Post Draft Power Rankings (NFC)

** Tier One **

(1) Tampa Bay Buccaneers
(2) Chicago Bears

• Safe gap between these teams and the next tier, should be considered locks for the playoffs barring any major injuries

** Tier Two **

(3) Washington Commanders
(4) Seattle Seahawks
(5) Atlanta Falcons

• Not necessarily playoff locks, but these three should all be in the mix for their division title at the end of the regular season // though we should still expect more moves from all of them before the regular season starts

** Tier Three **

(6) Green Bay Packers
(7) Philadelphia Eagles
(8) San Francisco 49ers
(9) Dallas Cowboys
(10) Los Angeles Rams
(11) Arizona Cardinals

• The NFC's largest tier, the order of these six could be completely flipped in a month // no one is a playoff lock, but everyone should be in the playoff / wildcard race

** Tier Four **

(12) Carolina Panthers
(13) Detroit Lions

• Each team improved this offseason but still are not quite in playoff contention // they are firmly ahead of the bottom three teams, though, and should jump into the playoff conversation with a couple additional moves

** Tier Five **

(14) New York Giants

• They got closer, but the Giants are not quite bad enough yet to #BustForBijan // still have a lot of value to sell on the defensive side of the ball to bottom out in the NFC

** Tier Six **

(15) New Orleans Saints
(16) Minnesota Vikings

• The Saints just have so many holes & a couple of moves to fill those empty lineup spaces would immediately move them out of the bottom tiers
• Vikings are very young and solid / improved seasons by rookies / second year players will keep them out of the very bottom of the standings in 2022