2023 Pre-Draft Power Ranks

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AFC WEST

Denver
QB: 9 (T.Lawrence put up 24 ppg and could be even better this season)
RB: 6.5 (Etienne burst onto the scene last season and will be a force. Allgeier came on late in the season and ended up with over 1k yds rushing. There is a lot of young depth as well)
WR: 4.5 (Drake London should be in line for a big season. Gabe Davis is a big play threat who had 9 drops LY. There doesn't appear to be much else)
TE: 4 (Kmet developed a nice chemistry with Fields. A.Hooper is a nice TE2. N.Gray and J.Fortson are both capable of double digit performances)
DEF: 9 (A lot of good young talent here. Really they just need another DE to step up)
Capital: 6 (Pick 1.19 and $22m should be enough to fill some holes. This is a GM that knows how to develop depth)
TOTAL: 39

Kansas City
QB: 10 (Mahomes is QB1 in the entire league)
RB: 6 (Ekeler is a sure thing. Fingers crossed K.Hunt lands a gig. Chiefs in big need of RB depth)
WR: 10 (Sheesh. T.Hill, Amon-Ra and C.Kirk are a great trio. H.Renfrow adds nice depth)
TE: 1 (Not sold on Albert O)
DEF: 5 (Could really use a bounce back year from Shaq Leonard. Plenty of serviceable talent but few studs and zero depth)
Capital: 2 (No picks and $5m in cap space. Sooner is going to have to get creative)
TOTAL: 34

LA Chargers
QB: 4 (Falcons swear they are going with Ridder. Not sure I'm buying it)
RB: 6.5 (Pacheco is a hard runner and James Cook finished strong. Gainwell gets touches in Philly. Eagles have been talking up Trey Sermon too)
WR: 7 (Olave and M.Pittman are good young options. High hopes for T.Patrick coming off injury. C.Davis is at least a flex option)
TE: 2 (Not sure how the Gesicki signing affects H.Henry but I'm worried)
DEF: 6 (Chubb, M.Sweat and Thibodeaux are all capable of big seasons. R.Jenkins had a big year for the Jags. But also some holes to fill)
Capital: 6.5 (Pick 1.12 and $26m in cap with a GM who has a proven track record)
TOTAL: 32

Oakland
QB: 7 (D.Carr is a starter who has a solid track record. But coming off a down year the question is whether it's reversible)
RB: 8 (A lot of risk here with Saquon and Dalvin both having injury histories. Does Fournette find a spot to land?)
WR: 6.5 (Davante is a sure thing. DPJ should hold down another starting spot. But after that it's rough and OAK is relying on kick returners)
TE: 5 (Kelce is the pinnacle and Gesicki is overkill)
DEF: 5 (This is a studs and duds lineup at this point. They have nothing on DL at this point)
Capital: 3.5 ($9m in cap and picked up a late 1st. Bama will need to be creative)
TOTAL: 35

Seattle
QB: 8 (Cousins gets it done as a fantasy QB and Mac Jones is excellent depth)
RB: 1 (Matt Breida or Ronald Jones is the top option here. Eww.)
WR: 1 (This definitely has the look of a team that liquidated all their assets)
TE: 1 (Again just not a lot here)
DEF: 4.5 (Overall a weak group outside of some bangers at safety)
Capital: 7 (Pick 1.7 and $20m in cap. 10 addl picks in Rd 2 thru 4. GM is a good pilot but a long way to go here)
TOTAL: 22.5

Outlook
DEN 39
OAK 35
KC 34
LAC 32
SEA 22.5