The start of the 2022 NFL regular season is less than a month away.
When analyzing NFL rosters, it's important to remember that it's all relative. It's easy to say a team is in "good shape" or "loaded" at a particular position, but the fact is, each unit is only as good as it is relative to the league's other 31 teams.
That might seem like common sense, but you'd be surprised what you can learn and how your opinions are adjusted by actually sitting down and objectively grading and/or ranking each positional unit of all 32 teams. This is a project I've done (and kept updated) each of the past several offseasons, which has led to many interesting revelations, including the breakouts of championship teams such as the 2017 Eagles and 2020 Buccaneers and the big improvements for the 2016 Raiders, 2017 Chargers, 2017 Jaguars and 2018 Browns.
Here are position-by-position unit rankings for all 32 teams covering the 10 key offensive and defensive positions. At the end, an overall ranking is shown, which is a weighted consensus based on positional importance. For example, being elite at quarterback is obviously more important than being elite at running back. Also included for each position is a brief outlook on the best and shakiest units, as well as one intriguing unit worth keeping a close eye on. Note that these are 2022 rankings, not long-term outlooks.
Let's start with the quarterbacks.
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QB | RB | WR | TE | OL
DT | EDGE | LB | CB | SAFE
Overall outlook
