Week 3 NFL Rookie Power Rankings Joe Burrow surges up the list Justin Herbert im

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The NFL was faced with unprecedented challenges this offseason and it was reasonable to think rookies might be at a disadvantage to open the season. Through two weeks, the 2020 rookie cla s has been outstanding and has proven that there was no reason to worry about their production.To addre s the elephant in the room, did make the cut after an impre sive primetime debut against the in which he did a A. J. Pollock Jersey better job of protecting the football. There is a lot left to learn but the LSU Tiger is already operating like a veteran.Without further ado, the cumulative rookie power rankings Week 3 Rookie Rankings1 Washington Football Team DE was dominant once again this weekend. In this instance, it was the mobile serving as his prey. Young has 2.5 sacks through two games, which means he is on pace for 20 sacks in 2020. Last season’s rookie sack leader, , recorded 10.5 sacks. It appears that the Ohio State product will surge past that mark.2 Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow showed some veteran awarene s in Week 1 drawing the offside and guiding his teammates as if they had been in the same offense for years. In Week 2, he showed his maturity by taking what the Browns defense gave him and exploiting mismatches. Cincinnati’s defense could not stop anyone right now so it was impre sive that Burrow was largely able to keep pace.3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers SAF Antoine Winfield Jr. has adapted to the profe sional game pretty smoothly. He made a few more big plays against the and continues to be all over the field.4 Baltimore Ravens LB Baltimore’s defense can get after the pa ser and stick like glue in coverage. Now, they have a rookie in the middle capable of cleaning up the me s. flies sideline-to-sideline and rakes up tackles like fallen leaves.5 CeeDee Lamb Dallas Cowboys WR showed his ability in Week 1 but the sheer number of options in that offense made his statistics look mundane. The positive to trailing by 20 points in a game is that you have to throw your way out of the hole. Lamb was happy to oblige becoming the first rookie to top 100 receiving yards this season.6 Jacksonville Jaguars CB C.J. Henderson was a dark cloud over Indianapolis’ receivers in Week 1 but still played a solid game against the .7 Kansas City Chiefs RB was effective in the ground game against the but was notably absent in the pa s game. Against the Chargers, he was involved in the pa s game but was bottled up by a talented Los Angeles front on the ground. Fans have seen his abilities but he has yet to put it all together; a scary proposition.8 Jacksonville Jaguars RB has been a brute for Jacksonville. A talented Tenne see front had no answer for him averaging over six yards per carry. The rookie from Illinois State also made more of an impact through the air.9 Los Angeles Chargers QB may not have known that he was starting Sunday against the until kickoff but it could have fooled me. He was poised and in control of the offense. At the end of the day, he gave his team a chance to win and the moment did not look too big for him; that is all anyone could ask from a rookie quarterback. He was smiling through his facemask all day as it truly looked like he was having fun in his first start. If Los Angeles goes back to , then Herbert may tumble down this list because it is cumulative.10 San Francisco 49ers DT In two games with , there have been some remarkable flashes of what he could become in San Francisco. If he plays more consistently, then he will be a staple at the top of this list. Unfortunately, he will have to bare a larger role than anyone anticipated as the team lost and for the season.11 Tampa Bay Buccaneers T Dating back to Iowa, was a player that po se sed tremendous athleticism but looked like he was playing back on his heels at times, which allowed the opposition to dictate his movement. His anchor in Tampa has not been a problem and neither has been his protection of to this point.12 Seattle Seahawks G has manned the starting right guard role admirably. His anchor is so strong and he looks for work when disengaged. Seattle has struggled to find five quality starters along the offensive line for years but Lewis should solidify one of those spots.13 Pittsburgh Steelers G was a value pick for the in the fourth round. The NFL combine snub has been a rock at right guard for Pittsburgh. After Ramon Castro retired and went down with a season-ending injury, the AFC North team needed someone to step up and Dotson has done just that in his first season.14 New York Jets T The rookie offensive tackle cla s has been impre sive through two weeks. , and have all done some good things but not enough to surpa s or Wirfs, who was ranked higher. There are aspects of Becton’s game that still need work but he was throwing out of the club Sunday.15 Los Angeles Rams SAF had a nice Week 1 and just narrowly mi sed the Top 15. He was noted in the Honorable Mention category but his consistent play into Week 2 was enough to earn him a spot this week.The 2020 rookie cla s has been sensational despite a shortened, unorthodox offseason. My list of rookies that stood out in film study this week reached 40-plus. Rather than listing them all, here are the four that just mi sed the cut: running back , Steelers wide receiver/special teams tackling machine , wide receiver Laviska Shenault Jr. and offensive guard .

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