This is a look at the first-round order for the 2020 NFL Draft heading into Week 8, along with the top three needs for each team. The order is determined by record, using strength of schedule as the first tiebreaker (click here to see a full list of the draft-order tiebreakers). Keep in mind -- teams 21-32 would make the playoffs if the season ended today and are marked as PL (short for playoffs) in the order below. The draft order for playoff teams is determined by the results of postseason play.
For a while on Sunday, it looked like we were heading for a special kind of pandemonium in the race for the 2020 draft's top pick. The league's two winless teams -- the Dolphins and Bengals -- held second-half leads over the Bills and Jaguars, respectively, in Week 7, only to watch them evaporate in the fourth quarter.
Had Miami and Cincinnati held on, we could have entered the midway point of the season with five one-win teams vying for the right to draft first. Alas, it's still a battle of land vs. sea, with The Fish and The Big Cats still on course to determine which club will top the board when they meet on Dec. 22. Until then, we're just a few surprise occurrences away from a team without a major need at quarterback ending up with the top pick and gobs of leverage over those who'll be bidding for the services of the presumed next big thing at the position.
The needs for each team listed below offer just a snapshot of the areas that project to require the most attention as of today. Draft needs for NFL teams don't crystallize until the spring, after free agency plugs some holes and creates others, but we are firm believers that it's not too soon to see what might be coming around the corner.
The order and needs will evolve as we go along. Stay tuned. It's going to be a rather inglorious ride.
For a while on Sunday, it looked like we were heading for a special kind of pandemonium in the race for the 2020 draft's top pick. The league's two winless teams -- the Dolphins and Bengals -- held second-half leads over the Bills and Jaguars, respectively, in Week 7, only to watch them evaporate in the fourth quarter.
Had Miami and Cincinnati held on, we could have entered the midway point of the season with five one-win teams vying for the right to draft first. Alas, it's still a battle of land vs. sea, with The Fish and The Big Cats still on course to determine which club will top the board when they meet on Dec. 22. Until then, we're just a few surprise occurrences away from a team without a major need at quarterback ending up with the top pick and gobs of leverage over those who'll be bidding for the services of the presumed next big thing at the position.
The needs for each team listed below offer just a snapshot of the areas that project to require the most attention as of today. Draft needs for NFL teams don't crystallize until the spring, after free agency plugs some holes and creates others, but we are firm believers that it's not too soon to see what might be coming around the corner.
The order and needs will evolve as we go along. Stay tuned. It's going to be a rather inglorious ride.
- Miami Dolphins
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Washington Redskins
- Atlanta Falcons
- New York Jets
- Los Angeles Chargers
- Denver Broncos
- New York Giants
- Cleveland Browns
- Miami Dolphins ( Via Steelers )
