Ben Linsey

With the 2020 NFL season fast approaching, rookies face a more difficult challenge than usual when it comes to cracking the starting lineup. Here’s what every team needs to see from their first-year players this upcoming season.

After trading for Jamal Adams and signing Quinton Dunbar this offseason, the Seattle Seahawks are primed to field a dominant secondary in 2020.

Colts superstar Quenton Nelson leads the way in PFF's interior offensive line rankings, and he's followed closely by Dallas Cowboys guard Zack Martin and Las Vegas' pass-blocking ace Rodney Hudson.

The top tier of tight ends is clear at this point, but a bevy of young up-and-comers are vying for position behind them entering the 2020 NFL season.

With another offseason in Kliff Kingsbury’s system under his belt and DeAndre Hopkins at his disposal, Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray appears poised to make big strides in his game in 2020.

There are a handful of young NFL talents in line to reset the market at their current positions, including Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson.

Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens offense dominated inside the red zone in 2019, while Vic Fangio's defense set the tone on the defensive side of the ball.

PFF takes a close look at the NFL's recent blockbuster trades and offers three takeaways to the process that has seen the likes of DeAndre Hopkins, Jamal Adams, Stefon Diggs, Trent Williams and DeForest Buckner all change teams this offseason.

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan and Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson are two players who could lead their positions in overall grade in 2020.

Looking at NFL teams that stood out as outliers in luck-driven categories in 2019 — both on the low end and high end — could give us an idea of who could be in store for regression in 2020.

New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold tops the list of signal-callers who were most affected by pressure in the 2019 NFL season.

If the Cleveland Browns opt to trade tight end David Njoku, the New England Patriots are one of the favorable landing spots for the 24-year-old.

Ignoring rookie contracts, this is the best NFL team that can be built with Patrick Mahomes' $45 million average per year on his new contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.

PFF takes an in-depth look at some of the top training camp competitions at the tight end position heading into the 2020 NFL season.

PFF takes an in-depth look at some of the top training camp competitions at the running back position heading into the 2020 NFL season.

With the help of recent season simulations carried out by PFF’s research and development team, PFF's Ben Linsey runs through the high (90th percentile) and low end (10th percentile) of every NFL team's season-long win projection.

Houston Texans edge defender J.J. Watt is oft-injured, but he is still the second-most dominant defensive lineman in the NFL after the Los Angeles Rams' Aaron Donald.

New England Patriots' Stephon Gilmore and Baltimore Ravens' Marlon Humphrey lead PFF's list of the 10 highest-graded NFL cornerbacks in man coverage in 2019.

PFF takes an in-depth look at some of the top training camp competitions at the wide receiver position heading into 2020.

With the 2020 NFL Draft and free agency behind us, we're breaking down each team's roster with an eye toward the projected starters.