The Buffalo Bills end the 2025 season with 12 wins. At 12-5, and after losing in the Divisional Round of the playoffs, they pick No. 26 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.

The Arizona Cardinals should finish the 2025 NFL season with a top-five pick in the 2026 NFL draft. They are now 3-13 and face an 11-5 Los Angeles Rams team in their season finale. With their eighth consecutive loss, the Cardinals moved up a slot in the 2026 NFL draft order.

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The Houston Texans end the 2025 season with 12 wins. At 12-5, and after losing in the Divisional round of the playoffs, they pick No. 28 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.

Because the Las Vegas Raiders won their final game of the season, four teams ended up 3-14. In the draft, the tiebreaker that matters is strength of schedule. The Cardinals had the third-best strength of schedule of the four teams, so they finished with the third overall pick.