami Dolphins (6-9)
Week 18 – vs. Carolina Panthers (8-7)
Graphic strength: .467
Do they have a QB for the future? Baker Mayfield will likely return next year, but the Bucs may want to keep an eye on how this season plays out and the market next spring.
15. Dallas Cowboys (7-8-1)
Remaining schedule:
Week 18 at New York Giants (2-13)
Graphic strength: .133
Do they have a QB for the future? Yes. Even the legion of Dak Prescott naysayers had to tip their hats to him this season. He was not the problem in this failed campaign.
Advertising
16. Detroit Lions (8-8)
Remaining schedule:
Week 18 at Chicago Bears (11-4)
Graphic strength: .733
Do they have a QB for the future? For now. Injuries piled up for the second year in a row for the Lions, especially along the offensive line. But as good as Jared Goff is in this system, his shortcomings will become more of a focus the longer Detroit goes without making a Super Bowl berth.
17. Minnesota Vikings (7-8)
Remaining schedule:
Week 17 – Detroit Lions (8-7)
Week 18 – Green Bay Packers (9-5-1)
Graphic strength: .520
Do they have a QB for the future? Things seem to change from week to week with JJ McCarthy.
