2017 NFL Draft Order: Full List of Picks for Every Team After Week 17

Let the New England Patriots, Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks worry about the playoffs—the Cleveland Browns and the rest of the NFL’s worst teams already have their eyes trained on the upcoming draft.

The next franchise quarterback or game plan-altering defensive lineman could be right around the corner, and the teams atop the draft board will spend the next few months scouting talents such as Texas A&M’s Myles Garrett and North Carolina’s Mitch Trubisky.

With that in mind, here is a look at the draft order at the conclusion of the regular season. The order is per Luke Easterling of Draft Wire, who noted that the top 20 picks are set, and playoff seeding determines the rest.

Contenders for the No. 1 Pick

Myles Garrett, DL, Texas A&M

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Many of the early picks will come down to whether the Browns, San Francisco 49ers and others want to risk their future on one of the potential quarterback draftees at the top of the first round. Signal-callers Trubisky, DeShone Kizer (Notre Dame) and Deshaun Watson (Clemson) are all potential top picks, but there is also an inherent risk with putting the future of the franchise in a youngster’s hands.

That leaves Garrett as a difference-making defensive lineman who has the ceiling to put up double-digit sack totals every season of his NFL career.

According to Sports-Reference.com, he tallied 31 sacks in three collegiate seasons, including 11 in 2014 and 11.5 in 2015. He also forced seven fumbles and notched 47 tackles for loss despite consistently drawing double-teams from the opposition.

Lance Zierlein of NFL.com illustrated why Garrett could be the No. 1 pick in the draft:

Garrett’s burst off the snap sets up his entire portfolio as a pass …

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