{"id":448154,"date":"2025-12-15T07:17:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T07:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/448154\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T07:17:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T07:17:13","slug":"2026-nfl-draft-order-new-york-giants-hold-no-1-pick-entering-mnf-in-week-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/448154\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 NFL Draft order: New York Giants hold No. 1 pick entering MNF in Week 15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s the homestretch for many NFL playoff hopefuls, but for the majority of the league, it&#8217;s almost closing time for the 2025 season. That puts the focus on the 2026 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at the top 10 draft order, with help from <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/tankathon.com\/nfl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tankathon.com;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Tankathon.com<\/a>, as things stand entering Monday Night Football in Week 15.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. New York Giants (2-12) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Remaining schedule:<\/strong><br \/>Week 16 \u2014 Minnesota Vikings (6-8) <br \/>Week 17 \u2014 at Las Vegas Raiders (2-12) <br \/>Week 18 \u2014 Dallas Cowboys (6-7-1)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strength of schedule:<\/strong> .537<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do they have a QB for the future?<\/strong> Yes, especially if Jaxson Dart learns how to slide and\/or get out of bounds.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>2. Las Vegas Raiders (2-12)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remaining schedule:<\/strong> <br \/>Week 16 \u2014 at Houston Texans (9-5) <br \/>Week 17 \u2014 New York Giants (2-12) <br \/>Week 18 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/kansas-city\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kansas City Chiefs;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> (6-8)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strength of schedule:<\/strong> .552<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do they have a QB for the future?<\/strong> No, the Geno Smith-Pete Carroll reunion has been a colossal bust in a town known for them.<\/p>\n<p>3. Tennessee Titans (2-12)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remaining schedule:<\/strong> <br \/>Week 16 \u2014 Kansas City Chiefs (6-8) <br \/>Week 17 \u2014 New Orleans Saints (4-10) <br \/>Week 18 \u2014 at Jacksonville Jaguars (10-4)<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strength of schedule:<\/strong> .575<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do they have a QB for the future?<\/strong> Yes, and <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/article\/cam-wards-rookie-season-isnt-as-bad-as-it-seems-even-if-no-one-is-watching-the-lowly-titans-034009176.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cam Ward isn&#039;t as bad as you might think;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cam Ward isn&#8217;t as bad as you might think<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>4. Cleveland Browns (3-11)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remaining schedule:<\/strong> <br \/>Week 16 \u2014 Buffalo Bills (10-4)<br \/>Week 17 \u2014 Pittsburgh Steelers (7-6)<br \/>Week 18 \u2014 at Cincinnati Bengals (4-10)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strength of schedule:<\/strong> .485<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do they have a QB for the future?<\/strong> That&#8217;s a loaded question.<\/p>\n<p>5. New York Jets (3-11)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remaining schedule:<\/strong> <br \/>Week 16 \u2014 at New Orleans Saints (4-10) <br \/>Week 17 \u2014 New England Patriots (11-3) <br \/>Week 18 \u2014 at Buffalo Bills (10-4)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strength of schedule:<\/strong> .539<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do they have a QB for the future?<\/strong> No.<\/p>\n<p>6. Arizona Cardinals (3-11)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remaining schedule:<\/strong><br \/>Week 16 \u2014 Atlanta Falcons (5-9) <br \/>Week 17 \u2014 at Cincinnati Bengals (4-10) <br \/>Week 18 \u2014 at Los Angeles Rams (11-3)<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strength of schedule:<\/strong> .571<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do they have a QB for the future?<\/strong> No, as the <a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/article\/2026-nfl-qb-reboots-cardinals-kyler-murray-49ers-mac-jones-and-4-other-names-to-watch-213011346.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:sun appears to be setting on the Kyler Murray Experience;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sun appears to be setting on the Kyler Murray Experience<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>7. New Orleans Saints (4-10)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remaining schedule:<\/strong> <br \/>Week 16 \u2014 New York Jets (3-11) <br \/>Week 17 \u2014 at Tennessee Titans (2-12) <br \/>Week 18 \u2014 at Atlanta Falcons (5-9)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strength of schedule:<\/strong> .494<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do they have a QB for the future?<\/strong> Let&#8217;s not quickly write off Tyler Shough.<\/p>\n<p>8. Washington Commanders (4-10)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remaining schedule:<\/strong> <br \/>Week 16 \u2014 Philadelphia Eagles (9-5) <br \/>Week 17 \u2014 Dallas Cowboys (6-7-1) <br \/>Week 18 \u2014 at Philadelphia Eagles (9-5)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strength of schedule:<\/strong> .511<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do they have a QB for the future?<\/strong> Yes, despite a rough sophomore season from Jayden Daniels.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>9. Cincinnati Bengals (4-10)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remaining schedule:<\/strong> <br \/>Week 16 \u2014 at Miami Dolphins (6-7)<br \/>Week 17 \u2014 Arizona Cardinals (3-11)<br \/>Week 18 \u2014 Cleveland Browns (3-11)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strength of schedule:<\/strong> .522<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do they have a QB for the future?<\/strong> Yes, and it&#8217;s a bummer we didn&#8217;t get Joe Burrow for the full season.<\/p>\n<p>10. Los Angeles Rams (11-3; pick was traded by Atlanta Falcons)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remaining schedule for Falcons:<\/strong> <br \/>Week 16 \u2014 at Arizona Cardinals (3-11) <br \/>Week 17 \u2014 Los Angeles Rams (11-3) <br \/>Week 18 \u2014 New Orleans Saints (4-10)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strength of schedule for Falcons:<\/strong> .496<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do the Rams have a QB for the future?<\/strong> Beyond Matthew Stafford, no, but let&#8217;s not put limits on a legend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s the homestretch for many NFL playoff hopefuls, but for the majority of the league, it&#8217;s almost closing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":447551,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,7140,6328,8995,48480,8997,1544,8998,2505,8017,12949,18268,11344,3570,43575,535,9006,56082,9003,8812,533,9004,405,403,4716,5287,5226,5225,5228,5227,1105,1545,68798,9007,39709,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,534,205883,205884,205885],"class_list":{"0":"post-448154","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-arizona-cardinals","10":"tag-atlanta-falcons","11":"tag-buffalo-bills","12":"tag-cam-ward","13":"tag-cincinnati-bengals","14":"tag-cleveland-browns","15":"tag-dallas-cowboys","16":"tag-houston-texans","17":"tag-jacksonville-jaguars","18":"tag-jaxson-dart","19":"tag-jayden-daniels","20":"tag-joe-burrow","21":"tag-kansas-city-chiefs","22":"tag-kyler-murray","23":"tag-las-vegas-raiders","24":"tag-los-angeles-rams","25":"tag-matthew-stafford","26":"tag-miami-dolphins","27":"tag-minnesota-vikings","28":"tag-new-england-patriots","29":"tag-new-orleans-saints","30":"tag-new-york","31":"tag-new-york-city","32":"tag-new-york-giants","33":"tag-new-york-jets","34":"tag-newyork","35":"tag-newyorkcity","36":"tag-ny","37":"tag-nyc","38":"tag-philadelphia-eagles","39":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers","40":"tag-strength-of-schedule","41":"tag-tennessee-titans","42":"tag-tyler-shough","43":"tag-united-states","44":"tag-united-states-of-america","45":"tag-unitedstates","46":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","47":"tag-us","48":"tag-usa","49":"tag-washington-commanders","50":"tag-week-16","51":"tag-week-17","52":"tag-week-18"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=448154"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448154\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/447551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=448154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=448154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=448154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}