We’re more than halfway through the NFL season, and while many teams have Super Bowl aspirations, others are vying for an unfortunate but rewarding prize: the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
It’s looking more and more like the suddenly red-hot Carolina Panthers won’t end up as the worst team in the league. However, the New York Giants could do it. On Sunday, the Bryce Young-led Panthers beat the Giants (New York’s fifth straight loss) in Germany. The Jacksonville Jaguars are also making a play for that honor and are currently ranked number one. There are now SIX teams with only two wins.
CBSSports.com looks at where teams would choose now that Week 10 is complete. Also listed are each club’s pending free agents and potential needs based on which players may leave.
The preliminary order, via Tankathon.com, is sorted by win-loss record, with ties resolved based on the schedule. The team’s needs are a combination of current needs and an eye toward pending free agents. Notable pending free agents are listed instead of the full list.
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Team needs: CB, OT, S, IOL, TE
Projected free agents for 2025: QB Mac Jones, OT Walker Little, S Andre Cisco
Team needs: QB, LIO, CB, WR, TE
Projected free agents for 2025: WR Darius Slayton, LB Isaiah Simmons, CB Adoree’ Jackson, S Jason Pinnock, QB Drew Lock
Team needs: OT, LIO, EDGE, WR, LB
Projected free agents for 2025: S Quandre Diggs, WR Tyler Boyd, OG Dillon Radunz, LB Jerome Baker
Team needs: QB, OT, WR, RB, DL, EDGE
Projected free agents for 2025: OT Jedrick Wills, WR Elijah Moore, DT Maurice Hurst, RB Nick Chubb, QB Jameis Winston
Team needs: QB, CB, RB, EDGE, LB
Projected free agents for 2025: CB Nate Hobbs, EDGE Malcolm Koonce, OG Cody Whitehair, LB Robert Spillane, S Marcus Epps
Team needs: OT, LIO, WR, EDGE, CB
Projected free agents for 2025: CB Jonathan Jones, QB Jacoby Brissett, OT Chukwuma Okorafor
Team needs: TE, EDGE, DL, CB, S, WR
Projected free agents for 2025: EDGE Chase Young, S Tyrann Mathieu, TE Juwan Johnson, LB Willie Gay Jr., OG Lucas Patrick, CB Paulson Adebo
8. Jets (3-7)
Team needs: OT, WR, EDGE, S, DL, QB
Projected free agents for 2025: EDGE Haason Reddick, OT Tyron Smith, OT Morgan Moses, DT Javon Kinlaw, S Chuck Clark
Team needs: QB, WR, LIO, EDGE, DL, CB, S
Projected free agents for 2025: QB Andy Dalton, C Austin Corbett, LB Shaq Thompson, P Johnny Hekker
Team needs: LIO, S, DL, QB, LB, WR
Projected free agents for 2025: W.R. Odell Beckham Jr.S Jevon Holland, OG Liam Eichenberg, S Jordan Poyer, DL Calais Campbell
Team needs: RB, DL, LB, S, WR
Projected free agents for 2025: WR Brandin Cooks, OG Zack Martin, RB Ezekiel Elliott, EDGE DeMarcus Lawrence, QB Trey Lance
12. Colts (4-6)
Team needs: CB, S, LB, DL, LIO, QB
Projected free agents for 2025: C Ryan Kelly, S Julian Blackmon, DT Dayo Odeyingbo, LB EJ Speed, QB Joe Flacco
Team needs: CB, DL, WR, EDGE, TE, RB
Projected free agents for 2025: WR Tee Higgins, TE Mike Gesicki, CB Mike Hilton, OT Trent Brown, DT BJ Hill, RB Khalil Herbert
Team needs: CB, LIO, LB, EDGE, WR
Projected free agents for 2025: WR Chris Godwin, EDGE Joe Tryon-Shoyinka, LB Lavonte David, OG Sua Opeta
Team needs: LB, IOL, S, EDGE, OT
Projected free agents for 2025: DT Jarran Reed, LB Tyrel Dodson, C Connor Williams, LB Ernest Jones
16. Rams (4-5)
Team needs: OT, CB, LB, TE, WR
Projected free agents for 2025: OT Joe Noteboom, OT Alaric Jackson, WR Demarcus Robinson, LB Troy Reeder
17. Bears (4-5)
Team needs: IOL, EDGE, DL, OT, RB
Projected free agents for 2025: WR Keenan Allen, OG Teven Jenkins, EDGE Darrell Taylor
18. 49ers (5-4)
Team needs: OT, IOL, CB, S, DL
Projected free agents for 2025: CB Charvarius Ward, LB Dre Greenlaw, S Talanoa Hufanga, CB Deommodore Lenoir, RB Elijah Mitchell
Team needs: OT, LB, WR, S, TE, RB
Projected free agents for 2025: OT Garett Bolles, QB Zach Wilson, RB Javonte Williams, CB Levi Wallace
Team needs: DL, LIO, WR, EDGE, CB
Projected free agents for 2025: WR Stefon Diggs, EDGE Derek Barnett, OG Kendrick Green, DT Foley Fatukasi, QB Case Keenum
Team needs: CB, LB, EDGE, DL, WR
Projected free agents for 2025: EDGE Matt Judon, S Justin Simmons, CB Antonio Hamilton, WR Rondale Moore
Team needs: EDGE, DL, LIO, WR, RB, OT
Projected free agents for 2025: S Budda Baker, RB James Conner, WR Greg Dortch, DT Roy Lopez, EDGE Dennis Gardeck
Team needs: WR, TE, DL, EDGE, CB
Projected free agents for 2025: EDGE Khalil Mack, CB Asante Samuel Jr., RB JK Dobbins, WR Josh Palmer, QB Taylor Heinicke
Team needs: IOL, CB, LB, DL, OT
Projected free agents for 2025: RB AJ Dillon, C Josh Myers, OT Andre Dillard, LB Isaiah McDuffie, CB Eric Stokes
Team needs: EDGE, CB, WR, OT, LIO, LB, S
Projected free agents for 2025: LB Bobby Wagner, S Jeremy Chinn, TE Zach Ertz, CB Benjamin St-Juste, P Tress Way
Team needs: OT, LIO, WR, LB, EDGE
Projected free agents for 2025: OT Ronnie Stanley, OT Patrick Mekari, WR Nelson Agholor, S Eddie Jackson, LB Malik Harrison, WR Diontae Johnson, CB Tre’Davious White
Team needs: CB, WR, LB, S, RB
Projected free agents for 2025: OG James Daniels, QB Russell Wilson, OT Dan Moore Jr., QB Justin Fields, RB Najee Harris, CB Donte Jackson, WR Mike Williams
Team needs: CB, LIO, S, RB, DL
Projected free agents for 2025: QB Sam Darnold, RB Aaron Jones, OG Dalton Risner, CB Stephon Gilmore, CB Byron Murphy, OT Cam Robinson
Team needs: EDGE, LIO, LB, WR, TE
Projected free agents for 2025: EDGE Josh Sweat, EDGE Brandon Graham, LB Devin White, OG Mekhi Becton, CB Isaiah Rodgers
30. Invoices (8-2)
Team needs: CB, S, LB, DL, WR, LIO
Projected free agents for 2025: CB Rasul Douglas, WR Mack Hollins, S Damar Hamlin, DT Austin Johnson, WR Amari Cooper
31. Lions (8-1)
Team needs: EDGE, DL, CB, WR, LIO
Projected free agents for 2025: EDGE Marcus Davenport, OG Kevin Zeitler, DT Levi Onwuzurike, CB Emmanuel Moseley, CB Carlton Davis
Team needs: DL, CB, LIO, WR, LB
Projected free agents for 2025: S Justin Reid, WR Hollywood Brown, DT Tershawn Wharton, LB Nick Bolton, OG Trey Smith, DT Derrick Nnadi, EDGE Josh Uche, WR DeAndre Hopkins
