2022 preseason All-NFC North Team: Aaron Rodgers, Justin Jefferson, Dalvin Cook headline division

We've been using this space of late to unveil our preseason All-Division teams, as is our annual tradition around this time of year. As always, the rosters were compiled largely by a panel of one, though there was significant input from the writing and editorial staff at CBSSports.com after I took an initial run at the rosters on my own.

We began last week by working our way through the AFC. Here are the rosters for the AFC East, AFC North, AFC South, and AFC West. This week, it's on to the NFC. We started Tuesday with the NFC East, continue today with the NFC North, and finish the rest of the conference throughout this week. Without further ado ...

Offensive skill positions

QB: Aaron Rodgers (GB)

RB: Dalvin Cook (MIN)

WR: Justin Jefferson (MIN), Amon-Ra St. Brown (DET), Adam Thielen (MIN)

TE: T.J. Hockenson (DET)

FLEX: Aaron Jones (GB)

Unless he decides after drinking ayahuasca to retire before it begins, Rodgers is extremely likely to be the most effective quarterback in the NFC North this season -- even without Davante Adams. Choosing between Cook, Jones, A.J. Dillon, and D'Andre Swift was difficult. In the end, we went with the pair of players who have already proven themselves to be top-flight, all-around backs. Dillon could eat into some of Jones' rushing workload this season, but Jones might be the Packers' primary pass catcher. Cook might have an even stronger hold on Minnesota's backfield, as the Vikings were reportedly looking into trading Alexander Mattison and don't seem likely to retain him beyond this year.

Jefferson is already among the small handful of best receivers in the NFL, and he should only get better as the Vikings move to a more pass-friendly offense. Thielen remains an underrated contributor, though if this division were not so low on high-end receiving talent, he might be less of an obvious choice for this type of roster. St. Brown, meanwhile, really came on down the stretch of his rookie season. You need a lot of talent to earn double-digit targets in six consecutive games. Hockenson almost gets the tight end spot by default here, as none of the other tight ends in this division have yet shown his floor or ceiling to date.