With three straight top-10 draft picks spent on their versatile skill-position group, a bruising offensive line, a promising second-year quarterback & some of the most well-rounded play-calling, the Falcons offense is about to rise up in 2023!
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Second- and third-year NFL players ready to break out in 2023 – Defense edition:
This is the second half of our series on the biggest breakout candidates across the NFL this upcoming season, where we focus on players heading into year two or three.
Once again, I’ll start by giving a quick introduction to each player with his collegiate background and time spent in the NFL so far, discuss the strengths of those players and some areas in which they flash certain skills, list a few things they should focusing on improving upon and then explain my reasoning for them establishing themselves as impact players this year
In order to bring some fresh names to the table, I didn’t include players who have already recorded double-digit sacks or tackles for loss, recorded three or more interceptions, earned a Pro Bowl or All-Pro nomination so far. Furthermore, I didn’t list a few other names that are largely already considered to be young stars, such as Jaelan Phillips or Jaycee Horn, and there will be no repeats from last year, which included names like Dayo Odeyingbo, Isaiah Simmons and Richie Grant.
We already started with the offensive guys last week and now we transition to eight more names over on the defensive side of the ball:
Second- and third-year NFL players ready to break out in 2023 – Offense edition:
After talking about the veteran NFL players changing places, extensively discussing the athletes entering the league via the draft and then pointing out the biggest needs for each team over a two-part series, I went back to watching a bunch of guys who have recently entered the fray and who I believe are bound to emerge as more household names in 2023. In particular, this exercise is aimed at find those breakout candidates about to enter their second or third season in the pros.
First, I will give a quick introduction to each player with college background and NFL experience up to this point, break down everybody’s strengths and flashes of what they could excel in soon, mention some areas of improvement and why I believe they are bound to take a leap forward this upcoming season.
In order to bring some fresh names to the table, I didn’t include players who have already recorded 1000 rushing or receiving yards, 4000 passing yards, scored double-digit touchdowns, earned a Pro Bowl or All-Pro nomination so far. Furthermore, I didn’t list somebody like Jets running back Breece Hall, who was on pace for those kind of benchmarks prior to getting injured or some other names that are largely already considered to be young stars.
We will start on offense and then switch over to the defensive side of the ball next week:
Biggest remaining needs for each AFC team heading into 2023:
We take a look at all 16 AFC teams and outline the one area they should still be looking to address heading into the upcoming season, in the second half of this series.
Biggest remaining needs for each NFC team heading into 2023:
After extensively discussing the individual players and draft classes put together by NFL teams, along with outlining the most improved position groups across the league last week, it was time for me to work through these rosters yet again and find the one area they should still be looking to address personnel-wise. We’ll start with the NFC here, as part of this two-part series!
Most improved position groups during the 2023 NFL offseason:
We’ve entered a point of the NFL offseason, where rosters are largely finalized, in terms of free agents being signed, veterans being extended or traded elsewhere, the draft nearly two months in the past now and only a few bigger names still on the open market, who to some degree are awaiting potential injuries or just looking to skip OTAs, before they sign somewhere.
So at this stage, I think it’s a helpful exercise to compare what rosters and specific position groups/units look like compared to a year ago. I went through each of them and outlined the one team that improved the most in that area, along without another group or two, which deserved an honorable mention.
Please keep in mind that I tried to judge the upgrades made as a whole, rather than just pointing at a franchise that brought in only one true difference-maker. And this is just based on player acquisitions from the end of this past season onwards, meaning no injuries or other factors that kept guys already under contract off the field.
AFC West 2023 draft & roster review
We have come to the final edition of our 2023 NFL draft & roster review series!
And we’re finishing off with a bang, as we’re looking at the division that includes the reigning Super Bowl champions and three challengers at different stages of their team life cycles!
NFC West 2023 draft & roster review
The last week of our divisional draft and roster analyses has arrived and we’re finishing up with the NFC and AFC West!
This particular group of four teams is pretty interesting, since two of them could be competing for the conference when it’s all said and done, while the others I would label as two clearly rebuilding franchises.
AFC South 2023 draft & roster review
We’re closing week three of these divisional draft and roster breakdowns, by looking at the AFC South – which collectively selected three of the top four quarterbacks in the draft, while the fourth team could turn themselves into one of the favorites for the conference!
NFC South 2023 draft & roster review
Now starting the second half of our divisional draft & roster reviews, we’re breaking down every single player drafted, their role on those rosters and what those classes mean for the Falcons, Panthers, Saints and Buccaneers!
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