2022 NFL season: Most overrated player on all 32 NFL teams
By Brad Weiss
2022 NFL season: Most overrated player on all 32 NFL teams
Pittsburgh Steelers: Chase Claypool, WR
The Pittsburgh Steelers will be entering a new era this season, as Big Ben Roethlisberger retired after the 2021 NFL season. Now, they will turn to either Mason Rudolph, Mitchell Trubisky, or rookie Kenny Pickett to lead them in 2022, all a major downgrade from the Super Bowl-winning veteran.
Whoever starts will have to make do without JuJu Smith-Schuster, who signed on with the Kansas City Chiefs this offseason. One player with major eyes on him is Chase Claypool, who may not yet be ready to jump into a WR1 role this early in his career.
San Francisco 49ers: Javon Kinlaw, DT
When it comes to the San Francisco 49ers, most of the talk this offseason will be around whether or not Trey Lance is ready to be the team’s starting quarterback. This is a playoff-ready team that made a run with Jimmy G under center last season, but all signs are pointing to the franchise going with the second-year Lance in 2022.
On defense, one player who needs to step up in 2022 is Javon Kinlaw, who was the team’s first-round pick back in 2020. Kinlaw is coming back from injury in 2022 and has yet to live up to his first-round billing this early in his career.