FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NFL-79 12/29/98
CLEVELAND HOLDS FIRST PICK IN 1999 DRAFT;
PHILADELPHIA & CINCINNATI CHOOSE NEXT
The Cleveland Browns will make the first choice of the 1999 National Football League Draft next April 17-18 in New York. The order of the ’99 Draft was announced today by the NFL.
The Browns’ choice will be followed by the Philadelphia Eagles picking second and the Cincinnati Bengals 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 31st and the runner-up 30th.
1999 NFL DRAFT FIRST-ROUND ORDER
W-L |
Opponents’ Record |
Pct. |
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| 1. Cleveland | Expansion Team |
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| 2. Philadelphia | 3-13 |
134-122 |
.523 |
|
| 3. Cincinnati | 3-13 |
138-118 |
.539 |
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| 4. Indianapolis | 3-13 |
140-116 |
.547 |
|
| 5. Carolina (a) | 4-12 |
142-114 |
.555 |
|
| 6. St. Louis | 4-12 |
144-112 |
.563 |
|
| 7. Chicago | 4-12 |
147-109 |
.574 |
|
| 8. San Diego (b) | 5-11 |
127-129 |
.496 |
|
| 9. Detroit | 5-11 |
141-115 |
.551 |
|
| 10. Baltimore | 6-10 |
121-135 |
.473 |
|
| 11. Washington | 6-10 |
134-122 |
.523 |
|
| 12. New Orleans | 6-10 |
142-114 |
.555 |
|
| 13. Pittsburgh | 7- 9 |
118-138 |
.461 |
|
| 14. Kansas City | 7- 9 |
139-117 |
.543 |
|
| 15. Tampa Bay | 8- 8 |
123-133 |
.480 |
|
| 16. Tennessee # | 8- 8 |
126-130 |
.492 |
|
| 17. Seattle | 8- 8 |
126-130 |
.492 |
|
| 18. Oakland | 8- 8 |
130-126 |
.508 |
|
| 19. New York Giants | 8- 8 |
135-121 |
.527 |
|
| 20. Arizona * | 9- 7 |
101-155 |
.395 |
|
| 21. New England * | 9- 7 |
142-114 |
.555 |
|
| 22. Dallas * | 10- 6 |
118-138 |
.461 |
|
| 23. Buffalo * | 10- 6 |
121-135 |
.473 |
|
| 24. Miami * | 10- 6 |
136-120 |
.531 |
|
| 25. Green Bay * | 11- 5 |
115-141 |
.449 |
|
| 26. Jacksonville * | 11- 5 |
121-135 |
.473 |
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| 27. San Francisco * | 12- 4 |
120-136 |
.469 |
|
| 28. New York Jets (c) * | 12- 4 |
127-129 |
.496 |
|
| 29. Atlanta * | 14- 2 |
106-150 |
.414 |
|
| 30. Denver * | 14- 2 |
116-140 |
.453 |
|
| 31. Minnesota * | 15- 1 |
110-146 |
.430 |
|
# Lost conference tiebreaker to Seattle on head-to-head record
* Subject to playoffs
(a) To Washington; (b) To Arizona; (c) To New England