Nick Wright's Way-Too-Early 2026 NFL Tiers: Where Does Your Team Land?

It's never too soon to start thinking about football!

The 2025-26 NFL season concluded on Sunday when the Seattle Seahawks beat the New England Patriots 29-13 in Super Bowl LX. Three days later, FOX Sports' Nick Wright is looking ahead to next season.

What does Wright expect for your team? Here are his Way-Too-Early 2026 Tiers

Shedeur Sanders started seven games for the Browns in 2025. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

Teams: Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns, Arizona Cardinals, New York Jets

Explanation: "I just don't know how these teams extract themselves from where they're at right now."

Teams: New Orleans Saints, Tennessee Titans, Pittsburgh Steelers, Minnesota Vikings, Las Vegas Raiders, New York Giants

Explanation: "Odds are yes, among these six that one gets in."

Teams: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Indianapolis Colts

Explanation: "Fans of all three of these teams think, ‘we’re going to the playoffs.'"

AJ Brown finished 2025 with 1,003 receiving yards, the fewest in his four seasons in Philadelphia. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

Teams: Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Explanation: "That offseason will lead to an anxious regular season."

Teams: Cincinnati Bengals and Dallas Cowboys 

Explanation: "They both have owners that are a hindrance to winning. They both have statically prolific quarterbacks. They both have excellent wide receiver duos. They both have defensive plans of — it probably won't be worse, huh?"

Team: Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Chargers, Houston Texans

Explanation: "Deep down, all of us feel Dan Campbell was right, that the Lions best chance was two years ago in the NFC Championship game. And the 9ers are always going to be