Every NFL team's most exciting young player

Murray has yet to play even a preseason game, but arriving as the No. 1 overall pick is always going to bring excitement. Murray brings a dual-threat to the Cardinals offense. He accounted for more than 5,300 yards and 54 touchdowns on his way to winning the Heisman Trophy last year.

The Falcons may have needed to use their 2018 first-round pick on defense, but the team did land one of the best receivers of the draft. As a rookie last season, Ridley posted 64 receptions, 821 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns. He should become the Falcons' No. 2 receiver this fall and is viewed as Julio Jones' eventual successor.

Becoming the Ravens starter in the second half last year, Jackson led Baltimore to a 6-1 record and to the AFC North division title. He needs to work on his accuracy, but dual-threat quarterbacks appear to be the NFL future, and Jackson has the potential to be one of the most dangerous if he can improve his passing. 

Allen didn't overly impress as a rookie last year, but the Bills aren't (and shouldn't be) giving up on the No. 7 overall pick from 2018. Buffalo still views Allen as the team's answer at quarterback, and the franchise should do its best to surround him with offensive talent.

Dual-threat running backs are even more important than the dual-threat quarterbacks, and McCaffrey is poised to be one of the best. McCaffrey posted 1,098 rushing yards, 107 receptions and 1,965 yards from scrimmage last season.

Even with the Bears possessing numerous young defensive stars, it's still hard not to view Cohen as the team's most exciting young player. While he had just 444 rushing yards, Cohen posted 1,169 yards from scrimmage and a league-high 433 return yards in 2018.

Mixon followed up a somewhat disappointing rookie season with a much better sophomore campaign. He recorded 1,168 rushing yards, averaging 4.9 yards per attempt. Mixon is one of the few bright spots on a team that could be headed for a rebuild project soon.

There might not be a more hyped player on this list, as big things are expected from Mayfield and the Browns in 2019. He went 6-7 as a starter during his rookie season, throwing for 3,725 yards, 27 touchdowns and 14 interceptions.

The Cowboys 2018 first-round pick transformed the defense, leading the team with 140 combined tackles. He also had 2.0 tackles for loss and two interceptions. Vander Esch is poised to be one of the best linebackers in the league for the foreseeable future.

As a rookie, Chubb posted 12.0 sacks, 60 combined tackles, 14 tackles for loss and 21 quarterback hits. Playing opposite Von Miller, Chubb has a chance to become a Pro Bowl player this fall, and he has All-Pro potential too.

Detroit's biggest problem during the Matthew Stafford era has been establishing a running game. Johnson should be able to solve that issue for the Lions. A knee injury slowed down Johnson, but he did average 5.4 yards per rush and posted 854 yards from scrimmage as a rookie.

Coach Mike McCarthy had many downfalls, but one of his final mistakes was not giving Jones the ball more often. Jones led the league with a 5.5 yards per rush average last year, but he only had 728 rushing yards because he posted just 11 attempts per game. Jones should receive more touches in 2019.

Still recovering from his season-ending injury from 2017, Watson started last year slowly but finished with 4,165 passing yards, 26 touchdowns and just nine interceptions. He also rushed for 551 yards and enters 2019 as one of the most dangerous dual-threat quarterbacks in the league.

The 2018 Defensive Rookie of the Year, Leonard made the All-Pro team, leading the league with 163 combined tackles, including 111 solos. He also had 7.0 sacks, 12 tackles for loss and eight quarterback hits.

Ramsey took a step backward in 2018, but he's still the most exciting young aspect of the Jaguars franchise. He posted three interceptions with 13 pass defenses and 65 combined tackles last season. In 2017, Ramsey made the All-Pro team with four interceptions and 17 pass defenses.

The 23-year-old is the clear-cut No. 1 most exciting player on this list. In his first year of starting, Mahomes posted 5,097 passing yards and 50 touchdowns with 12 interceptions on his way to the MVP award. The sky is the limit for Mahomes with the Chiefs.

L.A. is a veteran team, so despite not playing the second half of 2018, Kupp makes our list as the most exciting young player for the reigning NFC champions. Kupp has 102 receptions, 1,435 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns in 23 NFL games.

Injuries and a rookie holdout have slowed down Bosa's production a bit, but he has 28.5 sacks in 35 career NFL games. In his only full NFL season, he posted 12.5 sacks and made the Pro Bowl. Bosa has the potential to be the next dominating pass rushing force in the league.

The Dolphins don't have much young talent at the moment, so Drake sort of takes this spot by default. He posted 535 rushing yards with four touchdowns while averaging 4.5 yards per rush in 2018. 

Hunter is probably the best pass rusher who the common fan doesn't know. The former third-round pick posted 14.5 sacks in 16 games on his way to the Pro Bowl last year. Hunter has 40 sacks in 62 career NFL contests.

The 24-year-old was an intricate part of the Patriots winning their sixth championship last February. He posted 931 rushing yards during the regular season and then recorded 336 yards on the ground with six touchdowns during the playoffs.

In two NFL seasons, Kamara has made the Pro Bowl twice while registering a pair of 1,500-yard seasons from scrimmage. During each year, he's posted 81 receptions and already has 31 touchdowns in 31 games. Kamara is arguably the most dangerous dual-threat running back in the league.

The Giants passed on a chance to draft a quarterback last year, but they do have Barkley, who led the league with 2,028 yards from scrimmage last season. He also had 1,307 yards and 11 touchdowns on the ground. Barkley is expected to one day be the league's best running back.

Darnold went just 4-9 as a rookie in 2018, but he showed flashes of what made him the No. 3 pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. In the last three games of 2018, he recorded 761 passing yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions.

Like Murray, Ferrell hasn't played a preseason snap yet, but the Raiders are full of veterans, and Ferrell was a surprise pick at No. 4 overall. With that, comes high expectations and excitement.

A shoulder injury ended Barnett's season in October last year, but in 21 career games, he has 7.5 sacks, 37 combined tackles, 13 tackles for loss and 27 quarterback hits. The 23-year-old has star potential playing on the Eagles defensive line with Fletcher Cox.

Watt came into the NFL with big expectations because of his name, and he's met and sometimes even succeeded them with the Steelers. In 31 career game, he has 20.0 sacks, 13.0 of which came last year. Watt has a chance to be the next great Steelers linebacker.

For a team that hasn't made the playoffs since 2013, the 49ers are surprisingly not chock-full of exciting young players, but this allows us an opportunity to give an offensive lineman some love. McGlinchey went to San Francisco as the No. 10 overall pick last year, and he played well as a rookie. He should anchor the 49ers offensive line for years to come.

The Legion of Boom is gone, but the tradition of the shutdown secondary should continue with Griffin at the center. Griffin has 119 combined tackles with 23 pass defenses and three interceptions in 31 games.

Arriving as the No. 5 pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, White has big shoes to fill following the departure of Kwon Alexander. The Buccaneers are counting on White to bring things together for a defense that's invested a few first-round picks who have mostly underwhelmed through 2018.

Henry had been a bit of a disappointment through two NFL seasons and even half way through last year, but he rushed for 585 yards in the final four games of last season. Henry finished with 1,059 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns in 2018.

Washington is another team without a ton of exciting young talent. Derrius Guice would have made this list last year, but he didn't play because of a torn ACL. Haskins is our Washington pick this year, as he arrives in the nation's capital as the No. 15 overall pick. Coach Jay Gruden hopes he finally has his answer at quarterback.