Predicting 25 NFL breakout candidates for 2022 - Tiers of players, including Trey Lance, Rashan Gary, Trevor Lawrence, Rashod Bateman
It is a national tradition to pick breakout players before each NFL season. I have resisted the urge for most of my time here at ESPN, but now I have succumbed to temptation. Nothing is more fun than being right about players being good. Nobody likes being wrong, and it's no fun predicting that players will fall off or decline. In August, before we actually have to see players prove themselves in meaningful football games, it's the right time to be wildly optimistic.
