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AFC South: Surprise team aces the offseason | Conor Orr’s post-draft power rankings

The NFC South hasn’t been a strong division for quite some time, but the mediocrity among the four teams could lead to another compelling race down the stretch.

Last year, the Panthers surprised the football public by winning the division, but they did it with an 8–9 record and were on the right side of a three-way tiebreaker with the Falcons and Buccaneers after going 3–1 in the division. Now, there’s a case to be made that the team that wasn’t involved in the tiebreaker could win the division in 2026.

The Saints may be the team that goes from last to first with the moves they made this offseason, including the first-round selection of dynamic wide receiver Jordyn Tyson. But the Buccaneers also got stronger and benefited from the draft after edge rusher Rueben Bain Jr.…