2016 NFL Rookie and Key Player Watch – Week #6 – 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.)
Quarterbacks – 2016 NFL Rookie and Key Player Watch – Week #6
Trevor Siemian, 2015 RC (Northwestern – 7th Round, 250th Pick) Denver Broncos
Week 6 Stats: 30-of-50, 230 yards, 60%, 1 TD, 0 INT – Passer Rating 77.9%
Denver Broncos 13 vs San Diego Chargers 21
Key Rookie Card(s): 2015 Panini Contenders Rookie Ticket Autograph
Carson Wentz, 2016 RC (North Dakota State – 1st Round, 2nd Pick) Philadelphia Eagles
Week 6 Stats: 11-of-22, 145 yards, 50%, 0 TD, 0 INT – Passer Rating 77.7%
Philadelphia Eagles 20 vs Washington Redskins 27
Dak Prescott, 2016 RC (Mississippi State 4th Round, 135th Pick) Dallas Cowboys
Week 6 Stats: 18-of-27, 247 yards, 66.7%, 3 TDs, 1 INT – Passer Rating 117.4%
Green Bay Packers 30 vs Dallas Cowboys 16
Cody Kessler, 2016 RC (USC – 3rd Round, 93rd Pick), Cleveland Browns
Week 6 Stats: 26-of-41, 244 yards, 63.4%, 2 TD, 0 INT – Passer Rating 105.3%
Cleveland Browns 26 vs Tennessee Titans 28
Marcus Mariotta, 2015 RC (Oregon – 1st Round, 2nd Pick) Tennessee Titans
Week 6 Stats: 17-of-24, 284 yards, 70.8%, 3 TDs, 1 INT – Passer Rating 132.6% – 7 carries, 64 yards, 9.1 avergae
Cleveland Browns 26 vs Tennessee Titans 28
Jameis Winston, 2015 RC (Florida State – 1st Round, 1st Pick) Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 6 Stats: Did not play
Bye Week
Running Backs – 2016 NFL Rookie and Key Player Watch – Week #6
Ezekiel Elliott, 2016 Rookie (Ohio State – 1st Round, 4th Pick) Dallas Cowboys
Week 6 Stats: 28 carries, 157 yards, 5.6 average – 2 receptions, 17 yards, 8.5 yard average
Green Bay Packers 30 vs Dallas Cowboys 16
Derrick Henry, 2016 Rookie (Alabama, 2nd Round, 45th Pick) Tennessee Titans
Week 6 Stats: 2 carries, 7 yards, 3.5 average – 2 receptions, 20 yards, 10 yard average
Cleveland Browns 26 vs Tennessee Titans 28
Melvin Gordon, 2015 Rookie (Wisconsin – 1st Round, 15th Pick) San Diego Chargers
Week 6 Stats: 27 carries, 94 yards, 3.5 average – 1 reception, 18 yards, 1 TD
Denver Broncos 13 vs San Diego Chargers 21
Jordan Howard, 2016 Rookie (Indiana – 5th Round, 150th Pick) Chicago Bears
Week 6 Stats: 15 carries, 33 yards, 2.3 average, 1 TD – 2 receptions, 6 yards, 3 average
Jacksonville Jaguars 17 vs Chicago Bears 16
David Johnson, 2015 Rookie (Northern Iowa – 3rd Round, 86th Overall) – Arizona Cardinals
Week 6 Stats: 22 carries, 111 yards, 3 TDs – 3 receptions, 27 yards, 9 yard average
New York Jets 3 vs Arizona Cardinals 28
Wide Receivers/Tight Ends – 2016 NFL Rookie and Key Player Watch – Week #6
Cameron Meredith, 2015 Rookie (Illinois State – Undrafted) Chicago Bears
Week 6 Stats: 11 receptions, 113 yards, 10.3 yard average
Jacksonville Jaguars 17 vs Chicago Bears 16
Sterling Shepard, 2016 Rookie (Oklahoma – 2nd Round, 40th Pick) New York Giants
Week 6 Stats: 4 receptions, 25 yards, 6.3 yard average
Baltimore Ravens 23 vs New York Giants 27
Michael Thomas, 2016 Rookie (Ohio State – 2nd Round, 47th Pick) New Orleans Saints
Week 6 Stats: 5 receptions, 78 yards, 15.6 yard average, 1 TD
Carolina Panthers 38 vs New Orleans Saints 41
On the Radar – 2016 NFL Rookie and Key Player Watch – Week #6
Additional NFL rookies, second year players and others with a notable performance for the week.
Jay Ajayi, 2015 Rookie (Boise State – 5th Round, 149th Overall) Miami Dolphins
Week 6 Stats: 25 carries, 204 yards, 8.2 average, 2 TDs
Pittsburgh Steelers 15 vs Miami Dolphins 30
Matt Jones, 2015 Rookie (Florida – 3rd Round, 95th Overall) Washington Redskins
Week 6 Stats: 16 carries, 135 yards, 8.4 average, 1 TD
Philadelphia Eagles 20 vs Washington Redskins 27
Spencer Ware, 2013 Rookie (LSU – 6th Round, 194th Overall) Kansas City Chiefs
Week 6 Stats: 24 carries, 131 yards, 5.5 average, 1 TD – 2 receptions, 32 yards, 16 yard average
Kansas City Chiefs 26 vs Oakland Raiders 10
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