Breakout Players from this season!

Hi, today I thought I would make a post about some of this seasons breakout players (not including rookies because its their first year anyway) and tomorrow I will be doing a post about players who disappointed after having good seasons last year. Quick news that the Broncos hire Mike McCoy to be their offensive coordinator and the Rams hire Wade Phillips to be their defensive coordinator. Here it is:

Melvin Gordon, RB, Chargers: After a terrible rookie year, where he was the off-season OROY pick, Gordon stepped it up from week 1. He became an elite runner rushing for 997 yards and 10 TD's. He was 3 yards short of an 1000 yard season and he would have got them if he didn't miss the last few games with an injury. Gordon is considered better than Todd Gurley now who won OROY last year.

Terrelle Pryor, WR, Browns: Pryor came into the NFL as a QB, he always was the backup and every year he would backup somewhere else. He wanted to play and since he is still so young, he made a move. He converted to playing receiver and started as a bench receiver but worked his way to the no. 1 WR role on the team, becoming an almost Pro Bowler. He had 1007 yards receiving and 4 TDs and he would be even better if he wasn't on the worst team in the league with a good QB.

Derek Carr, QB, Raiders: Carr in his first few years in the league was thought of as a mediocore QB in the NFL until this year when he became a strong MVP candidate. He had a great year leading the Raiders to the playoffs in the first time in forever but got hurt in the second to last week of the season, sending the Raiders out of the playoffs in the first round lead by a third string QB after the backup got injured too. He threw for 3937 yards, 28 TDs, and only 6 interceptions.

Marcus Mariota, QB, Titans: Mariota had a decent rookie season but this year he stepped up. Mariota lead the Titans to a season 1 game short of the playoffs after being the worst team in the league last season. Mariota could have got them to the playoffs but he went down with the same injury as Derek Carr in the same week and so he was gone. He is not a rookie anymore, this guy is the real deal. He threw for 3426 yards, 26 TDs, and only 9 interceptions. He had a great year.

Casey Hayward, CB, Chargers: After be a disappointment in Green Bay, Hayward went to the Chargers and put together a pro bowl season. He lead the league in interceptions with 7 and became one of the leagues best corners. When top pro bowl CB Jason Verrett went down with an injury early in the season, Casey Hayward saved the Chargers CBs by playing great.

Jay Ajayi, RB, Dolphins: After being a backup RB in his rookie season, Ajayi became the starter in his second season, having a bad start to the season but ending up making a productive season. Ajayi had back to back 200 yard games this season which put him in club with some legendary football players. He finished the year a dangerous running back and was the reason the Dolphins could maybe win games in the post-season. He ran for 1272 yards, and 8 TDs. Good year for him.

Thanks for reading and here are some more breakout players from this season: LeGarrette Blount RB Patriots, Jameis Winston QB Buccaneers, Mike Evans WR Buccaneers, Michael Crabtree WR Raiders, Landon Collins S Giants, Lorenzo Alexander LB Bills, Adam Theilein WR Vikings, Kyle Rudolph TE Vikings, David Johnson RB Cardinals, DeMarco Murray RB Titans, Rishard Matthews WR Titans, Taylor Gabriel WR Falcons, and more!