A rookie cannot take a big step forward IMO. Forward from what? Expectations placed upon rookies are just guesses...that I struggle with so I'll explain my reasoning for the rookie selection I chose is a step forward from my personal expectations for said player which again are about as worthless as can be since we have zero NFL experience to have their baseline to project steps forward.
Rookie Selected - Chris McClellan
McClellan was a good, not great, collegiate player...but man that length, that strength and that quickness in that build is not something found everywhere and I think he will flourish inside of that TJ Slaton type role - which is SO INCREDIBLY NEEDED. Many will likely look to the statlines only and fail to ever truly notice or judge his impact if he does as well as I envision.
Other Player - Benjamin St. Juste
Juste is one of our best pure coverage guys, but is facing that year where he falls or confirms last year was no fluke. With Nixon thinking he is a big dawg, Carrington struggling to use his hands and Cisse being a rookie....I'm thinking Juste locks in