The NFL has officially announced the 2011 draft order, with the Carolina Panthers on the clock and the Broncos, Bills and Bengals coming up next.
Only the order for the first 20 picks can be determined until the playoffs. The Super Bowl winner picks 32nd and the Super Bowl loser picks 31st. The losers of the conference championship games will choose 29th and 30th and the teams that lose in the divisional playoffs will pick 25th through 29th.
The first round of the draft takes place Thursday, April 28. The second and third rounds are Friday, April 29 and Rounds 4-7 are Saturday, April 30.
The draft order is below.
1. Carolina Panthers
2. Denver Broncos
3. Buffalo Bills
4. Cincinnati Bengals
5. Arizona Cardinals
6. Cleveland Browns
7. San Francisco 49ers
8. Tennessee Titans
9. Dallas Cowboys
10. Washington Redskins
11. Houston Texans
12. Minnesota Vikings
13. Detroit Lions
14. St. Louis Rams
15. Miami Dolphins
16. Jacksonville Jaguars
17. Oakland Raiders
18. San Diego Chargers
19. New York Giants
20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
21. Seattle Seahawks*
22. Kansas City Chiefs*
23. Indianapolis Colts*
24. Philadelphia Eagles*
25. Green Bay Packers*
26. New Orleans Saints*
27. Chicago Bears*
28. New York Jets*
29. Baltimore Ravens*
30. Pittsburgh Steelers*
31. Atlanta Falcons*
32. New England Patriots*
*- Subject to Playoffs