Despite being on bye this week and the teams in the 2016 NFL Draft order around them losing, the Cleveland Browns maintained their hold on the No. 1 pick.
2016 NFL Draft order: Cleveland Browns hold on to No. 1 pick
The Browns didn’t even play this week, but they remain holders of the top selection in next year’s draft.
If the Browns finish with the top pick, it's likely they'd take a quarterback. Although Johnny Manziel has six more games to prove himself as the future with the Browns, a fresh start in Cleveland would likely involve a new starting quarterback. That's why it's so noteworthy that current Browns general manager Ray Farmer was in attendance at the Cal/Stanford game on Saturday night. The main attraction there was Golden Bears quarterback Jared Goff, who had an impressive showing in a loss.
You have to wonder what the Chargers will do next year. San Diego is currently slotted to pick second overall. Would 2016 be the year where they find the successor to Philip Rivers? Even though they lost this week, the Tennessee Titans drop down a spot.
The draft order is based on record, and then overall strength of schedule. If those are the same, conference record then division record are used. If all of that is equal, a coin flip takes place at the NFL Scouting Combine in February.
Here is the current 2016 NFL Draft order:
1. Cleveland Browns: 2-8 (.500 strength of schedule)
2. San Diego Chargers: 2-8 (.512 SOS)
3. Tennessee Titans: 2-8 (.519 SOS)
4. Baltimore Ravens: 3-7 (.494 SOS)
5. Detroit Lions: 3-7 (.519 SOS)
6. San Francisco 49ers: 3-7 (.531 SOS)
7. Dallas Cowboys: 3-7 (.544 SOS)
8. Miami Dolphins: 4-6 (.481 SOS - 2-5 in conference)
9. Oakland Raiders: 4-6 (.481 SOS - 4-3 in conference)
10. Jacksonville Jaguars: 4-6 (.488 SOS)
11. St. Louis Rams: 4-6 (.506 SOS - 3-4 in conference)
12. Washington: 4-6 (.506 SOS - 4-3 in conference)
13. Chicago Bears: 4-6 (.513 SOS)
14. Philadelphia Eagles: 4-6 (.525 SOS)
15. New Orleans Saints: 4-6 (.531 SOS)
16. New York Jets: 5-5 (.475 SOS)
17. Seattle Seahawks: 5-5 (.488 SOS)
18. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 5-5 (.500 SOS)
19. Buffalo Bills: 5-5 (.519 SOS)
20. Houston Texans: 5-5 (.525 SOS)
Projected to make the playoffs:
21. Kansas City Chiefs: 5-5 (.488 SOS)
22. New York Giants: 5-5 (.506 SOS)
23. Indianapolis Colts: 5-5 (.531 SOS)
24. Pittsburgh Steelers: 6-4 (.500 SOS)
25. Atlanta Falcons: 6-4 (.500 SOS)
26. Green Bay Packers: 7-3 (.469 SOS)
27. Minnesota Vikings: 7-3 (.488 SOS)
28. Cincinnati Bengals: 8-2 (.444 SOS)
29. Arizona Cardinals: 8-2 (.450 SOS)
30. Denver Broncos: 8-2 (.481 SOS)
31. Carolina Panthers: 10-0 (.463 SOS - 2-0 in division)
32. New England Patriots: 9-0 (.463 SOS - 4-0 in division) - PICK FORFEITED
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