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NFL Draft order 2017: Top 24 set with Bengals picking 9th

The Bengals have their best draft positioning since 2011 when the team selected A.J. Green with the No. 4 overall pick.

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24 NFL teams now know the order in which they will be picking in Round 1 of the 2017 NFL Draft.

The Bengals (No. 9 overall) and 19 other teams who didn’t make the playoffs, knew their draft order coming into Wild Card weekend. Now with the Raiders, Lions, Dolphins and Giants eliminated from the postseason, the top 24 spots in the draft have been determined.

Based on their regular-season records, combined with their Wild Card round exits, the Lions will draft 21st, the Dolphins 22nd, the Giants 23rd and the Raiders 24th. For the teams in the AFC North, the Browns have the first overall pick as well as the 12th overall pick (from the Eagles) and the Ravens pick 16th overall. The Steelers' draft positioning has yet to be determined as they remain in the playoff race and get set to face the Chiefs in the Divisional Round of the playoffs.

Here’s the Round 1 NFL Draft order heading into the divisional round of the playoffs.

# Team Record Strength of schedule
1 Cleveland Browns 1-15 0.5494071146
2 San Francisco 49ers 2-14 0.503968254
3 Chicago Bears 3-13 0.5215686275
4 Jacksonville Jaguars 3-13 0.52734375
5 Tennessee Titans (via Rams) 4-12 0.503968254
6 New York Jets 5-11 0.5177865613
7 San Diego Chargers 5-11 0.54296875
8 Carolina Panthers 6-10 0.5177865613
9 Cincinnati Bengals 6-9 -1 0.5215686275
10 Buffalo Bills 7-9 0.4822134387
11 New Orleans Saints 7-9 0.5236220472
12 Cleveland Browns (via Eagles) 7-9 0.5595238095
13 Arizona Cardinals 7-8 -1 0.4624505929
14 Philadelphia Eagles (via Vikings) 8-8 0.4921875
14 Indianapolis Colts 8-8 0.4921875
16 Baltimore Ravens 8-8 0.4980237154
17 Washington 8-7 -1 0.5157480315
18 Tennessee Titans 9-7 0.46484375
19 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9-7 0.4921259843
20 Denver Broncos 9-7 0.5490196078
21 Detroit Lions 9-7 0.4745098039
22 Miami Dolphins 10-6 0.4545454545
23 New York Giants 11-5 0.4861660079
24 Oakland Raiders 12-4 0.50390625