The Detroit Lions will make the first choice of the 2009 NFL Draft on April 25-26. The order was announced Monday.
The Lions' choice will be followed by the St. Louis Rams picking second and the Kansas City Chiefs third.
Draft-order ties are resolved by the cumulative record of each team's opponents. The team with the weaker opponents receives drafting priority.
Within a tied segment, non-playoff clubs are given priority over playoff clubs. Priority of playoff clubs within a tied segment will be based on their advancement in the playoffs, but they will not drop out of their tied segment unless they participate in the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl champion will select 32nd and the runner-up 31st.
Clubs involved in two-club ties will alternate positions from round-to-round. In ties that involve three or more clubs, the club at the top of a tied segment in a given round will move to the bottom of the segment for the next round, while all other clubs in the segment move up one position. This rotation continues throughout the draft.
2009 draft order
No. Team W L Pct. Strength of schedule Opponents' record
1 Detroit Lions 0 16 .000 .559 143-113
2 St. Louis Rams 2 14 .125 .533 136-119-1
3 Kansas City Chiefs 2 14 .125 .537 137-118-1
4 Seattle Seahawks 4 12 .250 .498 127-128-1
5 Cleveland Browns 4 12 .250 .572 145-108-3
6 Cincinnati Bengals 4 11 (1 tie) .281 .553 141-114-1
7 Oakland Raiders 5 11 .313 .520 133-123
8 Jacksonville Jaguars 5 11 .313 .537 137-118-1
9 Green Bay Packers 6 10 .375 .504 129-127
10 San Francisco 49ers 7 9 .438 .447 114-141-1
11 Buffalo Bills 7 9 .438 .453 116-140
12 Denver Broncos 8 8 .500 .457 117-139
13 Washington Redskins 8 8 .500 .479 121-132-3
14 New Orleans Saints 8 8 .500 .496 127-129
15 Houston Texans 8 8 .500 .518 132-123-1
16 * San Diego Chargers 8 8 .500 .516 132-124
17 New York Jets 9 7 .563 .471 120-135-1
18 Chicago Bears 9 7 .563 .475 121-134-1
19 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9 7 .563 .480 123-133
20 Detroit Lions (from Dallas) 9 7 .563 .498 126-127-3
21 * Arizona Cardinals 9 7 .563 .486 124-131-1
22 * Philadelphia Eagles 9 6 (1 tie) .594 .514 131-124-1
23 * Minnesota Vikings 10 6 .625 .504 129-127
24 New England Patriots 11 5 .688 .480 123-133
25 * Atlanta Falcons 11 5 .688 .459 117-138-1
26 * Miami Dolphins 11 5 .688 .461 118-138
27 Baltimore Ravens 11 5 .688 .521 132-121-3
28 * Philadelphia Eagles (from Carolina) 12 4 .750 .488 125-131
29 * Indianapolis Colts 12 4 .750 .498 127-128-1
30 * New York Giants 12 4 .750 .502 127-126-3
31 * Pittsburgh Steelers 12 4 .750 .525 133-120-3
32 * Tennessee Titans 13 3 .813 .459 117-138-1
* Could change based on playoffs
2009 NFL Draft Order First Round
