The 2021 NFL Draft in Cleveland is just days away. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are Super Bowl 55 champions. With the 2020 NFL season officially in the rearview mirror, the final 2021 NFL Draft order comes into focus. After you review the current 2021 NFL Draft order, be sure to head over to the Pro Football Network free NFL Mock Draft Simulator to run a few mock drafts of your own.
Current 2021 NFL Draft Order | Round One
1. Jacksonville Jaguars (1-15)
2. New York Jets (2-14)
3. San Francisco 49ers (6-10) (from Miami through Houston Texans)
4. Atlanta Falcons (4-12)
5. Cincinnati Bengals (4-11-1)
6. Miami Dolphins (10-6) (from Philadelphia)
7. Detroit Lions (5-11)
8. Carolina Panthers (5-11)
9. Denver Broncos (5-11)
10. Dallas Cowboys (6-10)
11. New York Giants (6-10)
12. Philadelphia Eagles (4-11-1) (from Miami Dolphins through San Francisco)
13. Los Angeles Chargers (7-9)
14. Minnesota Vikings (7-9)
15. New England Patriots (7-9)
16. Arizona Cardinals (8-8)
17. Las Vegas Raiders (8-8)
18. Miami Dolphins (10-6)
19. Washington Football Team (7-9)
20. Chicago Bears (8-8)
21. Indianapolis Colts (11-5)
22. Tennessee Titans (11-5)
23. New York Jets (from Seattle 12-4)
24. Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4)
25. Jacksonville Jaguars (from LA Rams 10-6)
26. Cleveland Browns (11-5)
27. Baltimore Ravens (11-5)
28. New Orleans Saints (12-4)
29. Green Bay Packers (13-3)
30. Buffalo Bills (13-3)
31. Baltimore Ravens (from Kansas City 14-2)
32. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (11-5)
Current 2021 NFL Draft Order | Round Two
33. Jacksonville Jaguars
34. New York Jets
35. Atlanta Falcons
36. Miami Dolphins (from Houston)
37. Philadelphia Eagles
38. Cincinnati Bengals
39. Carolina Panthers
40. Denver Broncos
41. Detroit Lions
42. New York Giants
43. San Francisco 49ers
44. Dallas Cowboys
45. Jacksonville Jaguars (from Minnesota)
46. New England Patriots
47. Los Angeles Chargers
48. Las Vegas Raiders
49. Arizona Cardinals
50. Miami Dolphins
51. Washington Football Team
52. Chicago Bears
53. Tennessee Titans
54. Indianapolis Colts
55. Pittsburgh Steelers
56. Seattle Seahawks
57. Los Angeles Rams
58. Kansas City Chiefs (from Baltimore)
59. Cleveland Browns
60. New Orleans Saints
61. Buffalo Bills
62. Green Bay Packers
63. Kansas City Chiefs
64. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2021 NFL Draft Order | Round Three
65. Jacksonville Jaguars
66. New York Jets
67. Houston Texans
68. Atlanta Falcons
69. Cincinnati Bengals
70. Philadelphia Eagles
71. Denver Broncos
72. Detroit Lions
73. Carolina Panthers
74. Washington Football Team (from San Francisco)
75. Dallas Cowboys
76. New York Giants
The New England Patriots forfeited their third-round pick as punishment for illegally filming the field and sidelines of a 2019 game between the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals.
77. Los Angeles Chargers
78. Minnesota Vikings
79. Las Vegas Raiders (from Arizona)
80. Las Vegas Raiders
81. Miami Dolphins
82. Washington Football Team
83. Chicago Bears
84. Philadelphia Eagles (from Indianapolis)
85. Tennessee Titans
86. New York Jets (from Seattle)
87. Pittsburgh Steelers
88. Los Angeles Rams
89. Cleveland Browns
90. Minnesota Vikings (from Baltimore)
91. Cleveland Browns (from New Orleans)
92. Green Bay Packers
93. Buffalo Bills
94. Baltimore Ravens (from Kansas City)
95. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
96. New England Patriots
97. Los Angeles Chargers
98. New Orleans Saints
99. Dallas Cowboys
100. Tennessee Titans
101. Detroit Lions (from LA Rams)
102. San Francisco 49ers
103. Los Angles Rams
104. Baltimore Ravens
105. New Orleans Saints
2021 NFL Draft Order | Round Four
106. Jacksonville Jaguars
107. New York Jets
108. Atlanta Falcons
109. Houston Texans
110. Cleveland Browns (from Philadelphia)
111. Cincinnati Bengals
112. Detroit Lions
113. Carolina Panthers
114. Denver Broncos
115. Dallas Cowboys
116. New York Giants
117. San Francisco 49ers
118. Los Angeles Chargers
119. Minnesota Vikings
120. New England Patriots
121. Las Vegas Raiders
122. New England Patriots (from Arizona through Houston)
123. Philadelphia Eagles (from Miami)
124. Washington Football Team
125. Minnesota Vikings (from Chicago)
126. Tennessee Titans
127. Indianapolis Colts
128. Pittsburgh Steelers
129. Seattle Seahawks
130. Jacksonville Jaguars (from LA Rams)
131. Baltimore Ravens
132. Cleveland Browns
133. New Orleans Saints
134. Minnesota Vikings (from Buffalo)
135. Green Bay Packers
136. Baltimore Ravens (from Kansas City)
137. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
138. Dallas Cowboys
139. New England Patriots
140. Pittsburgh Steelers
141. Los Angeles Rams
142. Green Bay Packers
143. Minnesota Vikings
144. Kansas City Chiefs
2021 NFL Draft Order | Round Five
145. Jacksonville Jaguars
146. New York Jets
147. Houston Texans
148. Atlanta Falcons
149. Cincinnati Bengals
150. Philadelphia Eagles
151. Carolina Panthers
152. Denver Broncos
153. Detroit Lions
154. New York Jets (from New York Giants)
155. San Francisco 49ers
156. Miami Dolphins (from Philadelphia through Dallas)
157. Minnesota Vikings
158. Houston Texans (from New England)
159. Los Angeles Chargers
160. Arizona Cardinals
161. Buffalo Bills (from Las Vegas)
162. Las Vegas Raiders (from Miami)
163. Washington Football Team
164. Chicago Bears
165. Indianapolis Colts
166. Tennessee Titans
167. Las Vegas Raiders (from Seattle)
168. Minnesota Vikings (from Pittsburgh through Baltimore)
169. Cleveland Browns (from LA Rams)
170. Jacksonville Jaguars (from Cleveland)
171. Baltimore Ravens
172. San Francisco 49ers (from New Orleans)
173. Green Bay Packers
174. Buffalo Bills
175. Kansas City Chiefs
176. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
177. New England Patriots
178. Green Bay Packers
179. Dallas Cowboys
180. San Francisco 49ers
181. Kansas City Chiefs
182. Atlanta Falcons
183. Atlanta Falcons
184. Baltimore Ravens
2021 NFL Draft Order | Round Six
185. Los Angeles Chargers (from Jacksonville through Tennessee)
186. New York Jets
187. Atlanta Falcons
188. New England Patriots (from Houston)
189. Philadelphia Eagles
190. Cincinnati Bengals
191. Carolina Panthers (from Denver)
192. Dallas Cowboys (from Detroit)
193. Carolina Panthers
194. San Francisco 49ers
195. Houston Texans (from Dallas through New England)
196. New York Giants
197. New England Patriots
198. Los Angeles Chargers
199. Minnesota Vikings
200. Las Vegas Raiders
201. New York Giants (from Arizona)
202. Cincinnati Bengals (from Miami through Houston)
203. Houston Texans (from Washington through Las Vegas and Miami)
204. Chicago Bears
205. Tennessee Titans
206. Indianapolis Colts
207. Kansas City Chiefs (from Pittsburgh through Miami)
208. Chicago Bears (from Seattle through Miami)
209. Los Angeles Rams
210. Baltimore Ravens
211. Cleveland Browns
212. Houston Texans (from New Orleans)
213. Buffalo Bills
214. Green Bay Packers
215. Tennessee Titans (from Kansas City)
216. Pittsburgh Steelers (from Tampa Bay)
217. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
218. New Orleans Saints
219. Atlanta Falcons
220. Green Bay Packers
221. Chicago Bears
222. Carolina Panthers
223. Minnesota Vikings
224. Philadelphia Eagles
225. Philadelphia Eagles
226. Carolina Panthers
227. Dallas Cowboys
228. Chicago Bears
2021 NFL Draft Order | Round Seven
229. New Orleans Saints (from Jacksonville)
230. San Francisco 49ers (from New York Jets)
231. Miami Dolphins (from Houston)
232. Tennessee Titans (from Atlanta through Miami)
233. Houston Texans (from Cincinnati)
234. Philadelphia Eagles
235. Cincinnati Bengals (from Detroit through Seattle)
236. Buffalo Bills (from Carolina)
237. Denver Broncos
238. Dallas Cowboys
239. Denver Broncos (from New York Giants)
240. Philadelphia Eagles (from San Francisco)
241. Los Angeles Chargers
242. New England Patriots
243. Arizona Cardinals
244. Miami Dolphins (from Las Vegas through Washington Football Team)
245. Pittsburgh Steelers (from Miami)
246. Washington Football Team
247. Arizona Cardinals (from Chicago through Las Vegas)
248. Indianapolis Colts
249. Jacksonville Jaguars (from Tennessee)
250. Seattle Seahawks
251. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from Pittsburgh)
252. Los Angeles Rams
253. Denver Broncos (from Cleveland)
254. Pittsburgh Steelers (from Baltimore)
255. New Orleans Saints
256. Green Bay Packers
257. Cleveland Browns (from Buffalo)
258. Washington Football Team (from Kansas City through Miami)
259. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
How the 2021 NFL Draft order is determined
The NFL Draft order is determined by the reverse order of each team’s finish that season. The teams that do not qualify for the playoffs are assigned picks 1 through 18. Teams reaching the playoffs receive picks 19 through 32 based on a combination of their postseason finish and regular-season record.
- The six teams eliminated on Wild Card Weekend receive picks 19-24 based on regular-season record.
- The four teams eliminated in the Divisional Round receive picks 25-28 based on regular-season record.
- The two teams eliminated in the Conference Championships receive picks 29 and 30 based on regular-season record.
- The team that loses the Super Bowl is pick 31.
- The Super Bowl champion is pick 32.
NFL Draft tiebreaking procedures
In situations where teams finish the regular season with identical records, draft position is determined by strength of schedule — defined as the aggregate winning percentage of a team’s opponents. The team with the lower strength of schedule gets the higher pick to break the tie.
If the teams with identical regular-season records also have the same strength of schedule, division or conference tiebreakers are applied to determine which team will be awarded the higher pick.
Division Tiebreaking Procedures
If a tie remains between teams with both the same record and the same strength of schedule, and the teams are from the same division, then the division tiebreaking procedures are followed:
- Head-to-head record: the team with the worse record in games played against each other gets the higher pick in the draft order.
- Winning percentage in games played within the division: the team with the lower winning percentage gets the higher pick.
- Win percentage in common games: the team with the lower winning percentage gets the higher pick.
- Winning percentage in games played within the conference: the team with the lower winning percentage gets the higher pick.
- Strength of victory: the aggregate winning percentage for opponents each team defeated is calculated, and the team with the lower strength of victory is awarded the higher pick.
Conference Tiebreaking Procedures
If a tie remains between teams with both the same record and the same strength of schedule, and the teams are from the same conference but not the same division, then the conference tiebreaking procedures are followed:
- Head-to-head record: the team with the worse record in games played against each other gets the higher pick in the NFL Draft order.
- Winning percentage in games played within the conference: the team with the lower winning percentage gets the higher pick.
- Winning percentage in common games (min of 4): the team with the lower winning percentage gets the higher pick.
- Strength of victory: the aggregate winning percentage for opponents each team defeated is calculated, and the team with the lower strength of victory is awarded the higher pick.
Non-Conference Tiebreaking Procedures
If a tie remains between teams with both the same record and the same strength of schedule, and the teams are not from the same conference, then the following tiebreaking procedures are followed:
- Head-to-head record: the team with the worse record in games played against each other gets the higher pick in the NFL Draft order.
- Winning percentage in common games (min of 4): the team with the lower winning percentage gets the higher pick.
- Strength of victory: the aggregate winning percentage for opponents each team defeated is calculated, and the team with the lower strength of victory is awarded the higher pick.
- Combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed in all games: For example, if Team A is ranked 15th in points scored and 20th in points allowed, Team A’s combined ranking would be 35. If Team B is ranked 13th in points scored and 21st in points allowed, Team B’s combined ranking would be 34. Team B’s combined ranking is better, so Team A would be awarded the higher pick.
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