Amon-Ra St. Brown headlines underrated young players on rebuilding clubs who deserve to keep jobs in 2022
Chris Trapasso
DET • WR • 14
Age: 22
Draft status: Round 4 (2021)
Amon-Ra St. Brown has settled into a serious possession slot receiver role over the past month in Detroit. Since Week 13, only Cooper Kupp (40) has more receptions than the Lions rookie (35), but the former USC star has only averaged 9.7 yards per grab.
However, in today's NFL, the passing game being an extension of the run game is becoming more popular, so a yards-per-grab average under 10 isn't exceedingly rare or an indication of bad receiver play. That's what St. Brown is: a smaller, reliable extension of the run game.