The 2026 NFL Draft order is shaping up with only a few months separating fans from one of the most exciting days of the offseason. While teams are still competing in the postseason, others are already gearing up for April's draft.

The NBA Draft Lottery will determine the order of selection for the first 14 picks of the 2026 NBA Draft. Drawings will be conducted to determine the first four picks. The “lottery teams” will select in positions five through 14 in reverse order of their 2025-26 regular-season records.

We are down to the final four in the NFL playoffs. The Denver Broncos, New England Patriots, Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks will battle to make it to the Super Bowl after winning the divisional-round games on Saturday and Sunday.

There are just four teams left in the NFL playoffs. Once a Super Bowl champion is crowned, the final piece of the 2026 NFL Draft order will be the league's announcement of compensatory selections. In today's thought exercise,