NFL training camps are underway including this year’s rookie class getting their first glimpse of real NFL practices as the season gets closer. While the media focus usually surrounds the group of rookie QBs, which will certainly happen this year as well, there are many other rookies that should garner similar attention as they look to make an impact this season.
Before the preseason kicks off in a matter of weeks I wanted to take a look at my list of the top rookies heading into training camp and week 1 of the NFL preseason. This is not a power ranking of how I view the rookies the entire season but merely how they are ranked currently before they take their first snaps in the NFL. Most of these rankings are due to their projected playing time and impact this season and if this was a ranking based on upset, the list would be vastly different. As weeks pass this list will certainly change but for now here are my top 32 rookies heading into training camp:
1. TREVOR LAWRENCE | QB | JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
2. KYLE PITTS | TE | ATLANTA FALCONS
3. JA’MARR CHASE | WR | CINCINNATI BENGALS
4. MICAH PARSONS | LB | DALLAS COWBOYS
5. DEVONTA SMITH | WR | PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
6. ZACH WILSON | QB | NEW YORK JETS
7. JAYCEE HORN | CB | CAROLIN PANTHERS
8. PENEI SEWELL | OT | DETROIT LIONS
9. RASHAWN SLATER | OT | LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
10. JAMIN DAVIS | LB | WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM
11. KWITY PAYE | EDGE | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
12. JUSTIN FIELDS | QB | CHICAGO BEARS
13. PATRICK SURTAIN II | CB | DENVER BRONCOS
14. JAYLEN WADDLE | WR | MIAMI DOLPHINS
15. GREG NEWSOME II | CB | CLEVELAND BROWNS
16. JEREMIAH OWUSU-KORAMOAH | LB | CLEVELAND BROWNS
17. JAELAN PHILLIPS | EDGE | MIAMI DOLPHINS
18. CHRISTIAN DARRISAW | OT | MINNESOTA VIKINGS
19. ZAVEN COLLINS | LB | ARIZONA CARDINALS
20. ALIJAH VERA-TUCKER | OL | NEW YORK JETS
21. RASHOD BATEMAN | WR | BALTIMORE RAVENS
22. NAJEE HARRIS | RB | PITTSBURGH STEELERS
23. KADARIUS TONEY | WR | NEW YORK GIANTS
24. TEVEN JENKINS | OT | CHICAGO BEARS
25. TREVON MOEHRIG | S | LAS VEGAS RAIDERS
26. RICHIE GRANT | S | ATLANTA FALCONS
27. CHRISTIAN BARMORE | DL | NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
28. CREED HUMPHREY | C | KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
29. TRAVIS ETIENNE | RB | JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
30. ELIJAH MOORE | WR | NEW YORK JETS
31. AZEEZ OJULARI | EDGE | NEW YORK GIANTS
32. TERRACE MARSHALL JR. | WR | CAROLINA PANTHERS