Ravens Rank 16th In NFL Power Rankings For 2016

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- The culmination of the 2015 of the National Football League was only hours ago, but ESPN just can't wait to predict their top contenders for the 2016 season.

Will the Broncos be the front runners again? Is there any hope for the Browns to make it into the championship?

Despite it being weeks before free agency and the draft, there is a new ranking for the NFL teams for the next season.

Below you can see the premature 2016 hierarchy from ESPN's experts:

1. Carolina Panthers
2. New England Patriots
3. Seattle Seahawks
4. Arizona Cardinals
5. Denver Broncos
6. Pittsburgh Steelers
7. Green Bay Packers
8. Cincinnati Bengals
9. Kansas City Chiefs
10. Minnesota Vikings
11. Indianapolis Colts
12. New York Jets
13. Dallas Cowboys
14. Houston Texans
15. Washington Redskins
16. Baltimore Ravens
17. Atlanta Falcons
18. Buffalo Bills
19. Oakland Raiders
20. Philadelphia Eagles
21. New York Giants
22. New Orleans Saints
23. Detroit Lions
24. Miami Dolphins
25. Los Angeles Rams
26. Chicago Bears
27. San Diego Chargers
28. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
29. Jacksonville Jaguars
30. San Francisco 49ers
31. Tennessee Titans.
32. Cleveland Browns

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