Every year, we are introduced to new NFL stars. Kyren Williams and Puka Nacua of the Los Angeles Rams took the football world by storm in 2023, while Montez Sweat led two different teams in sacks. The Dallas Cowboys introduced us to a couple of stars as well, in cornerback DaRon Bland, who recorded the most pick sixes in a single season in NFL history, and Pro Bowl kicker Brandon Aubrey. Which players will take their games to new levels in 2024?
Below, we will discuss one player from each AFC team who is relatively under the radar right now, but has star potential.
Let’s start off with a hot take. There aren’t many “under the radar” players on the Ravens, but one is the man who is replacing Patrick Queen at linebacker. We saw how Queen fared playing alongside Roquan Smith. Why can’t Trenton Simpson stand out as well?
The third-round pick out of Clemson recorded just 13 combined tackles and one sack in 15 games played with zero starts in 2023, but in the regular-season finale, where he got to play a season-high 26 defensive snaps, Simpson recorded seven combined tackles, his one sack and two tackles for loss.
Additionally, CBS Sports NFL Draft expert Chris Trapasso was high on Simpson throughout the draft process:
“Trenton Simpson, who’s an off-ball linebacker but was like the No. 1 off-ball linebacker recruit a couple years ago. From the little film that I’ve watched of him of that Clemson defense, kind of has some Micah Parsons-esque ability that they use him as a blitzer and edge rusher a lot,” Trapasso said. “He’s long but very chiseled already early…
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