Each NFL team’s rookie most primed to make an instant impact

Baltimore Ravens – WR Marquise Brown

The times have changed in the NFL. A slot receiver is one of the more valuable positions on the team. In the case of the Baltimore Ravens, their potential slot guy has amazing speed and quickness. There’s no doubt the Ravens will continue to tailor their offense around Lamar Jackson. Read option passes are bound to happen, which could lead to Marquise Brown making big plays down the fields.

Additionally, the rookie wide receiver will get a chance to get the ball in space. After the catch is where he does the most damage given his elite speed and quckness. Should the Ravens want to exploit his talents, he could see plays on the return team. Brown will see his fair share of opportunity. Because of his elite speed and ability to change direction, he’s sure to make an impact.

Buffalo Bills – DT Ed Oliver

Ed Oliver isn’t unlike other “undersized” defensive tackles in league history. The easiest comparison is Geno Atkins, a player he shares similarities to as far as height and bulk — a player who doesn’t fit the prototype for a defensive tackle. Also like Atkins, Oliver is a disruptive force up the middle.

Oliver knows how to get skinny to exploit gaps. Additionally, his elite first step and quick hands make it tough to stop him on passing situations. He’ll slot inside as three-technique alongside Harrison Phillips, another high-motor player.

Phillips doesn’t have the second gear that Oliver does, so Oliver will reap the benefits and make plays behind the line of scrimmage. There’s no doubt that defensive coordinator Brian Daboll will exploit Oliver’s athletic traits. He’ll be put in the best situations to get after the quarterback.