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Now that the regular season is completed, the 2010 draft order is taking shape. The Rams hold the No. 1 pick overall. They're followed by Detroit, Tampa Bay, Washington and Kansas City.
There are a few ties that will be broken by coin flips. I believe they do those when they get team representatives together at owners meetings. (Are we going to see the day when those coin flips are put on television? With the league operating the NFL Network, it wouldn't surprise me).
Ties are broken in some areas, but the tie-breaking process is different than in the playoffs. It's down strictly by strength of schedule. In the three-way log-jam between 5-11 teams, for example, Cleveland beat the Raiders. But the Browns are still picking before Oakland because they had an easier schedule. For this deal, the league gives no weight to head-to-head results, conference records or any of that stuff. If it's a tie after strength of schedule, they move directly to the coin flip.
NFL: 2010 DRAFT ORDER
Draft will be held in New York, April 22-24
1. St. Louis (1-15)
2. Detroit (2-14)
3. Tampa Bay (3-13)
4. Washington (4-12)
5. Kansas City (4-12)
6. Seattle (5-11)
7. Cleveland (5-11)
8. Oakland (5-11)
9. Buffalo (6-10)
10. (coin flip) Denver from Chicago (7-9)
10. (coin flip) Jacksonville (7-9)
12. Miami (7-9)
13. San Francisco (8-8)
14. Seattle from Denver (8-8)
15. NY Giants (8-8)
16. (coin flip) San Francisco from Carolina (8-8)
16. (coin flip) Tennessee (8-8)
18. Pittsburgh (9-7)
19. (coin flip) Atlanta (9-7)
19. (coin flip) Houston (9-7)
21. *NY Jets (9-7)
22. *Baltimore (9-7)
23. *Arizona (10-6)
24. *New England (10-6)
25. *Cincinnati (10-6)
26. *Green Bay (11-5)
27. *Philadelphia (11-5)
28. *Dallas (11-5)
29. *Minnesota (12-4)
30. *New Orleans (13-3)
31. *San Diego (13-3)
32. *Indianapolis (14-2)
*--subject to change, based on results of playoffs. Draft slots 21-24 will be filled this weekend by the four teams that lose first-round games. If the Jets lose at Cincinnati, they’ll pick 21st (and they would pick 25th if they win this week but lose next week). If Baltimore loses this week, it will pick 21st or 22nd, depending on the Jets. That process continues, with the two Super Bowl teams holding the last two picks.
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