With week 17 of the NFL season coming to a close, the only thing fans of the 20 teams who didn't make the playoffs care about is where their team is picking in the 2011 NFL draft. That said, it's still a worthy thing to know even for those of us that will be partaking in postseason football. The Panthers locked up the #1 seed before last week, but the Denver Broncos won the race the #2 pick by virtue of strength of schedule. They leapfrogged the Bills and Bengals.
The Eagles right now are in the 25th slot, but that's will be subject to playoff results. The first teams out get the better picks. So the Eagles could potentially move up with an early exit, or preferably move down if they go deep in to the postseason. Here are the top 10, with the rest after the jump.
1. Carolina Panthers (2-14)
2. Denver Broncos (4-12)
3. Buffalo Bills (4-12)
4. Cincinnati Bengals (4-12)
5. Arizona Cardinals (5-11)
6. Cleveland Browns (5-11)
7. San Francisco 49ers (6-10)
8. Tennessee Titans (6-10)
9. Dallas Cowboys (6-10)
10. Washington Redskins (6-10)
11. Houston Texans (6-10)
12. Minnesota Vikings (6-10)
13. Detroit Lions (6-10)
14. Seattle Seahawks (6-9)
15. Miami Dolphins (7-9)
16. Jacksonville Jaguars (8-8)
17. Oakland Raiders (NWE) (8-8)
18. San Diego Chargers (9-7)
19. New York Giants (10-6)
20. Tampa Bay Bucs (10-6)
21. St. Louis Rams (7-8)*
22. Indianapolis Colts (10-6)*
23. Green Bay Packers (10-6)*
24. Kansas City Chiefs (10-6)*
25. Philadelphia Eagles (10-6)*
26. New York Jets (11-5)*
27. New Orleans Saints (11-5)*
28. Chicago Bears (11-5)*
29. Baltimore Ravens (12-4)*
30. Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4)*
31. Atlanta Falcons (13-3)*
32. New England Patriots (14-2)*
* final draft order is subject to playoff results.