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Welcome to Around The NFL's "Rookie Watch" series, a week-by-week journey ranking this year's promising collection of first-year players.Rookies bring hope to all 32 teams. In recent years, we've seen and immediately shake up the landscape on offense, while draft picks spent on and turned vanilla defenses into trouble for opponents.Between now and the end Tomas Hertl Kids Jersey of the regular season, we'll chart this year's rookie cla s in an effort to predict which first-year players have the best chance at long careers in our nation's finest sport.We've taken a broad look at the entire cla s after and , and , unveiled our for Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year, examined this year's and took a peek at some of this year's .Coming out of Week 8, it's time to roll out our Midseason All-Rookie Team. OffenseQuarterbacks: will be a star in time, but Carr has been the most impre sive rookie to date. Earning for his poise under pre sure, Carr's big arm has opened up opportunities downfield in a way never could. He remains a work in progre s on a bad team, but Carr doesn't kill the with wild throws into coverage. ... Bortles has a cannon and plus mobility -- I struggled leaving him off this list -- but the arm has thrown a league-high 12 picks in just five starts. ... is next on my list.Running backs: Oliver has been a revelation for the . The undrafted back already ranks second in rushing yardage among rookies despite barely playing before Week 5. The Joel Ward Kids Jersey comparisons are obvious, but he's bigger than Sproles and can plow between the tackles or bust it outside. Also an X-factor through the air in the screen game, Oliver is drawing rave reviews from general manager Tom Telesco for his . ... We've liked McKinnon . With two 100-yard outings over the past five games, he's given the life on the ground post-.Pa s-catchers: We aren't including a tight end on this list. has been the best of a bland bunch, but we'd rather keep an extra receiver and power this offense with an array of four-wideout sets. After all, the deepest cla s of pa s-catchers in eons has fully delivered. ... Benjamin is a who looms as a matchup nightmare for lone cover men. ... Watkins has come into bloom with back-to-back dominating performances. He's everything the could have hoped for. Cooks leads all rookies in catches while Brown brings speed that defenses can't contain.Blockers: People kill Cleveland for pa sing Mikkel Boedker Jersey on a wideout in the second round of May's draft, but Bitonio is material. He's played every snap at guard and been a rock since Day 1. ... Martin hasn't mi sed a snap, either, helping to anchor a line that might be the NFL's finest. ... about Lewan's development over the past month.DefenseLinemen: Don't look for a defensive end on this list. No rookie position group has been more disappointing: is barely playing; and are works in progre s; has yet to suit up. ... Not the case at tackle, though, where Donald has played out of his mind against the run. The behemoth is a legitimate Defensive Rookie of the Year candidate and per offensive coordinator Doug Pederson.Outside linebackers: called the reason Cleveland couldn't rush the ball on Sunday. The rookie's run-stopping grade is twice as high as the next best player at his position, per Pro Football Focus. He hasn't generated numbers as a pa s-rusher, but Mack's rapid development is a much-needed victory for Oakland's embattled front office. ... Brent Burns Men Jersey As Gregg Rosenthal noted on the , Barr makes plays on a weekly basis and continues to see his with each outing.Inside linebackers: His coaches in Mosley early in the summer. Now his teammates are calling him . Second behind just with 38 stops on the year, has been a from Day 1. ... I'm saving a spot here for , Pittsburgh's lightning-quick inside 'backer who lost a big chunk of the year to injury, but has plenty of time to make up for it.Secondary: The have won three games; Fuller directly impacted two of them. He struggled against the and , but the heir apparent to also became the first player in 20 years to notch three picks and two forced fumbles in his first three NFL tilts. ... Currently battling a shoulder injury, Verrett thrived Tomas Hertl Women Jersey early as a subpackage defender and ranks as the draft's most complete corner. ... The gave Clinton-Dix before his first start in Week 7 against the . ... I'm not naming a second safety afterof : "He hasn't had the impact, nece sarily, that I think all of us had expected."The latest Around The NFL Podcast . Find more Around The NFL content on .
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