With the First Pick: Biggest questions for all 32 NFL teams, plus ranking the AFC after 2024 draft

We’ve reached the first Friday after the NFL Draft, which is always a bit bittersweet, but there’s still plenty of post-draft analysis to get to here on my last day as the author of this daily newsletter.

As I felt last year, I had an absolute blast writing this every day. And, frankly, I think it got me more amped for the draft, which I previously did not think was possible. Hopefully you enjoyed my month-long stint as the NFL Draft stand-in for John Breech as NFL newsletter czar here at CBS Sports. Until next year … thank you! 

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1. Biggest questions for all 32 teams 

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Tyler Sullivan wrote a critical piece after the draft — what is now the biggest, most striking question for the entire NFL. Like what happens with the Michael Penix Jr./Kirk Cousins saga? Can the Ravens offensive line hold up? Can Bryce Young take a step forward in Year 2? And here’s what Tyler’s wondering about the Packers after Jordan Love’s amazing ascension late in the 2023 campaign: “Can Jordan Love keep up his second-half play from last season?”

“The Packers have somehow threaded the QB needle once again as Jordan Love proved to be a legit starting quarterback for them in their first season post-Aaron Rodgers. Love had Green Bay on the brink of an NFC Championship appearance and was fantastic down the stretch of the regular season. In his final eight regular-season games, Love completed 70% of his passes and had a 112.7 passer rating to go along with 18 passing touchdowns and just one interception. If that’s who he is, Love is an MVP candidate.”

Man, with Williams in Chicago, J.J. McCarthy in Minnesota, the Lions coming…

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