Sammy Watkins tops Week 2s Rookie Watch

Say hello to Around The NFL's "Rookie Watch" series, a week-by-week journey ranking this year's promising collection of first-year players.Rookies bring hope to all 32 teams. In recent years, we've seen and immediately shake up the landscape on offense, while draft picks spent on and turned vanilla defenses into horror shows for opponents.Between now and the end of the regular season, we'll chart this year's rookie cla s in an effort to predict which first-year players have the best chance at long careers in Anthony Miller Jersey our nation's finest sport.Here's our report. Now for our rankings coming out of Week 2:Offense1. , wide receiver: After an underwhelming debut, Buffalo's first-round pick scorched the for 117 yards on eight catches. Buffalo wasn't shy about unleashing Watkins, whose 11 targets were more than the next three pa s-catchers combined ama sed. Clean route-running helped him consistently beat coverage and give clear windows to throw into. The quarterback also mi sed Watkins on a slant route that would have been an easy six points, while the rookie couldn't hold on to a deep bomb from Manuel for another 45-yard score. It's scary to consider what he accomplished while still in obvious pain from his preseason rib injury.2. , wide receiver: Cooks didn't blow up the box score against the , but the attention he netted from Cleveland's frisky defense is good news for the . The devised a game plan to take away the intermediate and deep pa sing game at all costs. While they were succe sful, the attention heaped on the versatile Cooks left tight end and hard-charging runner to feast. Despite a 0-2 start, New Orleans boasts one of the NFL's most dynamic attacks, and Cooks will enjoy his share of monster outings in this pick-your-poison scheme.3. , wide receiver: Benjamin had more succe s catching pa ses from than from . After his against the Bucs, the rookie's chemistry was off with Ace Boogie. We saw route confusion between Benjamin and Newton on one first-quarter throw. The first-year wideout later drew Tarik Cohen Jersey a holding penalty attempting to block for fellow receiver on a reverse. I'm keeping Benjamin at No. 3 because of the mega-headache his size and raw athleticism cause defenders.4. , running back: Starting in place of the injured , West carried the day behind Kyle Shanahan's zone-blocking scheme. Showing impre sive cutting ability and the willingne s to put his head down for tough yardage, the third-rounder gained 68 yards on the ground against the . It Eddie Jackson Jersey wasn't the equal of his 100-yard outburst at 6.25 yards per pop against the , but the tandem of West and fellow rookie has given Cleveland life on the ground.Next up:, , , , , , , , , , Defense1. , linebacker: Let's not get too cute with this exercise. Shazier offers a palette of athletic gifts unmatched by anyone else in this cla s. A plug-and-play starter for the , the former Ohio State star has taken his lumps over the first two weeks, but his peak moments hint at a special pro career. Shazier occasionally finds himself out of position, but the All-22 footage illuminates his closing speed and ability to shed blocks to find the ball-carrier. The rookie's growth as a pa s rusher showed with two hurries against the .2. , linebacker: If the can have a new shiny toy on defense, so can Baltimore. Coaches have praised Mosley for behaving more like a wise, old pro. He struggled with two mi sed tackles against the but made up for it with this play:3. , cornerback: Currently ranked as the NFL's fifth-best cover man, per Pro Football Focus, Verrett capped an outstanding showing with a solid start in Sunday's stunning over the . Injuries in the secondary forced Verrett into the first-team lineup, where he played every snap for San Diego and kept himself out of the dog house against the reigning champions.4. , linebacker: Tied for the team lead with 12 tackles, Barr has shown immediate prowe s as a run-stuffer with an ability to disrupt the pocket Chase Daniel Jersey . He struggled in pa s coverage in to New England, but no defender has played more snaps or graded higher against the run over two weeks.Next up:, , , , Risers, cornerback: Chicago's had plenty to do with Fuller's pair of picks in the fourth quarter. Playing 66 percent of the snaps against the , Fuller now looms as the heir apparent to , who will mi s the rest of the season ., running back: Second only to West among rookies with 93 rushing yards, Hill made the most of his expanded role in of the . Running at 4.89 yards per clip, he saw roughly half as many carries as in Week 2 -- a ratio play-caller is likely to maintain., cornerback: Denver's hard-hitting cover man broke up a pair of pa ses to on Indy's final and ill-fated drive in . His tape over two tilts shows a physical, raw talent -- and a nice find for the .Need to see more, cornerback: Seeing a mildly reduced snap count against the , the first-rounder was solid in coverage Kyle Fuller Jersey and held his own against a flock of weapons from The Big Easy. and the will provide a good next test.The enigma, offensive lineman: St. Louis has done a suspect job of developing its young players on offense. Tasked with learning two positions over the summer, the overwhelmed Robinson has seen just nine snaps at left guard this season. We remind you, this is the No. 2 overall pick.In the shadows, , : Manziel hit the scene for three snaps against the . Handing the ball off twice and throwing , Johnny Football's biggest achievement was lighting a holy fire under . Meanwhile, Bridgewater and Bortles are bound to see action sooner than later if so-called "bridge" quarterbacks and continue to lay eggs on the playing field.The latest recaps every Sunday game from an , and considers what 's injury could mean for the .