NFL training camps are rolling! Everyone looks amazing, don’t you think? So why not continue the good vibes with some candidates to breakout in the 2024 season? (Yes, I understand I’m tempting fate by doing this before August even hits.)
First, let’s go over who can qualify for this arbitrary list as a “breakout” player. They have to be in their third season or later (rookies and second-year players should be improving anyway) and never have been named to a Pro Bowl or All-Pro team or won any award. Some of these are candidates to become a Pro Bowler this year; some are just players who will thrive in a more expanded role; and some are players who already started their ascent and seem obvious, but this is the season when the spotlight and shine follows.
I named a player for each position (besides quarterback because there’s plenty of time for QB discussions other times), with some positions having multiple candidates.
OK. Enough table setting. Here are my candidates for the breakout players in the 2024 NFL season.
Here are Nate Tice’s breakout candidates for the 2024 NFL season. (Mallory Bielecki/Yahoo Sports)
Wide receiver
Drake London, Atlanta Falcons
You can just ride the classic “third-year wide receiver breakout” line here. Chris Olave is a fantastic player with a silky smooth game, but has been limited production-wise by his offensive (used multiple ways here) surroundings. Olave will continue to be a great player, but his production might stall because of the Saints’ gigantic question marks along the offensive line and Derek Carr’s peppery play style, not to mention fellow breakout candidate Rashid Shaheed playing on the same team.
Olave’s former Ohio State teammate, Jets star Garrett Wilson, won Offensive Rookie of the Year, so he wasn’t an available candidate. That leaves us with London, the first receiver drafted among this electric group in 2022. London has the talent and conducive surroundings for a major leap forward in his play, production…
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Publish date : 2024-07-25 00:36:57
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