2023 NFL Draft order: Who helped themselves, who hurt themselves in Week 7

The NFL heads into with a new team atop the projected 2022 NFL Draft order. The Lions have climbed to the top of the leaderboard after their loss to the Cowboys coupled with wins by both the Panthers and Raiders. The Lions are 1-5 and are followed by the 1-4-1 Texans and then five teams with a 2-5 record.

The Lions being atop the draft order isn't shocking, but how it came about this past weekend was to some degree. The Panthers had the top pick and the past week showed a team ready to tank its way to the top spot. They traded Christian McCaffrey and Robbie Anderson and most figured they would get crushed as 13-point underdogs at home against the Bucs. Instead, they dominated the game and won 21-3.

There's a lot of football remaining, but the Lions, Texans, and Panthers all offer something that suggests they'll be battling it out all season long for the top spot. Carolina came into the weekend with a 42.8% chance of securing the No. 1 pick, according to Football Outsiders. The Texans followed at 7.2% and the 2-4 Bears were 7.0%. Chicago plays on , traveling to face the Patriots.

Here's the complete 2023 NFL Draft order. The first 18 picks are teams that would currently miss the playoffs. A division leader has a lower draft position than a non-playoff or wild card team with a better record because of the nature of playoff seeding. SOS serves as the tiebreaker and comes via Tankathon.

1. Detroit Lions, 1-5, .577
2. Houston Texans, 1-4-1, .522
3. Carolina Panthers, 2-5, .431
4. New Orleans Saints (Eagles have pick), 2-5, .474
5. Cleveland Browns (Texans have pick), 2-5, .482
6. Denver Broncos (Seahawks have pick), 2-5, .500
7. Pittsburgh Steelers, 2-5, .504
8. Jacksonville Jaguars, 2-5, .545
9. Las Vegas Raiders, 2-4, .465
10. Chicago Bears, 2-4, .559
11. Atlanta Falcons, 3-4, .414
12. San Francisco 49ers (Dolphins have pick), 3-4, .447
13. Arizona Cardinals, 3-4, .504
14. Washington Commanders, 3-4, .571
15. Green Bay Packers, 3-4, .579
16. New England Patriots, 3-3, .523
17. Indianapolis Colts, 3-3-1, .527
18. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 3-4, .444
19. Los Angeles Rams (Lions have pick), 3-3, .479
20. Los Angeles Chargers, 4-3, .442
21. Baltimore Ravens, 4-3, .456
22. Seattle Seahawks, 4-3, .461
23. Cincinnati Bengals, 4-3, .496
24. Miami Dolphins (Forfeit pick due to tampering), 4-3, .523
25. Tennessee Titans, 4-2, .518
26. New York Jets, 5-2, .486
27. Dallas Cowboys, 5-2, .559
28. Minnesota Vikings, 5-1, .509
29. Kansas City Chiefs, 5-2, .460
30. New York Giants, 6-1, .536
31. Buffalo Bills, 5-1, .523
32. Philadelphia Eagles, 6-0, .504

  
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