FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NFL-6 2/20/98
UPDATED 1998 NFL DRAFT ORDER
Following is the updated order of the first round of the NFL Draft, reflecting the February 13 trade between Buffalo and Jacksonville. The NFL Draft will be held on April 18-19 in New York.
1998 NFL DRAFT FIRST-ROUND ORDER
| 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. Jacksonville (from Buffalo) | 11-5 | 127-124-5 | .506 |
| 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. Detroit | 9-7 | 130-124-2 | .512 |
| 21. Minnesota | 9-7 | 130-125-1 | .510 |
| 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. Jacksonville | 11-5 | 127-124-5 | .506 |
| 26. Pittsburgh | 11-5 | 126-126-4 | .500 |
| 27. Kansas City | 13-3 | 124-132 | .484 |
| 28. San Francisco | 13-3 | 118-137-1 | .463 |
| 29. Green Bay | 13-3 | 116-139-1 | .455 |
| 30. Denver | 12-4 | 124-132 | .484 |
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 is based on their advancement in the playoffs, but they do not drop out of their tied segment unless they participate in the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl champion selects 30th and the runner-up 29th.