With the Tampa Bay Buccaneers eliminated from playoff contention and the report of their head coach Dirk Koetter coming back for another season, many eyes for Bucs fans have looked past the final game against the New Orleans Saints and on to the 2018 NFL Draft.
With one game left, the Bucs currently sit at No. 5 in the draft selection order. With a varying set of circumstances, the Bucs can finish as low as No. 4 or as high as No 9.
The tiebreakers for the draft order after overall record goes as follows (in order)
- Strength of schedule
- Division tiebreakers
- Conference tiebreakers
- Coin flip
Here are how things stand before kickoff of the 4:25 p.m. games.
| PICK | TEAM | RECORD | WIN% | GB | SOS | STREAK | |||||
| 1 |
Cleveland
|
0-15 | .000 | — | .517 | Lost 15 | |||||
| 2 |
NY Giants
|
2-13 | .133 | 2.0 | .533 | Lost 5 | |||||
| 3 |
Indianapolis
|
3-12 | .200 | 3.0 | .483 | Lost 6 | |||||
| 4 |
Cleveland (via Houston)
|
4-11 | .267 | 4.0 | .508 | Lost 5 | |||||
| 5 |
Tampa Bay
|
4-11 | .267 | 4.0 | .558 | Lost 5 | |||||
| 6 |
Denver
|
5-10 | .333 | 5.0 | .483 | Lost 1 | |||||
| 7 |
NY Jets
|
5-10 | .333 | 5.0 | .521 | Lost 3 | |||||
| 8 |
San Francisco
|
5-10 | .333 | 5.0 | .521 | Won 4 | |||||
| 9 |
Chicago
|
5-10 | .333 | 5.0 | .558 | Won 1 | |||||
| 10 |
Cincinnati
|
6-9 | .400 | 6.0 | .467 | Won 1 | |||||
| 11 |
Oakland
|
6-9 | .400 | 6.0 | .508 | Lost 3 | |||||
| 12 |
Miami
|
6-9 | .400 | 6.0 | .542 | Lost 2 | |||||
| 13 |
Arizona
|
7-8 | .467 | 7.0 | .488 | Won 1 | |||||
| 14 |
Washington
|
7-8 | .467 | 7.0 | .538 | Won 2 | |||||
| 15 |
Green Bay
|
7-8 | .467 | 7.0 | .538 | Lost 2 | |||||
| 16 |
LA Chargers
|
8-7 | .533 | 8.0 | .462 | Won 1 | |||||
| 17 |
Buffalo
|
8-7 | .533 | 8.0 | .492 | Lost 1 | |||||
| 18 |
Detroit
|
8-7 | .533 | 8.0 | .496 | Lost 1 | |||||
| 19 |
Dallas
|
8-7 | .533 | 8.0 | .500 | Lost 1 | |||||
| 20 |
Seattle
|
9-6 | .600 | 9.0 | .488 | Won 1 | |||||
Trevor Sikkema is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat reporter and NFL Draft analyst for PewterReport.com. Sikkema, an alumnus of the University of Florida, has covered both college and professional football for much of his career. As a native of the Sunshine State, when he's not buried in social media, Sikkema can be found out and active, attempting to be the best athlete he never was. Sikkema can be reached at: [email protected]
