NFL Draft week has arrived, which means it’s time to look at the draft needs of our final division, the NFC East. The events of this week could shake up this division even further after an already eventful offseason. NFC East Draft Needs Dallas Cowboys Notable Picks: 24, 56, 87 Draft Needs: OT, RB After another season of getting fan’s hopes up, only to dash them to pieces in the playoffs, the Cowboys are back to the drawing board again to try and figure out what they need to create something resembling postseason success. Like most of their offense, the…
Author: Nathan Nipko
Nathan Nipko
Nathan has been following basketball and football for 17 years on the professional and college level. He specializes particularly in NBA and NFL coverage. He has been writing for Sports Heroics since March 2024.
Although each NFC North team was in a different spot with different draft needs when last season ended, the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft may even out the playing field in this division and create a more competitive atmosphere in time for next season to start. NFC North NFL Draft Needs Chicago Bears Notable Picks: 1, 9, 75 Draft Needs: QB, Edge, WR In anticipation of having the number one pick in this draft, the Chicago Bears have done everything possible so far to build around their potential franchise guy. Unless some unexpected draft day drama goes down, it seems all…
Coming in as perhaps the weakest division in the NFL with the most draft needs, the teams of the NFC South have a lot to prove going into the 2024 season. Let’s dive into the needs of each team. NFC South NFL Draft Needs Atlanta Falcons Notable Picks: 8, 43, 74 Draft Needs: Edge, WR, OT Falcons fans eagerly await the 2024 season to see what version of Kirk Cousins they’re going to get. If the newly signed quarterback returns to his pre-injury form from 2023, then Atlanta will be an interesting story in this division next year. The eighth…
Next division up in this deep dive into every NFL team’s draft needs is the AFC West. Although this division is lopsided in terms of individual team success recently, each franchise goes into this draft with specific needs to address before next season. 2024 Draft Needs For Each AFC West Team Denver Broncos Notable Picks: 12, 76, 121 Draft Needs: QB, CB, Edge One year into the Sean Payton era, and the Broncos are tearing everything down. The departure of several key players this offseason would indicate a complete rebuild, and their top priority will be to draft players that…
Draft season is here! This means it’s time to take a closer look at each NFL team, division by division, and what their draft needs are ahead of the 2024 season. To kick things off, let’s begin with the NFC West. 2024 NFL Draft Needs for Each NFC West Team Arizona Cardinals Notable Picks: 4, 27, 35 Draft Needs: WR, CB, DL In the wake of Marquise Brown’s departure for Kansas City, Kyler Murray’s main targets to throw to comes down to Michael Wilson and Trey McBride. That receiver core could definitely use a boost, which is why they need…
With the 2024 NFL draft just over a month away, many NFL teams are poised to add offensive firepower to their rosters. Injuries and underwhelming quarterback performances plagued the NFL last season, and the incoming group of players in the 2024 NFL draft looks to be the solution to this problem. A Rough Start The 2023 NFL season began with an event so misfortunate, it could only be described as an omen of things to come for far too many teams and quarterbacks. This event, of course was the season-ending achilles tear suffered by New York Jets quarterback,…
