The hope of every young player entering the NFL is that you see an upward trajectory with your career as you continue to get more experience and snaps under your belt. It’s expected for every player to have somewhat of an adjustment period going from the college game to the pros, taking their lumps early before becoming more settled in and more consistent with time.
JT Bonomo of Pro Football Focus recently published a piece highlighting this development for some players in the league, showing their improvement of their overall grades from 2022 to 2023. However, Bonomo also highlighted several players that had their performance from a season ago fall off, resulting in a lower total PFF grade.