The NFL waiver wire order after roster cuts

The next stage of building NFL rosters after Tuesday’s cutdown deadline to get to 53 players is the waiver wire. Between Tuesday’s 4 p.m. ET cuts and Wednesday at noon ET, players can place waiver claims for non-vested veterans who were cut.

Teams are awarded the players they claim provided a team with a higher priority in the waiver order does not also claim him.

The waiver claim order is based on the 2024 NFL draft order, which means the Arizona Cardinals are on the list. They are fourth in waiver priority.

Only the Carolina Panthers, Washington Commanders and New England Patriots have higher priority.

What is the full waiver wire order?

It is below:

1. Carolina Panthers
2. Washington Commanders
3. New England Patriots
4. Arizona Cardinals
5. Los Angeles Chargers
6. New York Giants
7. Tennessee Titans
8. Atlanta Falcons
9. Chicago Bears
10. New York Jets
11. Minnesota Vikings
12. Denver Broncos
13. Las Vegas Raiders
14. New Orleans Saints
15. Indianapolis Colts
16. Seattle Seahawks
17. Jacksonville Jaguars
18. Cincinnati Bengals
19. Los Angeles Rams
20. Pittsburgh Steelers
21. Miami Dolphins
22. Philadelphia Eagles
23. Cleveland Browns
24. Dallas Cowboys
25. Green Bay Packers
26. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
27. Houston Texans
28. Buffalo Bills
29. Detroit Lions
30. Baltimore Ravens
31. San Francisco 49ers
32. Kansas City Chiefs

This will be the order up through the first month of the season, after which it will be based on current 2024 regular-season record.

The Cardinals were awarded six players via waiver claims immediately after final cuts — OL Carter O’Donnell, OL Keith Ismael, OL Tystan Colon, OL Ilm Manning, CB Starling Thomas V, TE Elijah Higgins.

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