Houston Texans' AFC South Ranked Low Among NFL Divisions
As we inch closer and closer to the start of the 2023 NFL season, we can begin evaluating not just team rosters but also the strength of divisions within the league.
Pro Football Focus ranked all eight divisions in the NFL from best to worst, and after an extremely lackluster season from the majority of the AFC South last year where it was notably the least successful, PFF doesn't think that will be the case next year.
7. AFC SOUTH
"Trevor Lawrence‘s emergence in 2022 has elevated the Jacksonville Jaguars‘ ceiling. His 85.0 PFF passing grade from Week 9 through the playoffs was the third-best mark in football, trailing only Joe Burrow and Patrick Mahomes. If he can repeat that level of play for a full season in 2023, the team will feel confident about competing with anyone in the conference.
"The other South teams appear to be looking more to the future, with three quarterbacks selected in the top 33 picks in the 2023 NFL Draft in C.J. Stroud for the Houston Texans, Anthony Richardson for the Indianapolis Colts and Will Levis for the Tennessee Titans. Of those three, the Titans will feel the closest to contending for a playoff spot in 2023. But the reality for all three teams is that a successful season would be learning what they have in their young signal-callers."
Fans of the Texans, Colts, and Titans are no doubt looking for improvement from last year with the addition of brand new quarterbacks, and that could elevate the division as a whole as the season rolls on.
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