This past offseason was by no means a traditional offseason for first-year players looking to get their feet wet with a new team a new scheme. COVID-19 not only took away the preseason, but it also deprived rookies of various offseason opportunities to receive reps and earn a role. So, it shouldn’t be a surprise that several players who came off the board early in the 2020 NFL Draft struggled in their first season.
In this piece, I’ll go through those disappointing seasons and attempt to shed light on what those performances mean for the players' prospects in the league.