While T.J. Hockenson may very well go on to have an impressive career, his rookie season was somewhat modest. This was no surprise, as first-year tight ends rarely light up the stat sheet, but the Lions can feel confident that they grabbed a solid all-around player near the top of the 2019 Draft.
However, some of Hockenson’s classmates wasted no time impressing. Quarterbacks Kyler Murray and Gardner Minshew took over for bad offenses from 2018 and looked very smooth at the helm. While Murray has a slightly clearer path going forward due to the amount of draft capital spent on him, Minshew made a name for himself and will surely see more time as a starter going forward, whether that happens immediately or a little down the road.