Someone will fall short of expectations, while others will exceed them. That is exactly what happened in 2016 with Dante Fowler, Jr. and Yannick Ngakoue.
Coming off season ending injury in 2015, Dante Fowler, Jr. was expected to have a breakout season. Reports from last year’s preseason workouts were nothing short of stellar for Fowler. However, the hype was never backed up after starting just one game and recording an underwhelming total of 4 sacks for the season. Conversely, Yannick Ngakoue rose out of relative obscurity as a third-round draft pick from Maryland in 2016 to lead the Jaguars in sacks as a rookie and become intrenched as a starter.