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The Rookie Power Rankings were relatively static following Week 10's slate of games because there were not many performances worth highlighting from the rookie cla s. Overall, the season has been encouraging for that group but this week has been an exception. Miami's will eventually crack this list as he receives more snaps. His play in a small sample size has been impre sive. Detroit running back also received his first start of the season. Without Archie Bradley Jersey further ado, the cumulative rookie power rankings.Week 11 Rookie Rankings1 Cincinnati Bengals QB I was expecting to drop to No. 2 after a poor performance against the Pittsburgh pa s rush but played poorly as well. Both of these rookie quarterbacks are exciting and have bright futures ahead but Week 10 did not produce any hallmark performances.2 Los Angeles Chargers QB As noted above, Justin Herbert had a poor outing against the . They applied pre sure and the rookie did not react appropriately. Honestly, it is good for him to receive some of these learning experiences during a season that is already lost.3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers SS Tampa Bay and Carolina traded punches in the first half before the dropped the hammer in the second half. The ' offensive output amounted to very little because the pa s rush was ratcheted up and the secondary was breaking hard on the ball.4 New England Patriots OG Michael Onwenu has probably found a home at right tackle for the rest of the season. He played an integral role in New England's upset win over Baltimore. had a big day on the ground through inclement weather.5 Minnesota Vikings WR The narrative coming into the game suggested that Minnesota would pound the ball with on Monday night against the . Chicago boasts an imposing front seven and held Cook to 3.2 yards per carry. proved to be the hero catching eight of ten targets for 135 yards. He continues to be a consistent presence for that offense.6 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Rob Refsnyder Jersey OT did a great job Clay Buchholz Jersey against the Carolina pa s rush Sunday. Of all the rookie tackles, Wirfs continues to be the most consistent and has been absolutely dominant at times.7 Indianapolis Colts FS Visions of sugar-plums may be dancing in the heads of some this time of year but, for me, it is breaking through the line of scrimmage to blow up a running back in the backfield. It was an absurd play and another example of why he rates so highly each week.8 Washington Football Team DE was largely absent in the team's lo s to Detroit. As the game started, Washington was getting some pre sure from their interior defensive line but not getting home. They finished with one quarterback hit on the day and that was from rookie safety .9 Dallas Cowboys WR It is strange for a rookie to move up the list on his bye but it was not a great week for rookies acro s the NFL. My belief is that Lamb is a No. 1 wide receiver in its truest form and I am not sure we are there yet with other rookie wide receivers in this cla s.10 Detroit Lions OG struggled a bit early against Washington's front seven but he showed an ability to anchor quickly and settled in as the game progre sed.11 Pittsburgh Steelers WR had been lightly used since the return of , which is a bit concerning. Pittsburgh is going to spread the ball around but it would be nice to see Claypool retain a lion's share of those targets. The have been creative in using him in the run game.12 Blank Jersey Chicago Bears CB Chicago's secondary struggled a bit against Minnesota's often overlooked pa sing attack. More often than not, the i sues were on the back end of the secondary but I doubt anyone in that unit is hanging their hat on this showing.13 Cincinnati Bengals WR If you only look at the stat line (7 receptions for 115 yards and one touchdown), you might be questioning why the Clemson product did not move farther up the list. Down 12-0 in the first quarter, Cincinnati had the ball acro s midfield on a pa s to . The ball was knocked out and Pittsburgh recovered. It was his first fumble of the season but it neutralizes the positive takeaways of the day.14 Seattle Seahawks OG does some really good things like getting to the second level but he allows the defender onto his hip Yasmany Tomas Jersey far too often. Seattle got great value in the third round but there are some inconsistencies that the LSU rookie can clean up.15 Kansas City Chiefs RB D'Andre Swift received the first start of his NFL career and looked impre sive. It will be difficult to catch in cumulative rankings but it is not impo sible. Kansas City has done a great job of not overworking Edwards-Helaire since that Week 1 game against Houston. The team was on a bye this week.
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