Wild card weekend set four more picks in the 2016 NFL Draft order beginning with Washington at No. 21. The four teams that lost this weekend occupy pick Nos. 21-24 and that won't change regardless of next week's games.
2016 NFL Draft order: Picks 1-24 set following wild card weekend
Four more picks in the draft are set, and following the first week of the playoffs it’s clear the Houston Texans need to find a quarterback in the first round.
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If it wasn't apparent before Saturday's loss that the Houston Texans need quarterback, Brian Hoyer made it clear by throwing four interceptions. Houston holds the No. 22 pick in the draft. Can a legitimate starting quarterback be found in that range? Recent quarterbacks picked in the 20s include players like Johnny Manziel, Brandon Weeden (both picked at 22) and Tim Tebow, so that's not promising. But don't forget that the Vikings picked Teddy Bridgewater at the end of the first round in 2014, and the Raiders took Derek Carr a few picks later at No. 36. It's difficult, but not impossible.
Houston will likely be choosing the second- or third-best quarterback in the draft. The choice could be among players like Paxton Lynch of Memphis, Carson Wentz of North Dakota State and Christian Hackenberg of Penn State. With Hackenberg there is the familiarity with Texans head coach Bill O’Brien. Hackenberg just hasn’t been good enough to be worth that high of a pick. Lynch may brade out as the draft’s second-best signal caller, but he may not be on the board at 22. That leaves Wentz, who was the choice for Houston in last week’s mock draft.
This week also locked Minnesota into No. 23 and Cincinnati into No. 24. Here’s how pick Nos. 1-24 slot into the 2016 NFL Draft:
1. Tennessee Titans: 3-13 (.492 strength of schedule)
2. Cleveland Browns: 3-13 (.531 SOS)
3. San Diego Chargers: 4-12 (.528 SOS)
4. Dallas Cowboys: 4-12 (.533 SOS)
5. Jacksonville Jaguars: 5-11 (.473 SOS)
6. Baltimore Ravens: 5-11 (.508 SOS)
7. San Francisco 49ers: 5-11 (.539 SOS)
8. Miami Dolphins: 6-10 (.469 SOS)
9. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 6-10 (.484 SOS)
10. New York Giants: 6-10 (.498 SOS)
11. Chicago Bears: 6-10 (.548 SOS)
12. New Orleans Saints: 7-9 (.504 SOS)
13. Philadelphia Eagles: 7-9 (.508 SOS)
14. Oakland Raiders: 7-9 (.512 SOS)
15. St. Louis Rams: 7-9 (.528 SOS)
16. Detroit Lions: 7-9 (.536 SOS)
17. Atlanta Falcons: 8-8 (.478 SOS)
18. Indianapolis Colts: 8-8 (.500 SOS)
19. Buffalo Bills: 8-8 (.508 SOS)
20. New York Jets: 10-6 (.441 SOS)
21. Washington: 9-7 (.465 SOS)
22. Houston Texans: 9-7 (.496 SOS)
23. Minnesota Vikings: 11-5 (.504 SOS)
24. Cincinnati Bengals: 12-4 (.477 SOS)
Still in the playoffs:
25. Seattle Seahawks: 10-6 (.500 SOS)
26. Pittsburgh Steelers: 10-6 (.504 SOS)
27. Green Bay Packers: 10-6 (.512 SOS)
28. Kansas City Chiefs: 11-5 (.496 SOS)
29. Denver Broncos: 12-4 (.500 SOS)
30. Arizona Cardinals: 13-3 (.477 SOS)
31. New England Patriots: 12-4 (.473 SOS) - PICK FORFEITED
32. Carolina Panthers: 15-1 (.441 SOS)
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