Predicting The 2016 NFL Draft Order

With just two weekends remaining in the NFL's regular season, the 2016 NFL Draft order is starting to come into focus. A few teams are bunched closely together, and an unexpected result could catapult a team much higher (or lower) in the pecking order come draft time. However, here's what we think the NFL Draft order will look like once Week 17 concludes, along with their projected records:

1) Tennessee Titans (3-13)
Tennessee is 3-11, but are slotted below the Browns because of their loss in Cleveland earlier in the season. Starting quarterback Marcus Mariota could miss the rest of the season due to injury, meaning Zach Mettenberger will take over, who is 0-8 as a starter in his career.

2) Cleveland Browns (3-13)
Cleveland closes the season with two tough games at Kansas City and at Pittsburgh, both of should be big losses.

3) Baltimore Ravens (4-12)
Baltimore finishes with games against Pittsburgh and Cincinnati while starting a backup quarterback. These last two games won't be pretty for the Ravens.

4) San Diego Chargers (4-12)
San Diego only has one game left, and that's in Denver against the Broncos. That's not one they're going to win.

5) San Francisco 49ers (4-12)
The fact that the 49ers won four games this year amazes me. They won't win five.

6) Jacksonville Jaguars (5-11)
The Jags have made a lot of positive strides this year, but I expect to drop each of their last two games at New Orleans and at Houston.

7) Miami Dolphins (5-11)
Miami closes the season with two homes games, but they're against the Colts and the Patriots. They'll lose both of those games.

8) Dallas Cowboys (5-11)
Dallas closes against the Bills and the Redskins, and even with Kellen Moore at quarterback, the Cowboys have enough pure talent to win one of those games.

9) Chicago Bears (5-11)
Losses to Tampa Bay and Detroit will give Chicago yet another top 10 pick.

10) New Orleans Saints (6-10)
I think there will be a string of 6-10 and 7-9 teams, all of whom could flip through the next few spots.

11) Detroit Lions (6-10)
12) New York Giants (6-10)
13) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-9)
14) Oakland Raiders (7-9)
15) Philadelphia Eagles (7-9)
16) Buffalo Bills (7-9)
17) St. Louis Rams (7-9)
18) Indianapolis Colts (8-8) 19) Atlanta Falcons (8-8)
20) New York Jets (10-6)
21) Houston Texans (8-8)
22) Washington Redskins (8-8)
23) Minnesota Vikings (10-6)
24) Kansas City Chiefs (11-5)
25) Seattle Seahawks (10-6)
26) Pittsburgh Steelers (11-5)
27) Denver Broncos (11-5)
28) Green Bay Packers (11-5)
29) Cincinnati Bengals (13-3)
30) Arizona Cardinals (14-2)
31) Carolina Panthers (16-0)

**New England Patriots vacated first-round pick as part of Deflategate punishment**

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