The NFL playoffs just kicked off with a thrilling Wildcard weekend, which I probably couldn’t even summarize in comprehensive enough fashion for an article. Instead, this is the time for me to reflect on the regular season and this rookie class in particular.

What I did here is put together a full offense and defense, along with six backups each, basically at every position, and a foursome of special teamers. Based on trying to put the best 11 players out there, I opted for 12 personnel (meaning one running back and two tight-ends) on offense and nickel personnel (five defensive backs) on defense.

Please bear in mind that this is purely based on the regular season, and while I’ll mention it specifically on a few occasions, I considered rookies who played 200+ snaps.

Let’s introduce the squad: