NFL 2016 Draft Order: Raiders drop out of top half of first round

Last week the Raiders' draft range was still wide open. They had just lost to the Packers which made a top five pick still a possibility had they lost out and other teams won. This week they took down the Chargers which has now placed them outside the top half of the first round.

Here it how the top of the draft order currently stacks up with one week remaining:

1. Tennessee Titans: 3-12 (.492 strength of schedule) 
2. Cleveland Browns: 3-12 (.536 SOS) 
3. San Diego Chargers: 4-11 (.523 SOS) 
4. Dallas Cowboys: 4-11 (.529 SOS) 
5. San Francisco 49ers: 4-11 (.552 SOS) 
6. Jacksonville Jaguars: 5-10 (.471 SOS) 
7. Miami Dolphins: 5-10 (.475 SOS) 
8. Baltimore Ravens: 5-10 (.506 SOS) 
9. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 6-9 (.483 SOS) 
10. New York Giants: 6-9 (.492 SOS) 
11. New Orleans Saints: 6-9 (.508 SOS) 
12. Philadelphia Eagles: 6-9 (.513 SOS) 
13. Detroit Lions: 6-9 (.536 SOS) 
14. Chicago Bears: 6-9 (.544 SOS) 
15. Indianapolis Colts: 7-8 (.498 SOS) 
16. Buffalo Bills: 7-8 (.510 SOS) 
17. Oakland Raiders: 7-8 (.511 SOS) 
18. St. Louis Rams: 7-8 (.527 SOS) 
19. Atlanta Falcons: 8-7 (.471 SOS) 
20. Pittsburgh Steelers: 9-6 (.511 SOS)

See the entire draft order here.

The range the Raiders sit now is anywhere from 12 to 19, making the top ten no longer possibility regardless of what happens in the final week of the season.

The Raiders face the Chiefs in Kansas City in the season finale. The Chiefs punched their ticket to the playoffs last week with their 9th straight win. Among those nine wins was a win over the Raiders in week 13.

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