A brand new NFL season is upon us and just like every year the excitement levels are always up at the beginning of the year! We take a look at some players who have been generating a lot of buzz in recent months in the hobby community…
Trevor Lawrence, QB, Jacksonville Jaguars
JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR, Kansas City Chiefs
One of the hottest additions of free agency, JuJu is off to Kansas City, where he should quickly emerge as a high-volume target for Patrick Mahomes now that Tyreek Hill is out of the picture. His production has declined the last couple years, with injuries limiting him to only five games last season due to a shoulder injury. Head coach Andy Reid had actually been trying to reportedly get JuJu since last offseason and the explosive WR has already made some impressive plays at camp; the Chiefs probably have the best offensive line around the league this year and with Travis Kelce drawing most of a defense’s attention, Smith-Schuster could break out like he did in 2018 alongside Antonio Brown. His Panini Prizm PSA 10 has been on the rise in the last few months but it is still reasonably priced and the window of opportunity seems to be wide open as long as he bounces back.
Kyle Pitts, TE, Atlanta Falcons
Kadarius Toney, WR, New York Giants
The Giants seem to be in as good of a place as they’ve been in quite a while but no one can guarantee that the whole situation wont blow in new head
J.K. Dobbins, RB, Baltimore Ravens
Chase Young, DE, Washington Commanders
The Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2020 on a 7-9 Washington team that somehow won the NFC East, Young had 1.5 sacks and just four quarterback knockdowns across nine games before tearing his right ACL last year but we already have a meaningful sample of him playing at an extremely high level, both at Ohio State and during his rookie campaign so the ceiling remains high. Young won’t be ready to start the season, but he remains one of the league’s best pass-rushers and he could very well hit new highs for the Commanders once he is back.
George Pickens, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers
The Steelers saw Big Ben call it a career this offseason and GM Kevin Colbert officially retired after April’s draft but the team inherited two rookie receivers with great upside in second-round pick George Pickens and fourth-round pick Calvin Austin. In recent years, Pittsburgh has been able to find capable receivers outside of Round 1 in Chase Claypool (2nd round, 2020), Diontae Johnson (3rd round, 2019), JuJu Smith-Schuster (2nd round, 2017) and Antonio Brown (6th round, 2010) among other so there is reasonable expectation that Pickens could very well blossom in their rookie year playing in a very structured environment. Pickens fell into the second-round due to some injury concerns, but his talent is undoubtedly first-round worthy, he has already been impressive in the preseason, while starting QB Mitchell Trubisky already trusts him.
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