Canal Street Chronicles
A final power rating of the positional series.
Throughout the past few weeks, Caleb Yaccarino and I have compiled a group of articles dedicated to listing the NFL’s divisions by how strong they appear at each position on the gridiron heading into the 2025 regular season. If you’ve been following along, you’d know that we have reached the end of our series. However, we are now going to finalize our rankings of who we believe to be the strongest and weakest in the league while summarizing areas where teams excel or where they fall short.
Teams were ranked 1-8 at 11 different positions by the strength of that particular unit, with 1 being strongest and 8 being weakest.
The NFC North is undeniably the strongest division in professional football right now. They secured the top ranking in four of 11 categories. The major weak spot for this division is the kicking situation. The only kicker in the division to convert more than 90% of his field goal attempts in 2024 was Brandon McManus of Green Bay. However, he also did so on the fourth fewest made FGs with 20.
High marks at the quarterback and wide receiver spots offensively, along with the front seven defensively, were enough to give the NFC East our second-place ranking. The division’s worst rating was seventh at the cornerback position. Two of the four teams made the NFC Championship a season ago so more success will be on the way in 2025.
QB and K are the two bright spots for the AFC West ahead of 2025, while skill positions at wide receiver and running back leaves a lot to be desired. Your gunslinger is a vital part of the offense, but they can’t catch and run on every play too. Still, the talent is enough to be a top three division.
Rounding out the top half of the NFL’s divisions is the AFC North. Stout defensive play makes up for below average run games as well as struggles with special teams. Offensive line being ranked last in the league does not help their case, but the division...
