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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are hanging on to the number one pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, at least this week. With the Tennessee Titans at number two, the Bucs are guaranteed the top pick as long as they lose to the New Orleans Saints next week.
With Oakland's win over the Buffalo Bills, the Raiders cannot earn the number one overall pick. And thanks to that win, the Bucs will pick no lower than second overall, even if they beat the New Orleans Saints next week. The same appears to be true for the Titans, who hold a four-game strength of schedule lead over the Jaguars -- I am not absolutely certain of this, however.
Both the Bucs and Titans desperately need a quarterback, but Tennessee is rumored to be going after Jay Cutler which would change things quite a bit. They could decide to auction off their top pick to the highest bidder if they think Cutler is the answer to their quarterback conundrum.
The race for the first overall pick will come down to week 17, when the Bucs face the New Orleans Saints with nothing left to play for and the Titans take on the Indianapolis Colts, who still can improve their playoff seed.
Last updated: Monday, 12/22/2014, 10:46 a.m.
| Pick | Team | Record | Strength of Schedule | |
| 1 | TB | 2 - 13 | 114 - 122 - 3 | 0.4833 |
| 2 | TEN | 2 - 13 | 118 - 120 - 1 | 0.4958 |
| 3 | JAX | 3 - 12 | 122 - 116 - 1 | 0.5126 |
| 4 | NYJ | 3 - 12 | 132 - 107 | 0.5523 |
| 5 | OAK | 3 - 12 | 137 - 101 | 0.5756 |
| 6 | WAS | 4 - 11 | 118 - 122 | 0.4917 |
| 7 | CHI | 5 - 10 | 125 - 114 - 1 | 0.5229 |
| 8 | ATL | 6 - 9 | 113 - 123 - 3 | 0.4791 |
| 9 | MIN | 6 - 9 | 115 - 124 - 1 | 0.4812 |
| 10 | NO | 6 - 9 | 114 - 122 - 3 | 0.4833 |
| 11 | NYG | 6 - 9 | 123 - 117 | 0.5125 |
| 12 | STL | 6 - 9 | 127 - 112 | 0.5314 |
| 13 | CLE | 7 - 8 | 110 - 125 - 3 | 0.4685 |
| 14 | SF | 7 - 8 | 128 - 111 | 0.5356 |
| 15 | HOU | 8 - 7 | 106 - 132 - 1 | 0.4456 |
| 16 | MIA | 8 - 7 | 122 - 117 | 0.5105 |
| 17 | KC | 8 - 7 | 124 - 114 | 0.521 |
| 18 | CLE via BUF | 8 - 7 | 125 - 114 | 0.523 |
| 19 | BAL | 9 - 6 | 112 - 123 - 3 | 0.4769 |
| 20 | PHI | 9 - 6 | 117 - 122 - 1 | 0.4896 |
| 21 | SD | 9 - 6 | 122 - 116 | 0.5126 |
| 22 | GB | 11 - 4 | 115 - 124 - 1 | 0.4812 |
| 23 | PIT | 10 - 5 | 104 - 131 - 3 | 0.4433 |
| 24 | ARI | 11 - 4 | 126 - 113 | 0.5272 |
| 25 | CAR | 6 - 8 - 1 | 116 - 122 - 1 | 0.4874 |
| 26 | IND | 10 - 5 | 114 - 123 - 1 | 0.4811 |
| 27 | CIN | 9 - 4 - 1 | 118 - 120 - 1 | 0.4958 |
| 28 | DAL | 11 - 4 | 107 - 133 | 0.4458 |
| 29 | DET | 11 - 4 | 112 - 127 - 1 | 0.4688 |
| 30 | DEN | 11 - 3 | 125 - 113 - 1 | 0.5251 |
| 31 | SEA | 11 - 4 | 126 - 112 - 1 | 0.5293 |
| 32 | NE | 12 - 3 | 121 - 116 - 1 | 0.5105 |