Silver Minings: Week 15 updated NFL Draft order, Giants putting up fight for No. 1 pick

What pick do the Raiders have heading into tonight’s game?

While the Las Vegas Raiders take on the Atlanta Falcons on Monday Night Football tonight and haven’t played yet in Week 15, let’s take a look at where the Raiders stand in the 2025 NFL Draft order heading into the game.

Top 10 Picks

Order below is via Tankathon.com

1. New York Giants 2-12
2. Las Vegas Raiders 2-11*
3. New England Patriots 3-11
4. Jacksonville Jaguars 3-11
5. Carolina Panthers 3-11
6. Tennessee Titans 3-11
7. Cleveland Browns 3-11
8. New York Jets 4-10
9. Chicago Bears 4-9**
10. New Orleans Saints 5-9

*Raiders play the Falcons tonight on ESPN at 5:30 p.m. PST

**Bears play the Vikings tonight on ABC at 5:00 p.m. PST

If Las Vegas loses tonight, it will overtake New York for the No. 1 pick based on the current strength of schedule; .536 to .549. However, the Giants are the favorites to get the top selection, according to ESPN’s analytics/Jordan Raanan.

That’s likely because the Raiders are favored to beat the Jaguars next week, then play the Saints who might not have Derek Carr, and finish the season with the Los Angeles Chargers who might not have anything to play for. Meanwhile, the Giants play the Falcons, Indianapolis Colts and Philadelphia Eagles and could start Tim Boyle at quarterback due to Drew Lock’s and Tommy DeVito’s injuries.

In Other Raiders’ Links:

• Expect plenty of Brock Bowers targets: “He’s now becoming, obviously a key factor for us, but also a key factor for teams to stop,” Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce said on speaking with his interim offensive coordinator on Bowers, via Silver and Black Pride’s Ray Aspuria. “And we are never going into a game not thinking about throwing to Brock, let’s put that out there first and foremost.”
• Las Vegas favorites: the Raiders are favored by 1.5 points against the Jaguars next weekend, the first time the Raiders have been favorites since September, according to our friends at FanDuel.
• Scott Turner favorite to be North Carolina’s OC: Turner could be joining Bill Belichick at UNC next season, according to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport.
• Christian Bale to play Al Davis: Bale will be joining Nicolas Cage, who is playing John Madden, in an upcoming movie about the legendary coach and football icon, per Jeff Sneider.