Ja’Whaun Bentley
Bentley was a fifth-round pick in 2018, but he made a pretty strong impression in his rookie preseason. While they were just exhibition games, his play gave a lot of fans hope that he could be the middle linebacker of the future in New England. However, his rookie campaign ended after three games due to a torn bicep.
The former Boilermaker struggled to find a role in his second season, playing only 27 percent of the defensive snaps, despite appearing in all 16 games. If Bentley wants to ascend to a starting position in the linebacker corps, he’ll need to show out in training camp.
JoeJuan Williams
Williams was selected in the second round of last year’s draft. In his rookie season, he appeared in only nine games and played just eight percent of the defensive snaps.
Now, this all isn’t on Williams because his position is one of the deepest in New England. However, when he was on the field, he didn’t tend to stand out in a good way. He needs to step up and tell everyone that he’s worthy of that second-round grade and isn’t just another name in a long line of Bill Belichick’s misses in the round.
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