SUPERSERIEN PRE-SEASON POWER RANKING

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1. Carlstad Crusaders

The Crusaders are the reigning back-to-back champions and will once more be the frontrunner to bring home the Superserien title. Although there has been some turnover in Carlstad, the Crusaders have recruited a very good class of Imports featuring ELF-Winning Quarterback Jackson Erdmann, RB De’Anta Sipp and Edge Rusher Blake Nelson.

You can only expect the young core of Homegrowns to have taken the next step in their development as well, so the first game for the Crusaders against Örebro will be one that will set the narrative for the remainder of the season.

2. Tyresö Royal Crowns

The Royal Crowns have been loading up on talent during the offseason! An already well-established and talented core of homegrown players got reinforced with the return of OT Oscar Strömstedt from the Raiders Tirol, Guard/Center Ludwig Rötzscher from the Potsdam Royals, Quarterback Trevor Vasey from Örebro and many more.

Though they had to let both Linebackers Rory Nethercott and Cole Brockwell leave for the Calanda Broncos in Switzerland, they will be a force to be reckoned with once more and have their eyes set on the title.

3. Örebro Black Knights

This was honestly a toss-up between Tyresö and Örebro with the benefit of the doubt going to Tyresö since they reached the Superserien final the previous year.

The departure of RB of the Year Jakub Brezina will undoubtably be felt in HC Branko Mutic’s system with all hope lying on the shoulders of former NFL WR Antony Ratliff-Williams.

4. Stockholm Mean Machines

This could’ve gone to Göteborg but since they’re a newly promoted team we went with the former Superserien Champ Stockholm Mean Machines.

They brought back QB Dawson Herl, replaced LT Samuel Wretman with ELF-winning Emmanuel Häfele and kept their skill positions widely intact.

The edition of swiss Edge Rusher Nathan Tompsett could be a sneaky good one as Stockholm Mean Machines will try to rekindle the flame of their former success.

5. Göteborg Giants

The Giants are not messing around. Their first match back in Superserien saw them lose only 20-22 to last years finalist Tyresö Royal Crowns and they blew out AIK 34-7 the following week.

Many players are not yet household names in Sweden but there is a feeling that this could change soon.

6. Limhamn Griffins

The Griffins barely edged out Kristianstad in their first match of the year but showed some flashes.

With the interesting acquisitions they’ve made during the offseason and the return of OL David Strobel from the Nordic Storm, Limhamn could definitely be a team that can annoy on or the other playoff contender during this year.

7. AIK

AIK currently has not announced a QB and lost their first game 34-7 to newly promoted Göteborg.

The newly acquired Enoch Stephens Muwanguzi (from Kristianstad Predators) and the renewal of Josh Hicks are positive signs but we’ll have to wait for an official roster release to say more.

8. Kristianstad Predators

The Predators lost all of their key Imports from last year and will be having a tough time to recreate the playoff results from last year. Nevertheless, if the team can get some momentum going everything is possible with Kristianstad.