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We've been using this space of late to unveil our preseason All-Division teams, as is our annual tradition around this time of year. As always, the rosters were compiled largely by a panel of one, though there was significant input from the writing and editorial staff at CBSSports.com after I took an initial run at the rosters on my own. We began last week by working our way through the AFC. Here are the rosters for the,,, and . This week, it's on Wilson Chandler Jersey to the NFC. We started Tuesday with the , continued on Wednesday with the and Thursday with the , and finish things up today with the NFC West. Without further ado ... There's probably a world where immediately takes the league by storm and becomes a superstar in his second NFL season, like and before him; but it's much more likely that Stafford remains the best quarterback in this division. Everything that congealed to lead him to succe s last year is still there, with the exception of at left tackle, but should be able to step in and provide quality protection at that spot. Without for six games, we're skeptical about outperforming Stafford this year.Conner gets the running back spot almost by default, as he's the only back in the division who doesn't seem like he'll be splitting snaps (, , , and all figure to be in the mix in Seattle; and and Darrell Henderson will both factor heavily for the ) or coming off the field on pa sing downs ( almost never played in those situations last year). Kittle is arguably the best all-around tight end in the NFL when you account for his impact as a blocker and ability to create after the catch. He's not going to have the receiving volume of some of the other top guys, but his affect in the game is nearly unmatched. There were a lot of receiver options in this division. Kupp, coming off a record-setting season, was a no-brainer. Beyond Jeff Green Jersey him, though, each of Samuel, Metcalf, Robinson, , , and even Hopkins (despite mi sing six games) has a good argument. Samuel's versatility makes him arguably the most unique player in the NFL at the moment, and even if his rushing volume decreases, the threat of him lining up in the backfield at any time is going to cause tremendous headaches. Metcalf seems like a better fit for the Geno Smith/Drew Garrett Temple Jersey Lock era than does Lockett, who is unlikely to get as many of those moon-ball deep shots from those guys as he did from . And we're chalking up Robinson's disastrous 2021 season to whatever the heck was going on in Chicago. Working with Stafford and Sean McVay should help him rediscover top form.Williams has as good an argument as anybody for being the best individual offensive lineman in the league. Havenstein beats out linemate Noteboom, right tackle , and left tackle due to his ability to A. stay on the field; and B. pa s protect. (retirement) and (free agency) are no longer in this division, which dramatically thinned out the reasonable interior offensive line options. Hudson remains a stalwart center, even if he's clearly toward the tail end of his career. He gets the nod over due to his longer track record of quality play, which gives us greater confidence that he'll be a net-positive this season. Pugh has been an average or better guard for a while now, and Edwards has taken steps forward in protection every year.This group is positively terrifying. It contains the best defensive player (and arguably best player, period) in the NFL (Donald). It has one of the small handful of best edge rushers in the league (Bosa). It has one of the NFL's most versatile defensive linemen (Armstead), who has shown high-level ability both on the edge and inside. It has three good-to-great coverage linebackers (Greenlaw, Warner, and Wagner) who are also damn good against the run. And it has Floyd, who has been highly productive every season in L.A. If these guys were all actually on the same team at the same time, offensive coordinators would be left trembling. Ramsey is the NFL's best defensive back. I know the last image we saw of him included getting beat downfield in the Super Bowl, but A. that happens to everyone; and B. does that to everyone. Ramsey is just fine. Ward was a Kyrie Irving Jersey really interesting signing for San Francisco, as he brings a level of physicality and in-your-face pre s style that the Niners didn't have a year ago. He should shine under . Murphy had a really good start to last season and cooled off a bit later on, but he showed he can work well in the slot, which is incredibly tough to do.Baker and Fuller are really fun players to watch, both because Baker is perhaps the most unusually sized player in the league not named (he's a 5-10, 195-pound safety who Jarrett Allen Jersey does his best work in the box) and because Fuller absolutely flies down from the top of the defense to make plays all over the field.I won't lie ... I asked our resident kicking expert (John Breech) who he thinks are the best kickers and punters in each division, and copy/pasted those names onto each All-Division team. Moore should have a larger offensive role this season than he did a year ago (especially early in the year, with Hopkins out) but he's such a dynamo with the ball in his hands that Arizona figures to still let him contribute in the return game, where he's a huge threat to break a big gain.