diff --git a/app/routes/api/draft.force-manual-pick.ts b/app/routes/api/draft.force-manual-pick.ts
index 6350d8d..c0d672b 100644
--- a/app/routes/api/draft.force-manual-pick.ts
+++ b/app/routes/api/draft.force-manual-pick.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import { logCommissionerAction } from "~/models/audit-log";
 import { getSocketIO, scheduleDraftRoomClosure } from "../../../server/socket";
 import { logger } from "~/lib/logger";
 import { runBracktHarvilleForFantasySeason } from "~/services/brackt.server";
+import { enqueuePickNotification } from "~/services/discord";
+import { notifyPickMadeOnDiscord } from "~/services/draft-discord.server";
 import type { ActionFunctionArgs } from "react-router";
 
 export async function action(args: ActionFunctionArgs) {
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ export async function action(args: ActionFunctionArgs) {
   });
 
   const totalTeams = draftSlots.length;
-  const { round: currentRound, pickInRound } = calculatePickInfo(pickNumber, totalTeams);
+  const { round: currentRound, pickInRound, rawPickInRound } = calculatePickInfo(pickNumber, totalTeams);
 
   // Validate that the submitted teamId is actually the team whose turn it is at pickNumber
   const expectedDraftSlot = draftSlots.find((slot) => slot.draftOrder === pickInRound);
@@ -264,6 +266,27 @@ export async function action(args: ActionFunctionArgs) {
 
   const pickedTeam = draftSlots.find((slot) => slot.team.id === teamId)?.team;
 
+  // Announce on Discord before triggering the chain so pick-number order is preserved
+  if (pickedTeam) {
+    enqueuePickNotification(season.leagueId, () =>
+      notifyPickMadeOnDiscord({
+        seasonId,
+        leagueId: season.leagueId,
+        pickedTeamName: pickedTeam.name,
+        participantName: participant.name,
+        sportName: participant.sportsSeason.sport.name,
+        pickNumber,
+        nextPickNumber,
+        round: currentRound,
+        rawPickInRound,
+        isDraftComplete,
+        totalTeams,
+        draftSlots: draftSlots.map((s) => ({ teamId: s.teamId, draftOrder: s.draftOrder })),
+        db,
+      }).catch((err) => logger.error("Discord pick announcement failed:", err))
+    );
+  }
+
   await logCommissionerAction({
     seasonId,
     leagueId: season.leagueId,