On the identical weekend that potential No. 1 choose Caleb Williams seemingly performed his last recreation at USC, the Chicago Bears — by advantage of a 23-point Panthers loss — inched ever nearer to securing the highest choice on the 2024 NFL Draft.
A reminder because the draft order begins to fall into place that two different first-round picks have already got modified palms, along with the Bears-Panthers deal that went down final March: The Texans personal Cleveland’s choice through the Deshaun Watson commerce, and the Cardinals maintain Houston’s unique Spherical 1 choose as a part of a commerce from the 2023 draft. (Houston moved as much as choose Will Anderson Jr.)
The order for picks 19-32 shall be determined by playoff outcomes — groups in these positions listed below are sorted by their present playoff seeding. Power of schedule is the primary tiebreaker, with precedence going to the group that’s performed a neater schedule.
The present Spherical 1 order popping out of Week 11:
Panthers’ remaining schedule: at TEN, at TB, at NO, ATL, GB, at JAX, TB
Remaining schedule: LAR, at PIT, Bye, SF, at CHI, at PHI, SEA
Remaining schedule: at NYG, LAC, at PIT, KC, at DEN, at BUF, NYJ
4. Chicago Bears (3-8)
Remaining schedule: at MIN, Bye, DET, at CLE, ARI, ATL, at GB
Remaining schedule: NE, Bye, GB, at NO, at PHI, LAR, PHI
Remaining schedule: CAR, IND, at MIA, HOU, SEA, at HOU, JAX
Remaining schedule: at DAL, MIA, Bye, at LAR, at NYJ, SF, DAL
Remaining schedule: NO, at NYJ, TB, at CAR, IND, at CHI, at NO
Remaining schedule: at DET, KC, at NYG, TB, at CAR, at MIN, CHI
Remaining schedule: at IND, CAR, at ATL, at GB, JAX, NO, at CAR
Remaining schedule: MIA, ATL, HOU, at MIA, WAS, at CLE, at NE
Remaining schedule: BAL, at NE, DEN, at LV, BUF, at DEN, KC
Remaining schedule: at ARI, CLE, at BAL, WAS, NO, at NYG, at SF
Remaining schedule: KC, Bye, MIN, LAC, at KC, at IND, DEN
Remaining schedule: TB, at TEN, at CIN, PIT, at ATL, LV, HOU
Remaining schedule: CLE, at HOU, at LAC, at DET, NE, LAC, at LV
Remaining schedule: PIT, at JAX, IND, MIN, at PIT, at KC, CLE
Remaining schedule: at PHI, Bye, at KC, DAL, at LAC, NE, at MIA
Remaining schedule: CHI, Bye, at LV, at CIN, DET, GB, at DET
Remaining schedule: at CIN, ARI, NE, at IND, CIN, at SEA, at BAL
21. Arizona Cardinals (from HOU, 6-4)
Texans’ remaining schedule: JAX, DEN, at NYJ, at TEN, CLE, TEN, at IND
Remaining schedule: SF, at DAL, at SF, PHI, at TEN, PIT, at ARI
Remaining schedule: WAS, SEA, PHI, at BUF, at MIA, DET, at WAS
Browns’ remaining schedule: at DEN, at LAR, JAX, CHI, at HOU, NYJ, at CIN
Remaining schedule: at ATL, DET, CAR, NYG, at LAR, at TB, ATL
Remaining schedule: at NYJ, at WAS, TEN, NYJ, DAL, at BAL, BUF
Remaining schedule: at SEA, at PHI, SEA, at ARI, BAL, at WAS, LAR
Remaining schedule: at HOU, CIN, at CLE, BAL, at TB, CAR, at TEN
Remaining schedule: at LV, at GB, BUF, at NE, LV, CIN, at LAC
Remaining schedule: GB, at NO, at CHI, DEN, at MIN, at DAL, MIN
Remaining schedule: at LAC, Bye, LAR, at JAX, at SF, MIA, PIT
Remaining schedule: BUF, SF, at DAL, at SEA, NYG, ARI, at NYG
