Dan Hanzus Profile

It's time for Dan Hanzus to consider which playmakers belong in the NFL Superstar Club. Jalen Hurts gains entry ahead of the 2023 season, while a handful of veterans drop out. 

Who faces the most urgency in the 2023 NFL campaign? Dan Hanzus circles 10 teams, with four coming from the same division.

Who's up and who's down in the wake of the 2023 NFL Draft? After the wild weekend in Kansas City, resident Power Ranker Dan Hanzus reassesses the league hierarchy, 1-32.

It's that time of the offseason once again! Dan Hanzus unveils the 2023 Graybeards: a team of the NFL's best remaining free agents, age 30 or older. How would this experienced group match up against the rest of the league?

Who's up and who's down after the initial wave of free agency? In the wake of major wheeling and dealing at the start of the new league year, Dan Hanzus assesses the NFL hierarchy, 1-32.

The Kansas City Chiefs are champions after Super Bowl LVII. Where do the other 31 teams fit into the picture after the conclusion of the 2022 NFL season? Dan Hanzus takes stock of the Power Rankings hierarchy.

In his Championship Sunday Power Rankings, Dan Hanzus reveals a new pecking order for the four teams still alive in the NFL playoffs, while also slotting the quartet eliminated during the Divisional Round.

In his Divisional Round Power Rankings, Dan Hanzus ranks the eight teams still alive in the NFL playoffs, plus the six teams eliminated on Super Wild Card Weekend.

Who sits atop the NFL Power Rankings heading into the playoffs? With the 2022 regular season in the books, Dan Hanzus provides a full rundown of the league hierarchy, 1-32. 

What is the NFL pecking order heading into the final week of the regular season? Dan Hanzus updates his Power Rankings, with a notable boost for the surging Green Bay Packers. Check out the full rundown, 1-32.

This edition of Dan Hanzus' Power Rankings features a brand new team in the No. 1 spot. Plus, the Jaguars hit the top 10 for the first time this season. Check out the full league pecking order, 1-32.

How high can the Lions fly? One of the hottest teams in football continues to ascend Dan Hanzus' NFL Power Rankings. Plus, the Jaguars are suddenly knocking on the door of the top 10! Check out the full league pecking order, 1-32.

How many teams are better than the Brock Purdy-led 49ers? How many teams are hotter than Dan Campbell's Lions? Dan Hanzus updates his NFL Power Rankings with some major movement. Check out the full league pecking order, 1-32.

With five weeks remaining in the regular season, one division owns the top two spots in Dan Hanzus' NFL Power Rankings. How far do the 49ers fall in the wake of Jimmy Garoppolo's season-ending injury? Check out the full pecking order, 1-32.

Did Jalen Hurts and Co. just run the Eagles back to the top of the NFL Power Rankings? Does any team have a higher ceiling than the red-hot 49ers? Dan Hanzus updates his league pecking order, 1 to 32.

An established power rises to the top spot for the first time this season in Dan Hanzus' Power Rankings. Who rounds out the top five? How far do the Vikings and Jets fall? Check out the updated NFL pecking order, 1-32.

After another chaotic week in this wide-open NFL season, Dan Hanzus provides a fresh batch of Power Rankings. Do the Eagles fall after their first loss? How high do the Vikings fly after a statement win? Check out the full order, 1-32.

In the latest installment of Dan Hanzus' NFL Power Rankings, the Jets soar into the top 10 while the Packers continue to plummet. Plus, changes at the very top and very bottom. Check out the full league pecking order, 1-32.

While the scrappy Seahawks have clawed their way closer to the top of Dan Hanzus' NFL Power Rankings, the disappointing Raiders are in free fall. Check out the full league pecking order, 1-32.

In this edition of the Power Rankings, Dan Hanzus has a brand new team in the top five. Meanwhile, the Packers continue to plunge into the bottom half of the league. Check out the full pecking order, 1-32.

In this edition of the NFL Power Rankings, the Giants and Jets soar to new heights, while the Buccaneers and Panthers tumble down the board. Check out Dan Hanzus' full league pecking order, 1 to 32.

Five weeks into the 2022 NFL season, Dan Hanzus' Power Rankings experience a grand reshuffling, with 28 of 32 teams on the move. Check out the changes at the very top, bottom and just about everywhere in between.

Parity remains a king in the NFL, making the Power Rankings an arduous undertaking. What is the pecking order at the quarter mark of the 2022 season? Dan Hanzus provides the full rundown, 1 through 32, with the 49ers re-entering the top five.

Dan Hanzus updates his NFL Power Rankings with a brand new team in the No. 1 spot -- and that's only the beginning of this week's hierarchical upheaval. Check out the full rundown, 1 to 32.

After a wild week highlighted by a series of improbable comebacks, Dan Hanzus has 30 teams on the move in his updated NFL Power Rankings. How high do the 2-0 Eagles fly? How low do the 0-2 Bengals go?

With the first week of the 2022 season in the books, Dan Hanzus provides a fresh batch of NFL Power Rankings -- and a whopping 30 teams are on the move!

With the 2022 NFL season about to kick off, Dan Hanzus updates his Power Rankings. Which teams are on the move heading into Week 1? Which division claims four top-11 slots?

One month out from their Kickoff Game showdown, the Bills and Rams hold the top two slots in Dan Hanzus' Power Rankings, but there are plenty of changes in the pecking order, including a new team at the bottom.

What should you expect from Dan Campbell, rookie Aidan Hutchinson and the Detroit Lions in the upcoming 'Hard Knocks' season? Dan Hanzus sets the table for what's to come in Tuesday's premiere and beyond.

It's July, so Dan Hanzus faces the most grueling social task on the NFL calendar: updating membership to The Superstar Club. Who's in? Who's out? And will entry be extended to a ... kicker?! Check out the 29-member Class of 2022.

Who will represent the prime meridian of starting quarterbacks in the 2022 NFL season? Dan Hanzus identifies the leading candidates to become the new face of The Dalton Scale.

Dan Hanzus takes stock of the NFL hierarchy with his post-draft Power Rankings. Which teams helped themselves in Las Vegas -- and which teams are trending in the wrong direction?

It's an offseason tradition unlike any other. Dan Hanzus unveils the 2022 Graybeards: a team of the NFL's best remaining free agents, age 30 or older. And this is the best 'Beards roster yet!

What does the league pecking order look like after the opening wave of free agency? Dan Hanzus updates his NFL Power Rankings with changes at No. 1 and No. 32, plus PLENTY of movement in between.

Will the Vikings stick with Kirk Cousins? Is Jimmy Garoppolo headed for a new team? Can Kyler Murray and the Cardinals smooth out their relationship? Dan Hanzus spins best-case and worst-case scenarios for QBs in limbo in 2022.

With Super Bowl LVI in the rearview, Dan Hanzus provides his NFL Power Rankings one final time before offseason madness kicks into high gear. Check out the full rundown, 1 to 32.

How do the four remaining teams -- the Bengals, Chiefs, 49ers and Rams -- stack up heading into Championship Sunday? Where do the Divisional Round losers finish? Dan Hanzus provides a fresh batch of NFL Power Rankings.

The Bills, Chiefs and Rams all cruised into the Divisional Round, but only one of them moved up in Dan Hanzus' NFL Power Rankings. See where all 14 playoff teams rank after Round 1 of the 2021 postseason.

With the 2021 regular season officially in the books, Dan Hanzus checks in on his NFL Power Rankings for one final 1-32 evaluation before Super Bowl LVI.

The Bengals beat the Chiefs and the Raiders topped the Colts this past Sunday, yet both winners sit below the teams they respectively vanquished in Dan Hanzus' Week 18 NFL Power Rankings. See where all 32 squads place heading into the final weekend of the regular season.

Joe Burrow's dominant performance drove a Bengals leap in this week's Power Rankings, while a lackluster showing sank the Chargers' standing. Check out Dan Hanzus' updated look at the league hierarchy, 1-32.

With 15 weeks of the 2021 regular season in the books, only one NFL team has clinched a playoff spot -- and the Power Rankings are as fluid as ever. Check out Dan Hanzus' updated look at the league hierarchy, 1-32.

With just four weeks remaining in the 2021 regular season, Dan Hanzus executes a grand reshuffling of the NFL Power Rankings. We're talkin' 29 of 32 teams on the move, people! Check out the updated league hierarchy.

Dan Hanzus updates the 2021 NFL season hierarchy with his Week 14 Power Rankings. Are the Dolphins rolling toward a playoff berth? Can the Vikings or Raiders right the ship?

What does the NFL pecking order look like in Week 13 of the 2021 NFL season? In Dan Hanzus' updated Power Rankings, the Bengals rocket into the top 10, the Cowboys tumble out of the top five and there's another change at No. 1.

In his Week 12 Power Rankings, Dan Hanzus makes changes at No. 1 and No. 32, with a whole lot of reshuffling in between. And yes, Bill Belichick's New England Patriots are back in the contender tier.

In his Week 11 Power Rankings, Dan Hanzus drops the Cardinals from the No. 1 spot and welcomes the streaking Patriots to the top 10 for the first time this season. 

Dan Hanzus' NFL Power Rankings are in disarray heading into Week 10 of the 2021 season, with a major shakeup in the top 10. Who's on top? Who took a plunge?

Which NFC team suddenly tops the league hierarchy: Dallas or Green Bay? How far do the Bengals fall after their shocking loss to the Jets? Dan Hanzus updates his NFL Power Rankings.

In Dan Hanzus' updated NFL Power Rankings, a striking theme emerges up top: NFC domination. Meanwhile, the back-to-back AFC champion Chiefs take another tumble down the board.

Dan Hanzus provides a fresh batch of NFL Power Rankings -- with a change at the top for the fourth straight week! Meanwhile, the Titans jump into the top 10, as the Browns stumble to their lowest slot of the year.

Can anyone stop the Buffalo Bills? Are the Cowboys top-five material? Dan Hanzus reassesses the NFL hierarchy in his Week 6 Power Rankings.

How high did the Cardinals and Cowboys climb after exceptionally strong efforts by both teams? Dan Hanzus takes stock of the NFL hierarchy in his Week 5 Power Rankings -- and yes, there's a new No. 1!

Three weeks into the 2021 NFL season, Dan Hanzus has a brand new No. 1 in the Power Rankings. Meanwhile, the Chiefs drop out of the top five and the Seahawks continue to slide. Check out the full hierarchy.

Two weeks into the 2021 NFL season, movement abounds in Dan Hanzus' Power Rankings. Did the Cardinals or Raiders crack the top 10?

With Week 1 officially in the books, Dan Hanzus unveils his rankings for all 32 teams heading into Week 2. How high did the Steelers climb? How far did the Packers fall?

Dan Hanzus recaps the season finale of HBO's Hard Knocks, which chronicles the final roster of the 2021 Dallas Cowboys and the continuing ambition of owner Jerry Jones. 

With the 2021 NFL season about to kick off, Dan Hanzus unveils his breakdown of the league pecking order entering Week 1. Who's the biggest threat to the Bucs? Which non-playoff team from last season cracks the top 10?

Dan Hanzus recaps the fourth episode of HBO's "Hard Knocks: The Dallas Cowboys," which suffered from a change to the NFL schedule. On the plus side, Liev Schreiber's still the G.O.A.T. and Dak Prescott has an enticing new business venture.

Love them or hate them, the Dallas Cowboys remain the biggest spectacle in professional football. With a bird's-eye view, Dan Hanzus recaps the latest episode of HBO's "Hard Knocks."

On the latest episode of HBO's "Hard Knocks," the spotlight is on the underdogs. Dan Hanzus recaps your favorite football show.

As the 2021 NFL preseason gets underway, Dan Hanzus re-assesses all 32 teams in a fresh installment of Power Rankings. What has Washington rising? Why are the Saints down?

The 16th season of HBO's "Hard Knocks" opens with Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott explaining the challenges of the past year and a half. Dan Hanzus recaps the season premiere of your favorite football show.

Dan Hanzus preps for the upcoming 'Hard Knocks' premiere with a look at what to expect from a season focusing on Jerry Jones, Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys.

Can Ryan Fitzpatrick really be trusted as a 17-game starter in Washington? Which rookie QBs have the best opportunities in front of them? Dan Hanzus checks the mailbag and answers your training camp questions.

Changes abound in Dan Hanzus' latest update to the membership list of the NFL Superstar Club. Josh Allen was among the eight players gaining entry; who joined Ben Roethlisberger on the outside looking in?

Will CeeDee Lamb take a massive leap in his second season? Is Tom Brady set to defy Father Time yet again? Can George Kittle bounce back from injury in a big way? Dan Hanzus predicts each NFC team's MVP for the 2021 season.

Will Myles Garrett have his best season yet in Cleveland? Can Carson Wentz regain his form in Indy? What impact will Julio Jones have in Tennessee? Dan Hanzus predicts each AFC team's MVP for the 2021 season.

Who could be the NFL's version of Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani, a dominant two-way player? Dan Hanzus explores that question and more in his mailbag.

Tom Brady's Week 4 clash with Bill Belichick and Co. is arguably the most anticipated matchup of the entire 2021 NFL season, but it's not the only opportunity for retribution. Dan Hanzus pinpoints seven spicy revenge games to circle on the calendar.

With the 2021 NFL Draft in the rearview, Dan Hanzus re-assesses all 32 NFL teams in a fresh installment of Power Rankings. Did any team do enough to dethrone the Buccaneers? Who sits at the bottom of the heap?

Who's ready for an offseason tradition like no other?! Dan Hanzus unveils the 2021 Graybeards: a team of the NFL's best remaining free agents, age 30 or older.

After the first wave of free agency, Dan Hanzus assesses the NFL hierarchy. Which signings boosted teams in the Power Rankings? Which teams stumbled?

Will Deshaun Watson, Teddy Bridgewater and Derek Carr ALL be playing for new teams in 2021? Dan Hanzus assesses what's shaping up to be an unusually expansive QB carousel.

Which NFL team will be featured on "Hard Knocks" in 2021? Dan Hanzus ranks intriguing candidates for the 16th season of the HBO docuseries, including one team that's creating a lot of buzz this offseason.

With Super Bowl LV in the rearview, Dan Hanzus provides his NFL Power Rankings one final time before offseason madness kicks into high gear. Check out the full rundown, 1 to 32.

Dan Hanzus revisits his NFL Power Rankings following a dramatic Divisional Round. How do the four remaining teams stack up heading into Championship Sunday?

Dan Hanzus recalibrates his NFL Power Rankings in the wake of Super Wild Card Weekend. Where does everyone stand heading into the Divisional Round? How high do the Browns fly after the biggest win since the franchise reboot?

Dan Hanzus recalibrates his NFL Power Rankings to assess all 32 teams at the end of the 2020 regular season. Who's heading into the playoffs with a full head of steam?

The Steelers are back in the top 10 after snapping a three-game skid, while the Patriots sink to their lowest ranking in years. Dan Hanzus evaluates his NFL Power Rankings heading into the final week of the 2020 regular season.