2. Stidham lit up the preseason last year.
The future looked bright in August last year. Stidham and undrafted rookie wide receiver Jakobi Myers were tearing up the NFL in preseason competition. The quarterback finished with the second-most yards in preseason (731) just behind Tampa Bay’s veteran backup Ryan Griffin (744).
Those performances weren’t against the best talent, but Stidham didn’t have top-notch weapons to work with either. In the preseason, a player can’t make their career, but they can certainly break it. Thankfully, Stidham showed up.