There will obviously be eight last place teams for the 2025 NFL Season. Let's predict them right here. Finishing last place in a division is never good, but these teams do end up with higher picks in the NFL Draft.
With how many players are on an NFL roster, it takes quite a bit of solid draft picks and other players to build a competitive team, so it's no surprise that there are a lot of below-average and even bad teams in the NFL.
With the regular season beginning in less than a month, the projected bad teams for 2025 are definitely no secret. Let's predict every single last place team for 2025.
Predicting every single last place team for 2025
AFC North - Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns have a dysfunctional QB room and no long-term answer in sight, so it should come as no surprise that they'll finish last in the AFC North for the 2025 NFL Season.
AFC South - Tennessee Titans
Rookie QB Cam Ward is going to have an uphill battle to make it in the NFL. If you couple that with the Tennessee Titans' shaky roster, them coming in last place in the weaker AFC South is a lock, but it could end up benefitting them for the long-term, as they'll land another top draft pick in 2026.
AFC East - New York Jets
Justin Fields as a starting QB is quite laughable - that enough is going to bring the New York Jets down, but a year one coaching staff will also contribute.
AFC West - Las Vegas Raiders
The Las Vegas Raiders have the displeasure of playing in the toughest division in the NFL. They sport the worst starting QB in the division in Geno Smith and the worst head coach in Pete Carroll, but to be fair, Carroll is a very solid coach and a Super Bowl champion. Anyway, outside of head coach and quarterback, the rest of the roster is quite underwhelming outside of a few high-end players, so it's going to be a tough season for the Raiders in 2025.
NFC North - Chicago Bears
While I am high on the Chicago Bears for the 2025 NFL Season, this team is also in a division with the Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, and Minnesota Vikings, and it does seem like they are the most dysfunctional and uncertain at the moment. It could take quite the coaching job from Ben Johnson to get this team up to speed in 2025. However, there is a legitimate shot that the Bears could finish last in the NFC North but also have an encouraging eight or nine-win season, so keep that in mind.
NFC South - New Orleans Saints
I have said that the 2025 New Orleans Saints could be the first winless team in the 17-game era, and I truly mean it. The QB room might be the worst the NFL has seen in years, and the rest of the roster is just bad. The first-year coaching staff is kind of the kicker here, so things are pointing down in a massive way for the franchise in the 2025 NFL Season.
NFC East - New York Giants
With the worst QB situation and roster in the NFC East, the New York Giants are hurdling toward finishing in last place in the 2025 NFL Season. One of the only bright spots on this roster might be the defensive line and Jaxson Dart, who looked quite good in his first preseason action. It would not shock me to see both Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen shown the door following the 2025 NFL Season, as they aren't projected to be great, as they also have the toughest schedule in the NFL.
NFC West - Seattle Seahawks
The NFC West could be a deep division in 2025, as all of the LA Rams, San Francisco 49ers, and Arizona Cardinals have a path to winning the division, but the Seattle Seahawks really don't. Sam Darnold is going to regress behind a below-average WR room and a below-average offensive line. In 2024, Seattle actually won 10 games but missed the playoffs, and with the changes they made this offseason, it's hard to envision them hitting that 10-win total in 2025.