DRAFT
2026 BFL standingsBFL Draft applies to the assignment of NFL affiliates per season under BFL Rule, and the draft year references the season in which they will be used i.e. 2027 BFL Draft refers to the 2027 BFL season, although NFL affiliates maybe announced earlier in the previous year as and when NFL Playoffs teams are announced based on seeding.
Draft History up to and including the 2026 BFL Draft can be found below in alphabetical order of team and grayed out for seasons when the team was not active. Draft history is split into separate eras of six seasons including the current draft.
Details on the performance of the NFL affiliates per BFL team can be found on the BFL standings page following the BFL Draft.
Expansion teams
Under BFL Draft Rules, BFL Expansion teams will be assigned NFL affiliates that fall outside of the seeded teams against current teams, in alphabetical order by city/region, for their first season only before join the seeded group in their second season.
2027 BFL Draft
NFL affiliates will be announced in January 2027, last week of the NFL regular season or sooner as and when NFL Playoffs teams are announced.
2027 will be the final season in which the league operates as a 16-team league before moving to a 24-team league in 2028.
British Conference Teams
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United Conference Teams
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Draft History
From 2027, BFL Draft will assign NFL affiliates based on the previous NFL season’s playoff field as per BFL Draft Rules in seeded order which strengthens competitive balance and awards higher performing BFL teams with better performing NFL teams.
2027-2032 Draft History
British Conference Teams
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United Conference Teams
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Prior to 2027, the BFL Draft assigned NFL affiliates based on the previous NFL season’s playoff field as per BFL Draft Rules in alphabetical order of city/region.
2021-2026 Draft History
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2015-2020 Draft History
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NFL Affiliates STANDINGS
These are standings for all AFC & NFC Affiliates representing BFL teams since 2015.
New York Jets remain the only NFL team yet to be affiliated with a BFL team up to and including the 2026 BFL Season (12 seasons).
Both Atlanta Falcons (2017) and Indianapolis Colts (2019) have the longest NFL affiliation droughts.
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Kansas City Chiefs | 2025 | ||
| 8 | |
Buffalo Bills | 2026 | ||
| 8 | |
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS | 2026 | ||
| 6 | |
Baltimore Ravens | 2026 | ||
| 6 | |
PITTSBURGH STEELERS | 2026 | ||
| 5 | |
Houston Texans | 2026 | ||
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DENVER BRONCOS | 2026 | ||
| 4 | |
Cincinnati Bengals | 2025 | ||
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Los Angeles Chargers | 2026 | ||
| 3 | |
Jacksonville Jaguars | 2026 | ||
| 2 | |
Tennessee Titans | 2022 | ||
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Indianapolis Colts | 2019% | ||
| 2 | |
Cleveland Browns | 2024 | ||
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Las Vegas Raiders | 2022 | ||
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Miami Dolphins | 2024 | ||
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Seattle Seahawks | 2026 | ||
| 7 | |
Green Bay Packers | 2026 | ||
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Los Angeles Rams | 2026 | ||
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Dallas Cowboys | 2025 | ||
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Philadelphia Eagles | 2026 | ||
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2026 | ||
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San Francisco 49ers | 2026 | ||
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Minnesota Vikings | 2025 | ||
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New Orleans Saints | 2021 | ||
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Arizona Cardinals | 2022 | ||
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Chicago Bears | 2026 | ||
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Detroit Lions | 2025 | ||
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Carolina Panthers | 2026 | ||
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New York Giants | 2023 | ||
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Atlanta Falcons | 2017^ | ||
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Washington Commanders | 2025 | ||
NFL Affiliates LEGEND
A Appearances
RA Recent Appearance
* Most NFC appearances
** Overall most appearances
^ Overall longest affiliation drought
% Longest AFC affiliation drought