Teams that did not make the playoffs are ordered by their regular-season record with any remaining ties broken by strength of schedule.
Playoff participants are sequenced after non-playoff teams, based on their round of elimination (wild card, division, conference, and Super Bowl).
[5] Before 1966, the American Football League (AFL) operated in direct competition with the NFL and held a separate draft.
As part of the merger agreement on June 8, 1966, the two leagues would hold a multiple round "common draft".
[2][3][6] Notably, this list does not include undrafted Tulane players that have played for the NFL (such as Rob Kelley or Cairo Santos).