Updated 2026 NFL Draft order: Cowboys secure another top-20 pick with Packers' collapse
How does the order for Round 1 of the draft stand as Wild Card Weekend unfolds?
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The Green Bay Packers’ wild-card round collapse Saturday night was the Dallas Cowboys’ gain. The Cowboys own the Packers’ first-round selection this year as part of their return on the Micah Parsons trade, and Green Bay’s loss locked that pick in at No. 20.
The full order for picks 19-32 will be decided by playoff results — teams eliminated in the wild-card round will be placed into slots 19-24; divisional-round losers will hold picks 25-28, and so on. The first tiebreaker for draft positioning is strength of schedule, with the team that’s faced an easier schedule receiving the higher pick.
Here’s how Round 1 stands after the conclusion of Saturday’s wild-card games.
(Note: Current playoff teams are designated by asterisks below.)