Bigger. Faster. Stronger. That is the current state of the National Football League. Every year, the players coming into the NFL from college are more athletic than the last. Teams who don’t buy into the notion of metric, analytics and the importance of athleticism all over the field are the ones who fall behind.
To sort all this out we look to Relative Athletic Score or RAS. A metric created by Kent Lee Platte, it assigns a numerical value between 1 and 10 in a variety of categories. This gives you the best apples-to-apples comparison between players and rosters.
Here is how all 32 teams rank based on RAS:
32. Los Angeles Rams: 6.66
31. Las Vegas Raiders: 6.91
30. Cincinnati Bengals: 6.94
29. Buffalo Bills: 7.04
28. Seattle Seahawks: 7.05
27. Tennessee Titans: 7.07
26. Houston Texans: 7.11
25. New England Patriots: 7.12
24. Carolina Panthers: 7.19
23. San Francisco 49ers: 7.23
22. Miami Dolphins: 7.24
21. Arizona Cardinals: 7.25
20. Washington Commanders: 7.26
19. Baltimore Ravens: 7.29
18. Minnesota Vikings: 7.3
17. Los Angeles Chargers: 7.37
16. Chicago Bears: 7.39
15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 7.449
14. Denver Broncos: 7.45
13. Kansas City Chiefs: 7.497
12. Detroit Lions: 7.5
11. Dallas Cowboys: 7.52
10. Atlanta Falcons: 7.53
9. Cleveland Browns: 7.57
8. Pittsburgh Steelers: 7.63
7. Green Bay Packers: 7.69
6. New Orleans Saints: 7.72
5. New York Giants: 7.75
4. Jacksonville Jaguars: 7.8
3. New York Jets: 7.88
2. Philadelphia Eagles: 8.00
1. Indianapolis Colts: 8.39
32. Los Angeles Rams: 6.66
31. Las Vegas Raiders: 6.91
30. Cincinnati Bengals: 6.94
29. Buffalo Bills: 7.04
28. Seattle Seahawks: 7.05
27. Tennessee Titans: 7.07
26. Houston Texans: 7.11
25. New England Patriots: 7.12
24. Carolina Panthers: 7.19
23. San Francisco 49ers: 7.23
22. Miami Dolphins: 7.24
21. Arizona Cardinals: 7.25
20. Washington Commanders: 7.26
19. Baltimore Ravens: 7.29
18. Minnesota Vikings: 7.3
17. Los Angeles Chargers: 7.37
16. Chicago Bears: 7.39
15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 7.449
14. Denver Broncos: 7.45
13. Kansas City Chiefs: 7.497
12. Detroit Lions: 7.5
11. Dallas Cowboys: 7.52
10. Atlanta Falcons: 7.53
9. Cleveland Browns: 7.57
8. Pittsburgh Steelers: 7.63
7. Green Bay Packers: 7.69
6. New Orleans Saints: 7.72
5. New York Giants: 7.75
4. Jacksonville Jaguars: 7.8
3. New York Jets: 7.88
2. Philadelphia Eagles: 8.00
1. Indianapolis Colts: 8.39
