The Commanders rise and the 49ers and Jets fall in The Post’s post-NFL draft Power Rankings:
Have more than enough, especially in the trenches, to weather the departures of Josh Sweat and Mekhi Becton.
Malaki Starks and Mike Green will give Lamar Jackson more opportunities.
The 2025 NFL Draft ended on Saturday. Getty Images
MVP Josh Allen allows you to infuse fresh blood into your defense early and often.
Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid haven’t gone anywhere and WR Rashee Rice will be back.
Matthew Stafford will be throwing to Puka Nakua and Davante Adams and handing off to Kyren Williams and a young, growing defense means business.
Aidan Hutchinson and a scary offense return, but OC Ben Johnson and DC Aaron Glenn won’t be easy for Dan Campbell to replace.
Jayden Daniels will now be protected by LT Laremy Tunsil and Deebo Samuel takes heat off Terry McLaurin.
Jayden Daniels and the Commanders will be contenders next season. Eric Hartline-Imagn Images
C.J. Stroud and Nico Collins welcome WRs Jayden Higgins and Jalin Noel with Stefon Diggs in New England and Tank Dell rehabbing, but will the offensive line cooperate?
Baker Mayfield’s new toy Emeka Egbuka joins Mike Evans and Chris Godwin.
No.1 draft burner Matthew Golden gives Jordan Love a vertical threat to complement Jayden Reed.
The Packers took receiver Matthew Golden with their first pick. AP
Bo Nix and Sean Payton enter their second season together with new RB RJ Harvey and a formidable defense.
Jim Harbaugh gets Justin Herbert a sidekick for Ladd McConkey in No. 2 WR Tre Harris after adding No. 1 RB Omarion Hampton and RB Najee Harris in free agency.
You can fortify your defense (Walter Nolan, Will Johnson) when you have Kyler Murray throwing to Trey McBride and a second-year Marvin Harrison Jr. and handing off to James Conner.
Joe Burrow will be slinging it to Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins if sack champion Trey Hendrickson is traded.
This assumes that Aaron Rodgers will be throwing to D.K. Metcalf.
Caleb Williams will love No. 1 draft TE Colston Loveland and No. 2 WR Luther Burden II since his upgraded offensive line will keep him upright.
Top pick G/T Grey Zabel helps protect Sam Darnold so he can target to Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Cooper Kupp, while DeMarcus Lawrence bookends Leonard Williams in front of a talent-laden secondary.
The offensive line has been dramatically upgraded and Justin Jefferson heads a quarterback-friendly group of weapons, but J.J. McCarthy will endure growing pains.
Brock Purdy and 49ers will try to bounce back after missing playoffs last season. AP
Kyle Shanahan and Brock Purdy will need a healthy Christian McCaffrey to help DC Robert Saleh who has a defense in flux looking to overachieve.
Even with stars like Micah Parsons and CeeDee Lamb, Coach-GM Jerry Jones will serve as a reminder to Brian Schottenheimer that what can go wrong will go wrong.
No. 1 draft picks Jalon Walker and Michael Pearce Jr. should juice the moribund pass rush but all those offensive weapons will be at the mercy of Michael. Penix Jr.
Pete Carroll and Geno Smith will ride Ashton Jeanty but that is one foreboding division.
Patriots owner Robert Kraft greets Will Campbell after the New England drafted the lineman. AP
Mike Vrabel got Drake Maye a Protector (No. 1 LT Will Campbell) and a bevy of playmakers (Stefon Diggs, No. 2 draft RB TreVeyon Henderson and No. 3 WR Kyle Williams).
If new head coach Liam Coen can’t get the best out of Trevor Lawrence, maybe Travis Hunter opposite Brian Thomas Jr. can.
No. 1 TE Tyler Warren provides a security blanket for Daniel Jones and Anthony Richardson and Charvarius Ward and Cam Bynum upgrade the secondary.
Abdul Carter will juice the pass rush no matter what number he wears, but Brian Daboll will have to try to squeeze whatever is left out of Russell Wilson.
Aaron Glenn will make them a tough outfit, but Justin Fields needs more than Garrett Wilson when he isn’t using his legs.
GM Andrew Berry aced the draft after trading away the chance to draft Travis Hunter, but . . .Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, Dillon Gabriel and yes! Shedeur Sanders.
LT Terron Armstead has retired and Jalen Ramsey and Tyreek Hill could be traded.
No. 1 WR Teitairoa McMillan gives Bryce Young a 6-4 target and Chuba Hubbard will try to help keep a defense lacking pass rush off the field.
Cam Ward will have time to throw but only Calvin Ridley and maybe Tyler Lockett to throw to.
New HC Kellen Moore doesn’t know whether his quarterback will be Derek Carr or Spencer Rattler or newly-drafted Tyler Shough. Cam Jordan and Demario Davis are getting long in the tooth.
