The new NFL league year is off to a blazing start. New England, Baltimore and Jacksonville have been among the most active AFC teams. Several impact free agents have yet to decide where they will suit up in 2017, including Donta’ Hightower, Adrian Peterson, Dontari Poe, Johnathan Hankins and Morris Claiborne.
Nevertheless, most of the players that move the needle have already inked new contracts. We already have a decent picture of how AFC rosters will stack up heading into the draft in April. Here are the AFC offseason power rankings after the initial free agency frenzy:
The masters of roster management have made several splashes in free agency, most notably the acquisitions of cover corner Stephon Gillmore and 1,100-yard receiver Brandin Cooks.