NFL Power Rankings 2022 – Preseason 1-32 poll and hot seat watch for coaches and players

In a little more than two weeks, the NFL regular season returns. Training camps are winding down, the final cut-down day is approaching (Aug. 30) and the last of preseason games will be played this weekend.

What better time than now to present our 2022 NFL preseason Power Rankings to get you ready for kickoff? Below, you’ll see a shuffle in the top 10 and a shuffle in the bottom 10.

The Buffalo Bills remain at the top with Josh Allen leading the way, but there is a new No. 2 team. The Carolina Panthers got a bump from trading for Baker Mayfield, and our voters showed an increase in confidence in the Detroit Lions.

With the updated rankings, NFL Nation provides us with one person in each organization — coach, general manager or player — who is firmly on the hot seat as the season starts. Some players need to prove they are worth re-signing — such as New York Giants QB Daniel Jones — and some coaches need to prove they can win down the stretch — like Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury.

Let’s jump into it with our No. 1-ranked team.

Jump to a team:
ARI | ATL | BAL | BUF | CAR | CHI | CIN
CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GB | HOU | IND
JAX | KC | LV | LAC | LAR | MIA | MIN
NE | NO | NYG | NYJ | PHI | PIT | SF
SEA | TB | TEN | WSH

Post-draft ranking: 1

Who’s on the hot seat: Offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey

Quarterback Josh Allen isn’t going anywhere, and for the first time in his NFL career, he’ll be working with a new offensive coordinator — Dorsey, his former quarterbacks coach. New York Giants coach Brian Daboll set a high bar as Bills offensive coordinator, both in his relationship with Allen and on-the-field success. If Buffalo’s offense has major missteps or playcalling hiccups, the pressure will be on the first-time coordinator, especially with expectations so high for the Bills this year. — Alaina Getzenberg

Post-draft ranking: 3

Who’s on the hot seat: QB Kyle Trask

Quarterbacks coach Clyde Christensen set the expectation already this offseason…