2026 NFL Draft order: Raiders and Jets sit on top while Seahawks wait at 32

The 2026 NFL Draft board is locked in as the league shifts from Super Bowl 60 to draft season. Las Vegas sits at No. 1 after a 3-14 collapse, with the New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals also at 3-14 and slotted at No. 2 and No. 3. Seattle, fresh off its Super Bowl win over New England, will pick last at No. 32.At the same time, 319 prospects are in Indianapolis for the 2026 NFL combine, trying to climb those exact slots before everyone heads to Pittsburgh for the draft from April 23 to 25 at Point State Park outside Acrisure Stadium. Round 1 kicks off at 8 p.m. ET on April 23, with Rounds 2 and 3 on April 24 at 7 p.m. ET and Rounds 4-7 on April 25 starting at noon.Here is the full first-round order, via Tankathon and multiple national reports, as of Feb. 26, 2026.The top of the board is brutal on paper: four teams at 3-14, a Giants team that just went 4-13, and multiple franchises with serious quarterback and roster questions. At the other end, Pittsburgh will host the draft while also picking at No. 21, which adds pressure to get that one right in front of a home crowd.This is not just a list. It is a leverage map. The Raiders control No. 1, but they are not the only ones with power. The Jets own two first-rounders in the top 16. The Cowboys and Rams also have two first-round picks each, and the Browns grabbed Jacksonville’s spot at No. 24. Those extra bullets matter when trade calls start flying during and after the combine.On volume, the Steelers lead the league with 12 total picks, with the Jets, Ravens and Patriots sitting on 11 each. The Raiders, Browns, Rams and Jaguars all have 10. That is a lot of chances for teams that either bottomed out or are trying to reload around existing cores.The structure behind this order is simple on the surface: reverse standings from the 2025 regular season, non-playoff teams in slots 1-18, then playoff teams grouped by how far they advanced, with the Super Bowl loser at No. 31 and the champion at No. 32. Strength of schedule is the first tiebreaker when records match, followed by division and conference tiebreakers, and if it somehow stays even, it can go all the way down to net points, net touchdowns or a coin toss.All of that can still move. A big week at the combine, a wild pro day or a desperate front office can flip this board fast. For now, though, the reality is blunt: the 2026 NFL Draft runs through a 3-14 Raiders team at No. 1, and everyone else has to decide how badly they want to move them off that spot.