Mike Clay of ESPN has published his annual NFL Projection Guide and here are his 2024 playoff projections:
NFLDK2024_CS_ClayProjections2024.pdf (espncdn.com)
Seed: AFC —- NFC
- 1 NYJ —- SF
- 2 KC —— DAL
- 3. BAL —- DET
- 4 HOU —- ATL
- 5 CIN —- PHI
- 6 CLE —- CHI
- 7. MIA —- GB
Clay’s projected 2025 NFL Draft order:
- NYG
- DEN
- NE
- ARI
- TEN
- WAS
- LV
- MIN
- CAR
- TB
- LAR
- PIT
- LAC
- SEA
- IND
- JAC
- NO
- BUF
Clay’s Position Group Rankings for 2024 Arizona Cardinals:
- QBs —- 17th
- RBs —- 20th
- WRs —- 26th
- TEs —- 13th
- OL —- 31st
- DI —- 30th
- EDs —- 28th
- LBs —- 28th
- CB —- 31st
- Ss —- 7th
Two years ago, I wrote to Mike Clay to ask him how in the world he could have the Cardinals’ safeties group that included Budda Baker and Jalen Thompson ranked 26th in the NFL.