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HFL S9 Pre-Season Power Rankings(Part 2)
5 days ago - 1/16/2026 7:31 PM GMT-3
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3: Green Bay Packers
HEAR ME OUT. This is the best HFL team ON PAPER, however that won’t translate to the field in my opinion. The Packers have such a good team that most of the egos on this team will not be able to co-exist when they have to be benched due to the new star cap restrictions. Eventually, I expect that we will get to the point of a bunch of their players demanding to get playing time, because their egos can’t be on the same team when they get benched. Other than that this is a very strong team, however these struggles I could see holding them back.
2: Indianapolis Colts
The Colts are starting pretty much the same place they started S8, near the top. With a strong team led by 2 time reigning MVP Drewz along with tons of talent at other positions, this team could win 9 games or maybe even go undefeated. Now you’re probably wondering why they’re not first on my list then. This is because I can see a world where they get cocky, think they are guaranteed to win games, then lose because they don’t see a threat.
1: Baltimore Ravens
HEAR ME OUT AGAIN. This team is tiny for the time being, however their roster is super strong. With former DPOY Grand along with players such as Mc, Sap, Blue, and more while being ridiculously strong at every position, this team could win 9-10 games and get the AFC 1 seed. If this does happen and no one really expects it because they think the Colts were better, look back on this moment, because I will say I told you so.
Well I know some people might think I’m crazy for how I ended the rankings, however these rankings are how I think teams will really start the season, and the top is really crammed. All of the teams from 6-1 took me a while to debate about before finally ranking these teams, so I wouldn’t be surprised if like 4 of those teams end up at number 1 in these rankings at one point during the season. Thank you for reading and as always, make sure to stay tuned for more articles.
3: Green Bay Packers
HEAR ME OUT. This is the best HFL team ON PAPER, however that won’t translate to the field in my opinion. The Packers have such a good team that most of the egos on this team will not be able to co-exist when they have to be benched due to the new star cap restrictions. Eventually, I expect that we will get to the point of a bunch of their players demanding to get playing time, because their egos can’t be on the same team when they get benched. Other than that this is a very strong team, however these struggles I could see holding them back.
2: Indianapolis Colts
The Colts are starting pretty much the same place they started S8, near the top. With a strong team led by 2 time reigning MVP Drewz along with tons of talent at other positions, this team could win 9 games or maybe even go undefeated. Now you’re probably wondering why they’re not first on my list then. This is because I can see a world where they get cocky, think they are guaranteed to win games, then lose because they don’t see a threat.
1: Baltimore Ravens
HEAR ME OUT AGAIN. This team is tiny for the time being, however their roster is super strong. With former DPOY Grand along with players such as Mc, Sap, Blue, and more while being ridiculously strong at every position, this team could win 9-10 games and get the AFC 1 seed. If this does happen and no one really expects it because they think the Colts were better, look back on this moment, because I will say I told you so.
Well I know some people might think I’m crazy for how I ended the rankings, however these rankings are how I think teams will really start the season, and the top is really crammed. All of the teams from 6-1 took me a while to debate about before finally ranking these teams, so I wouldn’t be surprised if like 4 of those teams end up at number 1 in these rankings at one point during the season. Thank you for reading and as always, make sure to stay tuned for more articles.
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