Measuring rookie players against one another – especially at different positions – is often a difficult and fruitless task. There will always be inherent preferences for one or the other and the performances don’t translate well across teams or across positions.
That didn’t stop the guys over at ESPN, though. The AFC South writers came out split between cornerback Jalen Ramsey of the Jacksonville Jaguars and right tackle Jack Conklin of the Tennessee Titans. Both players were exceptional, but Conklin came away the more decorated (first-team All-Pro). This may make Ramsey and Conklin tying 2-2 among those writers even more impressive.