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Week 14 NFL Power Rankings: The most impactful rookies for every team
1. New England Patriots
2017 record: 10-2
Week 13 ranking: No. 2
The Patriots have only two rookies with at least 100 snaps this season: Deatrich Wise and Adam Butler. Wise has been the better of the two, recording 3.0 sacks, the third-most on the team.
2. Philadelphia Eagles
2017 record: 10-2
Week 13 ranking: No. 1
First-round pick Derek Barnett has 5.0 sacks this season, but the Eagles are getting big production from rookies they didn't even draft. Undrafted rookie Corey Clement has six touchdowns and Jake Elliott, who was drafted by the Bengals, has gone 19-of-23 on field goals, including a game-winning 61-yarder in Week 3.
3. Minnesota Vikings
2017 record: 10-2
Week 13 ranking: No. 5
Had he not gotten hurt, Dalvin Cook might have been the rookie to talk about in Minnesota, but how about center Pat Elflein? He has started all 12 games for the Vikings and leads all rookies in snaps played.
4. Los Angeles Rams
2017 record: 9-3
Week 13 ranking: No. 3
It hasn't been a great year for rookie wide receivers, but Cooper Kupp has certainly stood out. Kupp has been Jared Goff's top target, and leads all rookie receivers with 51 receptions and 665 receiving yards.
5. Pittsburgh Steelers
2017 record: 10-2
Week 13 ranking: No. 4
Similar to his brother, T.J. Watt has proven capable of taking down the quarterback and knocking down passes. Watt is one of three players in the NFL this season with at least five sacks and five pass break-ups. Veterans Cameron Jordan and David Irving are the other two.
6. Seattle Seahawks
2017 record: 8-4
Week 13 ranking: No. 7
Rookie cornerback Shaquill Griffin has helped limit the damage done by the injuries to the Seahawks' secondary. Griffin doesn't have an interception yet, but he has broken up 12 passes this season, tied for third-most in the NFL.
7. New Orleans Saints
2017 record: 9-3
Week 13 ranking: No. 6
Alvin Kamara has more than 600 rushing yards and 600 receiving yards this season, and ranks second in the NFL in total yards from scrimmage (1,220). He's just the second Saints rookie to ever score 10 or more touchdowns, joining George Rogers in 1981 (13).
8. Jacksonville Jaguars
2017 record: 8-4
Week 13 ranking: No. 11
The Jaguars are averaging an NFL-best 149.4 rushing yards per game thanks to a pair of rookies. First-round pick Leonard Fournette is 178 yards shy of becoming the second rookie 1,000-yard rusher in franchise history -- the first was Fred Taylor -- and second-round pick Cam Robinson has started all 12 games at left tackle.
9. Carolina Panthers
2017 record: 8-4
Week 13 ranking: No. 8
Christian McCaffrey has added a new element to the Panthers' offense; he leads all rookies with 64 receptions. Cam Newton hadn't completed that many passes to running backs in a single season over the past five years.
10. Atlanta Falcons
2017 record: 7-5
Week 13 ranking: No. 9
Vic Beasley accounted for 46 percent of the Falcons' sacks last season, so they got him a little help in the draft. First-round pick Takkarist McKinley has 5.0 sacks, the second-most on the team -- even more than Beasley (4.0).
Week 14 NFL Power Rankings: The most impactful rookies for every team
1. New England Patriots
2017 record: 10-2
Week 13 ranking: No. 2
The Patriots have only two rookies with at least 100 snaps this season: Deatrich Wise and Adam Butler. Wise has been the better of the two, recording 3.0 sacks, the third-most on the team.
2. Philadelphia Eagles
2017 record: 10-2
Week 13 ranking: No. 1
First-round pick Derek Barnett has 5.0 sacks this season, but the Eagles are getting big production from rookies they didn't even draft. Undrafted rookie Corey Clement has six touchdowns and Jake Elliott, who was drafted by the Bengals, has gone 19-of-23 on field goals, including a game-winning 61-yarder in Week 3.
3. Minnesota Vikings
2017 record: 10-2
Week 13 ranking: No. 5
Had he not gotten hurt, Dalvin Cook might have been the rookie to talk about in Minnesota, but how about center Pat Elflein? He has started all 12 games for the Vikings and leads all rookies in snaps played.
4. Los Angeles Rams
2017 record: 9-3
Week 13 ranking: No. 3
It hasn't been a great year for rookie wide receivers, but Cooper Kupp has certainly stood out. Kupp has been Jared Goff's top target, and leads all rookie receivers with 51 receptions and 665 receiving yards.
5. Pittsburgh Steelers
2017 record: 10-2
Week 13 ranking: No. 4
Similar to his brother, T.J. Watt has proven capable of taking down the quarterback and knocking down passes. Watt is one of three players in the NFL this season with at least five sacks and five pass break-ups. Veterans Cameron Jordan and David Irving are the other two.
6. Seattle Seahawks
2017 record: 8-4
Week 13 ranking: No. 7
Rookie cornerback Shaquill Griffin has helped limit the damage done by the injuries to the Seahawks' secondary. Griffin doesn't have an interception yet, but he has broken up 12 passes this season, tied for third-most in the NFL.
7. New Orleans Saints
2017 record: 9-3
Week 13 ranking: No. 6
Alvin Kamara has more than 600 rushing yards and 600 receiving yards this season, and ranks second in the NFL in total yards from scrimmage (1,220). He's just the second Saints rookie to ever score 10 or more touchdowns, joining George Rogers in 1981 (13).
8. Jacksonville Jaguars
2017 record: 8-4
Week 13 ranking: No. 11
The Jaguars are averaging an NFL-best 149.4 rushing yards per game thanks to a pair of rookies. First-round pick Leonard Fournette is 178 yards shy of becoming the second rookie 1,000-yard rusher in franchise history -- the first was Fred Taylor -- and second-round pick Cam Robinson has started all 12 games at left tackle.
9. Carolina Panthers
2017 record: 8-4
Week 13 ranking: No. 8
Christian McCaffrey has added a new element to the Panthers' offense; he leads all rookies with 64 receptions. Cam Newton hadn't completed that many passes to running backs in a single season over the past five years.
10. Atlanta Falcons
2017 record: 7-5
Week 13 ranking: No. 9
Vic Beasley accounted for 46 percent of the Falcons' sacks last season, so they got him a little help in the draft. First-round pick Takkarist McKinley has 5.0 sacks, the second-most on the team -- even more than Beasley (4.0).