There's always a lot of excitement after the NFL draft. There are high expectations for the incoming rookies, and fans are optimistic thinking that their favorite team has filled several holes with promising young players. It's not that simple, of course. Some rookies will get injured. Some rookies will struggle once they get on the field. And some rookies won't even be good enough to get playing time in their first year.
On the other hand, some become impact players as rookies and some even exceed expectations set on draft day.
Below, Aaron Schatz from Football Outsiders and Alex Vigderman from Sports Info Solutions take a look at all 32 rookie classes in the NFL and rank the value of their contributions in 2022.