2016 NFLPA Rookie and Key Player Watch – NFL Week #14 – Here we take a look at 2016 NFL rookies and other key players’ week-by-week performances. On-field play relates directly to player collectibility. Here you will get a snapshot of top players collectors are watching in the NFL football card market and how they performed. They are players that are ready to take that next step in terms of collectible value.
2016 NFL rookies will have numerous NFL licensed trading cards in products from Panini America. To see the complete list of products, you can browse the product release calendar. For players drafted prior to 2016, we have listed some of those player’s key rookie cards, if applicable.
In addition, players listed below with a link in their name, have a Future Watch Player Profile with more information about that player and their pre-draft and NFL rookie football cards. (Look for additional player profiles to be published in the coming weeks.) Here is the 2016 NFLPA Rookie and Key Player Watch – NFL Week #14.
Quarterbacks – 2016 NFLPA Rookie and Key Player Watch – NFL Week #14
Matt Barkley, 2013 RC (USC – 4th Round, 98th Pick) Chicago Bears
Week 14 Stats: 20-of-32, 212 yards, 62.5%, 1 TD, 0 INTs – Passer Rating 92.2
Chicago Bears 17 vs Detroit Lions 20
Key Rookie Card(s):
- 2013 Panini Contenders Rookie Ticket Autograph
- 2013 Panini National Treasures
- 2013 Topps Chrome Autographs
- Matt Barkley Rookie Autographs
Jared Goff, 2016 RC (Cal – 1st Round, 1st Pick) Los Angeles Rams
Week 14 Stats: 24-of-41, 235 yards, 58.5%, 0 TDs, 2 INTs – Passer Rating 54.4
Atlanta Falcons 42 vs Los Angeles Rams 14
Bryce Petty, 2015 RC (Baylor – 4th Round, 103rd Pick) New York Jets
Week 14 Stats: 23-of-35, 257 yards, 65.7%, 0 TD, 1 INT – Passer Rating 75.5
New York Jets 23 vs San Francisco 49’ers 17
Key Rookie Card(s):
- 2015 Panini Contenders Rookie Ticket Autograph
- 2015 Panini National Treasures
- 2015 Topps Strata
- 2015 Topps Chrome Autographs
- Bryce Petty 2015 RC Autos
Paxton Lynch, 2016 RC (Memphis – 1st Round, 26th Pick) Denver Broncos
Week 14 Stats: Did not play
Denver Broncos 10 vs Tennessee Titans 13
Trevor Siemian, 2015 RC (Northwestern – 7th Round, 250th Pick) Denver Broncos
Week 14 Stats: 35-of-51, 334 yards, 68.7%, 1 TD, 0 INT – Passer Rating 93.1
Denver Broncos 10 vs Tennessee Titans 13
Key Rookie Card(s): 2015 Panini Contenders Rookie Ticket Autograph
Carson Wentz, 2016 RC (North Dakota State – 1st Round, 2nd Pick) Philadelphia Eagles
Week 14 Stats: 32-0f-46, 314 yards, 69.6%, 1 TD, 1 INT – Passer Rating 86.7
Washington Redskins 27 vs Philadelphia Eagles 22
Dak Prescott, 2016 RC (Mississippi State 4th Round, 135th Pick) Dallas Cowboys
Week 14 Stats: 17-of-37, 193 yards, 46%, 1 TD, 2 INTs
Dallas Cowboys 7 vs New York Giants 10
Cody Kessler, 2016 RC (USC – 3rd Round, 93rd Pick), Cleveland Browns
Week 14 Stats: Did not play
Cincinnati Bengals 23 vs Cleveland Browns 10
Marcus Mariotta, 2015 RC (Oregon – 1st Round, 2nd Pick) Tennessee Titans
Week 14 Stats: 6-of-20, 88 yards, 30%, 0 TD, 0 INT – Passer Rating 45.4 – 8 carries, 38 yards, 4.8 average
Denver Broncos 10 vs Tennessee Titans 13
Jameis Winston, 2015 RC (Florida State – 1st Round, 1st Pick) Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 14 Stats: 16-of-26, 184 yards, 61.5%, 0 TD, 0 INT – Passer Rating 82.9
New Orleans Saints 11 vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16
Running Backs – 2016 NFLPA Rookie and Key Player Watch – NFL Week #14
Jay Ajayi, 2015 Rookie (Boise State – 5th Round, 149th Overall) Miami Dolphins
Week 14 Stats: 20 carries, 48 yards, 2.4 average – 1 receptions, 15 yards
Arizona Cardinals 23 vs Miami Dolphins 26
Key Rookie Card(s):
- 2015 Panini Contenders Rookie Ticket Autograph
- 2015 Panini National Treasures
- 2015 Topps Strata
- 2015 Topps Chrome Autographs
- Jay Ajayi 2015 RC Autos
Ezekiel Elliott, 2016 Rookie (Ohio State – 1st Round, 4th Pick) Dallas Cowboys
Week 14 Stats: 24 carries, 107 yards, 4.5 average
Dallas Cowboys 7 vs New York Giants 10
Derrick Henry, 2016 Rookie (Alabama, 2nd Round, 45th Pick) Tennessee Titans
Week 14 Stats: 12 carries, 42 yards, 3.5 average – 1 reception, 5 yards
Denver Broncos 10 vs Tennessee Titans 13
Jordan Howard, 2016 Rookie (Indiana – 5th Round, 150th Pick) Chicago Bears
Week 14 Stats: 13 carries, 86 yards, 6.6 average – 2 receptions, 24 yards
Chicago Bears 17 vs Detroit Lions 20
Melvin Gordon, 2015 Rookie (Wisconsin – 1st Round, 15th Pick) San Diego Chargers
Week 14 Stats: 3 carries, 5 yards, 1.7 average, (Left game injured in first quarter)
San Diego Chargers 16 vs Carolina Panthers 28
Key Rookie Card(s):
- 2015 Panini Contenders Rookie Ticket Autograph
- 2015 Panini National Treasures
- 2015 Topps Strata
- 2015 Topps Chrome Autographs
- Melvin Gordon 2015 Rookie Autos
David Johnson, 2015 Rookie (Northern Iowa – 3rd Round, 86th Overall) – Arizona Cardinals
Week 14 Stats: 20 carries, 80 yards, 4.0 average – 5 receptions, 41 yards, 8.2 average
Arizona Cardinals 23 vs Miami Dolphins 26
Key Rookie Card(s):
- 2015 Panini Contenders Rookie Ticket Autograph
- 2015 Panini National Treasures
- 2015 Topps Strata
- 2015 Topps Chrome Autographs
- David Johnson 2015 RC Autos
C.J. Prosise, 2016 Rookie (Notre Dame – 3rd Round, 90th Overall) Seattle Seahawks
Week 14 Stats: Did not play, injured
Seattle Seahawks 10 vs Green Bay Packers 38
Devonta Freeman, 2014 Rookie (Florida State – 4th Round, 103rd Overall) Atlanta Falcons
Week 14 Stats: 6 carries, 6 yards – 2 receptions, 12 yards
Atlanta Falcons 42 vs Los Angeles Rams 14
Key Rookie Card(s):
- 2014 Panini Contenders Rookie Ticket Autograph
- 2014 Panini National Treasures
- 2014 Topps Chrome Autographs
Wide Receivers/Tight Ends – 2016 NFLPA Rookie and Key Player Watch – NFL Week #14
Michael Thomas, 2016 Rookie (Ohio State – 2nd Round, 47th Pick) New Orleans Saints
Week 14 Stats: Did not play, injured
New Orleans Saints 11 vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16
Cameron Meredith, 2015 Rookie (Illinois State – Undrafted) Chicago Bears
Week 14 Stats: 6 reception, 72 yards, 12.1 yard average, 1 TD
Chicago Bears 17 vs Detroit Lions 20
Key Rookie Card(s):
- 2015 Panini Contenders Rookie Ticket Autograph
- 2015 Panini National Treasures
- Cameron Meredith 2015 RC Autos
Sterling Shepard, 2016 Rookie (Oklahoma – 2nd Round, 40th Pick) New York Giants
Week 14 Stats: 3 receptions, 39 yards, 13 yard average
Dallas Cowboys 7 vs New York Giants 10
Will Fuller, 2016 Rookie (Notre Dame – 1st Round, 21st Pick) Houston Texans
Week 14 Stats: 2 reception, 22 yards, 11 yard average
Houston Texans 22 vs Indianapolis Colts 17
Sammie Coates, 2015 Rookie (Pitt – 3rd Round, 87th Overall) Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 14 Stats: Did not play, injured
Pittsburgh Steelers 27 vs Buffalo Bills 20
On the Radar – 2016 NFLPA Rookie and Key Player Watch – NFL Week #14
Robert Kelley, 2016 Rookie (Tulane – Undrafted) Washington Redskins
Week 14 Stats: 16 carries, 63 yards, 3.9 average, 1 TD – 2 receptions, 25 yards
Washington Redskins 27 vs Philadelphia Eagles 22
Tyreeke Hill, 2016 Rookie (West Alabama – 5th Round, 165th Pick) Kansas City Chiefs
Week 14 Stats: 6 receptions, 66 yards, 11 yard average, 1 TD
Oakland Raiders 13 vs Kansas City Chiefs 21
Thomas Rawls, 2015 Rookie (Central Michigan – Undrafted) Seattle Seahawks
Week 14 Stats: 12 carries, 67 yards, 5.6 average – 1 receptions, 7 yards
Seattle Seahawks 10 vs Green Bay Packers 38
Key Rookie Card(s):
- 2015 Panini Contenders Rookie Ticket Autograph
- 2015 Panini National Treasures
- Thomas Rawls Rookie Autographs
Tevin Coleman, 2015 Rookie (Indiana – 3rd Round, 73rd Overall) Atlanta Falcons
Week 14 Stats: 8 carries, 36 yards, 4.5 average, 1 TD – 2 receptions, 19 yards, 1 TD
Atlanta Falcons 42 vs Los Angeles Rams 14
Key Rookie Card(s):
- 2015 Topps Strata
- 2015 Panini Contenders Rookie Ticket Autograph
- 2015 Panini National Treasures
- Tevin Coleman Rookie Autographs
2016 NFLPA Rookie and Key Player Watch – NFL Week #14
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