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Draft Order Determination
Draft positions are determined by record, the team with
the worst record during the regular season picks first and so on. If two teams have the same
record, the strength of schedule tie-breaker is used which is the combined winning
percentage of all teams on each team's schedule for the current season. If teams are still
tied after strength of schedule has been applied, the division or conference tie breakers
are used. If teams are still tied after applying all tiebreakers or if two teams are tied
that are in different conferences, a coin toss after the season will determine which team
gets priority.
The Super Bowl winner automatically picks 32nd while the Super Bowl loser picks 31st
regardless of regular season record. All other playoff teams are placed in the selection
order based on their regular season record upon losing their playoff game. If a playoff team
and a non-playoff team are tied based on regular season record, the non-playoff team will
pick first. If two playoff teams are tied based on regular season record, the team that lost
in the earlier round of the playoffs will select first. If both playoff teams that have the
same record exited the playoffs in the same round, the strength-of-schedule tiebreaker is
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