Washington’s surprise turnaround season has ratcheted up expectations in the nation’s capital entering 2025, and its star quarterback harbors the same optimism for one of his newest teammates. SEE MORE >>
Fresh off the franchise’s first and only Super Bowl title, the Saints used a late third-round flier on Jimmy Graham, who had played far more college basketball than he did football at the University of Miami. But they saw some special traits following his one promising season with the Hurricanes on the gridiron — as well as a banner NFL Scouting Combine showing — and were blessed with one of the best red-zone threats in the 2010s. SEE MORE >>
There was a strong case to be made for Julian Edelman and T.J. Houshmandzadeh, two seventh-rounders who had excellent careers. But even with Edelman’s return prowess and postseason heroics (including Super Bowl LIII MVP honors), the nod goes to Marques Colston. Incredibly, he was never named to a Pro Bowl, but the ultra-consistent Colston racked up six 1,000-yard seasons in his first seven years in New Orleans and was a major factor in the Saints’ Super Bowl XLIV victory. SEE MORE >>