2026 NFL Draft Order Updated Selection List After Wild Card Weekend

The Pittsburgh Steelers' loss to the Houston Texans on Monday night finalized the top 24 picks in the 2026 NFL draft order.

Pittsburgh will pick 21st in April as the wild-card loser with the third-worst record.

The Steelers are one of four wild-card losers that will use their own picks in the first round. The Green Bay Packers and Jacksonville Jaguars traded their selections.

Updated 2026 NFL Draft Order

Top 24 picks are official.

1. Las Vegas
2. New York Jets
3. Arizona
4. Tennessee
5. New York Giants
6. Cleveland
7. Washington
8. New Orleans
9. Kansas City
10. Cincinnati
11. Miami
12. Dallas
13. Los Angeles Rams (via Atlanta)
14. Baltimore
15. Tampa Bay
16. New York Jets (via Indianapolis)
17. Detroit
18. Minnesota
19. Carolina
20. Dallas (via Green Bay)
21. Pittsburgh
22. Los Angeles Chargers
23. Philadelphia
24. Cleveland (via Jacksonville)
25. Chicago
26. Buffalo
27. San Francisco
28. Houston
29. Los Angeles Rams
30. New England
31. Denver
32. Seattle

Pittsburgh enters its draft season with a handful of questions to answer about its roster.

The Steelers could be forced into the quarterback market if Aaron Rodgers retires, or if tells the team that he has one more year left.

The AFC North champion might have a change in direction as well depending on what happens with Mike Tomlin after yet another postseason defeat.

At least Pittsburgh can say it owns its first-round pick, though, which is something the Green Bay Packers and Jacksonville Jaguars can't brag about.

Green Bay's first-rounded belongs to the Dallas Cowboys, while Jacksonville's pick was sent to the Cleveland Browns.

The Carolina Panthers are in possession of the highest draft pick among the wild-card losers. The NFC South champion had the worst regular-season record among the teams that lost over the last three days.

The final eight positions in the first round will be determined over the next three rounds.

The four divisional round losers will be sorted from worst to best record to fill picks Nos. 25 through 28. The conference championship game losers pick 29th and 30th, the Super Bowl runner-up owns the 31st pick and the Super Bowl champion takes hold of the No. 32 selection.