Even with a bye week under his belt where he wasn’t able to further put his talents on display, rookie tackle Rashawn Slater lost no ground to wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase when it came to ESPN’s recent edition of their rookie rankings.
Of course, Chase plays a skill position which means he’s going to run away with the award, but I have to give kudos where they’re due to ESPN for acknowledging Slater and his body of work so far this season. NFL Jeff Legwold continues to rank Slater as the second-best rookie behind Chase, who is honestly on pace to shatter the rookie receiving records that were set last year by his former LSU teammate, Justin Jefferson.