Updated 2026 NFL Draft order: Titans, Saints on pace to claim top selections after Week 13

Updated 2026 NFL Draft order: Titans, Saints on pace to claim top selections after Week 13 originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

With the college football season wrapping up and more than a few NFL teams firmly out of the playoff picture, minds are already shifting to draft season.

While there might not be a clear No. 1 overall prospect, the race for the top selection is set to be a close battle down the stretch. The Tennessee Titans entered Week 13 in pole position, but a handful of struggling teams are close behind, including the New York Giants, New York Jets, New Orleans Saints and Las Vegas Raiders.

Not every team near the top of the draft will be targeting a quarterback in April. The Titans and Giants both drafted a quarterback in the first round last season and are set to build around them in 2026. Others, including the Saints and Jets, could hope to find their long-term solution at quarterback in a draft with no clear-cut blue-chip prospect at the position.

Here's an updated look at the 2026 NFL Draft order in Week 13, led by the Titans.

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NFL Draft order 2026

Pick

Team

Record

1

Titans

1-11

2

Saints

2-10

3

Giants

2-10

4

Raiders

2-10

5

Browns

3-9

6

Jets

3-9

7

Cardinals

3-9

8

Commanders

3-8

9

Rams (via Falcons)

4-8 (Falcons)

10

Bengals

4-8

11

Vikings

4-7

12

Dolphins

5-7

13

Ravens

6-6

14

Chiefs

6-6

15

Panthers

7-6

16

Cowboys

6-5-1

17

Lions

7-5

18

Texans

7-5

19

Steelers

6-5

20

Buccaneers

7-5

21

Chargers

7-4

22

Bills

7-4

23

Eagles

8-4

24

49ers

9-4

25

Browns (via Jaguars)

8-4

26

Jets (via Colts)

8-4

27

Cowboys (via Packers)

8-3-1

28

Seahawks

9-3

29

Rams

9-3

30

Broncos

9-2

31

Bears

9-3

32

Patriots

10-2

MORE: Where Rueben Bain, Fernando Mendoza and more rank on TSN's latest mock draft

Top 2026 NFL Draft prospects

Here's a look at the top 10 prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft, based on both The Sporting News' latest mock draft and NFL Mock Draft Database's consensus big board:

Rank

Player

Position

College team

1

Rueben Bain Jr.

EDGE

Miami

2

Fernando Mendoza

QB

Indiana

3

Arvell Reese

LB

Ohio State

4

Dante Moore

QB

Oregon

5

Ty Simpson

QB

Alabama

6

Caleb Downs

S

Ohio State

7

Peter Woods

DL

Clemson

8

Spencer Fano

OT

Utah

9

Jordyn Tyson

WR

Arizona State

10

Keldric Faulk

EDGE

Auburn

Even in an odd year for quarterbacks, with many of the projected top prospects struggling, a handful of potential first-round picks still remain. Indiana's Fernando Mendoza has played himself into the No. 1 pick conversation, while Alabama's Ty Simpson and Oregon's Dante Moore are also in the mix near the top of the first round.

Defenders are also rising up the board. Miami EDGE Rueben Bain Jr. and Ohio State LB Arvell Reese each have cases to be the top overall players in the draft, while Reese's teammate Caleb Downs has long been projected as a likely top-10 pick.

While 2026 may not feature a true blue-chip wide receiver prospect, Arizona State WR Jordyn Tyson remains a highly-rated player despite battling nagging injuries in 2025.