The 2024 NFL Draft is still three months away and for fans of teams that won’t make the playoffs, April can’t come soon enough.
Here is the current draft order with week 18 underway, according to Tankathon.
Note: Team needs are based on projected free agents and do not necessarily reflect the current situation. Some teams need depth more than an immediate starter.
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Team needs: OG, C, EDGE, DT, WR
Notable free agents: EDGE Yannick Ngakoue, TE Robert Tonyan, CB Jaylon Johnson, WR Darnell Mooney
Team needs: OT, DT, TE, WR, LB
Notable free agents: TE Hunter Henry, OT Trent Brown, TE Mike Gesicki, EDGE Josh Uche, S Kyle Dugger, Ezekiel Elliott
Team needs: OG, C, TE, LB, EDGE, QB
Notable free agents: DB Kamren Curl, RB Antonio Gibson, WR Curtis Samuel, QB Jacoby Brissett, CB Kendall Fuller
Remaining schedule: against the cowboys
Team needs: CB, DT, EDGE, LB, OG, WR
Notable free agents: WR Hollywood Brown, DT Leku Fotu, CB Antonio Hamilton, EDGE LJ Collier
Remaining schedule: against the Seahawks
Team needs: QB, OG, C, CB, DT, EDGE, WR, RB
Notable free agents: CB Adoree Jackson, RB Saquon Barkley, WR Parris Campbell, LB Isaiah Simmons
Remaining schedule: against the Eagles
Team needs: CB, DT, TE, RB, LB
Notable free agents: RB Austin Ekeler, LB Kenneth Murray, TE Gerald Everett, RB Josh Kelley, CB Michael Davis
Remaining schedule: against the leaders
Team needs: OT, WR, DT, CB, EDGE, RB
Notable free agents: QB Ryan Tannehill, RB Derrick Henry, DT Denico Autry, OT Chris Hubbard
Team needs: QB, LB, WR, EDGE, CB, S
Notable free agents: CB Jeff Okudah, EDGE Calais Campbell, EDGE Bud Dupree, RB Cordarrelle Patterson, C Matt Hennessy, WR Van Jefferson
Team needs: OT, OG, S, LB, EDGE, WR
Notable free agents: EDGE Carl Lawson, RB Dalvin CookOT Duane Brown, EDGE Bryce Huff, WR Mecole Hardman
Team needs: QB, EDGE, CB, DT, RB
Notable free agents: QB Kirk Cousins, EDGE Danielle Hunter, EDGE Marcus Davenport, WR KJ Osborn, QB Josh Dobbs
11. Chicago Bears (7-9)
Team needs: OG, C, EDGE, DT, WR
Notable free agents: EDGE Yannick Ngakoue, TE Robert Tonyan, CB Jaylon Johnson, WR Darnell Mooney
Remaining schedule: at Packers
Team needs: DT, OT, OG, CB, LB, QB, RB
Notable free agents: RB Josh Jacobs, C Andre James, TE Austin Hooper, OL Jermaine Eluemunor
|Remaining time: against the Broncos
Team needs: S, OG, C, EDGE, RB, QB
Notable free agents: S Darnell Savage, RB AJ Dillon, OT Yosh Nijman, OG Jon Runyan
Remaining schedule: against the bears
Team needs: DT, S, EDGE, LB, CB, RB
Notable free agents: LB Josey Jewell, S Kareem Jackson, C Lloyd Cushenberry, TE Adam Trautman
Remaining schedule: with the Raiders
Team needs: OG, S, EDGE, LB, DT
Notable free agents: OG Damien Lewis, LB Devin Bush, LB Jordyn Brooks, QB Drew Lock, LB Bobby Wagner, DT Leonard Williams, EDGE Frank Clark
Remaining schedule: among the cardinals
Team needs: CB, S, WR, DT, EDGE, LB
Notable free agents: DT Grover Stewart, CB Kenny Moore, QB Gardner Minshew, WR Michael Pittman Jr., RB Zack Moss
Team needs: OG, DT, EDGE, WR, S, CB
Notable free agents: EDGE Josh Allen, EDGE K’Lavon Chaisson, WR Calvin Ridley, OG Ezra Cleveland
Team needs: OT, OG, C, DT, WR
Notable free agents: DT DJ Reader, WR Tyler Boyd, WR Tee Higgins, OT Jonah Williams, TE Irv Smith
Team needs: OG, TE, EDGE, DT, S
Notable free agents: OG Andrus Peat, QB Jameis Winston, OT James Hurst, LB Zack Baun, TE Jimmy Graham
Team needs: OG, C, LB, S, DT, QB
Notable free agents: WR Mike Evans, LB Devin White, LB Lavonte David, QB Baker Mayfield, S Antoine Winfield Jr.
Team needs: OT, RB, CB, S, EDGE
Notable free agents: S Jordan Fuller, OG Kevin Dotson, S John Johnson, LB Troy Reeder
Remaining schedule: at 49ers
22. Arizona Cardinals (via trade with 10-7 Texans)
Team needs: CB, DT, EDGE, LB, OG, WR
Notable free agents: WR Hollywood Brown, DT Leki Fotu, CB Antonio Hamilton, EDGE LJ Collier, TE Geoff Swaim
Team needs: OT, CB, LB, OG, QB
Notable free agents: CB Levi Wallace, DT Montravius Adams, QB Mason Rudolph, EDGE Markus Golden
Team needs: CB, S, DT, EDGE, WR, LB
Notable free agents: S Micah Hyde, EDGE Leonard Floyd, RB Damien Harris, WR Gabe Davis, EDGE Shaq Lawson, EDGE AJ Epenesa
Remaining schedule: among the Dolphins
Team needs: OT, WR, CB, DT, EDGE
Notable free agents: DT Chris Jones, LB Drue Tranquill, S Mike Edwards, LB Willie Gay Jr., CB L’Jarius Sneed, OT Donovan Smith
Remaining schedule: at the shippers
26. Houston Texans (via trade with 11-6 Browns)
Team needs: DT, EDGE, LB, CB, TE, OG, WR
Notable free agents: TE Dalton Schultz, DT Sheldon Rankins, CB Steven Nelson, EDGE Jonathan Greenard, CB Tavierre Thomas, EDGE Derek Barnett
Team needs: C, RB, CB, DT, OG
Notable free agents: OT Tyron Smith, RB Tony Pollard, CB Stephon Gilmore, C Tyler Biadasz, EDGE Dorance Armstrong
Remaining schedule: among the commanders
Team needs: RB, EDGE, CB, TE, DT
Notable free agents: C Jason Kelce, DT Fletcher Cox, EDGE Brandon Graham, RB D’Andre Swift, RB Rashaad Penny
Remaining schedule: among the Giants
Team needs: TE, OG, CB, DT, LB
Notable free agents: C Connor Williams, DT Christian Wilkins, OG Isaiah Wynn, OG Robert Hunt, DT Raekwon Davis, LB Jerome Baker
Remaining schedule: vs invoices
Team needs: CB, OG, DT, EDGE, WR
Notable free agents: EDGE Romeo Okwara, S Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, OG Halapoulivaati Vaitai, OG Jonah Jackson, CB Emmanuel Moseley, WR Donovan Peoples-Jones
Team needs: OT, OG, C, CB, TE, S
Notable free agents: DT Javon Kinlaw, QB Sam Darnold, EDGE Clelin Ferrell, S Tashaun Gipson, EDGE Chase Young
Remaining schedule: against the rams
Team needs: OG, OT, CB, DT, RB, EDGE
Notable free agents: WR Odell Beckham Jr., OG Kevin Zeitler, DT Michael Pierce, LB Patrick Queen, EDGE Jadeveon Clowney, RB JK Dobbins
Teams without first-round picks
Cleveland Browns (11-6)
Team needs: OT, EDGE, DT, S, RB, OG
Notable free agents: EDGE Za’Darius Smith, DT Shelby Harris, S Grant Delpit, DT Maurice Hurst, DT Jordan Elliott
Carolina Panthers (2-15)
Team needs: WR, RB, OG, OT, CB, DT, EDGE
Notable free agents: EDGE Justin Houston, EDGE Brian Burns, LB Frankie Luvu, S Jeremy Chinn, WR DJ Chark
