What you need to know for all 32 teams

There are just four weeks left in the 2022 NFL season, and while some teams are thinking about making the playoffs, others are looking ahead to the 2023 NFL draft. Let’s turn our attention there for a moment.

The ESPN Football Power Index (FPI) projects the Houston Texans and the Chicago Bears to pick 1-2 in April. The Seattle Seahawks and Detroit Lions are projected to get top-five picks because of trades, with the Seahawks getting the Denver Broncos’ pick for Russell Wilson and the Lions getting the Los Angeles Rams’ pick for Matthew Stafford. The Texans, Seahawks and Lions are among teams with multiple first-round picks, along with the 12-1 Philadelphia Eagles (from the New Orleans Saints). The Miami Dolphins had their first-round pick forfeited as part of their tampering punishment.

We asked our NFL Nation reporters for early insight into every team’s draft plans. What position(s) should each team focus on as a result of the 2022 season? Who will be in the market for a quarterback in a 2023 class with plenty of high-end options?

There is still a bunch of time between now and when Round 1 begins on April 27, but let’s start the draft conversation with the AFC East.

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

AFC EAST

Projected first-round pick: No. 28

The Bills don’t have a surplus of picks in this draft, with the team trading away two late-round picks at the deadline for running back Nyheim Hines and safety Dean Marlowe. They have an additional fifth-round pick after trading offensive lineman Cody Ford to the Cardinals, however. The Bills’ biggest needs will depend on what they do in free agency, with linebacker Tremaine Edmunds and safety Jordan Poyer — two key defensive players — set to be free agents. They won’t have to do major roster work in the draft, but there are positions that they will likely…