2016 NFLPA Rookie and Key Player Watch – NFL Week #12 – 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 #12.
Quarterbacks – 2016 NFLPA Rookie and Key Player Watch – NFL Week #12
Matt Barkley, 2013 RC (USC – 4th Round, 98th Pick) Chicago Bears
Week 12 Stats: (First NFL start) 28-of-54, 316 yards, 51.9%, 3 TDs, 2 INTs – Passer Rating 72.8
Tennessee Titans 27 vs Chicago Bears 21
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 12 Stats: 20-of-32, 214 yards, 62.5%, 3 TDs, 1 INT – Passer Rating 100.3
Los Angeles Rams 21 vs New Orleans 49
Bryce Petty, 2015 RC (Baylor – 4th Round, 103rd Pick) New York Jets
Week 12 Stats: Did not play
New England Patriots 22 vs New York Jets 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
Trevor Siemian, 2015 RC (Northwestern – 7th Round, 250th Pick) Denver Broncos
Week 12 Stats: 20-of-34, 268 yards, 68.8%, 3 TDs, 0 INT – Passer Rating 125.6
Kansas City Chiefs 30 vs Denver Broncos 27
Key Rookie Card(s): 2015 Panini Contenders Rookie Ticket Autograph
Carson Wentz, 2016 RC (North Dakota State – 1st Round, 2nd Pick) Philadelphia Eagles
Week 12 Stats: 24-0f-36, 254 yards, 55.5%, 0 TD, 1 INT – Passer Rating 75.5, 4 carries, 33 yards 1 TD
Green Bay Packers 27 vs Philadelphia Eagles 13
Dak Prescott, 2016 RC (Mississippi State 4th Round, 135th Pick) Dallas Cowboys
Week 12 Stats: 17-of-24, 195 yards, 70.8%, 1 TDs – Passer Rating 108.9 – 8 carries, 39 yards, 1 TD
Washington Redskins 26 vs Dallas Cowboys 31
Cody Kessler, 2016 RC (USC – 3rd Round, 93rd Pick), Cleveland Browns
Week 12 Stats: Did not play, injured
New York Giants 24 vs Cleveland Browns 9
Marcus Mariotta, 2015 RC (Oregon – 1st Round, 2nd Pick) Tennessee Titans
Week 12 Stats: 15-of-23, 226 yards, 65.2%, 2 TDs, 0 INT – Passer Rating 126.4 – 4 carries, 46 yards
Tennessee Titans 27 vs Chicago Bears 21
Jameis Winston, 2015 RC (Florida State – 1st Round, 1st Pick) Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 12 Stats: 21-of-28, 220 yards, 75%, 2 TDs, 1 INT – Passer Rating 106.2 – 5 carries, 12 yards
Seattle Seahawks 5 vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14
Running Backs – 2016 NFLPA Rookie and Key Player Watch – NFL Week #12
Jay Ajayi, 2015 Rookie (Boise State – 5th Round, 149th Overall) Miami Dolphins
Week 12 Stats: 18 carries, 45 yards, 2.1 average, 1 TD – 1 receptions, 11 yards
San Francisco 49’ers 24 vs Miami Dolphins 31
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 12 Stats: 20 carries, 97 yards, 4.8 average, 2 TDs – 2 receptions, 23 yards
Washington Redskins 26 vs Dallas Cowboys 31
Derrick Henry, 2016 Rookie (Alabama, 2nd Round, 45th Pick) Tennessee Titans
Week 12 Stats: 8 carries, 60 yards, 7.5 average, 1 TD
Tennessee Titans 27 vs Chicago Bears 21
Jordan Howard, 2016 Rookie (Indiana – 5th Round, 150th Pick) Chicago Bears
Week 12 Stats: 18 carries, 84 yards, 4.7 average – 3 reception, 43 yards
Tennessee Titans 27 vs Chicago Bears 21
Melvin Gordon, 2015 Rookie (Wisconsin – 1st Round, 15th Pick) San Diego Chargers
Week 12 Stats: 17 carries, 70 yards, 4.7 average – 4 receptions, 19 yards
Houston Texans 21 vs San Diego Chargers 13
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 12 Stats: 13 carries, 58 yards, 4.5 average – 8 receptions, 103 yards, 12.1 average, 1 TD
Arizona Cardinals 19 vs Atlanta Falcons 38
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 12 Stats: Did not play, injured
Seattle Seahawks 5 vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14
Devonta Freeman, 2014 Rookie (Florida State – 4th Round, 103rd Overall) Atlanta Falcons
Week 12 Stats: 16 carries, 60 yards, 3.8 average, 2 TDs – 2 receptions, 17 yards
Arizona Cardinals 19 vs Atlanta Falcons 38
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 #12
Michael Thomas, 2016 Rookie (Ohio State – 2nd Round, 47th Pick) New Orleans Saints
Week 12 Stats: 9 receptions, 108 yards, 12.0 yard average, 2 TDs
Los Angeles Rams 21 vs New Orleans 49
Cameron Meredith, 2015 Rookie (Illinois State – Undrafted) Chicago Bears
Week 12 Stats: 2 reception, 19 yards, 9.5 yard average
Tennessee Titans 27 vs Chicago Bears 21
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 12 Stats: 1 carry, 2 yards
New York Giants 27 vs Cleveland Browns 13
Will Fuller, 2016 Rookie (Notre Dame – 1st Round, 21st Pick) Houston Texans
Week 12 Stats: 4 reception, 60 yards
Houston Texans 21 vs San Diego Chargers 13
Sammie Coates, 2015 Rookie (Pitt – 3rd Round, 87th Overall) Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 12 Stats: Did not play, injured
Pittsburgh Steelers 28 vs Indianapolis Colts 7
On the Radar – 2016 NFLPA Rookie and Key Player Watch – NFL Week #12
Robert Kelley, 2016 Rookie (Tulane – Undrafted) Washington Redskins
Week 12 Stats: 14 carries, 37 yards, 2.6 average
Washington Redskins 26 vs Dallas Cowboys 31
Tyreeke Hill, 2016 Rookie (West Alabama – 5th Round, 165th Pick) Kansas City Chiefs
Week 12 Stats: 9 receptions, 52 yards, 5.8 yard average, 1 TD
Kansas City Chiefs 30 vs Denver Broncos 27
Theo Riddick, 2013 Rookie (Notre Dame – 6th Round, 199th Overall) Detroit Lions
Week 12 Stats: 9 carries, 45 yards, 5.0 average – 5 receptions, 13 yards, 2.6 yard average
Minnesota Vikings 13 vs Detroit Lions 16
2016 NFLPA Rookie and Key Player Watch – NFL Week #12
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