2009 First Round Draft Order
12/29/2008
FOR USE AS DESIRED
12/29/08

DETROIT HOLDS FIRST PICK IN 2009 DRAFT

The Detroit Lions will make the first choice of the 2009 National Football League Draft on April 25-26. The order of the 2009 Draft was announced today by the NFL.

The Lions’ choice will be followed by the St. Louis Rams picking second and the Kansas City Chiefs third.

Draft-order ties are resolved by the cumulative record of each team’s opponents. The team with the weaker opponents receives drafting priority.

Within a tied segment, non-playoff clubs are given priority over playoff clubs. Priority of playoff clubs within a tied segment will be based on their advancement in the playoffs, but they will not drop out of their tied segment unless they participate in the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl champion will select 32nd and the runner-up 31st.

Clubs involved in two-club ties will alternate positions from round-to-round. In ties that involve three or more clubs, the club at the top of a tied segment in a given round will move to the bottom of the segment for the next round, while all other clubs in the segment move up one position. This rotation continues throughout the draft.

2009 FIRST ROUND DRAFT ORDER

#
Club
Win
Loss
Tie
Percent
Strength of Schedule
Opponents' Record
1.
Detroit
0
16
0
.000
.559
143-113-0








2.
St. Louis
2
14
0
.125
.533
136-119-1
3.
Kansas City
2
14
0
.125
.537
137-118-1








4.
Seattle
4
12
0
.250
.498
127-128-1
5.
Cleveland
4
12
0
.250
.572
145-108-3








6.
Cincinnati
4
11
1
.281
.553
141-114-1








7.
Oakland
5
11
0
.313
.520
133-123-0
8.
Jacksonville
5
11
0
.313
.537
137-118-1








9.
Green Bay
6
10
0
.375
.504
129-127-0








10.
San Francisco
7
9
0
.438
.447
114-141-1
11.
Buffalo
7
9
0
.438
.453
116-140-0








12.
Denver
8
8
0
.500
.457
117-139-0
13.
Washington
8
8
0
.500
.479
121-132-3
14.
New Orleans
8
8
0
.500
.496
127-129-0
15.
Houston
8
8
0
.500
.518
132-123-1
16.
San Diego *
8
8
0
.500
.516
132-124-0








17.
New York Jets
9
7
0
.563
.471
120-135-1
18.
Chicago
9
7
0
.563
.475
121-134-1
19.
Tampa Bay
9
7
0
.563
.480
123-133-0
20.
Detroit (from Dallas)
9
7
0
.563
.498
126-127-3
21.
Arizona *
9
7
0
.563
.486
124-131-1








22.
Philadelphia *
9
6
1
.594
.514
131-124-1








23.
Minnesota *
10
6
0
.625
.504
129-127-0








24.
New England
11
5
0
.688
.480
123-133-0
25.
Atlanta *
11
5
0
.688
.459
117-138-1
26.
Miami *
11
5
0
.688
.461
118-138-0
27.
Baltimore *
11
5
0
.688
.521
132-121-3








28.
Philadelphia (from Carolina) *
12
4
0
.750
.488
125-131-0
29.
Indianapolis *
12
4
0
.750
.498
127-128-1
30.
New York Giants *
12
4
0
.750
.502
127-126-3
31.
Pittsburgh *
12
4
0
.750
.525
133-120-3








32.
Tennessee *
13
3
0
.813
.459
117-138-1

* Subject to playoffs