One roster move each AFC team should make during the 2026 NFL offseason

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While the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks prepare for Super Bowl LX, 30 other franchises are already planning for the offseason.

With free agency and the 2026 NFL Draft forthcoming, here’s one move each AFC team should make.

Add to the pass rush.

Hiring Jesse Minter immediately upgrades the Baltimore defense. The secondary has pieces to play Minter’s match coverages, but the pass rush needs help. The Ravens didn’t have a single player with more than 30 QB pressures in 2025, per Next Gen Stats, and defensive tackle      Travis Jones      led the club with five sacks. That won’t do. Minter doesn’t often bring extra rushers, with the Chargers blitzing at just a 20.4% rate last season, third-lowest in the NFL. Adding multiple edge rushers is a must to get the most out of Minter’s scheme.

Upgrade the WR corps.

Perhaps with Joe Brady taking over, the restrictor plate will be taken off the Bills offense in 2026. It won’t matter if the receiving corps doesn’t make dramatic improvements.     Josh Allen     shouldn’t be expected to play Superman every time he drops back.     Khalil Shakir     led the Bills with 719 receiving yards. The next-closest wideout was     Keon Coleman     with 404. An offense that asks Shakir to break 15 tackles every time he touches the ball isn’t going to be sustainable long term. Buffalo needs an alpha, first and foremost. At the very least, it needs to completely revamp the receiver room to withstand injuries.

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