2012 NFL Draft Order: Philadelphia Eagles Selecting 15th

Thanks to the Eagles win over the Redskins and the Cowboys loss to the Giants, Philadelphia finished the year in second place in the NFC East and will pick at #15 in the 2012 NFL Draft. The Cowboys fall to third in the division and by virtue of a slightly weaker strength of schedule will pick one slot ahead of the Eagles at #14.

The Eagles were one of seven teams to finish at 8-8, so strength of schedule decided the difference between pick #13 and pick #19. The Cardinals "won" that race with the weakest schedule having played in the poor NFC West. The Eagles and Cowboys also benefited from playing playing the NFC West as well as their own mediocre division schedule. The big loser was the Bears, who dropped to #19 thanks to having played the Packers and Lions twice as well as the Falcons and Saints of the NFC South.

That said, perhaps the biggest loser was the Tennessee Titans, who won their final game against Houston but was eliminated from the playoffs anyway. Had they lost that game, they would have picked at #13. Instead, they win what ends up being a meaningless game and fell to the #20 slot.

Here is the full confirmed draft order for the non playoff teams.

1. Colts

2. Rams

3. Vikings

4. Browns

5. Buccaneers

6. Redskins

7. Jaguars

8. Panthers *

9. Dolphins *

10. Bills

11. Chiefs *

12. Seahawks *

13. Cardinals

14. Cowboys

15. Eagles

16. Jets

17. Raiders

18. Chargers

19. Bears

20. Titans

* These teams have identical records and strength of schedule, so their order will be determined by a coin flip.