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Matt Verderame

Five NFL Rookies Who Will Make the Leap in 2025

NFL Xavier Worthy Marvin Harrison Jr JJ McCarthy Quinyon Mitchell Drake Maye Kyler Murray Chiefs Eagles
Worthy logged 157 receiving yards and two touchdowns in the Chiefs’ Super Bowl LIX loss to the Eagles. | Denny Medley-Imagn Images

This season featured some electric performances from the 2024 rookie class.

Of them all, nobody shined brighter than Jayden Daniels, who took the Washington Commanders from a woebegone franchise to the doorstep of Super Bowl LIX. Then there’s Bo Nix, who stunned the country by helping the Denver Broncos reach the playoffs for the first time since 2015. 

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