NFL Rookie Power Rankings Post Week 7
Through 7 weeks of the NFL season there have been a group amount of rookies who have begun to not only make plays week in and week out but are now becoming franchise changing or even franchise saving players.
While we are seeing progression and development from some of the top rookies including Texans sensation DeShaun Watson and Browns stud pass rusher Myles Garrett, we are seeing the same amount of playmaking ability come from rookies taken beyond the first 2 rounds. With almost one half of the NFL season in the books, let's take a look at my top 20 NFL rookies so far this season. These rankings are made based on the player's success this season but also how important the player means to their team so even though a rookie may not put up great stats, that doesn't mean his impact is less significant than other rookies in the class. So without further ado here are my top 20 NFL rookies through week 7:
1. DeShaun Watson | QB | Houston Texans
2. Kareem Hunt | RB | Kansas City Chiefs
3. Leonard Fournette | RB | Jacksonville Jaguars
4. Myles Garrett | DE | Cleveland Browns
5. Jamal Adams | S | New York Jets
6. Malik Hooker | S | Indianapolis Colts
7. Marshon Lattimore | CB | New Orleans Saints
8. Alvin Kamara | RB | New Orleans Saints
9. TJ Watt | EDGE | Pittsburgh Steelers
10. Christian McCaffrey | RB | Carolina Panthers
11. Tarik Cohen | RB | Chicago Bears
12. Tre'Davious White | CB | Buffalo Bills
13. Carl Lawson | DE | Cincinnati Bengals
14. Solomon Thomas | DE | San Francisco 49ers
15. Marcus Maye | S | New York Jets
16. JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR | Pittsburgh Steelers
17. Josh Jones | S | Green Bay Packers
18. Evan Engram | TE | New York Giants
19. Mitchell Trubisky | QB | Chicago Bears
T-20. Cam Robinson | OT | Jacksonville Jaguars
T-20. Pat Elflein | C | Minnesota Vikings
Honorable Mentions: Jarrad Davis | LB | Detroit Lions, Eddie Jackson | S | Chicago Bears, OJ Howard | TE | Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Ryan Ramczyk | OT | New Orleans Saints, Jourdan Lewis | CB | Dallas Cowboys, Aaron Jones | RB | Green Bay Packers