The duo of coach Doug Pederson and QB Trevor Lawrence will look to take the next step and join the likes of the Chiefs, Bills and Bengals as perennial AFC contenders.
Rashee Rice was arguably the draft's biggest winner after the Chiefs selected the SMU product in the second round.
Deebo Samuel appears to be back at full capacity, which has multiple impacts to the rest of the Niners' offense.
George Kittle approves of Brock Purdy's work since taking over as the Niners' starting quarterback.
Cam Akers took on the third-largest snap share of all running backs Week 17, playing more than three-fourths of the Ram' snaps for a third straight week.
Tyler Allgeier is finishing his rookie season strong while taking more and more work away from Cordarrelle Patterson.
Quinnen Williams' return would help the Jets defense capitalize on bad weather.
The unfortunate end of Jonathan Taylor's season may have a silver lining in the form of Zack Moss getting a big opportunity.
D'Andre Swift finally reclaimed his Week 1 role, and he wasn't the only second-round pick from the 2020 Draft to take on more work Sunday.
Undrafted rookie Zonovan Knight was the unexpected standout of Week 12, though hardly the only backup to step into a large role. Jerry Donabedian sifts through a wild weekend and looks at every NFL backfield.
Kenneth Walker and Travis Etienne are among t half-dozen or so players with Dynasty RB1 arguments, combining elite workloads with top-notch efficiency. Raheem Mostert, on the other hand, is slipping.
Gus Edwards was rolling good for the Ravens, until his hamstring injury opened up another chance for Kenyan Drake to handle the lead role. Plus, chaos in Los Angeles (again).
Josh Allen and the Bills are back after their bye week. See where they place in the Week 8 rankings.
The final week of the preseason was encouraging for sleeper tight ends David Njoku and Mo Alie-Cox.
Mike Gesicki stayed in Saturday's game after other key Dolphins were removed and admitted afterward that he's having a tough time adjusting to new coach Mike McDaniel's offense.
Jerry Donabedian breaks down the first week of the preseason, with a special focus on backfields and sorting out roles. Antonio Gibson's loss could be be Brian Robinson's gain.
Sasha Yodashkin analyzes the Friday DraftKings preseason slate as Romeo Doubs could have impact for the Packers.