After much frustration from Saints fans, the Saints actually improved their draft stock with the Week 17 loss to division rival Atlanta. In fact, they improved by one pick from last year by picking 11th.
The order of the top 20 has been determined and the lowly Cleveland Browns have ended up at the top of the heap after ending up at 1-15 after an overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Below is the order of the NFL draft through number twenty.
| Draft Order | W | L | T | |
| 1 | Cleveland | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| 2 | San Francisco | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | Chicago | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| 4 | Jacksonville | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| 5 | Tennessee (by way of Los Angeles) | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| 6 | New York Jets | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| 7 | San Diego | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| 8 | Carolina | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| 10 | Buffalo | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| 11 | New Orleans | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| 12 | Cleveland (by way of Philadelphia) | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| 13 | Arizona | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| 14 | ** Indianapolis | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | ** Philadelphia (by way of Minnesota) | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 16 | Baltimore | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 17 | Washington | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 18 | Tennessee | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 19 | Tampa Bay | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 20 | Denver | 9 | 7 | 0 |
**Coin Flip
-Clint Domingue