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Rookie running backs
12 Apr
, 2023
Texas' Bijan Robinson might be a first-round pick; he looks great. Alabama's Jahmyr Gibbs, who I've written about here once or twice, also has star potential...
Rookie tight ends
11 Apr
, 2023
Utah's Dalton Kincaid (pictured) and Notre Dame's Michael Mayer, in particular, look like they'll be first-round picks...
Tyrion Davis-Price
10 Apr
, 2023
Christian McCaffrey, of course, is their starter – the most expensive running back in the game. And both Elijah Mitchell and Jordan Mason averaged over 6 yards per carry last year...
Tyquan Thornton
9 Apr
, 2023
Thornton caught only 22 of the 45 passes thrown his way, and it got me curious to check into some historical numbers...
Rookie WRs
7 Apr
, 2023
I poked around with the numbers, and they support the premise.
To avoid the issues of statistical inflation (with more games and rules tweaked to juice up passing) I looked not at season-ending st...
Quentin Johnston
6 Apr
, 2023
Josh Doctson and Jalen Reagor preceded Johnston at TCU, and those picks didn’t turn out at all...
Jacoby Brissett
5 Apr
, 2023
With the Browns, Brissett was more effective than Deshaun Watson. He averaged 53 more passing yards, with a higher completion percentage, more yards per attempt and a better passer rating...
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
5 Apr
, 2023
It's lofty expectations, but it's not an outlandish thing to speculate about...
Pierre Strong
4 Apr
, 2023
Ridiculously small sample size, of course. Strong got there by busting loose for 44- and 19-yard runs in a Monday night game in Arizona...
Brandon McManus
3 Apr
, 2023
The overall numbers aren’t good. He’s converted 81 percent of his career field goal attempts. That places him 24th among the 27 active players with at least 100 attempts...
Zay Flowers
3 Apr
, 2023
One of the top prospects is Boston College's Zay Flowers. He measured just 5-foot-9 and 182 pounds at the combine...
Josh Allen
2 Apr
, 2023
Simply as a passer, Allen is a top-level guy. He’s averaged 270 passing yards in his last 49 games, with 108 touchdowns – just over 2 per week. But he’s also a big-time runner...
Patriots Defense
2 Apr
, 2023
Especially in fantasy terms. It was the top fantasy defense, in scoring systems that gave 1 point for sacks, 2 for takeaways and 6 for all touchdowns...
David Montgomery
1 Apr
, 2023
It can be useful, I think, to look at how backs on the same team compare...
Mac Jones
1 Apr
, 2023
In general, I think this is just coach speak, and Belichick speak particularly. Asked about starting jobs in March a decade ago he would probably have said Rob Gronkowski had to compete for his job...

