Selection order

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The selection order for the first round is as follows. The selection order for subsequent rounds will follow the order of the first round, except that teams with the same record and same playoff result will rotate among their respective groups (these groups are indicated by the bold gray lines in the table below). Three picks were forfeited – one in the first round, and two in the fifth round. Also, 32 additional compensatory picks will be allocated between the ends of round 3 through 7 for a total of 253 picks. The New England Patriots will forfeit their first round selection due to their role in the Deflategate scandal, but they are included in this table to indicate where they fall in the draft order for later rounds.

See the rules for determining draft order for more details.

Selection
Number

Team
2015
record
Schedule
strength
Playoff
result
1 Tennessee Titans 3–13 .492
2 Cleveland Browns 3–13 .531
3 San Diego Chargers 4–12 .527
4 Dallas Cowboys 4–12 .531
5 Jacksonville Jaguars 5–11 .473
6 Baltimore Ravens 5–11 .508
7 San Francisco 49ers 5–11 .539
8 Miami Dolphins 6–10 .469
9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6–10 .484
10 New York Giants 6–10 .500
11 Chicago Bears 6–10 .547
12 New Orleans Saints 7–9 .504
13 Philadelphia Eagles 7–9 .508
14 Oakland Raiders 7–9 .512
15 Los Angeles Rams 7–9 .527
16 Detroit Lions 7–9 .535
17 Atlanta Falcons 8–8 .480
18 Indianapolis Colts 8–8 .500
19 Buffalo Bills 8–8 .508
20 New York Jets 10–6 .441
21 Washington Redskins 9–7 .465 WC
22 Houston Texans 9–7 .496 WC
23 Minnesota Vikings 11–5 .504 WC
24 Cincinnati Bengals 12–4 .477 WC
25 Pittsburgh Steelers 10–6 .504 Div
26 Seattle Seahawks 10–6 .520 Div
27 Green Bay Packers 10–6 .531 Div
28 Kansas City Chiefs 11–5 .496 Div
New England Patriots 12–4 .473 Conf
29 Conf
30 Lost SB
31 Won SB

Draft order to be determined

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The order of the following picks will depend on the results of the 2015–16 NFL playoffs.

Selection
Number

Team
2015
record
Schedule
strength
Playoff
result
30 or 31 Denver Broncos 12–4 .500
29, 30, or 31 Arizona Cardinals 13–3 .477
29, 30, or 31 Carolina Panthers 15–1 .441
WC = lost in Wild Card round
Div = lost in Divisional round
Conf = lost in Conference Championship round
Lost SB = lost in Super Bowl 50
Won SB = Super Bowl 50 champion
  1. ^ New England will forfeit their first-round selection as punishment for the Deflategate scandal. Any subsequent first-round picks will move up by one spot. Thus, there will be 31 picks in the first round, not 32.

Full Draft order

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The draft order for all seven rounds of the draft. Traded picks are in italics.

Pick
#
Round
1
Round
2
Round
3
Round
4
Round
5
Round
6
Round
7
1 Tampa Bay Tennessee Tampa Bay Tennessee Buffalo Tennessee Tampa Bay
2 Tennessee Tampa Bay Tennessee New England Tennessee Tampa Bay New England
3 Jacksonville Oakland Jacksonville Oakland Jacksonville Oakland Jacksonville
4 Oakland Jacksonville Oakland Jacksonville Oakland Jacksonville Oakland
5 Washington N.Y. Jets Washington N.Y. Jets Washington N.Y. Jets Washington
6 N.Y. Jets Washington N.Y. Jets Washington N.Y. Jets Washington N.Y. Jets
7 Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago Denver Chicago Chicago
8 Atlanta N.Y. Giants St. Louis Atlanta N.Y. Giants Tampa Bay Atlanta
9 N.Y. Giants St. Louis Atlanta N.Y. Giants St. Louis Atlanta N.Y. Giants
10 St. Louis Atlanta N.Y. Giants Tampa Bay Atlanta N.Y. Giants Atlanta
11 Minnesota Cleveland New Orleans Minnesota Cleveland New Orleans Minnesota
12 Cleveland New Orleans Minnesota Cleveland New Orleans Minnesota Cleveland
13 New Orleans Minnesota Cleveland New Orleans Minnesota Cleveland New Orleans
14 Miami San Francisco Miami Philadelphia Miami San Francisco Baltimore
15 San Francisco Miami San Francisco Miami San Francisco Miami Miami
16 Houston San Diego Kansas City Buffalo Houston San Diego Kansas City
17 San Diego Kansas City Cleveland Houston San Diego Kansas City Buffalo
18 Kansas City Buffalo Houston San Diego Kansas City Buffalo Houston
19 Cleveland Houston San Diego Kansas City Buffalo Houston Dallas
20 Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33+ Compensatory picks have not been awarded yet