Updated 2026 NFL draft order following Cowboys' brutal loss to Chargers

Where would the Dallas Cowboys land in the 2026 NFL Draft following the team's Week 16 loss?

Dallas Cowboys fans pose in the main theater for the first day of the NFL Draft in Detroit. | Mandi Wright / USA TODAY NETWORK

The Dallas Cowboys' late-season struggles continue, extending the team's losing streak to three games after watching their NFL playoff hopes vanish earlier in the weekend.

On Sunday afternoon, the team once again struggled to get anything going and fell to the Los Angeles Chargers, 34-17, in the team's home finale.

While the loss was disappointing, the silver lining for Cowboys Nation is that the team's draft position continues to improve, with the team now sitting in the mid-teens with the No. 13 overall pick.

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Dallas also got some help on Saturday night, with the Green Bay Packers falling to the Chicago Bears in overtime, moving the Cowboys' second first-round pick to No. 21 overall.

The Dallas Cowboys logo is projected on the video board during the NFL Draft at Lambeau Field. | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Let's hope that the team can make good use of the picks in the spring and double-dip on the defensive side of the ball to improve the roster on the defensive side of the ball. The Cowboys will finish off the 2025-26 campaign with divisional games against the Washington Commanders and New York Giants.

If the draft were to be held today, the Giants would hold the No. 1 overall pick.

A full look at the current 2026 NFL Draft order as the Cowboys observe their bye week, via Tankathon

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Updated 2026 NFL Draft order following Week 16

A sign sits beside the 2026 NFL Draft Countdown Clock outside of Acrisure Stadium | Ethan Morrison / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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

The 2026 NFL Draft will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from Thursday, April 23, through Saturday, April 25.

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