By There's always next year.
Some groups of fans will come to terms with that reality sooner than others. Of course, there are teams clinging to Super Bowl dreams. A select few are just hoping for a playoff spot. Then there is the group that can't wait for the real season to begin in April.
Draft season.
With the calendar flipping to November and the college football regular season winding down, some NFL fans have instead lasered in on the prospects starring on Saturdays this fall.
Oklahoma State's Drew Mestemaker is in the running for QB1 this year, with Notre Dame's CJ Carr and Miami's Darian Mensah. Those might be the new kids on the block, but there are some familiar teams hoping for the chance to select one of them.
The Tennessee Titans, New York Jets and Miami Dolphins are among the teams at the top of the order, but so are the Los Angeles Chargers. Who is in position to pick first after nine weeks?
Here's a look at the 2027 NFL Draft order following Week 9.
2027 NFL Draft order
Here's how the 2027 NFL Draft order stacks up after Week 9's Sunday slate of games, according to Tankathon.com:
- Los Angeles Chargers: 0-8 record; .538 strength of schedule (SOS)
- Tennessee Titans: 1-7; .479 SOS
- Miami Dolphins: 1-7; .582 SOS
- New York Jets (via IND): 2-7; .489 SOS
- Philadelphia Eagles: 2-7; .500 SOS
- New York Jets: 2-7; .529 SOS
- Washington Commanders: 2-5-1; .486 SOS
- Arizona Cardinals: 3-6; .524 SOS
- Atlanta Falcons: 3-6; .569 SOS
- Houston Texans: 3-5; .458 SOS
- New Orleans Saints: 3-5; .532 SOS
- Carolina Panthers: 3-5; .538 SOS
- New York Jets (via DAL): 4-5; .451 SOS
- Las Vegas Raiders: 4-5; .483 SOS
- Baltimore Ravens: 4-5; .486 SOS
- Cleveland Browns: 5-4; .475 SOS
- Seattle Seahawks: 5-4; .517 SOS
- Cleveland Browns (via LAR): 5-4; .528 SOS
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 3-5; .507 SOS
- New England Patriots: 5-4; .547 SOS
- Dallas Cowboys (via GB): 6-3; .536 SOS
- New York Giants: 5-2-1; .434 SOS
- Cincinnati Bengals: 6-2; .447 SOS
- Kansas City Chiefs: 6-2; .459 SOS
- Jacksonville Jaguars: 6-2; .451 SOS
- Pittsburgh Steelers: 6-2; .469 SOS
- Detroit Lions: 6-2; .514 SOS
- Tennessee Titans (via CHI): 6-2; .536 SOS
- Denver Broncos: 7-2; .486 SOS
- Minnesota Vikings: 6-1; .521 SOS
- Buffalo Bills: 6-1; .479 SOS
- San Francisco 49ers: 7-1; .459 SOS
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 2027 NFL Draft order: Where do the Jets' three first-round picks land?
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/2027-nfl-draft-order-where-005230184.html
