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NFC South 2026 Season Preview

A Division Without a Wall

Tampa Bay tops the group at No. 19 in the league, but a projected 9-8 mark is no wall separating the Buccaneers from the pack. Atlanta and Carolina sit right behind at No. 20 and No. 21, each pegged for 8-9, close enough that the gap barely registers. New Orleans rounds out the four at No. 26, projected for the same 8-9 record despite the weaker overall standing, which says plenty about how bunched this division really is. Three of four teams land at the same win total. This is as open a division race as the NFC South offers, decided less by talent gaps than by who avoids the same stumbles.

Falcons Own the Roster

Atlanta's six selections top the division, and the range tells the story: Bijan Robinson and Drake London anchor the offense while Xavier Watts and Jessie Bates III cover the back end. Tampa Bay is the counterweight up front, stacking the front seven with Al-Quadin Muhammad, Christian Rozeboom, SirVocea Dennis and Yaya Diaby, even as Baker Mayfield stands as the only Buccaneers pick on offense. New Orleans supplies its own pass rush pairing in Cameron Jordan and Chase Young alongside Travis Etienne Jr. and Chris Olave, leaving Carolina with just two, Tetairoa McMillan on offense and Mike Jackson on defense. The spread makes clear this is Atlanta's division to lose, with Tampa Bay built to make it a fight up front.

Falcons Own the Skill Positions

Atlanta claims three of the seven top rooms in the division, and it's the two most valuable ones that stand out. Bijan Robinson anchors the best backfield, Kyle Pitts Sr. the top tight end room, and Xavier Watts leads the deepest secondary. That spread gives the Falcons control at the skill spots without needing to win the quarterback room, which belongs to Baker Mayfield and Tampa Bay. Carolina's claim runs through Tetairoa McMillan at receiver, while New Orleans leans on Cameron Jordan up front, leaving each club with one clear identity next to Atlanta's three.

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