The NFL All Divisional Teams & Squads Part One – AFC East

Welcome to the first in a nine-part series of articles where we indulge in a little bout of whimsy ahead of the NFL season!

What we have done is taken all eight of the divisions in the NFL and created a ‘super-squad’ of players from the four teams in that division.

We have rated each of the players picked for each squad and for fairness and uniformity, we have picked each of the eight squads and eight teams for the eight divisions in the same format.

There are also the same number of players in each position and the same positions for each squad and team.

Of course, this is just a flight of fancy ahead of the NFL season, but it would be hugely interesting to see what odds bet365 Sport would offer on the AFC East squad having a chance to beat all the other teams in the AFC, as well as the best the NFC has to offer too.

However, it is also a good barometer for judging the strength of the teams in each division, based on how many players they get through to the 53-man divisional squad and 26-man starters.

Let’s now take a look at the teams eligible to provide members for our hypothetical AFC East divisional squad and team.

AFC East

• Buffalo Bills
• Miami Dolphins
• New England Patriots
• New York Jets

And let’s now recap the rules for the squad selection process.

The best three players on each AFC East team, per@TampaBayTre

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Rules For The Squad Selection

• All players must be from one of the four teams in the division stated.
• All squads will be comprised of the same number of players (53).
• All squads will be uniformly selected with the same number of players in each position.
• In addition to the 53 squad players, a starting Offense and Defense will be picked.
• Finally a head coach from one of the four teams will be picked to coach the team.

Each squad will comprise of the following 53 players.

Offense (24 players)

• Quarterback – 3
• Running Back – 2
• Full Back – 1
• Wide Receiver – 6
• Tight End – 2
• Left Tackle – 2
• Left Guard – 2
• Center – 2
• Right Guard – 2
• Right Tackle – 2

Defense (25 players)

• Defensive Tackle – 4
• Defensive Ends – 5
• Inside Linebacker – 2
• Outside Linebacker / Edge Rusher – 4
• Strong Safety – 2
• Free Safety – 2
• Cornerbacks – 6

Special Teams (4 players)

• Kicker – 1
• Punter – 1
• Specialist Punt/Kick Off Returner – 1
• Long Snapper – 1

Let’s now begin the selection process by naming the 53-players to make the initial AFC East game day roster.

Aaron Rodgers throwing to Garrett Wilson & Allen Lazard, his top 2 WRs, at #Jets OTAs today pic.twitter.com/pbGEI2bDHr

— Harrison Glaser (@NYJetsTFMedia) June 6, 2023

AFC East – Squad Selection

Pos	Name	Team	Rating		Pos	Name	Team	Rating
Offense					Defense
QB	Josh Allen	Buffalo Bills	A+		DT	Quin’n Williams	NY Jets	A-
QB	Aaron Rodgers	NY Jets	A		DT	Christn Barmore	NE Patriots	A-
QB	Tua Tagovailoa	Miami Dolphins	B+		DT	Ed Oliver	Buffalo Bills	B+
RB	Breece Hall	NY Jets	B+		DT	DaQuan Jones	Buffalo Bills	B
RB	Rha.Stevenson	NE Patriots	B-		DE	J.Frankln-Myers	NY Jets	B-
FB	Nick Bawden	NY Jets	B-		DE	Shaq Lawson	Buffalo Bills	A-
WR	Jaylen Waddle	Miami Dolphins	A		DE	Greg. Rousseau	Buffalo Bills	B+
WR	Tyreek Hill	Miami Dolphins	A		DE	Emmanl Ogbah	Miami Dolp.	B+
WR	Stefon Diggs	Buffalo Bills	A		DE	Christin Wilkins	Miami Dolp.	B
WR	Garrett Wilson	NY Jets	B+		ILB	Von Miller	Buffalo Bills	A
WR	Devante Parker	NE Patriots	B		ILB	CJ Moseley	NY Jets	A
WR	Randall Cobb	NY Jets	B-		L/E	Leonard Floyd	Buffalo Bills	A
TE	Dawson Knox	Buffalo Bills	B+		L/E	Matt Milano	Buffalo Bills	A
TE	Mike Gesicki	NE Patriots	B		L/E	Quincy Williams	NY Jets	A-
LT	Trent Brown	NE Patriots	B+		L/E	Matt Judon	NE Patriots	A-
LT	Terron Armstead	Miami Dolphins	A+		SS	Jordan Whitehd	NY Jets	A
LG	David Edwards	Buffalo Bills	B+		SS	Jabril Peppers	NE Patriots	B+
LG	Aljh Vera-Tucker	NY Jets	A		FS	Micah Hyde	Buffalo Bills	B+
C	Mitch Morse	Buffalo Bills	A-		FS	Jevon Holland	Miami Dolp.	B
C	David Andrews	NE Patriots	B		CO	Sauce Gardner	NY Jets	A
RG	Liam Eichenberg	Miami Dolphins	A-		CO	Jalen Ramsey	Miami Dol.	A+
RG	Dion Dawkins	Buffalo Bills	A-		CO	Jonathan Jones	NE Patriots	A-
RT	Mekhi Becton	NY Jets	A-		CO	Xavien Howard	Miami Dol.	A-
RT	Riley Reiff	NE Patriots	C+		CO	Tre’Davs White	Buffalo Bills	A-
Special Teams					CO	Kaiir Elam	Buffalo Bills	A-
K	Gregg Zuerlein	NY Jets	B+		Head Coach
P	Thomas Morst’d	NY Jets	A-		HC	Bill Belichick	NE Patriots	A+
KR	Braxton Berrios	Miami Dolphins	B+		Nominated Home Stadium (Capacity)
LS	Reid Ferguson	Buffalo Bills	B		ST	Gillette Stadium (65,878)		B-

AFC East Squad Gradings

Offense

• Quarterbacks – A
• Running/Full Backs –  B
• Wide Receivers – A-
• Tight Ends – B
• Offensive Line – A-
• Overall Offense – B+

Defense

• Defensive Line – B+
• Edge Rushers – A-
• Linebackers – A+
• Safeties – B+
• Corners – A

Special Teams

• Kicker – B+
• Punter – A-
• Kick Returner – B+
• Long Snapper – B

Team Intangibles

• Experience – A-
• Pace – B
• Physicality – A
• Mental Toughness – B-
• HC Effectiveness – A+

What is your order of finish for the teams in the AFC East?? pic.twitter.com/HM2p4CDQg4

— Garage Gameday Sports (@GamedayGarage) June 2, 2023

AFC East Starters

Now let’s take a look at the players out of the 53-man squad that will start on offense, defense and special teams for the AFC East.

Offense					Defense
Pos	Name	Team	Rat		Pos	Name	Team	Rat
QB	Josh Allen	Bills	A+		DE	Shaq Lawson	Bills	A-
RB	Breece Hall	Jets	B+		DT	Chrs. Barmore	Patriots	A-
WR1	Tyreek Hill	Dolphins	A		DT	Quin. Williams	Jets	A-
WR2	Stefan Diggs	Bills	A		DE	Greg Rousseau	Bills	B+
WR3	Jalen Waddle	Dolphins	A		OLB	Matt Milano	Bills	A
TE	Dawson Knox	Bills	B+		ILB	Von Miller	Bills	A+
LT	Tern Armstead	Dolphins	A+		OLB	Matthew Judon	Patriots	A
LG	A.Vera-Tucker	Jets	A-		FS	Micah Hyde	Bills	B+
C	Mitch Morse	Bills	A		SS	Jord. Whitehead	Jets	A
RG	Dion Dawkins	Bills	A		CB1	Jalen Ramsey	Dolphins	A+
RT	Mekhi Becton	Jets	A		CB2	Sauce Gardner	Jets	A
Special Teams
K	Gregg Zuerlein	Jets	B+		P	T.Morstead	Jets	A-
LS	Reid Ferguson	Bills	B		PR	B.Berrios	Dolphins	B+

AFC East Starting XI Analysis

• Buffalo Bills – 11 starters
• Miami Dolphins – 5 starters
• New England Patriots – 2 starters
• New York Jets – 8 starters

Strengths

• Passing & Wide Receivers
• Offensive Line
• Defensive Line
• Linebackers
• Cornerbacks

Weaknesses

• Tight End
• Running Back

Key Player – Offense

• Josh Allen – QB – A perfect leader and QB for this pass-oriented offense.

#Bills DE Leonard Floyd says Josh Allen is a “Top 2 QB” in the league, and hated playing against him.

Floyd adds he is a juggernaut, a beast, hard to stop when he gets going, and he’s “the real deal for sure.”#BillsMafia

— Ajay Cybulski (@AjayCybulski) June 6, 2023

Key Player – Defense

• Von Miller – ILB – A perfect leader for this exciting shut-down defense.

Watch out NFL! With @Leonard90Flo and @VonMiller back together on defense, the @BuffaloBills are destined for greatness! The Lombardi Trophy better make some room in Buffalo!" 🔥🔥🏆 See my bio bro

— Winnie H (@WinnieH1391417) June 5, 2023

Conclusion

This is a massively strong team from the AFC, which is not surprising given that there are four good or better teams in this division. I can’t imagine too many more divisions are going to have such strength in depth around the team.

Overall Team Rating – A-

This AFC East Divisional squad should be looking at winning the AFC Divisional Tournament and then going on to be strong contenders in the Divisional Superbowl!

Join me next time when we take a look at the squad and team made up from the four teams in the AFC North.