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2023 NFL Draft Order

The next generation of pro football is set to introduce itself to the world this spring as the annual 2023 NFL Draft is set for April 27 to April 29 live from Kansas City.

Once again, the best players college football has to offer will get a chance to realize their life-long dreams and finally get the call from the NFL.

Scroll through to see the current schedule and team order for the 2023 NFL Draft.

More: Round 1 picks | Round 2 picks | Every pick in 2023

NFL Draft 2023 Schedule: How to watch

You can watch the draft on NFL Network, ESPN, and ABC.

Here are the scheduled times for each day of this year's event (all times Eastern):

  • Thurs., April 27 at 8 p.m.
  • Fri., April 28 at 7 p.m.
  • Sat., April 29 at 12 p.m.

You can also stream the NFL Draft live on fuboTV (Try for free).

How long teams have to pick

Round 1: 10 minutes per selection

Round 2: 7 minutes per selection

Rounds 3-6, including compensatory picks: 5 minutes per selection

Round 7, including compensatory picks: 4 minutes per selection

2023 NFL Draft order for Round 4

Subject to trades

103. Chicago Bears

104. Houston Texans

105. Houston Texans.

106. Indianapolis Colts

107. New England Patriots

108. Seattle Seahawks

109. Las Vegas Raiders

110. Indianapolis Colts

111. Cleveland Browns

112. New York Jets

113. Atlanta Falcons

114. Carolina Panthers

115. New Orleans Saints

116. Green Bay Packers

117. New England Patriots

118. Washington Commanders

119. Minnesota Vikings

120. New England Patriots

121. Jacksonville Jaguars

122. Arizona Cardinals

123. Seattle Seahawks

124. Baltimore Ravens

125. Los Angeles Chargers

126. Cleveland Browns

127. Jacksonville Jaguars

128. Los Angeles Rams

130. Jacksonville Jaguars

131. Cincinnati Bengals

132. Pittsburgh Steelers

133. Chicago Bears

134. Kansas City Chiefs

135. New England Patriots

How the NFL creates the draft order

Simply put, the NFL ranks teams for the draft in terms of record.

Teams with worse records pick players before teams with better records. The Super Bowl champion traditionally picks last.

For teams not in the playoffs, the NFL ranks the first 18 picks by regular season record, worst to best. 

Any tiebreakers go to teams with the easier strength of schedule.

For teams in the playoffs, the earlier a team loses, the earlier they will pick in the draft.

Draft picks No. 19, No. 20, No. 21, No. 22, No. 23, and No. 24 go to the teams knocked out in the Wild Card Round of the NFL Playoffs.

Again, the strength of schedule determines any tiebreakers.

NFL Draft Picks No. 25 through No. 28 go to the teams that lose in the Divisional Round. The 29th and 30th draft picks go to teams that lost their conference championship games.

And finally, No. 31 goes to the loser of the Super Bowl, while No. 32 goes to the NFL champion.

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