NFL Mock Draft: Updated draft order after Week 17 and who Top 10 could select

Just when you thought that the 2025 NFL Draft order was going to be all but set, it happened again for the New York Giants. Last season, Tommy DeVito came into the fold for injured Daniel Jones and reeled off three wins that ultimately knocked the Giants out of the range to draft one of the top three quarterbacks. Still needing a QB, though, it was Drew Lock on Sunday who stepped into that DeVito role.

Locked into the No. 1 pick in the 2025 draft entering Week 17, the Giants took "advantage" of the Indianapolis Colts starting Joe Flacco and had their best offensive performance of the season to pick up their third win of the season. That might sound great for vibes but those vibes are immeidately dampened as they now lose control of the top pick in the draft.

With that and everything else in Week 17, let's now take a look at the updated 2025 NFL Draft order and then dive into a mock draft projection for the Top 10 picks, especially with the Giants no longer sitting at No. 1, to see how prospects could come off the board based on this draft order.

Updated 2025 NFL Draft order after Week 17

1. New England Patriots (3-13)
2. Tennessee Titans (3-13)
3. Cleveland Browns (3-13)
4. New York Giants (3-13)
5. Jacksonville Jaguars (4-12)
6. New York Jets (4-12)
7. Carolina Panthers (4-12)
8. Las Vegas Raiders (4-12)
9. Chicago Bears (4-12)
10. New Orleans Saints (5-11)
11. San Francisco 49ers (6-10)
12. Indianapolis Colts (7-9)
13. Dallas Cowboys (7-9)
14. Arizona Cardinals (7-9)
15. Miami Dolphins (8-8)
16. Cincinnati Bengals (8-8)
17. Atlanta Falcons (8-8)
18. Seattle Seahawks (9-7)
19. Houston Texans (9-7)
20. Denver Broncos (9-7)
21. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-7)
22. Los Angeles Chargers (10-6)
23. Los Angeles Rams (10-6)
24. Green Bay Packers (11-5)
25. Pittsburgh Steelers (10-6)
26. Washington Commanders (10-5)
27. Baltimore Ravens (11-5)
28. Philadelphia Eagles (13-3)
29. Buffalo Bills (13-3)
30. Minnesota Vikings (14-2)
31. Detroit Lions (14-2)
32. Kansas City Chiefs (15-1)

As mentioned, the Giants win shakes things up the most. They fall not just from the No. 1 pick but down to the No. 3 spot after the early slate of game. That then vaults the New England Patriots back up to the top selection with the Titans behind them. Tennessee is a big beneficiary given that they're in the QB market but Drake Maye's team is in phenomenal position.

If they were to finish as the owners of the No. 1 pick, they would have the ability to either take whoever they believe is the best player in the draft or trade down with a quarterback-needy team to accrue more draft capital to build a roster around their young quarterback. It's an advantageous spot no matter what they decide to do for the Patriots.

Beyond that, the other two big results at the top of the draft order were wins by the Las Vegas Raiders and Jacksonville Jaguars. That obviously knocks them down in the 2025 draft order but also puts the Raiders out of realistic QB range. The Jaguars, meanwhile, were always going to be at the mercy of QB-needy teams to determine what they'd have available, but this all but confirms that.

The big takeaway for the draft order after the late games was the Browns losing and moving into the No. 3 pick, further pushing the Giants down in the first round and raising some real questions about what New York might have to do at quarterback now. Cleveland, meanwhile, now has a ton of options at hand for them at this point in the draft. Beyond that, though, Green Bay and Miami didn't move from their previous draft positions while the Vikings moved back a spot but that could change after the Lions play on Monday.

You obviously won't see anything near the top of the draft order affected by an overtime thriller we got on Sunday Night Football. The Falcons are flirting with a playoff spot while Washington is now locked into the postseason. However, one big implication is the Commanders flipping with the Packers. Entering Week 18 now, Washington is the No. 6 seed and Green Bay at No. 7. So that will put the Commanders at No. 26 for now.

After the Vikings' big win on Sunday in the late-afternoon window put them into the No. 31 pick, the Lions took that back with another big win, this time on Monday Night Football over the 49ers. The more interesting team from that matchup when it comes to the draft order, of course, is San Francisco.

With another loss that drops the Niners to 6-10 on the season, they are knocking on the door of the Top 10 but would need a Saints win and another loss in Week 18 to crack the Top 10. However, as the only six-win team currently still in the league, the 49ers could potentially be sitting pretty to have the No. 11 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft at worst. That looks especially true as the Brock Purdy injury threatens to leave San Francisco out of the regular-season finale.

2025 NFL Mock Draft: Projecting the Top 10 picks with current draft order

New England, if they stay at No. 1, would almost have to take the reigning Heisman Trophy winner, Travis Hunter, in that spot. Not only could they use his help at either receiver or cornerback but he's about as close to a can't-miss prospect as you'll find, which could be huge to helping build up the talent on a roster that's devoid of it. Even still, though, the Patriots' best option may still be trading down depending on what is offered to them.

With the Titans and Browns also leapfrogging the Giants, New York gets frozen out of the QB options at this point. Cam Ward goes to Tennessee and Shedeur Sanders then goes to Cleveland, both of which could be great fits for those respective franchises. At the same time, though, the Giants could shake this up by trying to trade back up with the Patriots. If they were to stay put at No. 4, though, they'd surely have to bring in a veteran QB and could protect that asset with Will Campbell from LSU.

Following that run, we have teams beefing up the defense meaningfully. While defensive tackle might not be a pressing need for the Jaguars, Mason Graham is too talented of a player for a unit that needs stars to pass up. Abdul Carter, who is becoming arguably my favorite player in this draft aside from Hunter, then becomes the Brian Burns replacement for the Panthers. The Jets would then turn to the offense, especially with looming Garrett Wilson trade rumors, and get a stud in Tetairoa McMillan.

To round out the Top 10 of this mock draft projection, the Raiders miss on QB, which they'll likely have to add in free agency or via trade now, and then help a depleted secondary with Will Johnson. It's a no-brainer for the Bears to take Kelvin Banks Jr. and get him in the mix but we finish out with the Saints taking a gamble on the explosive and potentially game-changing Jalon Walker to help give New Orleans new life on the defensive front.

The 49ers, as mentioned, would certainly love to crack into this Top 10 soon and have a chance at Walker, Nic Scourton, or a number of other top prospects to get a bigger influx of talent.