The NFL All Divisional Teams & Squads Part Five – NFC East

Hello again and welcome back to the fifth part of our series of articles looking at hypothetical divisional squads and representative teams for all eight NFL divisions.

Over the last couple of weeks, we have picked our four squads and teams for all the AFC divisions; the AFC South, AFC West, AFC North and AFC East.

Now we are moving on to the NFC and to start with, the NFC East.

Our pre-season flight of fancy is one thing, but NFC East teams feature prominently in the latest Super Bowl odds available at bet365 Sport. Which is certainly well worth paying attention to in what is a very strong looking division.

So is the NFC East still the powerhouse in that Conference? And how strong will their Divisional Squad and starters on defence, offense and special teams be?

Let’s now take a look at the teams eligible to provide members for our hypothetical NFC East divisional squad of 53 and starting 11 on defense, offense and four key special team players.

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NFC East

• Dallas Cowboys
• New York Giants
• Philadelphia Eagles
• Washington Commanders

What Are The Rules For The Squad Selection?

• All players must be from one of the four teams in the NFC East.
• All Divisional squads will be comprised of the same number of players (53).
• All Divisional squads will be selected with the same number of players in each position.
• In addition to the 53 squad players, a starting Offense (11 players) and Defense (11 players) will be picked. Along with this we name a manager and four special teams players.

Each squad is made up of the following number of players in each position.

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

Plus we also name a head coach for the team from one of the four teams in that division.

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NFC East – Squad Selection

Pos	Name	Team	Rating		Pos	Name	Team		Rating
Offense					Defense
QB	Dak Prescott	Dallas Cowboys	B+		DT	Dex.Lawrence	NY Giants		A+
QB	Jalen Hurts	Phil. Eagles	A+		DT	Fletcher Cox	Phil. Eagles		A
QB	Daniel Jones	NY Giants	B-		DT	Jon. Allen	Wash. Comm.		A
RB	Rashaad Penny	Phil. Eagles	B		DT	Jordan Davis	Phil. Eagles		B+
RB	D’Andre Swift	Phil. Eagles	B		DE	Len. Williams	NY Giants		A
FB	Ken. Gainwell	Phil. Eagles	B-		DE	Derek Barnett	Phil. Eagles		B+
WR	AJ Brown	Phil. Eagles	A		DE	Bran. Graham	Phil. Eagles		B+
WR	Terry McLaurin	W. Commanders	A-		DE	Montez Sweat	Wash. Comm.		A-
WR	CeeDee Lamb	Dallas Cowboys	A-		DE	Josh Sweat	Phil. Eagles		A-
WR	DeVonta Smith	Phil. Eagles	B+		ILB	Jamin Davis	Wash. Comm		B+
WR	Jahan Dotson	W.Commanders	B		ILB	L Vander Esch	Dallas C.		B
WR	Brandin Cooks	Dallas Cowboys	B+		L/E	Micah Parsons	Dallas C.		A+
TE	Darren Waller	NY Giants	A		L/E	Az. Ojulari	NY Giants		A
TE	Dallas Goedert	Phil. Eagles	A-		L/E	Haasn Reddick	Phil. Eagles		A+
LT	Jordan Mailata	Phil. Eagles	A		L/E	K.Thibodeaux	NY Giants		A-
LT	Tyler Smith	Dallas Cowboys	A		SS	K’von Wallace	Phil. Eagles		B+
LG	Shane Lemieux	NY Giants	B-		SS	Kamren Curl	Wash. Comm.		A-
LG	Mark Glowinski	NY Giants	B		FS	Don. Wilson	Dallas C.		B+
C	Jason Kelce	Phil. Eagles	A+		FS	Jeremy Reaves	Wash. Comm.		B
C	Tyler Biadasz	Dallas Cowboys	B		CO	Jms Bradberry	Phil. Eagles		A
RG	Zack Martin	Dallas Cowboys	A-		CO	Step’n Gilmore	Dallas C.		A
RG	Lan. Dickerson	Phil. Eagles	A		CO	Jourd. Lewis	Dallas.C		B+
RT	Lane Johnson	Phil. Eagles	A+		CO	Kendal Fuller	Wash. Comm.		B+
RT	Tyron Smith	Dallas Cowboys	A		CO	Darius Slay	Phil. Eagles		A-
Special Teams					CO	Trevon Diggs	Dallas C.		A
K	Jake Elliott	Phil. Eagles	B+		Head Coach
P	Bryan Anger	Dallas Cowboys	B+		HC	Nick Sirianni	Phil. Eagles		A
KR	Quez Watkins	Phil. Eagles	B		Nominated Home Stadium (Capacity)
LS	Trent Sieg	Dallas Cowboys	B-		ST	AT&T Stadium (Dallas)		(80,000)

NFC East Squad Gradings

Offense

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

Defense

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

Special Teams

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

Team Intangibles

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

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NFC East Starters

Offense					Defense
Pos	Name	Team	Rat		Pos	Name	Team	Rat
QB	Jalen Hurts	Eagles	A+		DE	Montez Sweat	Commanders	A-
RB	Rashad Penny	Eagles	B		DT	Dext. Lawrence	Giants	A+
WR1	AJ Brown	Eagles	A		DT	Fletcher Cox	Eagles	A
WR2	CeeDee Lamb	Cowboys	A-		DE	Len. Williams	Giants	A-
WR3	Terry McLaurin	Commanders	A-		OLB	Haason Reddick	Eagles	A+
TE	Darren Waller	Giants	A		ILB	Jamin Davis	Commanders	B+
LT	Tyler Smith	Cowboys	A		OLB	Micah Parsons	Cowboys	A+
LG	Mark Glownski	Giants	B		FS	Don. Wilson	Cowboys	B+
C	Jason Kelce	Eagles	A+		SS	Kamren Curl	Commanders	A-
RG	Ld. Dickerson	Eagles	A		CB1	Trevon Diggs	Cowboys	A
RT	Lane Johnson	Eagles	A+		CB2	Jmes Bradberry	Eagles	A
Special Teams
K	Jake Elliot	Eagles	B+		P	Bryan Angerer	Cowboys	B+
LS	Trent Sief	Cowboys	B-		PR	Quez Watkins	Eagles	B

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NFC East Starting XI Analysis

• Dallas Cowboys – 7 starters
• New York Giants – 4 starters
• Philadelphia Eagles – 11 starters
• Washington Commanders – 4 starters

Strengths

• Very strong duel-threat quarterback with outstanding receivers.
• Strong along the offensive line and at tight end.
• Shutdown corners.
• Best outside linebacker pairing possible in the NFL.
• Absolutely formidable defensive line, arguably the most powerful of all these squads.
• Innovative and talented head coach

Weaknesses

• Special teams good but nothing special.
• Running Back a position of weakness.
• Inside linebacker not the strongest.
• Defence has immense power, but that front line is not the quickest.

Key Player – Offense

Jalen Hurts (Eagles) QB – The NFC East chances of success on offense would hinge on several Eagles stars with Hurts the most important. A huge dual-threat QB whose play last season moved him into the elite QB’s in the NFL.

Key Player – Defense

Micah Parsons (Cowboys) – The NFC East have two of the very best outside linebacker/edge rushers in the NFL in Reddick and Parsons but it is the pace, tenacity and fiery will to win of Parsons that will set this hugely impressive defensive unit alight.

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Conclusion

The NFC East is highly regarded in the conference and it is easy to see why with the calibre of this squad. Leaning heavily on the quality of the Eagles and Cowboys in particular, this is a team and squad packed with talent right the way through. It also features a number of the best players in their position in the NFL. This is a stacked squad that I feel would stand a great chance of qualifying as the NFC Champion against its 3 other divisional rivals.

Overall Team Rating – A-

With the only real weakness being at running back and perhaps guard, this NFC East squad would be hugely difficult for any of the other NFC teams to get the better of.