ESPN Ranks Top 10 NFL Rookies - Sweat & Whittington mentions

SamuraiHorn · Oct 9, 2024

8. T'Vondre Sweat, DT, Tennessee Titans

Stats: 10 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 0 sacks
Drafted: No. 38 overall

Sweat has consistently shown his power at the point of attack this season -- he moves big people as if they are small. His Week 4 performance against the Dolphins -- six tackles, including two for loss -- was his best overall in the sometimes thankless work at nose tackle. He has a solid run stop win rate of 37% this season, showing his ability up the middle.

Some talent evaluators worried about the 366-pounder's stamina leading up to the draft, but he has been busy for the Titans. Sweat has played 72% of the team's defensive snaps, gradually increasing each game toward a season-high 78% against the Dolphins in Week 4 (Tennessee had a bye in Week 5). -- Legwold

Which late-rounder is overperforming?

Jordan Whittington, WR, Los Angeles Rams. We've seen a couple fourth-round running backs -- the Bucs' Bucky Irving and the Jets' Braelon Allen -- doing work, but Whittington has made the most of his chance in an injury-riddled rotation. The sixth-round pick (213th overall) hasn't reeled in his first touchdown yet, but he has shown a physical edge to his play with 13 receptions for 151 yards over the past two games.

csetherhorn · Oct 9, 2024