Ranking the Top 25 Sophomores Heading into the 2014 NFL Season

June 24, 2014   ·   Dan Hope   ·   Jump to comments

For as much emphasis as there might be on the incoming rookie classes of each NFL team, most franchises will be impacted more profoundly in 2014 by the development and progression of their second-year players.
Paring down the sophomore class to its 25 best players is no easy task. While there are already some players from the 2013 draft class who have emerged as standouts for their team, virtually all second-year players are expected—at least by their own team’s fans—to get significantly better in 2014.
Keeping that in mind, the following slides focus mostly on the former.
In order to rank players who have already spent time in the NFL, no matter how short that time has been, one must look at what those players have already done at the professional level. The following 25 sophomores weren’t necessarily the 25 best rookies from the 2013 season, but all of them have already shown potential in the league that make them their draft class’ most l...

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