Updated NFL Draft order after Week 9: Bears and Cardinals keep losing

Week 9 marks the technically exact middle of the NFL season. At this point, we're past the "early" part of the year. There are still plenty of games to be played, but teams with ghastly poor records can no longer blame a slow start to back up their poor results or to drum up hope they can turn it around.

Most bad teams know they aren't making the postseason.

As such, certain teams are going to look more toward developing talent and scouting prospects in the NFL Draft.

Both the playoff picture and draft order are coming into view. The top pick in the draft is expected to win the Caleb Williams sweepstakes.

Here's how things look after Week 9.

NFL Draft order after Week 9 games

Draft order updated after the early slate of Sunday afternoon games:

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

The Arizona Cardinals continue to lose, getting shut out completely by the Browns this week 27-0. Their placement as a permanent fixture as the worst record in the league and therefore best draft pick in the league are questionable with Kyler Murray expected to come back within the next few weeks.

The Bears, meanwhile, continue to lose regardless of who is under center and retain both their own draft pick and the Carolina Panthers. After they traded for and subsequently extended Montez Sweat, they still continue to string fans and their hope along that the team can stage a quality rebuild.

The Patriots are perhaps most curious... They feel firmly connected to Mac Jones, but discussions around job security for Bill Belichick (as both a coach and general manager) could impact how likely the team is to pivot toward a rebuild.