With the 2023 NFL Draft mere weeks away, all 32 teams are looking forward to another opportunity to add talented players to their team. Of course, different teams have different goals when it comes to the draft, but it’s surely more important that some get things right than it is for others, whether due to where they are slated to pick or what their team situation is.
On Monday, my colleague Jordan Dajani took a look at five NFC teams that need to get this year’s draft right. In the space below, I’ll dig into the AFC.
Not only do the Texans own the No. 2 overall pick in the draft, they are currently scheduled to make a league-high 12 picks, including two in the top half of the first round, five of the top 73 selections, and Mr. Irrelevant. There’s the potential for this to be a franchise-changing class, and the process begins with nailing that No. 2 pick, which it is widely assumed will be used on the team’s quarterback of the future. The most likely candidates seem to be Bryce Young and C.J. Stroud, but whoever it is will thankfully be dropped into a somewhat friendlier offensive environment than the one Davis Mills operated in the past two seasons, thanks both to Houston’s bevy of picks and its offseason signings that focused on solid, dependable veterans who will be in the right place at the right time and raise the floor of the offense. They can use the draft to raise the team’s ceiling in the future.
Much like their division rivals, the Colts are widely assumed to be looking for their quarterback of the future in this class. Will they be able to stick at No. 4 to get him, or will they have to give up something of value to the Arizona Cardinals to make sure another team doesn’t jump them for the No. 3 overall pick? That’s a big tipping point in this year’s draft. But the Colts have also underratedly had a bit of a swoon in their player-acquisition choices over the past few years. The roster is not of the same quality as it was a few years ago, when it seemed like this team was just a quarterback away from being a perennial contender. There’s a need to restock the cupboard, and that process has to begin with this draft class. (That task is also made more difficult if the Colts do end up having to make the move up from No. 4 on the board to No. 3.)
We’re not purposely going with the AFC South theme here, but with the Titans picking just outside the top 10 and…
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