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Marcus Davenport Jersey heading into the draft?There are a whole lot of "team needs" lists floating around this time of year, but we wanted to figure out how serious those needs are compared to the rest of the league. To do that, we recently asked the Eye on Football staffers (myself, Will Brinson, Ryan Wilson, John Breech, and Sean Wagner-McGough) to rank each of the league's 32 teams in the following position groups: quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and tight ends, offensive line, defensive line, linebackers, and defensive backs. By averaging out the rankings from all five voters, we arrived at consensus position rankings for every team to help us zero in on which areas teams should addre s in next week's NFL Draft.A few things to note before we get started:Backups were taken into heavy consideration for the quarterback and running back rankings. It is a ranking of merely starting quarterbacks and running backs.Who teams are expected to pick in the draft was not taken into consideration. The Rams and Eagles don't get credit for having or .Yes, the reason your favorite team is ranked so low in insert position group here is because we are all personally biased against them. (Just kidding.)QuarterbackQuarterback RankingsRANKTEAMPLAYERSEOF AVERAGE1 1.22 3.43 4.24 4.85 5.26 5.87 7.48 8.09 8.410 10.811 12.812 13.013 14.414 16.815 16.816 17.017 17.618 17.619 17.820 19.221 19.222 19.223 21.224 22.025 24.226 25.227 27.628 27.829 28.430 30.031 30.232 30.8Some notes:The Rams and Eagles, two of the bottom seven here, are expected to take Goff and Wentz at 1-2, in some order.The Browns, who are the second-neediest team on our list, traded out of the
Taysom Hill Jersey second pick in the draft. Symmetry!The Texans made a big splash by signing Brock Osweiler away from the Broncos in free agency, but still wound up 28th in these rankings.The Cowboys had four top-10 votes but were pushed down to No. 13 overall because their fifth vote was a No. 30 ranking.Four voters had the Patriots and Packers 1-2 in their rankings. The fifth voter had Cardinals-Patriots 1-2, with the Packers down at No. 9.Running backsRunning Back RankingsRANKTEAMPLAYERSEOF AVERAGE1Pittsburgh Steelers 1.22Los Angeles Rams 2.83Minnesota Vikings 3.24Cincinnati Bengals 5.25Kansas City Chiefs 5.46Seattle Seahawks 7.47Buffalo Bills 7.68Arizona Cardinals 7.89Carolina Panthers 9.010Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9.811Green Bay Packers 9.812Atlanta Falcons 13.613New England Patriots 14.414Houston Texans 17.015Dallas Cowboys 17.416Philadelphia Eagles 17.817Denver Broncos 18.618Oakland Raiders 18.819New Orleans Saints 19.220New York Jets 19.421Chicago BearsJeremy Langford 20.422Tenne see Titans 20.423San Francisco 49ers 21.824Jacksonville Jaguars 22.225Baltimore Ravens 22.226New York Giants 23.227Detroit Lions 24.828Cleveland Browns 26.629Miami Dolphins 28.030Indianapolis Colts 28.831Washington 29.432San Diego Chargers 30.0Some notes:The Steelers received four of five No. 1 votes; the other went to the Vikings.The Steelers, Rams, Vikings, Bengals, Chiefs and Bills got top-10 rankings from everyone.San Diego had the lowest average despite not being voted No. 32 by any voter.The Bears were ranked as high as No. 7 and as low as No. 28, while the Patriots were ranked as high as No. 8 and as low as No. 25.Despite trading DeMarco Murray to the Titans, the Eagles finished up
Morten Andersen Jersey with a ranking 2.6 spots better, on average.Wide receivers and tight endsWR/TE RankingsRANKTEAMEOF AVERAGE1Pittsburgh Steelers2.02Arizona Cardinals2.23New England Patriots2.84New York Jets5.45San Diego Chargers6.06Seattle Seahawks6.57Green Bay Packers10.88Cincinnati Bengals10.89New York Giants12.010Washington12.311Carolina Panthers12.412Jacksonville Jaguars13.513Oakland Raiders14.314Chicago Bears14.815Tampa Bay Buccaneers15.316Denver Broncos15.317New Orleans Saints15.818Dallas Cowboys15.819Buffalo Bills18.320Houston Texans19.021Indianapolis Colts20.022Kansas City Chiefs20.323Atlanta Falcons20.824Detroit Lions22.825Minnesota Vikings23.526Philadelphia Eagles24.327Miami Dolphins26.328Baltimore Ravens26.829Tenne see Titans28.030San Francisco 49ers30.031Cleveland Browns30.032Los Angeles Rams31.0Some notes:The Rams were ranked No. 31 by every voter.The Steelers, Cardinals, and Patriots were voted in the top four by every voter.The Seahawks finished with a No. 6 ranking in quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receivers/tight ends.The Bears ranked as high as No.
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Kaden Elliss Jersey five teams on this list have been heavily connected to offensive linemen in the draft proce s, with four of the five (Titans, Colts, Chargers, 49ers) rumored to be targeting tackles as soon as the first round.Dallas finished second in the overall rankings despite receiving three No. 1 votes.Oakland would have been much higher were it not for a sole No. 19 vote.This is the only offensive category in which the Seahawks were not ranked No. 6.It appears the EOF crew bought into the improvement shown by the Panthers' offensive line last season, giving them a No. 8 overall ranking.Defensive lineDefensive Line RankingsRANKTEAMEOF AVERAGE1New York Jets1.02Denver Broncos2.33Carolina Panthers4.34Los Angeles Rams4.35Arizona Cardinals6.06Seattle Seahawks7.07Houston Texans7.08Jacksonville Jaguars8.79Cincinnati Bengals9.710Kansas City Chiefs12.311Oakland Raiders12.312Miami Dolphins12.713New York Giants15.014Phiadelphia Eagles15.015Green Bay Packers15.716Detroit Lions16.017Minnesota Vikings16.718Pittsburgh Steelers17.319New England Patriots18.020Tampa Bay Buccaneers18.721Baltimore Ravens19.322Atlanta Falcons20.723Buffalo Bills23.724Tenne see Titans24.725Chicago Bears25.026Dallas Cowboys26.027Washington26.028Indianapolis Colts26.729San Diego Chargers27.330New Orleans Saints29.031San Francisco 49ers29.032Clevela