NFL Draft Rule Changes
NFL Draft Rule Changes The NFL owners concluded their annual meetings from Dana Point, California on Wednesday by voting 32-0 to alter the draft order of picks numbers 21 through 30 based on the teams' performance in the playoffs.

Under the new draft order rules that take effect for the 2010 NFL Draft, the order of teams not in the playoffs has not changed. Their order is still based on overall record from the previous season. The team with the worst record will still receive the number 1 draft pick.

As for the rest, there will be a reseeding based on how far the teams go in the playoffs. For example, the losers of the wild-card games will be seeded 21st through 24th
based on their records.

Teams eliminated in the divisional rounds will be seeded 25th through 28th. Teams that lose in the conference championship games will be seeded 29th and 30th.

The Super Bowl losing team will be seeded 31st. The Super Bowl winner will receive the final pick in the first round of the draft.

The league's competition committee recommended the change on the heals of watching the San Diego Charges win their division and a playoff game after going .500 in the regular season. Under the current rule the 8-8 Chargers will be picking ahead of teams that didn't make the post-season as well as the Indianapolis Colts, the team the Chargers beat in the Wild-Card round.