AFC Roster Reset: Conference hierarchy heading into 2024 NFL Draft
The AFC boasts the NFL's current dynasty (Kansas City Chiefs) and reigning MVP (Lamar Jackson). It houses the most recent recipients of Defensive Player of the Year (Myles Garrett), Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year (C.J. Stroud and Will Anderson Jr.) and Coach of the Year (Kevin Stefanski). It features a preponderance of the league's best young quarterbacks (Joe Burrow, Josh Allen, Justin Herbert, Tua Tagovailoa, Trevor Lawrence, etc.), as well as the most intriguing older quarterback coming off a season-ending injury (Aaron Rodgers). Oh, and one of its most iconic teams (Pittsburgh Steelers) has two of football's most enigmatic quarterbacks (Russell Wilson and Justin Fields).
The AFC is the dominant conference right now, in results and storylines. The 2024 NFL Draft might shift some things -- let's see who ends up with which of the highly regarded quarterbacks by the end of April -- but with significant roster resetting already complete, here's an early look at how the teams stack up.
Kansas City Chiefs
They've won three of the past five Super Bowls, with the most recent coming on the back of a stellar defense that held the season together while the offense was as inconsistent and vulnerable as it has been in the Patrick Mahomes era. The departure of cornerback L'Jarius Sneed hurts, but keeping defensive tackle Chris Jones was a huge win. Receiver Marquise Brown is the veteran deep threat Kansas City desperately needed, although adding another wide receiver in the draft seems likely. There are certainly questions -- including the legal status of emerging wideout Rashee Rice -- but the Chiefs are going for an unprecedented three-peat and nothing that's happened so far this offseason seems as daunting as
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