Projected 2019 NFL draft order: Cards are near locks for No. 1 pick
Todd McShay sees first-round talent in both Justin Herbert and Dwayne Haskins if they choose to enter the NFL draft. (1:03)
The Cardinals remain the favorites to pick No. 1 overall in in the 2019 NFL draft, according to the ESPN Football Power Index (FPI).
Each week, FPI projects the order of next year’s draft by simulating the remainder of the season 10,000 times. Game probabilities are based largely on the model’s ratings for individual teams in addition to game location.
When: April 25-27
Where: Nashville, Tennessee
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In some cases, the projected draft order will not match the current draft order. That’s because the FPI is considering the probability of outcomes that haven’t yet occurred and projecting strength of schedule at the end of the season, which is a tiebreaker for draft order.
Below is FPI’s projected first-round order for the 2019 draft, based on each team’s average draft position in the simulations. While each team’s current record is listed below, remember that the order is based on the record the model believes the teams will have after 16 games.
Order updated as of Dec. 23:
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Average draft position: 1.3
FPI chance to earn top pick: 85 percent
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 99 percent
Average draft position: 2.6
FPI chance to earn top pick: 9 percent
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 98 percent
Average draft position: 2.9
FPI chance to earn top pick: 4 percent
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 99 percent
Average draft position: 3.8
FPI chance to earn top pick: 2 percent
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 94 percent
Average draft position: 5.2
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 79 percent
Average draft position: 7.7
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 13 percent
Average draft position: 8.0
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 4 percent
Average draft position: 8.1
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 7 percent
Average draft position: 8.7
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 7 percent
Average draft position: 9.3
FPI chance to earn top-five pick: 1 percent