ESPN and Football Outsiders published their annual list of young players who could break out during the 2020 NFL season. The point of the list is not to highlight the first-round picks everyone is already watching, but instead, as Rivers McCown writes, “this is a list of players who have a strong chance to make an impact in the NFL despite their lack of draft stock and the fact that they weren’t immediate NFL starters.” The basic rules for the list are the player was drafted in the third round or later, or was undrafted; entered the NFL between 2017 and 2019; has played fewer than 500 snaps (or 300 for running backs); has not signed a contract extension; and is 26 or younger in 2020.
Preston Williams among top ‘young players who could break out’ from Football Outsiders
