In case you haven’t been paying attention this offseason, the AFC East has seen an influx of new talent enter the division, especially on offense.
Teams spent big and ponied up major draft capital in an attempt to raise their offense to the level of the reigning divisional champs, the Buffalo Bills. With more playmakers and game-breakers in the division, fans should expect to see more dynamic plays in 2021.
Here are the players, including a number of Buffalo Bills, who will be the very best at their position from the AFC East.
Quarterback: Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills
There’s a pretty decent chance that Josh Allen is the only quarterback in this division that will have been the Week 1 starter both last year and this year. With Mac Jones and Zach Wilson entering their rookie campaigns and Tua Tagovailoa only having nine games of experience to his name, it’s hard to look anywhere else other than Allen for top QB honors, especially when reviewing his performance from last season.
Allen led the Bills to an impressive 13-3 record with some absolutely sensational numbers. After being written off by many as an inaccurate QB, his completion percentage jumped nearly 11-percent (58.8-percent to 69.2-percent) between 2019 and 2020.
He tossed for 4,544 passing yards, 37 touchdowns, and just 10 interceptions on 572 attempts. On the ground, he added 421 yards and eight scores. He proved to be everything a team could ask for out of a modern-day QB, and there’s no reason why Allen shouldn’t be in the mix for league MVP once again.