1998 Draft Order

INDIANAPOLIS HOLDS FIRST PICK IN 1998 DRAFT;
ARIZONA & SAN DIEGO CHOOSE NEXT

The Indianapolis Colts will make the first choice in the 1998 National Football League Draft next April 18-19 in New York, the NFL announced today.

The Colts’ choice will be followed by the Arizona Cardinals picking second and the San Diego Chargers 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 30th and the runner-up 29th.

	W-L	Opponents’ Record	Pct.

1. Indianapolis	3-13	139-117	.543

2. Arizona	4-12	124-125-7	.498
3. San Diego	4-12	133-122-1	.521
4. Oakland	4-12	136-120	.531
5. Chicago	4-12	141-114-1	.553

6. St. Louis	5-11	138-116-2	.543

7. New Orleans	6-10	120-135-1	.471
8. Dallas	6-10	130-120-6	.520
9. Buffalo	6-10	141-115	.551

10. Baltimore	6-9-1	132-121-3	.521
11. Philadelphia	6-9-1	133-118-5	.529

12. Atlanta	7-9	119-136-1	.467
13. Cincinnati	7-9	126-126-4	.500
14. Carolina	7-9	131-124-1	.514

15. Seattle	8-8	123-132-1	.482
16. Tennessee	8-8	125-127-4	.496

17. Washington	8-7-1	113-138-5	.451

18. New York Jets	9-7	113-142-1	.443
19. Miami *	9-7	123-132-1	.482
20. Minnesota *	9-7	130-125-1	.510
21. Detroit *	9-7	130-124-2	.512

22. New England *	10-6	128-128	.500
23. Tampa Bay *	10-6	135-120-1	.529

24. New York Giants *	10-5-1	110-141-5	.439

25. Pittsburgh *	11-5	126-126-4	.500
26. Jacksonville *	11-5	127-124-5	.506

27. Denver *	12-4	124-132	.484

28. Green Bay *	13-3	116-139-1	.455
29. San Francisco *	13-3	118-137-1	.463
30. Kansas City *	13-3	124-132	.484