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2024 NFL draft first-round order: Carolina Panthers hand Chicago Bears the No. 1 pick
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Chicago Bears , you are now on the clock.
A pre-2023 NFL draft trade that shipped the top pick in last year's draft to the Carolina Panthers has paid off big time for the Bears.
With Sunday's 26-0 defeat against the Jacksonville Jaguars , the Panthers clinched the league's worst record this season, which means the Bears own the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL draft .
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The draft order is determined by record and uses strength of schedule as a tiebreaker (record and strength of schedule are official tiebreakers to determine the draft order).
The final 14 first-round spots will be determined by playoff results. For now, those teams will be ordered based on playoff seed, if the season ended today .
The 2024 NFL draft is scheduled to be held in Detroit from April 25-27.
2024 NFL draft first-round order
( as of Dec. 31; * denotes wild-card team and # denotes division leader )
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Chicago Bears (from Panthers)— Carolina Panthers ' record: 2-14 (strength of schedule: .520)
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Washington Commanders — Record: 4-12 (.504)
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New England Patriots — Record: 4-12 (.527)
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Arizona Cardinals — Record: 4-12 (.566)
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New York Giants — Record: 5-11 (.500)
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Los Angeles Chargers — Record: 5-11 (.520)
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Tennessee Titans — Record: 5-11 (.527)
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New York Jets — Record: 6-10 (.523)
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Atlanta Falcons —Record: 7-9 (.418)
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Chicago Bears— Record: 7-9 (.461)
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Las Vegas Raiders — Record: 7-9 (.488)
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Minnesota Vikings — Record: 7-9 (.496)
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New Orleans Saints — Record: 8-8 (.430)
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Denver Broncos — Record: 8-8 (.488)
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Seattle Seahawks — Record: 8-8 (.531)
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Cincinnati Bengals — Record: 8-8 (.574)
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Arizona Cardinals (from Texans )— Houston Texans' record: 9-7 (.473)
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Pittsburgh Steelers —Record: 9-7 (.527)
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* Green Bay Packers — Record: 8-8 (.473)
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* Indianapolis Colts —Record: 9-7 (.480)
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* Los Angeles Rams — Record: 9-7 (.520)
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* Buffalo Bills — Record: 10-6 (.457)
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* Philadelphia Eagles — Record: 11-5 (.484)
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*Houston Texans (from Browns ) —Cleveland Browns' record: 11-5 (.539)
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# Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Record: 8-8 (.508)
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# Jacksonville Jaguars — Record: 9-7 (.543)
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# Kansas City Chiefs — Record: 10-6 (.496)
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# Miami Dolphins — Record: 11-5 (.434)
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# Dallas Cowboys — Record: 11-5 (.461)
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# Detroit Lions — Record: 11-5 (.484)
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# San Francisco 49ers — Record: 12-4 (.504)
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# Baltimore Ravens — Record: 13-3 (.543)
Teams without a first-round pick:Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 2024 NFL draft first-round order after Week 17: Bears have top pick
