The NFC South is the weakest division in the NFL heading into the 2023 regular season. There is an argument to be made that the AFC South might be worse, but for this writer’s money, the NFC South is the league’s bottom-feeder.
Derek Carr’s status as the best quarterback in the division is all fans need to know about why the NFC South is so unbelievably lackluster.
First-overall pick Bryce Young has looked the part of a top draft choice in training camp, but it is far-fetched to expect him to come in and win a division title for the Carolina Panthers as a rookie. However, if ever there was a division wherein he could succeed in putting together a sub-.500 season and still make the playoffs, it would be the 2023 NFC South.
Let’s take a look at how each team in this division might fare in the coming season: