The first five weeks of the NFL season have already started to carve out the 2027 draft picture, and the top of the board is beginning to take shape. Three teams are still without a win, and that has pushed the Tennessee Titans into the lead for the No. 1 overall pick.
Tennessee sits in the driver’s seat because it owns the tiebreaker over the Los Angeles Chargers and Miami Dolphins based on strength of schedule. The Chargers and Dolphins are right behind the Titans, all three stuck at 0-5.
Just outside that group are the Houston Texans and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who would round out the top five if the draft order held as is. The Arizona Cardinals and New Orleans Saints follow at Nos. 6 and 7, with the Washington Commanders at No. 8.
One of the biggest quirks in the current order is how much the New York Jets are showing up near the top. They currently own three picks inside the top 12, including No. 9, No. 11 and No. 12, giving them major real estate in the first round.
Here’s how the updated 2027 NFL Draft order looks after Week 5, according to Tankathon.com:
- Tennessee Titans (0-5)
- Los Angeles Chargers (0-5)
- Miami Dolphins (0-5)
- Houston Texans (1-4)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-4)
- Arizona Cardinals (1-4)
- New Orleans Saints (1-4)
- Washington Commanders (1-3-1)
- New York Jets (from DAL) (2-3)
- Philadelphia Eagles (2-3)
- New York Jets (from IND) (2-3)
- New York Jets (2-3)
- Cleveland Browns (from LAR) (2-3)
- Atlanta Falcons (2-3)
- Cincinnati Bengals (3-2)
- Pittsburgh Steelers (3-2)
- Cleveland Browns (3-2)
- Seattle Seahawks (3-2)
- Carolina Panthers (2-2)
- Las Vegas Raiders (3-2)
- Dallas Cowboys (from GB) (3-2)
- Denver Broncos (3-2)
- Chicago Bears (3-2)
- New England Patriots (3-2)
- Detroit Lions (3-2)
- New York Giants (3-1-1)
- Jacksonville Jaguars (4-1)
- Buffalo Bills (4-1)
- Baltimore Ravens (4-1)
- Minnesota Vikings (5-0)
- Kansas City Chiefs (4-0)
- San Francisco 49ers (5-0)
The 2027 NFL Draft is scheduled for Thursday, April 29, through Saturday, May 1, and it will be held at the National Mall outside of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
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