A big nod to Sander Philipse of Bucs Nation for putting this together.
The Steelers are still in the thick of the AFC Playoff race, sitting a half-game behind Cincinnati for the sixth seed and a half game behind Cleveland for the division lead. It's all muddled at the top and bottom of the AFC North in that regard, but, the team is also currently selecting 19th in the upcoming NFL Draft.
That's little consolation, of course, and it really shows how thin the line is separating the playoff bound teams (Cleveland's half-game advantage stems from having played one less game along with the teams splitting two games against each other this year, and they're currently the fourth seed).
Pick | Team | Record | Strength of Schedule |
1 | OAK | 0 - 9 | 69 - 49 |
2 | JAX | 1 - 9 | 68 - 59 - 1 |
3 | TB | 1 - 8 | 62 - 63 - 3 |
4 | NYJ | 2 - 8 | 56 - 53 |
5 | TEN | 2 - 7 | 63 - 67 - 1 |
6 | CHI | 3 - 6 | 58 - 60 - 1 |
7 | WSH | 3 - 6 | 67 - 69 |
8 | ATL | 3 - 6 | 59 - 57 - 3 |
9 | NYG | 3 - 6 | 71 - 56 |
10 | STL | 3 - 6 | 60 - 39 |
11 | CAR | 3 - 5 - 1 | 60 - 57 - 1 |
12 | HOU | 4 - 5 | 62 - 76 - 1 |
13 | MIN | 4 - 5 | 54 - 54 - 1 |
14 | NO | 4 - 5 | 68 - 67 - 3 |
15 | MIA | 5 - 4 | 66 - 73 |
16 | SD | 5 - 4 | 63 - 66 |
17 | CLE via BUF | 5 - 4 | 69 - 68 |
18 | SF | 5 - 4 | 71 - 55 |
19 | PIT | 6 - 4 | 66 - 79 - 3 |
20 | BAL | 6 - 4 | 63 - 63 - 3 |
21 | CIN | 5 - 3 - 1 | 62 - 59 - 1 |
22 | CLE | 6 - 3 | 63 - 83 - 3 |
23 | IND | 6 - 3 | 67 - 71 - 1 |
24 | KC | 6 - 3 | 63 - 65 |
25 | GB | 6 - 3 | 65 - 60 - 1 |
26 | SEA | 6 - 3 | 59 - 48 - 1 |
27 | DAL | 7 - 3 | 60 - 65 |
28 | PHI | 6 - 2 | 53 - 57 - 1 |
29 | DET | 7 - 2 | 54 - 72 - 1 |
30 | NE | 7 - 2 | 56 - 62 - 1 |
31 | DEN | 7 - 2 | 56 - 61 - 1 |
32 | ARI | 8 - 1 | 67 - 59 |