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5 winners, 5 losers from NFL preseason Week 1
Biggest winners
1. Rams’ defensive line
The rich get richer. The Rams already figure to have one of the best defensive lines in the NFL, with the three-stud combo of Aaron Donald, Robert Quinn, and Michael Brockers alone. That’s why when a second-year undrafted rookie from Northwest Missouri puts on a clinic in the first half against Dallas, some eyes start to open. In fact, DE Matt Longacre collected the highest pass-rushing grade and run-defense grade of any NFL edge defender in Week 1 of the preseason. In 36 snaps, he recorded two hits and three hurries.
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10 NFL rookies playing for starting jobs this preseason
3. Tyler Higbee, TE, Rams
Many questions remain about Higbee’s temperament, but his talent is undoubted. He has a great chance to start, too, with the dearth of quality in front of him. Lance Kendricks has never totally convinced since being selected with the 47th overall pick in 2011; he ranked 56th overall among NFL TEs a season ago, earning a 52.8 grade. The former Wisconsin Badger managed just 25 catches (four drops) for 245 yards and two touchdowns in 2015. Higbee was much more productive in 2015, admittedly in the FBS, recording the fifth-highest receiving grade amongst tight ends. Despite running only 252 routes, he caught 38 passes (two drops) for 562 yards and eight touchdowns, adding a further 10 broken tackles. The former Western Kentucky standout had a good start to his career, catching five passes for 49 yards in the Rams’ preseason opener against the Cowboys, also notching a broken tackle.
[www.profootballfocus.com]
Four sleepers emerging during training camps
Tyler Higbee, TE, Los Angeles Rams: He was our second overall tight end prospect with a second-round grade before legal troubles dropped him down our final big board. That wasn’t Higbee’s only red flag, though. Even playing for Western Kentucky, Higbee couldn’t even get the starting job until his senior season and managed just 813 snaps over his last two years. His physical tools were above anyone else’s in the draft, however, and it’s scary that he’s putting it together so soon.
[www.profootballfocus.com]
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/15/2016 08:09AM by LMU93.
Biggest winners
1. Rams’ defensive line
The rich get richer. The Rams already figure to have one of the best defensive lines in the NFL, with the three-stud combo of Aaron Donald, Robert Quinn, and Michael Brockers alone. That’s why when a second-year undrafted rookie from Northwest Missouri puts on a clinic in the first half against Dallas, some eyes start to open. In fact, DE Matt Longacre collected the highest pass-rushing grade and run-defense grade of any NFL edge defender in Week 1 of the preseason. In 36 snaps, he recorded two hits and three hurries.
[www.profootballfocus.com]
10 NFL rookies playing for starting jobs this preseason
3. Tyler Higbee, TE, Rams
Many questions remain about Higbee’s temperament, but his talent is undoubted. He has a great chance to start, too, with the dearth of quality in front of him. Lance Kendricks has never totally convinced since being selected with the 47th overall pick in 2011; he ranked 56th overall among NFL TEs a season ago, earning a 52.8 grade. The former Wisconsin Badger managed just 25 catches (four drops) for 245 yards and two touchdowns in 2015. Higbee was much more productive in 2015, admittedly in the FBS, recording the fifth-highest receiving grade amongst tight ends. Despite running only 252 routes, he caught 38 passes (two drops) for 562 yards and eight touchdowns, adding a further 10 broken tackles. The former Western Kentucky standout had a good start to his career, catching five passes for 49 yards in the Rams’ preseason opener against the Cowboys, also notching a broken tackle.
[www.profootballfocus.com]
Four sleepers emerging during training camps
Tyler Higbee, TE, Los Angeles Rams: He was our second overall tight end prospect with a second-round grade before legal troubles dropped him down our final big board. That wasn’t Higbee’s only red flag, though. Even playing for Western Kentucky, Higbee couldn’t even get the starting job until his senior season and managed just 813 snaps over his last two years. His physical tools were above anyone else’s in the draft, however, and it’s scary that he’s putting it together so soon.
[www.profootballfocus.com]
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/15/2016 08:09AM by LMU93.
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