Updating the Latest Buzz on Top Rookies at NFL Training Camps

August 5, 2016   ·   Justis Mosqueda   ·   Jump to comments

The NFL draft has been made into an event with a cycle that stretches from February to May, consuming a large portion of the league's offseason. We build prospects up over those months, projecting them to be future stars and starters, but not everyone can be the cream of the crop, and that's what being an impact player in the NFL means.
Looking back at the 2015 rookie class, for example, you have first-round picks who struggled on the field, like Ereck Flowers and Melvin Gordon, players who were injured and missed time, like Dante Fowler and Kevin White, and some just couldn't get on the field due to talent, like D.J. Humphries. Not everyone can have a storybook career arc in this cutthroat league.
Now a half-month into training camp, most teams have a good feel for what they have in their pocket. Maybe positional battles haven't been sorted out, but ranges on the depth chart have been established.
A fourth-string quarterback isn't realistically going to jump to a Week 1...

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