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2018 Draft Order: Vikings Slotted for 30th Pick

The order of selections for the 2018 NFL Draft is nearly complete.

The 20 non-playoff teams are arranged in reverse order of finish by regular-season record, and stages of tiebreakers come into play when teams finish with identical records. The tiebreakers range from strength of schedule to record in games against common opponents to a coin flip at the NFL Scouting Combine.

Oakland and San Francisco will have a coin flip at the combine. The winner of that will receive the ninth selection, and the loser will pick from the 10th slot.

Selection spots for playoff teams are determined first by how far a team advances, followed by regular-season record and other tiebreakers.

Minnesota (13-3) and Jacksonville (10-6) each fell in their conference title games on Sunday, but the Jaguars are scheduled to pick 29th, and the Vikings are slated to select from the 30th spot.

Aside from the two slots that will be determined by coin flip at the combine, the only remaining spots are the 31st and the 32nd, which will be decided by the outcome of Super Bowl LII.

Here is the selection order (teams that tied in the first round will alternate order of selection in subsequent rounds):

View images from 'move out day' as players said their goodbyes and cleared out their lockers at Winter Park on Monday.

  1. Cleveland Browns 0-16
  1. New York Giants 3-13
  1. Indianapolis Colts 4-12 (.480 strength of schedule)
  1. Cleveland Browns [via Houston Texans 4-12 (.516); acquired when Houston traded up to select Deshaun Watson in 2017]
  1. Denver Broncos 5-11 (.492)
  1. New York Jets 5-11 (.520)
  1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5-11 (.555)
  1. Chicago Bears 5-11 (.559)
  1. Oakland Raiders 6-10 (.512; subject to coin flip with SF)
  1. San Francisco 49ers 6-10 (.512; subject to coin flip with OAK)
  1. Miami Dolphins 6-10 (.543)
  1. Cincinnati Bengals 7-9 (.465)
  1. Washington Redskins 7-9 (.539; went 1-4 in games against common opponents with GB)
  1. Green Bay Packers 7-9 (.539; went 2-3 in games against common opponents with WAS)
  1. Arizona Cardinals 8-8
  1. Baltimore Ravens 9-7 (.441)
  1. Los Angeles Chargers 9-7 (.457)
  1. Seattle Seahawks 9-7 (.492)
  1. Dallas Cowboys 9-7 (.496; went 7-5 in conference games)
  1. Detroit Lions 9-7 (.496; went 8-4 in conference games)
  1. Buffalo Bills 9-7 (.492)
  1. Buffalo Bills [via Kansas City Chiefs 10-6 (.477); acquired when Houston traded up to select Patrick Mahomes in 2017]
  1. Los Angeles Rams 11-5 (.504)
  1. Carolina Panthers 11-5 (.539)
  1. Tennessee Titans 9-7
  1. Atlanta Falcons 10-6
  1. New Orleans Saints 11-5
  1. Pittsburgh Steelers 13-3
  1. Jacksonville Jaguars 10-6 (.434)
  1. Minnesota Vikings 13-3 (.494)
  1. Philadelphia Eagles 13-3 (.461) or New England Patriots 13-3 (.484)
  1. Super Bowl LII winner
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