NFL power rankings, AFC edition: Chiefs, Ravens loom on top

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - JANUARY 19: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs reacts after defeating the Tennessee Titans in the AFC Championship Game at Arrowhead Stadium on January 19, 2020 in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs defeated the Titans 35-24. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

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Leonard Fournette, Jacksonville Jaguars. (Photo by Silas Walker/Getty Images) /

The Kansas City Chiefs are the defending AFC Champions – but how do they stack up against against the rest of the AFC heading into the 2020 season?

With the 2020 season set to kick off with training camp in less than two months, it is time to start thinking about how teams stack up against their competition for Super Bowl LV.

NFL power rankings: AFC edition

16. Jacksonville Jaguars

The Jaguars could be a complete disaster in 2020. Not only did the second half of his 2019 rookie season wash the luster off quarterback Gardner Minshew, but the team has very little else to be excited about in the wake of their offseason.

In addition to an underwhelming quarterback outlook, it appears they’ll enter the season with their best offensive player (Leonard Fournette) and best defensive player (Yannick Ngakoue) both desperately wishing they were playing anywhere else.

Of course, moving either player would be normal for the aimless franchise, as they already traded their best player in October by shipping All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey to the Los Angeles Rams prior to the deadline.

The Jags should start trying to decide between Trevor Lawrence and Justin Fields at the top of the 2021 draft.

15. New York Jets

It is nearly unfathomable to believe a team that has a franchise quarterback could be as bad as the Jets were in 2019. Yes, Sam Darnold missed time and dealt with abysmal offensive line play – but what did the team do with him on the field? The answer is not much.

Mekhi Becton is unlikely to be ready to take on NFL rush ends in year one at left tackle, and while wide receiver Denzel Mims could ultimately be a good NFL wideout, it’s rare when it all clicks in year one for that position.

New York took some flyers in free agency, but failed to make any big splashes and whiffed on re-signing its best offensive weapon in wide receiver Robby Anderson.

So a bad team in 2019 makes no game-changing moves and loses its best weapon in free agency. Yes, the Jets will be bad in 2020 too.

Oh, did we mention their best player, safety Jamal Adams, wants to be traded, like, yesterday?

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