Breaking Down the NFL’s Most Likely Day 1 Rookie Starters

August 25, 2016   ·   Kristopher Knox   ·   Jump to comments

We're drawing closer to the start of the 2016 NFL regular season. The league has gone through two weeks of preseason action, and the all-important third week (dress rehearsal) is upon us. While we don't have a crystal-clear picture of what teams are going to look like when the season opens, we do have a better idea than we did a couple of weeks ago.
For some teams, a significant part of the opening-day roster will be comprised of rookies. Some teams may have a high number of rookie starters, while others may have just one playing at an important position. For these teams, though, rookies are going to play an important role.
We're going to take an early look at the rookies who are most likely to start from day one. We'll be focusing on first-year players who appear to have already locked down a starting job and who should play a notable role for their respective teams.
Our choices will be based on factors like preseason performance, player expectation, positional competit...

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