The NFL season is now just over a week away. Because we are so close to kickoff, we are spending a lot of time around these parts working up all kinds of preview content. What should we expect from each team, each position, the various coaches, each division … anything and everything you can preview, we’re doing it.
So, we’re also taking a look at each of the two conferences. Specifically, we are working up All-Conference teams for the 2024 season. It’s essentially a Pro Bowl roster preview, in that sense. Below, you’ll find the AFC. Thursday, my colleague Cody Benjamin will reveal the NFC roster.
Without further ado…
Quarterback
These are the two best quarterbacks and arguably two best players in the NFL. Among the 27 quarterbacks with 1,000 or more dropbacks over the last three seasons, Mahomes ranks first and Allen ranks second in passing yards, passing touchdowns and expected points added per dropback, via Tru Media. Mahomes is also first in completions of 10-plus yards, completions of 20-plus yards, first downs per attempt and third-down conversion rate, while coming in second in sack rate. Allen is also inside the top three in 10-plus-yard completions, sack rate and yards per scramble. They go about things in different ways, but achieve highly similar results. There’s no reason to expect anything but more of the same in 2024.
Running back
Hall returned from his torn ACL last season and looked just as explosive as he did pre-injury. Aaron Rodgers offenses are always very friendly to running backs, and Hall should be even better this season than he was a year ago. Achane, meanwhile, had perhaps the most efficient and explosive season in the history of the running back position. He had 800 yards on 103 carries! His 15.5% explosive-run rate was almost 3 percentage points higher than the next-closest player. If he plays 17 games, he is going to put up ungodly numbers, even with an expected…
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Author : Jared Dubin
Publish date : 2024-08-28 14:15:12
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